Google announced the launch of easy, low-code app builder, App Maker. The new service uses cloud-based drag-and-drop app building that lets developers populate the user interface with data from their G Suite apps, Contacts and Groups, Google Maps, and other services with API.
The applications created will run on the environment where Google's G Suite apps run, Tech Crunch reported. IT admins will be given the capacity to manage these apps the same way Gmail and G Suite apps are being managed.
The App Maker will be offered to the public beginning Wednesday through the Early Adapter Program of Google, Business Insider reported.
According to Google, it has already tested its App Maker with some of its bigger clients, who have developed apps to track suspicious log-ins, office inventory management, and clients that digitize claims processes.
One of the biggest advantages of using Google's App Maker is the fact that it would be "serverless," which means users don't need to use any underlying infrastructure. Clients can now create their own apps to solve specific problems without hiring a developer.
Users who want to delve deeper and exercise their coding expertise can use the scripting editor, which is built-in to the App Maker. This editor looks like a full IDE.
Besides the App Maker, Google also announced new enterprise applications that are available in its "Recommended for G Suite." This program ensures that applications are properly connected to G Suite and are secured from vulnerabilities. The new partners for "Recommended for G Suite" are Virtru, Freshdeck Xero, Asana, Zoho Invoice, DocuSign, and LumApps.
These new features will make it easy for users to extend and customize their G Suite.
G Suite is the new name Google calls its productivity tools like Calendar, Hangouts, Drive, and Gmail. Google only recently changed the name in September.
In the launch blog, a testimonial video was shown, where a developer from the State of Wyoming said that with the use of Google's App Maker, it took him only five weeks to build an app that helps their company monitor logins and avoid suspicious activity.