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Just getting started with a new Android handset? I’ve rounded up 20 apps from the Google Play app store that’ll have you posting status updates, watching videos, pinning the latest fashions, reading e-books, and checking the weather in no time—and best of all, they’re free.
1. Facebook / Twitter
Rejoice, social mavens: mobile apps for both Facebook and Twitter are available for Android phones, and each will let you post updates, browse the latest stories from your pals, upload photos, and share links.
Download: Facebook | Twitter
2. Netflix
Are you a Netflix subscriber? If so, get ready to start streaming. You can browse tens of thousands of movies and TV shows through Netflix’s glossy new mobile interface, manage your instant video queue, and stream videos over both Wi-Fi or 3G/4G cellular networks. Just be careful not to bust over your carrier’s monthly data limit.
Download: Netflix
3. Kindle / Google Play Books
Yes, bookworms, you can use your Android phone as an e-reader with the mobile Kindle or Google Play Books apps, which let you download and store, and flip through purchased e-books, even when you’re offline.
Download: Kindle | Google Play Books
4. Pandora / Last.fm / Slacker Radio
No need to go without free, streaming music if you’ve got one of these music apps on your Android phone. Each app serves up all the streaming tunes you can stand—albeit with advertisements.
Download: Pandora | Last.fm | Slacker Radio
5. Amazon MP3
Browse, purchase, stream and/or download new and catalog tunes from Amazon’s massive digital music selection.
Download: Amazon MP3
6. Pocket (formerly Read It Later)
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Similar to Instapaper, Pocket (also available for the iPhone and iPad) saves and formats web pages you’ve bookmarked for mobile (and offline) reading. It’s the perfect app for Android users looking to dive into lengthy news and magazine articles on a small screen.
Download: Pocket
7. WeatherBug / The Weather Channel
How’s the weather out there? Both WeatherBug and the Weather Channel serve up current conditions and forecasts, plus animated radar maps, video forecasts, and webcam images from local weather stations.
Download: WeatherBug | The Weather Channel
8. Lookout Security & Antivirus
In addition to scanning your handset for the latest crop of mobile viruses; Lookout’s mobile security app will also track your lost or stolen Android handset, similar to Apple’s “Find My iPhone” feature. An absolute must-have app, if you ask me.
Download: Lookout Security & Antivirus
9. Google Reader
Perfect for keeping tabs on your favorite blogs and news sites, the Google Reader app syncs with the free, web-based Google Reader service and even saves new articles for offline reading.
Download: Google Reader
10. Yelp
Where to go, what to do … and what’s for dinner? Yelp for Android will pinpoint your location and list nearby stores, restaurants, banks, museums, hospitals, you name it. Each listing includes details like street addresses, hours of operations, and plenty of user reviews.
Download: Yelp
11. Dropbox / Google Drive
Your most important desktop files will never be more than a swipe away with these powerful file-syncing apps on your handheld. Dropbox offers free syncing for up to 2 GB of documents and will (if you wish) automatically sync all your mobile snapshots with your other Dropbox-linked devices.
Google Drive, meanwhile, taps into your online Google Drive account (up to 5GB of free storage) and adds the ability to create and edit Word- and Excel-compatible documents directly on your phone.
Download: Dropbox / Google Drive
12. Pulse News
A sleek, magazine-like mobile news reader that syncs with Facebook and Google Reader, Pulse News boasts featured sections from the likes of TIME, The Huffington Post, CNNMoney, and more.
Download: Pulse News
13. Flipboard
Don’t want to cough up the cash for a pricey digital magazine subscription? Build your own “social” magazine with Flipboard, an app that creates beautifully designed, magazine-style pages using stories from your favorite blogs, not to mention headlines shared by your Facebook and Twitter pals.
Download: Flipboard
14. Instagram
Armed with dozens of groovy filters and frames, Instagram turns your mobile snapshots into works of pop art—and if you’re feeling social, you can share your eye-popping pics on Facebook or Twitter, or with other Instagram users.
Download: Instagram
15. Skype
A must-have for new parents (as I’m just now discovering), Skype makes it easy for far-flung relatives with PCs, Macs, iPhones or iPads to say “hi” to baby via video chat. Also on board: crystal-clear voice calling and instant messaging.
Download: Skype
16. Pinterest
Browse all the fashions, products, food, and other online goodies that’ve been “pinned” by fellow Pinterest users, and create your own pins using the automatically installed Google Chrome “pin it” bookmarklet.
Download: Pinterest
17. Fandango / Movies by Flixster
Wanna see a movie? Fetch local showtimes, reviews, photo galleries and trailers for the latest box-office draws, buy tickets, or check out new movies on Blu-ray or DVD.
Download: Fandango / Movies by Flixster
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18. Google Chrome
Why settle for the browser that came with your Android phone when you could get the mobile version of Google Chrome, a web-browsing speed demon that lets you sync bookmarks, tabs, recent searches, and other settings with Chrome on your desktop.
Download: Chrome for Android
19. Evernote
Don’t let that brilliant thought slip away; instead, jot it down with Evernote, an easy-to-use digital notebook that syncs your notes and web clippings with your (free) online Evernote account.
Download: Evernote
20. Google Goggles
Confounded by those blocky, black-and-white squares stamped on everything from magazine ads to billboards? Those are QR codes, and you’ll need a mobile QR reader to translate them. Enter Google Goggles, a free Android app that’ll quickly scan a QR code and reveal its secrets.
Sightseers will also appreciate Google Google’s ability to cough up factoids about notable buildings, statues, and other landmarks in your field of vision.
Download: Google Goggles
Keep in mind, of course, that these aren’t the only must-have apps in the Android Market. Have any suggestions for more? Post ’em in the comments below!
Update [1/3/13]: I’ve replaced Listen, the Google podcast app that hasn’t been updated in nearly six months, with Flipboard. I’ve also added Google Drive, Pinterest, Fandango, Movies by Flixster, Chrome, Evernote, and Google Goggles to the list.
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We are fortunate for using Android for many reasons, the supreme reason is the availability of a vast variety of applications for this very operating system. At this very moment, approximately 1.6 million apps are available at the Google Play Store, for your Android phone/tablet, and a multiple number of downloads.
But how do you choose which apps are necessary for us, or our device? You can’t just browse all the apps, install each one of them, test a few, and finally use only the ones you approve.
Today at TheCustomDroid, we are starting off with a habit, in which, we will list 5 Must Have Apps for Android, every month. This list will specifically list 5 different apps of random app categories, from the Google Play Store.
The Apps listed below are irrespective of their order and are mentioned on the basis of our own judgment and observation. Let us start now!
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- 1 5 Must Have Apps for Android
1. ES File Explorer – File Manager
Category – Productivity | Price – Free
A File Manager is one of the essential apps, which lets you manage your documents, music, videos, photos, and other miscellaneous files with ease. Although there are so many file manager apps available for Android, the best I have found is ES File Explorer.
ES File Explorer file manager is present to you by ES Global, which is also famous for its other apps like ES Task Manager, App Locker, etc. The app is fully fledged with all the essential features that a basic file manager offers, and also a huge list of extra features that make it one of the top rated and highly used file manager app. The design is based on the Google Material Design guidelines, which is also very easy to operate. It lets you navigate files and folders on local and external storage, plus it also lets you use ES File Explorer as a root explorer. The additional features are written precisely below.
Features:
- Clean Junk Files on a single tap using Cleaner.
- Cloud backup of the files to several servers, including Google Drive, OneDrive, DropBox, MediaFire, and a few more.
- Drag-and-drop function.
- Archive (ZIP, RAR, TAR, 7ZIP) support.
- In-built music player and Download manager support.
- View or hide files
- Connect via LAN, FTP, Bluetooth, and Cloud.
- Remote Manager for free remote access.
- Multi-language support.
The above is just an overview of the features that this specific app offers, but trust me there is a lot more. If your device manufacturer doesn’t offer a native file manager, and you are looking for something packed with features, you should definitely install ES File Explorer on your Android phone/tablet.
2. WhatsApp Messenger
Category – Communication | Price – Free
An Android isn’t smart until you use to connect with people, Facebook and Google+ are cool, but what about messaging? It is something that every person uses, but carrier messages are way too expensive.
Here enters WhatsApp Messenger, which is a completely free Android messaging app, which is not only limited to messages, but also allows you to share pictures, videos, audio, location, and contacts. Another cool feature that was recently added was, WhatsApp Call – the feature lets you communicate with your contacts over data or wifi connection. The app also follows the Material Design which is also quite simple and easy to hand-on. The app has personalized notification settings for chats, and groups. And also allows you manage your privacy for the profile picture, last-seen, and status.
I would say, WhatsApp is definitely a must have app if you want to communicate with your friends and family, at almost no-cost. All you require is the WhatsApp registered contact number.
3. Swiftkey Keyboard
Category – Productivity | Price – Free with in-app purchases
Swiftkey is the best choice if you are willing to give-up on your stock keyboard. The keyboard is highly-customizable, with multi-language support, that lets you type hassle-free. The keyboard uses artificial intelligence to adapt to its user’s writing and keywords. So basically, no more auto-correct and predictions that give typo-errors, Swiftkey makes it up to you by knowing your writing style.
Features:
- You can also theme the keyboard accordingly with almost 80+ themes, available via the Google Play Store.
- Sign-in with your Google account to sync the keywords and predicted text on multiple Android devices at once. So now all your devices know your writing and respond all the same.
- Swiftkey supports 100+ languages so that no one feels left out, and you can easily switch between languages.
- Swiftkey Flow feature to write fast with swype-to-type.
- Auto-correct feature for all the supported languages that learn more from you.
- Auto predict the most-used emoticons.
I personally have been using Swiftkey keyboard ever since I had my Nexus 4, and it has proved to be well-designed and efficient in its work. Connected with my Google account, I can write across all my Android phones without having the need to set-up the keyboard from start. If you are looking for a replacement for your keyboard, I bet, Swiftkey will be the best choice.
4. QuickPic Gallery
Category – Photography | Price – Free
Not all Android phones have a customized native Gallery app, especially when it comes to Nexus devices. While there is a long list of photo viewers available, of which, QuickPic is the best, known so far. It is extremely fast, simple, and easy to use. The app includes all the essential features, plus some other features that make it different from the others. It is optimised well for large screens, those of the tablets, or phones like the Nexus 6P.
QuickPic supports multiple finger gestures, a decent list of themes, smooth slideshows, photos and video management, and has no ads. The app also supports transferring photos and videos over Wi-Fi to nearby devices (on the same WiFi network, of course) without the need of mobile data. It also lets you hide your personal photos and videos from the gallery and protect them with a personalized password.
The best feature that was integrated recently in QuickPic, is the CM Cloud. This helps you backup your photos and videos to the secure Amazon servers and restore them any time to all the synced devices. Apart from that, you can sync your gallery media to cloud servers like Baidu, Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, Yandex, etc.
5. Muzei
Category – Personalisation | Price – Free
We all love personalizing our Android devices to our taste. The basic personalization comes through the home screen wallpaper. But that is not just a simple task, you will need to browse several websites to download your favorite wallpapers, and then set them, and change them manually everytime, you get bored.
But Muzei is a cool app that you must have on your Android, which will help you automatically change wallpapers. What it basically does is, it picks up a list of random art wallpapers from its source and apply them randomly as your home screen wallpaper, which will change every day. You can adjust the amount of blur, dim, and gray levels to make the currently set wallpaper more fitted with icons and widgets. You can also choose photos or personal wallpapers from your photos, to apply them.
If you would, you can also tip us apps that you think are must-have for every Android user. For this, you can simply comment below and we will definitely consider your tip on the list that will come next month. And obviously, we are looking forward to expanding the list, so you can recommend as many essential apps as possible.