• henfredemars@infosec.pub
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    7 months ago

    Excellent! I always wondered why when I’m sitting up a device I have to wait in serial for each download to complete.

    I disagree with the article that this would be more useful on updates. Generally, my updates are installed automatically while charging. It doesn’t matter how long it takes. When I’m installing a new app, I’m usually waiting.

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      7 months ago

      Google Play’s simultaneous downloads do not apply to application updates, which would be more useful as updating is more common than fresh installs.

      I agree with the author, updates happening in parallel would help with the 3mb update to Gmail holding up 30-40 mb update on another app problem.

    • JRaccoon@discuss.tchncs.de
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      7 months ago

      I think it would be useful with updates when setting up a new phone or after a factory reset when basically every app needs an update