How does Apple App Clips actually Work?

Everything about all-new Apple App Clips.

Kalhara Tennakoon
3 min readDec 23, 2021
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With iOS 14, Apple users got more options to customize their iPhones than before. Users were allowed to choose their favourite browser, email app and music streaming service over the Apple default apps. Apple App Clips is also a new feature that was released for iPhones with iOS 14.

So, this post is about, what is Apple App Clip is and how does it work.

What is App Clips technology?

In simple terms, App Clips allow you to experience the real app without installing it into your iPhone as you usually do.

How could that be possible? 🤔

App Clip can be identified as a small part of an app that is lightweight, fast and easy to discover. You can easily get what you need when you need it via these App Clips. App Clip starts with a card that quickly launches a pop up on your iPhone screen and once you tap on it, you will be able to go into the App Clip.

App Clip supports both Apple Pay & Sign in with Apple so that you don’t need to enter either credit card details or login credentials within the App Clip.

App Clips are supported to different app categories and whether the app is about food ordering, renting a scooter or…

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Kalhara Tennakoon

DevOps Engineer | DevSecOps & AI Enthusiast | Technical Writer