Must Have Android Apps and Games? (Part II)

EoinMcLovin

Mr E wrote: »

If you're looking for something a bit different for your wallpaper, Walli has some gorgeous custom artwork that you won't see anywhere else.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.shanga.walli

€2.29 to remove the ads and support the artists - they pay the artists from your upgrade fee, which I think is fantastic.

I've been using backdrops for the last few months. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.backdrops.wallpapers
Consists of mainly abstract wallpapers and pro for €1.99 adds more wallpapers.

corkie

33 temporarily free and 31 on-sale apps and games for Wednesday

^^^ Wallzy Pro - Personal UHD Wallpapers free again!




Fresh Meat: 10 new Android apps worth checking out




Top 5 most popular Android apps from last week: Kahuna, Wheely World

Mr E

Wallzy is brilliant.

corkie

38 temporarily free and 43 on-sale apps and games to finish the week




Top 10 New Android Games This Week: BIOK, Hungry Dragon




Top 10 Android app updates this week: Forest, IFTTT




[XDA][Official] Open GApps ARM/ARM64 packages for Android Pie ROMs now available

^^^ https://opengapps.org/

corkie

32 temporarily free and 31 on-sale apps and games to start the week





25 best new Android games released this last week including Pinball Fantastic, and Alphabear 2, and H3H3: Ball Rider




Top 5 most popular Android apps from last week: YouTube, Phone (Beta)






The Tor Project’s new Android app for anonymous browsing is here

The Tor Project is building a new web browser for Android that’ll make it easier to access sites anonymously and without being tracked – and you can try an early version right now.

It’s called Tor Browser for Android, and it’s based on Firefox v60. It’ll improve on the organization’s other browser, Orfox, by negating the need for a separate app to connect you to its proxy network so you can get around firewalls and avoid being spied on. Orfox, meanwhile, will be sunsetted when the new browser is out.

But as Android Police noted, the app still needs a fair bit of work before it’s ready for prime time – it’s currently missing some features, and it also needs the Orbot proxy app to connect to the Tor network (just like Orfox). I noticed that pages some pages didn’t render as well as on other browsers, and faced issues with web fonts.

Still, it’s good to know that you’ll soon have a free privacy-focused browser just a tap away on your phone. It’s slated to get an official launch next year, but you can kick the tires on it right now by grabbing the alpha from Google Play.

Mr E

The Deer God is free at the moment (usually €4.99)

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.crescentmoongames.deergod

Muahahaha

Anyone know how to solve this- Ive installed a game but on launch it says Play Store must be updated. However after going Menu-Apps & Games it is updated but the game still wont launch.

corkie

Muahahaha wrote: »

Anyone know how to solve this- Ive installed a game but on launch it says Play Store must be updated. However after going Menu-Apps & Games it is updated but the game still wont launch.

What version is your playstore app?

Get the latest from here and update that: -

https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google-inc/google-play-store/

Muahahaha

Thanks corkie I tried the link and it updated to latest (7/6/18) but the problem still persists and when I launch the game it tells me to update to latest even though it is done. Any other ideas, this is really frustrating

ShamrockAir

Muahahaha wrote: »

Thanks corkie I tried the link and it updated to latest (7/6/18) but the problem still persists and when I launch the game it tells me to update to latest even though it is done. Any other ideas, this is really frustrating

Is your phone set to the correct time and date? Something similar happened me before and that was the cause.

corkie

Muahahaha wrote: »

Thanks corkie I tried the link and it updated to latest (7/6/18) but the problem still persists and when I launch the game it tells me to update to latest even though it is done. Any other ideas, this is really frustrating

Try clearing app data and cache of your game app, hopefully it doesn't require additional download of data to work?

Edit: - What is the app? Does it require a non rooted device to work? << (If your rooted?) Try googling the app name and your problem

corkie

33 temporarily free and 36 on-sale apps and games for Wednesday




Tried the Tor Browser, but seems like it makes the connection very slow.






One of my favorite (unmentionable) apps was rendered inoperable by the developer on Monday night. There is a modified version that still works available on reddit. Will probably continue functioning for 6 months to a year.

The process introduced me to SeriesGuide that has an extension to work with the above.

Mr E

I love Google Inbox (I use it on my desktop and on mobile), but it looks like Google are killing it next March.

https://www.androidpolice.com/2018/09/12/rip-inbox-google-says-experimental-mail-client-will-killed-march-2019/

marcbrophy

Mr E wrote: »

I love Google Inbox (I use it on my desktop and on mobile), but it looks like Google are killing it next March.

https://www.androidpolice.com/2018/09/12/rip-inbox-google-says-experimental-mail-client-will-killed-march-2019/

They never ever ever once pushed this product past it's initial inception.

They should have pushed it to mobile even as a choice for customers when they first boot up the phone, but no! It's their own fault for having 2 mail clients and only utilising one!

Sorry, but their tactics annoy me to no end sometimes

The high horse brigade

Mr E wrote: »

I love Google Inbox (I use it on my desktop and on mobile), but it looks like Google are killing it next March.

https://www.androidpolice.com/2018/09/12/rip-inbox-google-says-experimental-mail-client-will-killed-march-2019/

Dammit. I'm the same. Love the idea of being able to swipe away as done and prioritise emails. It really keeps my inbox tidy. I'm dreading going back to Gmail.

OldMrBrennan83

I tried it for a while but always went back to Gmail. Any useful stuff it showed for me was in the Google feed anyway.

Kuva

https://gizmodo.com/9-apps-to-try-if-you-want-to-learn-something-new-every-1828820926

9 Apps to Try if You Want to Learn Something New Every Day

S.M.B.

Mr E wrote: »

I love Google Inbox (I use it on my desktop and on mobile), but it looks like Google are killing it next March.

https://www.androidpolice.com/2018/09/12/rip-inbox-google-says-experimental-mail-client-will-killed-march-2019/

I am going to really struggle without it. Out of stubbornness I might abandon android altogether and turn to the apple dark side.

OldMrBrennan83

I'd be very surprised if they didn't put a lot of the features into Gmail by the time Inbox disappears. They're adding to it all the time.

S.M.B.

I would pay a monthly subscription, more than I pay for Spotify/Amazon Prime, to keep Inbox.

Time to read the transition guide to see how they suggest Gmail can fill the gaps.

And while they may migrate some of the features (i believe they added snooze emails to gmail but at the same time they removed the ability to snooze until I reach a place on Inbox) I can't imagine they'll ever replicate the parts of Inbox that matter the most to me. If that was the end goal then they would simply move everybody on gmail to inbox. They clearly feel like they've failed to reinvent your inbox like they intended and are now resorting back to a more traditional usage.

steve_r

S.M.B. wrote: »

I would pay a monthly subscription, more than I pay for Spotify/Amazon Prime, to keep Inbox.

Time to read the transition guide to see how they suggest Gmail can fill the gaps.

And while they may migrate some of the features (i believe they added snooze emails to gmail but at the same time they removed the ability to snooze until I reach a place on Inbox) I can't imagine they'll ever replicate the parts of Inbox that matter the most to me. If that was the end goal then they would simply move everybody on gmail to inbox. They clearly feel like they've failed to reinvent your inbox like they intended and are now resorting back to a more traditional usage.

I think the same. Some new experimental features in Gmail but not the same at all. I use Gmail in work and it frustrates me not to have features like bundling, pinning and just being able to clean it up quicker.

in the end, Google is the corporate product so it makes sense for them to throw resources at that. Pity though

Mr E

Hadn't used Gmail on my phone for ages so I tried it out today. Didn't like it. The bundling is hidden behind a menu and there were ads in the promotions group. Ugh.

I think an email app developer that can come up with a paid solution like Inbox has an opportunity do very well out of this.

OldMrBrennan83

Inbox must have worked a lot better for all of you because wrong mails in wrong groups was commonplace when I used it. It didn't have filters either, which made it useless for me at the time. Maybe they came later.

The high horse brigade

Patww79 wrote: »

Inbox must have worked a lot better for all of you because wrong mails in wrong groups was commonplace when I used it. It didn't have filters either, which made it useless for me at the time.

It doesn't take long sort that.
I changed back to Gmail yesterday on my phone and I'm hating the experience. It wouldn't be so bad if they added the swipe as done gesture which is what I miss most.

Mr E

That's there. Go into General Options and Swipe Actions.

S.M.B.

The biggest loss for me is the thing that they're never going to migrate over. I can live without bundles & dismiss gestures and pins can be replaced with stars. I'd imagine bundles will find their way onto gmail soon.

But the concept of your inbox being a central repository for your emails, tasks and useful links is now dead. This was what made Inbox unique to me and has been embedded into my daily life. An email comes in and I snooze it as it's either to be done later at a certain time or is not urgent and will pop up randomly again when I may be less busy. Important emails get pinned and get turned into actionable tasks that I look at throughout the day. Additional reminders can be added via the Inbox UI or via Assistant. URLs I come across get turned into pinned/snoozed items prompting me to deal with them later. Inbox was part email web client/part todo list and this is exactly how google promoted it when it arrived on the scene.

Now we have Gmail which uses tasks which are different to reminders. I am not aware of any other web interface that will allow me to add a reminder.

The high horse brigade

Mr E wrote: »

That's there. Go into General Options and Swipe Actions.

Nope, doesn't have the mark done option like inbox

corkie

19 temporarily free and 38 on-sale apps and games to kick off the weekend






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As for INBOX, that was always just an experimental app by google to test some features before incorporating them in to GMAIL.

HowardJDavis

Only Tetris and 2018 ))

The high horse brigade

corkie wrote: »

As for INBOX, that was always just an experimental app by google to test some features before incorporating them in to GMAIL.

What features, they've not added any of them. I went back to Gmail for 24 hours. It's a terrible mess, I had a horrible experience. I tried to sort it out but failed. I'm back on inbox now until they eventually kill it, not sure what I'll do after