Recently, the Google 9to5 publishing team announced two new features that will soon be coming to all Play Store users. At stake is a new way to see the progress of installing and archiving apps.
Both novelties from the main Android app store are, at the moment, in the testing phase. The respective availability for all of its users is yet to be determined, but it shouldn’t be too long.
A bubble pops up as the app installs to the Play Store
The first big news that 9to5 Google has discovered concerns a new way to control the installation progress of new apps. Soon, the user will have a bubble that will provide relevant information.
Currently, we can only see the installation progress of any app through the notification bar or on the page of the respective app. This limitation will disappear with the newfound novelty.
As the app installs, the bubble will behave similarly to messaging apps. That is, you can move that bubble anywhere on the screen while doing other tasks.
If you want to get rid of this indicator, just drag the bubble to the bottom of the screen to dismiss it. Thanks to this novelty you will no longer be “stuck” on the page of the application being installed to see its progress,
Once it starts to reach users, they will be able to enable this option through the Play Store settings page. This is where you can enable the “Show installation progress bubble” option.
Archiving applications will preserve personal data
Secondly, there is a feature that was revealed a few weeks ago. In fact, Archiving Apps was announced back in November, but it’s only now starting to appear on the Play Store.
This option offers an alternative for those who want to free up storage space on their smartphone. It will be especially useful for equipment with less available internal storage space.
Archiving the app will give users a way to uninstall the app without losing their personal data. Something that does not happen with the traditional uninstallation of any application.
When you want to restore this app, you will have to do it through the Play Store. The difference is that instead of a button that says “Install”, you’ll have the option to “Restore”.
Once the app is restored, it will be back on your smartphone with all the personal data associated with it. It will be as if this app never left your device memory.
Both versions are still in the testing phase on the Play Store. We hope it will soon reach everyone who uses the Google Play Store.
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