Google Play Store To Let Users To Download Two Apps Simultaneously

Google Play Store is undoubtedly one of the best app stores available for Android users, but downloading multiple apps at once can be a big hassle, as users can only download and install one app at a time.

Google has been testing the ability to install multiple apps simultaneously for some time now, and now the functionality has been rolled out for all users. While it may seem like a small change, for people who set up new phones very often, the functionality to download and install multiple apps together can help them save a lot of time in the long run.

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How Will This Functionality Help Android Users?

The new functionality could be useful for those who wish to download a huge game and want to install another app at the same time. However, the new simultaneous downloads feature only works for newly installed apps, which means Play Store will still update already downloaded apps one at a time.

As per a report from 9to5Google, the new functionality is available on Google Play v40.6.31 or newer. If you wish to check what version you have, all you need to do is launch Google Play Store on your phone tap of your profile picture from the top right of the screen, and click on ‘Settings’.

Now, you need to tap on ‘About’ and you will be able to see the installed version under ‘Play Store version’. Here users will also get the option to update the app to the latest version. Recently, the company sent out emails to Android users about an upcoming change for the Play Store that will enable the use of biometric authentication over passwords.

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Google To Pay $62 Million For Tracking Users Without Consent

Google will be shelling out $62 million to different nonprofits on behalf of users who claim the company violated common law privacy rights by keeping track of their location data without their consent.

US District Judge Edward Davila has approved the settlement in court, calling it "an extremely successful result." Although Google has assured users that their data won’t be collected if they switch off the location history on their devices. According to an AP investigation, Google did not keep its promise and continued to collect user data. 

The investigation also found that the company continued to access and store geolocation information of users who turned off their location history.  The plaintiffs said the company violated the California Invasion of Privacy Act and California’s Constitutional Right to Privacy.