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Here's your first look at Google Play Store's upcoming Download Manager (APK teardown)(www.androidauthority.com)

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  • Google is working on a Download Manager feature for the Play Store, which could list your recently downloaded apps.
  • We managed to activate the feature to give you an early look at the Download Manager.

We activated the feature in v43.2.16-29, giving us a better look at it and an idea of what it does. The Download Manager within the Google Play Store shows all apps that are currently downloading and all the recently installed apps that you haven’t opened yet. When you open the apps you can see in the list, the app exits the list, giving you an updated view of what you have yet to open. Take a look at the Download Manager in action in the video below:

https://youtu.be/Rd3IEenFbUk

Further, you will see the download count of the recent apps and games you have downloaded as a badge at the top of the app details page.

For now, the Download Manager within the Play Store merely lists the apps you have downloaded and not opened yet. It will be handy for people who download multiple apps in one go and forget about opening up.

This feature is not currently live in the Play Store, and Google hasn’t shared anything about its existence either, so it may or may not be released in the future. We’ll update this article when we learn more.

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