You can now install or update up to four apps concurrently from the Google Play Store | Infinium-tech

Last weekend, we reported that Google Play Store now lets Android users install or update up to three apps and games on their device at the same time. However, we have found that you can actually install/update up to four apps/games simultaneously from the Play Store on your Android device.

We discovered this while installing apps and games from the Google Play Store on our iQOO Z9s Pro in India, which was version 42.4.22-31.[0][PR]663941805.

We had over a dozen apps/games queued up for installation, and the Play Store downloaded four apps at once while the status of the rest was displayed as “pending.”

This not only works for new installations but also when updating apps and games already installed on the device.

Google Play Store allows up to four apps/games to be installed/updated at the same time

However, it seems like Google has flipped the switch for a certain percentage of users on its servers as we have been able to install/update only three apps/games on most of our Android devices in India. So, it remains to be seen if Google will actually allow four concurrent app downloads or settle with three, which is similar to App Store downloads for iOS users.

This development won’t make much difference to Android users who haven’t disabled automatic app updates in the Play Store – which is on by default – or those who are on slow networks or use devices with slow storage.

However, those who manually update apps or set up new devices frequently (like we reviewers do) will find this useful as it helps save time by reducing waiting periods. Still, we appreciate this move by Google.

If you are also able to download four apps simultaneously, leave us a comment below with the name of your device and country.