Google Play Store Update Lets Users See New App Install Progress On Their Homescreen

Last Updated on February 15, 2022 by Anu Joy

The Google Play Store will now show the progress of new app installs right on your homescreen. Before rolling out the stable version of the update, Google first tested it in May last year during the Android 12 Beta period. The update has finally been rolled out to the public. Read on to know more about the new Google Play Store update.

Google Play Store Update, Here’s What’s New

Play Store users will now be able to see any new app install progress directly on their homescreen. The feature will come as a relief for people with a lot of queued downloads and notification alerts to track. A similar feature is already available to iOS users. With the recent update, tapping on the green “Install” button in the Play Store will open a black-and-white version of the requested app on your next open homescreen with a progress ring and “Downloading” label.

Once the downloading phase is complete, it starts installing the app and the full icon will appear. To cancel the download in progress, you can press the respective icon to access the Google Play listing directly and cancel it. The new feature only works for new app installs and not for updates that need to be installed from time to time.

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The Google Play Store can still only download one app at a time, but “Pending” apps will be quickly added to the homescreen, though not in the main apps list. You can easily rearrange the icons the moment they appear. This will be useful for large downloads and slow internet connections.

The feature is said to be rolled out on Android 11+ devices, including both Pixel and Google phones. What do you think of this new app install progress feature in the Play Store? Do let us know in the comments section below.