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• To step
• Method 1 of 2: Stop downloading a file
• Method 2 of 2: Stop downloading an app

This wikiHow teaches you how to pause or cancel a file download in your Android's notification center, and how to cancel the download of an app from the Play Store.

To step

Method 1 of 2: Stop downloading a file

1. Open your mobile internet browser. You can use any mobile browser available for Android, such as Chrome, Firefox or Opera.
2. Find the file you want to download on your Android. It can be a document, link or any kind of file.
3. Start the file download. Tap the download button on a webpage or tap and hold a link and select Download link in the pop-up menu. You will see a download icon on the status bar in the top left corner of your screen.
4. Swipe down from the top of the screen. This will open the notification center in a drop-down panel. The file download will appear at the top of the notifications.
5. Tap the button Pause. This button can be found under the name of the file you are downloading. This pauses your download until you decide to continue.
   • You can resume the download at any time by clicking To resume tapping.
6. Tap the button Cancel. This button can be found under the name of the file you are downloading. It stops and cancels the file download. The download window will disappear from the message center.

Method 2 of 2: Stop downloading an app

1. Open the Play Store on your Android. The Play Store icon looks like a colored arrowhead icon in your apps menu.
2. Find and tap the app you want to download. You can scroll through the menu categories or use the search bar at the top to quickly find an app. Tapping on it will open the app page.
3. Tap the green button TO INSTALL. This button is located below the app name in the top right corner of the app page. It will start the download of the app on your Android.
4. Tap the "X" icon. The INSTALL button is replaced with an X icon when you start downloading an app. Tap this icon to pause and cancel the app download.
   • If you cancel an app download, you cannot resume it later. You have to restart the download from the beginning.