Express and full setup modes

The Instant Apps configuration window provides two setup modes for accessing app settings in the configuration panel. When you configure a new app, it initially opens in Express Setup. The express configuration offers the minimum set of essential choices you need to consider to configure and publish a well-functioning app as efficiently as possible. You can follow the steps in the default Express Setup or switch to Full Setup to access and search all its configurable settings.

Tip:

When using the express configuration, if some default settings are acceptable for your use case, you don't need to go through each step in the setup.

Full Setup organizes the settings in corresponding panels with additional sections by category. Some templates also have a settings panel that's specific to the app, such as Nearby and Countdown. For example, when configuring the Nearby app, its Nearby settings include options to control more specifically how a user finds their location in the map, how the search distance is generated, and how results are presented.

To save time when configuring the app in Full Setup mode, you can find a specific setting by clicking Search. In Search Settings, type a keyword for a setting or tool you want to find, such as splash or extent. Select from the list of suggestions to open the corresponding section and setting in the configuration panel.

You can also switch between these setup panels as needed. When you return to the app configuration window later (from My Apps or by clicking the Configure App button on the item page), it opens in the setup mode that you used last for that app.