Here’s another little neat trick from the latest developer beta: in iOS 5, you’ll be able to download and install more than one app at a time, even on 3G.
Previously, if you wanted to install an app under iOS, you could install only one at a time. If you tried to install a second app while a first was installing, the icon would pop up on your home screen, but you’d just get a “Waiting…” message until the first app finished downloading and installing.
With iOS 5, all that changes: multiple apps download and install at the same time, with no queue. Even better, it all works fine over 3G:
It’s a small tweak, but it’s all part of iOS cutting the cord with the iTunes desktop. Thanks to Apple ‘N’ Apps for the tip!
John Brownlee is a writer for Fast Company, and a contributing writer here at CoM. He has also written for Wired, Playboy, Boing Boing, Popular Mechanics, VentureBeat, and Gizmodo. He lives in Boston with his wife and two parakeets. You can follow him here on Twitter.
