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Instant Preview Share

As you might know, you can already deploy your app to the App store, play store or Android in general or Web, but deplopyment is usually suitable for final stages of testing and deploying the final app, but what about testing?

It would be usually hard to build and share artifacts everytime you wanted to get feedback from your users, team members or stalkholders, but there's another way that is more suitable for testing, which is Instant Preview Share

Instant Preview Share lets you share a fully interactive preview of your app as a link, without building, deploying, hosting, or sending files, and without the recievers having to do anything beside opening the link in a browser.

Instead of asking others to download an app to their devices, or wait for a build to be able to share, the shared link allows your app to opens directly in the browser inside a preview frame that loads instantly showing a full preview for the app.

Since frequent testing and feedback is key for building successful products, instant sharing make doing that easy and effortlessly

Watch the video tutorial​

This video walks through Instant Preview Share step by step:

What makes Instant Preview Share different?​

  • No builds, deploys, or hosting required
  • No files, artifacts, or app downloads
  • Opens instantly in the browser as a live app preview
  • The same link always stays in sync with your project
  • Preview the app as mobile, web, or desktop from one link

This makes testing and collaboration faster and friction-free.

How it works​

  1. Click the Play button to run your app inside Nowa
  2. Click Share
  3. Choose how you want to share the preview:
    • Public – Anyone with the link can view the preview
    • Private – Only members of the workspace with project access can view it
  4. Share the preview using one of the following options:
    • Copy link – Share the preview link directly
    • QR Code – Let others open the preview by scanning a QR code
  5. To see exactly what others will see, click Open in your browser

That’s it — no build step and no waiting.

Always in sync

The preview link always stays connected to your project.
Any change you make to the app is reflected instantly using the same link, without generating a new one.

Preview on different devices​

Anyone opening the preview link can switch between different device previews from the right side, including:

  • iPhone
  • iPad
  • Android
  • Web
  • Desktop (macOS)

This helps reviewers understand how the app behaves across devices, all from a single preview link.

When should you use Instant Preview Share?​

  • Share your app with clients without needing to send files
  • Get quick feedback from teammates or stakeholders
  • Review UI and flows without installing an app
  • Test layouts and behavior across multiple devices
  • Demo your app without configuring hosting or deployment

When should you still deploy?

  • When you want to test on the actual smartphone or device

  • When you want to submit your app to the stores

  • When you want to use some device features like location, bluetooth, etc

Instant Preview Share removes the friction from sharing and testing so you can iterate faster and build apps your users love!