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why is it taking so long to download apps

Why do small/simple apps take so long to download? I have a very fast Internet connection.

Posted on Sep 12, 2019 11:29 AM

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Tesserax

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Posted on Sep 12, 2019 11:44 AM

Sorry, but a question like that is very difficult to answer. Even with a very fast Internet connection, any of the following could be the possible reason for the slow download performance:

Your local network
The overall state of the Internet between your local network and the app servers where you are downloading them from.
The app servers may be "busy" with many concurrent downloads being requested simultaneously.
The app is extremely popular or has recently been announced that it is available and your download is in a queue with all the other request.
Etc.

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