Download Arrows? Information Security?

[BassSoLow]

So we all know that when you update apps or download new apps, in the banner at the top of the phone you can see the download arrows.

Well, over the past few days on my phone, I see these arrows when I'm just browsing on my phone. I'll be on the web, Instagram, Facebook, whatever app and I see these arrows pop up like there is a download happening, but they are super fast...the arrows will flash 2 or 3 time maybe at a half second each. Before I have a chance to pull down the notification bar, they are gone.

I'm running the Microsoft Launcher and using the new edge browser. I'm on Android 10. One UI 2.0.

Anyone else see this happen on their phone? Do I have an app that stealing info or something? I only download from the PLAY store.

Let me know what you think. Thanks!

 

[BassSoLow]

Here's a pic of what I see. It's so fast.

 

[B. Diddy]

I see that as well -- it's typically not anything to worry about. For example, Google Play Music occasionally downloads some cached music files. If you go to your /Download directory using your file manager app, do you see anything unusual there?

 

[BassSoLow]

Nothing funny looking that I can see. Thanks.

 

[mustang7757]

Usually facebook updating does this or Google play store updates also

 

[GDany]

You could restrict some apps from using data in the background. I use Glasswire app to track data usage, it gives me a nice picture of what apps and how much data is using each one of them. I started using this app due to the same reason as you, the download icon appearing from time to time.

 

[j_hansen]

Yes I have this as well, nothing to worry about as far as I know

 

[msm0511]

Nothing funny looking that I can see. Thanks.

Google has stopped posting some of the notifications when their own apps are updated to cut down on notifications. I read an article about it recently. Now when some Google apps update, you won't get the "so and so has been updated". Could be that.

I'll edit this post if I find the article about it.

 

[msm0511]

Here ya go:

https://www.xda-developers.com/the-...o-longer-show-notifications-for-updated-apps/

This isn't the same article I read, but showed up in Google search, and it seems they may be reverting back to the old way.

 

[Javier P]

Here's a pic of what I see. It's so fast.

That usually means that a Google app is being updated in the background (Play Store, Play services, Music ...). You can access the notification log and see what it was. Being a Samsung devices you'll need a workaround. See this guide.

https://forums.androidcentral.com/showthread.php?t=983538

 

[Jerry Schuller]

Get AppNotifier to get notifications again for Play Store etc.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.farmerbb.appnotifier