Google plans to add a new useful feature to the Play Store. The upcoming functionality will do that remind Android users to open new apps they just downloaded from the Play Store. Many of us sometimes encounter a situation where we start downloading an app and later switch to another activity, completely forgetting about its installation. In this case, the upcoming Google Play Store feature that reminds you to open new apps will come in handy.
The Play Store will send a reminder to open new apps within 24 hours of downloading
According to an APK takedown of the latest version of the Play Store by Android Authority, Google is testing a new feature that sends reminders to open new apps. The Play Store will reportedly send a reminder within 24 hours to users who have not opened the newly installed apps. The upcoming “Open App Reminder” feature will send a notification that the application is installed and ready to open.
There will be at least two reminders to open the newly installed apps
Furthermore, the APK teardown revealed that the Play Store will send at least two reminders to open new apps. After two reminders, it won't send any other notifications to open the newly installed apps. If a user ignores the 'Open app reminders' notification and does not open the app, a second reminder will follow after a while.
According to the source, the open app reminders functionality is not currently live on the Google Play Store app. The company is currently testing the feature and is expected to roll it out to the public soon.
Google continues to improve the user experience by introducing new features to the Play Store from time to time. A few weeks ago, the company added the ability to download two apps at the same time. Unfortunately, users are still unable to update more than one app at a time. However, we can expect this feature to be released in the coming months.
