It may not sound like big news but most of us have been-there and suffered-that. And we have become so used to it that we have stopped complaining about it. Google Play Store can finally download, install and update multiple Android apps simultaneously.

Earlier, whenever we tried to update several apps at once, Play Store would only process a single app at a time. Now it can process up to three.

As reported by Android Police, Google has tested concurrent app updates for Play Store before, starting as far back as 2019 and as recently as last March. Apple has supported up to three iOS app installs from the App Store for many years.

Each time one has to set up a new Android phone, it takes forever to download all the apps, even if you have a speedy broadband connection.

The problem is: Most Android users might not install new apps nearly as frequently as they would need to update the ones they have already installed on their devices. But Play Store only begins the next app update download after the current one is done installing.

Will your phone support it? Google hasn’t given a timeline for the feature to arrive on any specific device, which means the limitations on simultaneous downloads and installs are likely server-side. All you can do is try updating your apps manually to see if it works. It’s at least working on the Samsung Galaxy S24.