[New post] Google releases ‘Arts & Culture’ app, but it’s just a 52KB Chrome wrapper

Stephen Hall posted: " Google has today released a new app called "Arts & Culture," but it's pretty much the most disappointing app to come from the Mountain View company in quite some time. Actually, I don't really know why it exists. If you don't want to download this" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on 9to5Google Google releases ‘Arts & Culture’ app, but it’s just a 52KB Chrome wrapper by Stephen Hall Google has today released a new app called "Arts & Culture," but it's pretty much the most disappointing app to come from the Mountain View company in quite some time. Actually, I don't really know why it exists. If you don't want to download this app from Google Play, you can simply head over to the Google Cultural Institute website on your Android phone and add a shortcut to your home screen... Literally, that's all that this app is. As you can see on the Play Store listing, the new app is just 52KB. Once you open the app and navigate around, you quickly find out that it's not a native app — the hamburger menu, for instance, is a laggy mess. Moving around the content found within the app (which is exactly the same content you can find at the Cultural Institute website) is not really enjoyable at all. Ranting aside, you can grab the app for free on the Play Store. Stephen Hall | November 30, 2015 at 3:07 pm | Tags: app, arts & culture, Cultural Institute, Google | Categories: Android, Apps and Updates | URL: http://wp.me/p1w6tN-wLh Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from 9to5Google. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://9to5google.com/2015/11/30/google-releases-arts-culture-app/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com