Google has begun testing a new feature for the Play Store that allows users to postpone app downloads until they have Wi-Fi connectivity. The “Wait for W-Fi” option appears when only cellular data connectivity is available.

“To avoid data charges, you can postpone the download until there’s Wi-Fi,” reads the new Play Store prompt, which only appears for a select few users who have access to beta versions of the Play Store app. Users then have the option to “Download now” or “Wait for Wi-Fi.”

Should they choose the latter, the download will sit in a queue until Wi-Fi connectivity is available, then it will install automatically. It’s particularly useful for larger app downloads that you wouldn’t usually want to perform over a data network.

“Part and parcel with its in-testing nature is that it appears to be a little buggy for now,” reports Android Authority. “The feature cautions users that queuing apps may result in them being downloaded via mobile data anyway.”

Hopefully, Google will iron out those bugs and make the feature available in a future Play Store update. But it’s worth remembering that features that appear in beta releases aren’t guaranteed to make it into final public builds. There’s still a chance Google could drop this one.

Would you like to see “Wait for Wi-Fi” queuing in the Play Store? Would you use it?