How many times do we have to download a large game but have to wait a long time before playing it? Currently, in fact, you have to download the entire package of files before you can launch an app. However, Android 12 will allow test the games before completing the download. How is it possible? We tell you below, referring to what was said during the Google for Games Delevoper Summit 2021. Here are the details.
A new feature built into the Google Play Store that will come with Android 12 is to try the games before you download them. Beautiful, is not it?
This new feature was travel note to Google for Games Delevoper Summit 2021, an event that takes place from 12 to 13 July and in which this detail was revealed, which will be incorporated in Android 12. Trivially, the function in question is called "Play while you download“, A fairly descriptive title that aims to make it easier for the operating system to run games without the need to download all of its files.
In this way, Android 12 assures you can test games before they finish downloading and subsequent installation. A great feature for large titles, which are increasingly featured on Google Play. Think of Genshin impact which is having so much success. From games with hundreds of megabytes to games that weigh several gigabytes. It is an option that will facilitate the process of opening games that, according to Google, will be downloaded twice as fast as normal.
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This isn't the first attempt where Google wants to speed up the download process so you don't have to wait that long to play. Play Instant, a very limited Play Store system which is used to briefly test the titles before hitting the download button.
Also, it is a system that has already been implemented in console like Xbox One or PlayStation 4, which allow you to play the games when they have a minimum percentage of download completed. Once the basic files are downloaded, we will be able to enjoy gameplay, which is what Google intends to do now in Android 12.
This function "Play while you download”Is part of Google's initiative to change the standard for building APK applications in the new format Android AppBundle.
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