diff --git a/modules/native-background-tasks/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/nativebackgroundtasks/TaskNotificationFactory.kt b/modules/native-background-tasks/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/nativebackgroundtasks/TaskNotificationFactory.kt
index 8fdfb869..08882331 100644
--- a/modules/native-background-tasks/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/nativebackgroundtasks/TaskNotificationFactory.kt
+++ b/modules/native-background-tasks/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/nativebackgroundtasks/TaskNotificationFactory.kt
@@ -53,10 +53,17 @@ object TaskNotificationFactory {
         )
         val icon = if (notificationIconId != 0) notificationIconId else android.R.drawable.ic_dialog_info
 
+        val progressLines = task.progressText
+            ?.lineSequence()
+            ?.filter { it.isNotBlank() }
+            ?.toList()
+            .orEmpty()
+        val contentText = progressLines.firstOrNull() ?: task.description
+
         val builder = NotificationCompat.Builder(context, CHANNEL_ID)
             .setSmallIcon(icon)
             .setContentTitle(task.title)
-            .setContentText(task.progressText ?: task.description)
+            .setContentText(contentText)
             .setContentIntent(contentIntent)
             .setPriority(NotificationCompat.PRIORITY_LOW)
             .setCategory(NotificationCompat.CATEGORY_PROGRESS)
@@ -77,6 +84,19 @@ object TaskNotificationFactory {
         } else {
             builder.setProgress(100, (progress.coerceIn(0.0, 1.0) * 100).toInt(), false)
         }
+
+        if (
+            task.type == "UPDATE_LIBRARY" &&
+            task.state in listOf(BackgroundTaskState.QUEUED, BackgroundTaskState.RUNNING, BackgroundTaskState.PAUSED) &&
+            progressLines.size > 1
+        ) {
+            builder.setStyle(
+                NotificationCompat.InboxStyle().also { style ->
+                    progressLines.forEach(style::addLine)
+                },
+            )
+        }
+
         return builder.build()
     }
 
@@ -104,4 +124,4 @@ object TaskNotificationFactory {
         },
         PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT or PendingIntent.FLAG_IMMUTABLE,
     )
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/services/updates/__tests__/index.test.ts b/src/services/updates/__tests__/index.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0e9bf7ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/services/updates/__tests__/index.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+import {
+  getLibraryNovelsForGlobalUpdate,
+  getLibraryWithCategory,
+} from '@database/queries/LibraryQueries';
+import type { BackgroundTaskMetadata } from '@services/backgroundTasks/contracts';
+import { updateNovel } from '../LibraryUpdateQueries';
+import { updateLibrary } from '../index';
+
+jest.mock('@database/queries/LibraryQueries', () => ({
+  getLibraryNovelsForGlobalUpdate: jest.fn(),
+  getLibraryWithCategory: jest.fn(),
+}));
+jest.mock('../LibraryUpdateQueries', () => ({
+  updateNovel: jest.fn(),
+}));
+jest.mock('@utils/sleep', () => ({
+  sleep: jest.fn(() => Promise.resolve()),
+}));
+jest.mock('@utils/showToast', () => ({
+  showToast: jest.fn(),
+}));
+jest.mock('@utils/mmkv/mmkv', () => ({
+  MMKVStorage: { set: jest.fn() },
+  getMMKVObject: jest.fn(() => ({})),
+}));
+jest.mock('@hooks/persisted/useUpdates', () => ({
+  LAST_UPDATE_TIME: 'LAST_UPDATE_TIME',
+}));
+jest.mock('@hooks/persisted/useSettings', () => ({
+  APP_SETTINGS: 'APP_SETTINGS',
+  getGlobalUpdateCategoryFilters: jest.fn(() => ({
+    excludedCategoryIds: [],
+    includedCategoryIds: [],
+  })),
+}));
+
+const mockedGetLibraryNovels = jest.mocked(getLibraryNovelsForGlobalUpdate);
+const mockedGetLibraryWithCategory = jest.mocked(getLibraryWithCategory);
+const mockedUpdateNovel = jest.mocked(updateNovel);
+
+type LibraryNovel = Awaited<
+  ReturnType<typeof getLibraryNovelsForGlobalUpdate>
+>[number];
+
+const novel = (id: number, pluginId: string, name: string): LibraryNovel =>
+  ({
+    id,
+    pluginId,
+    name,
+    path: `/${name}`,
+  } as LibraryNovel);
+
+const flushPromises = () => new Promise(resolve => setImmediate(resolve));
+
+describe('updateLibrary', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    jest.clearAllMocks();
+  });
+
+  it('updates at most three different sources while keeping each source sequential', async () => {
+    const novels = [
+      novel(1, 'source-a', 'A One'),
+      novel(2, 'source-a', 'A Two'),
+      novel(3, 'source-b', 'B One'),
+      novel(4, 'source-c', 'C One'),
+      novel(5, 'source-d', 'D One'),
+    ];
+    mockedGetLibraryNovels.mockResolvedValue(novels);
+
+    const completions = new Map<number, () => void>();
+    mockedUpdateNovel.mockImplementation(
+      (_pluginId, _path, novelId) =>
+        new Promise<void>(resolve => completions.set(novelId, resolve)),
+    );
+
+    let metadata: BackgroundTaskMetadata = {
+      name: 'Update library',
+      isRunning: false,
+      progress: undefined,
+      progressText: undefined,
+    };
+    const progressSnapshots: BackgroundTaskMetadata[] = [];
+    const setMeta = (
+      transform: (meta: BackgroundTaskMetadata) => BackgroundTaskMetadata,
+    ) => {
+      metadata = transform(metadata);
+      progressSnapshots.push(metadata);
+    };
+
+    const updatePromise = updateLibrary({}, setMeta, jest.fn());
+    await flushPromises();
+
+    expect(mockedUpdateNovel.mock.calls.map(([pluginId]) => pluginId)).toEqual([
+      'source-a',
+      'source-b',
+      'source-c',
+    ]);
+    expect(progressSnapshots.at(-1)?.progressText).toBe(
+      ['A One', 'B One', 'C One'].join('\n'),
+    );
+
+    completions.get(3)?.();
+    await flushPromises();
+    expect(mockedUpdateNovel).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(4);
+    expect(mockedUpdateNovel.mock.calls[3][0]).toBe('source-d');
+
+    completions.get(1)?.();
+    await flushPromises();
+    expect(mockedUpdateNovel).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(5);
+    expect(mockedUpdateNovel.mock.calls[4][0]).toBe('source-a');
+
+    completions.get(2)?.();
+    completions.get(4)?.();
+    completions.get(5)?.();
+    await updatePromise;
+
+    expect(metadata).toMatchObject({
+      isRunning: false,
+      progress: 1,
+      progressText: undefined,
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('uses the category query when an update is category-scoped', async () => {
+    mockedGetLibraryWithCategory.mockResolvedValue([]);
+
+    await updateLibrary({ categoryId: 4 }, jest.fn(), jest.fn());
+
+    expect(mockedGetLibraryWithCategory).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      4,
+      undefined,
+      true,
+    );
+    expect(mockedGetLibraryNovels).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/services/updates/index.ts b/src/services/updates/index.ts
index 88a71430..f5af65da 100644
--- a/src/services/updates/index.ts
+++ b/src/services/updates/index.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,23 @@ import type {
   TaskProgressUpdater,
 } from '@services/backgroundTasks/contracts';
 
+const UPDATE_SOURCE_CONCURRENCY = 3;
+
+const groupNovelsByPlugin = (novels: DBNovelInfo[]) => {
+  const groupedNovels = new Map<string, DBNovelInfo[]>();
+
+  for (const novel of novels) {
+    const pluginNovels = groupedNovels.get(novel.pluginId);
+    if (pluginNovels) {
+      pluginNovels.push(novel);
+    } else {
+      groupedNovels.set(novel.pluginId, [novel]);
+    }
+  }
+
+  return [...groupedNovels.values()];
+};
+
 const updateLibrary = async (
   {
     categoryId,
@@ -59,26 +76,54 @@ const updateLibrary = async (
 
   if (libraryNovels.length > 0) {
     MMKVStorage.set(LAST_UPDATE_TIME, dayjs().format('YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss'));
-    for (let i = 0; i < libraryNovels.length; i++) {
+
+    const sourceQueues = groupNovelsByPlugin(libraryNovels);
+    const activeNovels = new Map<string, string>();
+    let completedNovels = 0;
+    let nextSourceQueue = 0;
+
+    const publishProgress = () => {
       setMeta(meta => ({
         ...meta,
-        progressText: libraryNovels[i].name,
-        progress: i / libraryNovels.length,
+        progressText: [...activeNovels.values()].join('\n') || undefined,
+        progress: completedNovels / libraryNovels.length,
       }));
+    };
 
-      try {
-        await updateNovel(
-          libraryNovels[i].pluginId,
-          libraryNovels[i].path,
-          libraryNovels[i].id,
-          options,
-        );
-        await sleep(1000);
-      } catch (error: any) {
-        showToast(libraryNovels[i].name + ': ' + error.message);
-        continue;
+    const updateSourceQueue = async (sourceQueue: DBNovelInfo[]) => {
+      for (const novel of sourceQueue) {
+        activeNovels.set(novel.pluginId, novel.name);
+        publishProgress();
+
+        try {
+          await updateNovel(novel.pluginId, novel.path, novel.id, options);
+          await sleep(1000);
+        } catch (error: any) {
+          showToast(novel.name + ': ' + error.message);
+        } finally {
+          completedNovels += 1;
+          activeNovels.delete(novel.pluginId);
+          publishProgress();
+        }
       }
-    }
+    };
+
+    const updateNextSource = async () => {
+      while (nextSourceQueue < sourceQueues.length) {
+        const sourceQueue = sourceQueues[nextSourceQueue];
+        nextSourceQueue += 1;
+        await updateSourceQueue(sourceQueue);
+      }
+    };
+
+    await Promise.all(
+      Array.from(
+        {
+          length: Math.min(UPDATE_SOURCE_CONCURRENCY, sourceQueues.length),
+        },
+        updateNextSource,
+      ),
+    );
   } else {
     showToast("There's no novel to be updated");
   }
@@ -86,6 +131,7 @@ const updateLibrary = async (
   setMeta(meta => ({
     ...meta,
     progress: 1,
+    progressText: undefined,
     isRunning: false,
   }));
 };