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Google Play Store to Introduce Dedicated 'Download Manager' for Easier Access to Installed Apps

Updated: Oct 25

Exciting news for Android users! A download manager from Google Play Store is set to put all those recently installed apps at one convenient location, making it much easier to track your downloads and handle newly installed apps or games. This feature hasn't been confirmed by Google yet, although credible sources indicate it is in development and likely to hit pretty soon.


Google Play download manager

What Will the New Download Manager Offer?

The new download manager, therefore, makes it way much easier to track what you have downloaded recently. Be that for work, for play, or anything in between, this is where you go to find all your apps quickly-all in one place. Here's what we have so far:


Recently Installed Apps in Google Play
Source: Android Authority

1. List of Recently Installed Apps

The new download manager will list every one of the applications that you have downloaded recently from the play store. Therefore, you will not have to look through your drawer for apps or your home screen in order to remember what you have installed-mostly because it will be shown to you in the download manager itself in the Play Store.


2. Track Downloads in Progress

It will not only display the apps recently installed but it also tells any apps that are downloading. So, if you download many apps at once, you'll find the progress of it easily in the list.


3. Unopened App Indicator

A very important feature of the new download manager is that it would notify which of the downloaded apps are yet to be opened. For users downloading apps, therefore, it will be helpful because they could install them in bulk and then forget to try them right away. The download manager ensures that no new app goes unnoticed.


4. Download Count Badge

To make things even sweeter, Google is going to apparently include a download count badge in the Play Store. It shall be detailing the number of applications and games that you downloaded recently. The badge is going to come in the form of a badge on the download manager icon, and with a few clicks, you can figure out how many downloaded without use.


Why This Feature Could Be a Game-Changer

This download manager may not seem like a big deal as an update, but really it is quality of life improvement that will make managing your apps easier and much more convenient. So here are the main reasons why this should be a game-changer for Android users:


1. Easy Access to Recent Apps

Suppose, for example, you downloaded an app but then forgot to put it on the home screen or to file it. With the download manager installed, you will not have to search for any newly downloaded files because they are already displayed there. This would be most helpful to power users who download apps regularly.


2. Improved User Experience

This would really help to enhance the experience for the users of the Google Play Store; a central location to manage app downloads will be available. Tracking your app downloads, or seeing what's new, will be easier than ever, and you'll make sure that you haven't missed trying out any apps.


3. Better Control Over Downloads

Whether you are downloading applications in bulk or want to track the installed/unopened applications, this download manager will keep you informed of what is going on with your application management. It will not let downloads disappear and be easily accessible in a few taps.


Though Google hasn't confirmed the release date of download manager, the resurfacing of this feature has made a lot of people believe it might be here sooner rather than later. Most probably, we'll be seeing this feature hit the Play Store with the next update, but for now, we're left waiting for more updates from Google.


The management of newly downloaded apps in the Google Play Store is going to become easier with the addition of the feature of a download manager, now coming soon to your Google Play Store. Download tracking and numerals of unopened items with downloads amount badge display, this update promises to make the experience of the Play Store much enhanced for all users.

Watch out for future releases and expect more from AndroBranch and details when to use this feature!

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