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Best free Android apps It's been ten years since Android was first outed by Google, and back then it was hard to imagine the sheer number of apps we'd have today.There are apps for everything, and many of them are completely free, meaning you're just a few downloads away from supercharging your smartphone at no extra cost.What's the best phone of 2017?Admittedly, the huge quantity of apps doesn't mean they're all quality - far from it in fact, and finding the good ones can be tough. There are tools and techniques to help, with various lists in the Play Store providing you with Editor's Picks across a range of categories, new releases and even apps that are specifically recommended for you based on your previous installs.You can also hunt out apps that are similar to your favorites by searching for an app you have and seeing what else comes up.And checking out user reviews and ratings can save you from downloading a dud of an app.But even with all that, the sheer number of apps on … [Read more...] about Best free Android apps of 2018: 100 you must download

Let's get one thing clear right off the bat - Google creates Android, but Android is not Google. The base layer of Android is open source and can be used by anyone for anything. As such, we've seen Android be forked by companies like Amazon, Xiaomi, and Baidu for use on smartphones; and, the platform has been forked by companies like OUYA for use in other market segments like gaming. I'd like to put forward an idea here: the most commonly used version of Android is actually a fork by Google itself.The term "stock Android" is something of a misnomer, because pure stock Android would be the plain open source base layer that doesn't include any Google services. We know that there is a disconnect between Android's open source base and the Google layer of services that is built into the majority of consumer Android devices, although we often don't see that Google layer that much because of manufacturer skins. Underneath those skins is where you'll find the hidden-in-plain-sight fork of … [Read more...] about The Google Android fork: Google Play services, Android 4.4, and the Nexus Experience

Come tomorrow, Flappy Bird will no longer be available to download via Google Play and iOS App Store. That’s what Dong Nguyen, the game’s developer, said on Twitter about an hour ago. According to Nguyen, who lives in Vietnam and didn’t expect Flappy Bird to become so successful, he “will take Flappy Bird down” tomorrow, because he “cannot take this anymore.” Earlier this week, Dong Nguyen tweeted that “press people” were “overrating the success” of his games, and all he wanted was for people to “give him peace.” Flappy Bird was downloaded more than 50 million times on iOS and Android, currently generating about $50,000 per day from ads. The game is free, has vintage 8-bit graphics, and only requires players to tap the screen to keep the flappy bird alive (that, as you may know, can get quite challenging - and most of the time also really frustrating). Since the developer says he’s removing Flappy Bird … [Read more...] about Goodbye Flappy Bird: dev says he’ll remove the game from Google Play and iOS App Store

A study completed by Carnagie Mellon University found that half of 18,000 free Android apps surveyed do not have a privacy policy in place. And many of the apps that do have such a policy are not being truthful with how personal information is collected and disseminated. For example, 41% of the apps with a privacy policy did not mention that they do gather identifiable data, and 17% failed to note that this information is shared.Most state and federal laws require that mobile apps have privacy policies in place, especially if personally identifiable information is being collected. The apps that need this type of information, but fail to have a policy in place, are violating the written guidelines posted by Google for the Google Play Store.  While Carnagie Mellon cites the aforementioned stats as proof that there is some irregularities gong on among Android developers, the problem might not be as widespread as the University says it is. As it turns out, the automated system it … [Read more...] about Many free Android apps are violating Google Play Store guidelines by sharing user information?

Every week, we tell you which app is the "Free iOS app of the Week." Sometimes the free app is a game for you to play, and other times it is a very useful productivity app. The current free iOS app of the week is a highly regarded video camera and editing app called Musemage. Downloading the app through Wednesday saves iOS users the $3.99 that the app usually costs. And while Android users might have been a wee-bit jealous, they no longer have a reason to feel that way. Google has now added a "Free App of the Week" section to the Google Play Store. Like the weekly iOS freebie, you never know what category the free app will be coming from until it is announced.Right now, the free app of the week for Android users is Cartoon Network's Card Wars-Adventure Time. Normally $2.99 from the Google Play Store, at the moment this app won't cost you a dime. Based on the animated cartoon with the same name, Card Wars-Adventure Time gives you the ability to "command an army of awesome warriors, … [Read more...] about First “Free Android App of the Week” is Card Wars-Adventure Time