iOS 5 Allows Multiple App Downloads Simultaneously Over Wi-Fi And 3G

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iOS 5 Allows Multiple App Downloads Simultaneously Over Wi-Fi And 3G

Currently, downloading iOS app updates directly on the iOS device from the App Store can be painfully slow if there are multiple iOS app updates, as the apps are downloaded and installed one at a time.

Folks at Apple’N’Apps have discovered that in iOS 5, multiple iOS app updates are downloaded simultaneously.

So with iOS 5, you no longer have to wait or pause the download of a large app update to download and install updates for the rest of the iOS apps.

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wolverine2281

@$!@$@#* oh, wrong thread LOLSound good. should help a little when I'm updating multiple apps

Tareef

is it going to be limited to 20 MB maximum as the recent iOS on 3G download ?

71708

This site should be ios5.com not iphonehacks.

fas

This should have been there in the original iPhone itself.

wolverine2281

"You can download and install multiple iOS app updates over Wi-Fi as well as over 3G data connection, but it looks like the 20MB (per app) download limit over 3G still applies."

Anthony

Um, does it not kick you back to the springboard every single time you download an app? Cos if it still does that this update is marginally worthless.

Pacomac

I don't see the point, it still takes the same amount of time to get the job done regardless of how many sumultanious downloads you have. There is actually a good argument for only downloading one at a time. Downloading multiple files means that it takes longer for each download meaning you need longer to do a partial update and gives more chance of aborted downloads due to stalling. I hope we can turn this feature off!

Maxilus

Well about that, my iPad 2 (iOS 4.3.3) has this function that allow me to download apps that is over 20MB over cellular network. Is located at Settings > Store > Cellular - set to ON.I don't know whether iPod and iPhone has this function.

jrfhoutx

Agreed. A download queuing feature (similar to that in cydia) would be really nice to have in the native app store. The current system is quite frustrating when you want to try multiple new apps.

Daniel

Wowwww what an awesome feature.I never thought a device could do that.