5 Android Apps You Shouldn't Miss This Week Android Apps Weekly
Welcome to issue 468 of Android Apps Weekly. Here are the highlights from the past week.
- Sony is working on a surveillance app for its Android TVs. The monitor app works to prevent hacking. It basically blocks the sideloading of apps known to display pirated content. You can read more at the link, but I hope it doesn't interfere with normal downloading.
- YouTube is testing Live TV with a small group of users. It allows you to watch ad-supported live TV for free. The service will compete with Tubi, Pluto TV, and Roku. All of these services also offer free live TV. We expect this to be announced later this year.
- Google updated its official clock app this week. With the new clock app you can easily create your own alarm clock. It records the audio of the program and gives you the tools to activate the audio. It's not a huge update, but it does make the app more useful.
- Google Podcasts waste no time. It has recently disappeared from Google search results and has declined in other areas as well. A Google representative said these changes are normal. That doesn't bode well for Google Podcasts.
- Google Stadia officially shut down this week. We wrote a thank you letter for the service, so we won't go into a long list here. Google has also released a device that turns the Stadia controller into a standard Bluetooth controller, but warns that Wi-Fi functionality will be removed. Click on the link for more information. Goodbye Google Stadia.
Dragon Siege: Kingdom Conquest
Cost: Free to play
Dragon Siege: Kingdom Conquest is a kingdom builder with some added mechanics. Players focus on building kingdoms and then defending against attackers. There is also the option to form an army and attack with them. The game also includes real-time battles, dragons, and other things. You can also grow food, for example, although it is not a very intense activity. It's been a while since we've seen a game like this and it's nice to see that the genre is still evolving.
One second
Price: Free / $2.99 per month / $29.99 one time
One Second is a digital security app that helps you use fewer annoying apps. Do a quick breathing exercise before opening annoying apps. Obviously, it helps control usage, relieves stress, and has other benefits. We only tested it for a few hours, so we may not have seen any long-term benefits, but some people are doing it. You can try it for free or buy it in one payment for $2.99 per month or $29.99. We recommend you demo it and see if it works before you buy anything.
notebook design
Cost: Free to play
Design Notebook is a Match 3 puzzle game. The game consists of several levels that players need to complete. Once they are done, they will unlock items to decorate their homes in the game. This is pretty much the game loop. Every time you play, more things will be unlocked and you can decorate them however you want. It's not exactly a deep game, but it's family-friendly, as long as you have a password for in-app purchases. It can also be played offline, a rare free game.
Mine is a FOSS program that allows you to download Project Gutenberg eBooks. For those of you who don't know, Project Gutenberg is a library of free eBooks. Mine allows you to access it as a program. The app uses Google Books as its book data source, which is nice. So it's easy. You download books from the library and read them, and that's it. The compilation is ideal for a completely free collection and a good source of reading material. The only downside is that mine is only available on GitHub, so it has to be downloaded.
classification assistant
Cost: Free to play
Sort Master is a puzzle game where you move water from one container to another. The goal is to separate the colors and fill each container with water of the same color. It is not a difficult condition, but the difficulty increases with time. The developer makes the game more relaxed by not punishing the player for mistakes and also allowing unlimited retries. It is also a family game and we think young children will especially enjoy it.
If we missed any important Android app or gaming news, please let us know in the comments.
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