October was a particularly “prolific” month for the Google Play Store. Accomplice also to the launch of Android 7.1 Nougat and the two Google Pixel smartphones, several developers have “reserved” their tricks up their sleeves to take advantage of the publicity and press battage due to these events.
In the front row we find the same Mountain View house, which released two apps (one for everyone and the other reserved for the Pixel) close to the presentation of its two devices. But in the list of the best Android apps of October 2016 there is no shortage of retro and modern videogames, tools to modify (and improve) the look of your phone’s graphical interface, productivity applications and even courses to learn how to program directly from your phone. In short, in case you’ve just bought a new Android phone and you’re wondering what you absolutely can’t give up, here’s the ranking of the best Android apps October 2016.
Google Wallpapers
Launched simultaneously with the release of Android 7.1 Nougat, Wallpapers is the app designed by Google engineers to change the background of Pixel smartphones on a daily basis. An app, however, also available for free on the Google Play Store and downloadable on any green robot phone compatible with Nougat 7.0 or higher. The images are selected from the millions available on the Net, fishing for example in the photo portal 500px, Google Earth, Google+ and dozens of other sources. These images are then categorized according to the subject, so that the user can choose one of several categories (landscapes, cities, everyday life, etc.) and see the background of their mobile device (but also the background of the lock screen) change on a daily basis.
Circuroid
(taken from YouTube)
Will our heroes be able to save the surface of the planet from the coming asteroid storm? This sentence would be enough to summarize, perhaps in a poetic way, the gameplay of Circuroid. The gamer will find himself defending a sphere from the rain of stones and space fragments coming from all sides: moving the finger from one side to the other of the figure will be able to explode everything that approaches. Nel corso della partita si potranno collezionare espansioni e nuovi armi, così da aumentare la potenza di fuoco e riuscire a difendersi in maniera ottimale dall’assalto nemico.
Inkwire
Fonte foto: Google Play Store
Inkwire, l’app per condividere schermo con Android
Se vi capita spesso di dover correre in soccorso dei vostri amici, familiari o conoscenti in difficoltà con l’uso dello smartphone, allora Inkwire è un’applicazione che non può mancare sul vostro dispositivo mobile Android. Questa app, infatti, consente di connettersi da remoto a qualunque dispositivo: per condividere lo schermo sarà sufficiente conoscere il codice della persona da assistere e la password per poter accedere nell’altro smartphone e controllarlo come se fosse il proprio. Intuitive and with extremely simple graphics, Inkwire is especially suitable for customer service and for teaching other people how to use an app or explain what Android features are. In addition, there are no problems or concerns related to computer security: Inkwire works only if it is activated on the smartphone, if you know the code and the password, which changes every time you start a session.
PinOut
(taken from YouTube)
The old pinball game, reinvented for the smartphone. Among psychedelic neon lights and electronic music, the user must try to bring the ball as far as possible in an obstacle course and increasing difficulty. Compared to the pinball you’re used to in the arcade, PinOut takes place in an “open circuit”: you won’t have to hit buffers and figures to accumulate points, but you’ll have to advance as far as possible without the ball ending up in the abyss and forcing you to start over (thanks to in-app purchases, however, you can start over from checkpoints).
Fifa Mobile
EA Sports tries again. Bringing the game of soccer into a smartphone is not an easy task, but the American developer does not give up and with Fifa Mobile can probably hit the mark. The new game, completely revised compared to past editions, has an installation file all in all light (about 100 megabytes), so as to facilitate the spread even in developing markets. The new game and training modes, on the other hand, have been designed (and created) to keep soccer fans with their eyes glued to the screen. The attack mode, for example, will allow gamers to face off against challengers from all over the world: it’s a fast-paced game in which the user will have to do his best to score as many goals as possible in the various scenarios proposed.
Mira
Tired and stressed? Mira is here to help you. Thanks to the relaxing music and the doodles that you’ll be able to generate on the screen by moving your finger at will, this app is capable of making you switch off and recharge your batteries. Tra le app da avere con sé nel caso si sia pendolari: dopo una dura giornata di lavoro sarà sufficiente indossare le cuffie e avviare Mira per un po’ di sano relax a base di musica e disegni astratti sul display del dispositivo mobile.
VUE
(tratto da Facebook)
Fino a poco tempo fa, gli smartphone non avevano la potenza di calcolo necessaria per il videoediting, anche se basilare. Oggi, invece, tutti i dispositivi di fascia medio-alta possono competere con gran parte dei computer in commercio ed essere utilizzati per modificare video al volo e pubblicarli sui propri profili social. Grazie a VUE, poi, tutto sarà più semplice: grazie a questa applicazione per l’editing video, infatti, gli utenti avranno a disposizione tutti gli strumenti per modificare i filmati realizzati con la fotocamera dello smartphone. Editing is simple and intuitive, while the cinematic filters present allow you to further customize your footage: in this way having more likes on Instagram or Facebook will be a matter of a few tens of seconds.
Custom search bar widget
Custom search bar widget
Looking for a way to customize the home screen of your Android smartphone, but believe that changing wallpaper once a day is not enough? October 2016 “brings as a gift” of GUI customization lovers a new widget: Custom search bar (“custom search bar” in Italian). This tool will allow you to adapt the search bar (the one usually present at the top of the display, to be clear) to the appearance of the theme used on the smartphone: you will be able to change its color, use custom icons, add new search engines and change between one and another (Google, Play Music, Spotify, Wikipedia, Amazon and others, depending on the apps installed on the device) quickly and easily.
Energy Bar
(taken from YouTube)
Staying in the area of apps that allow you to and customize the home screen of your mobile device, a mention must also be made for Energy Bar. If the battery indicator isn’t enough, this app will allow you to create colorful and animated bars that will let you intuitively understand what the remaining charge of your smartphone is and how much time is left until the charge is complete. The user will also be able to customize the color of the bar, so as to adapt it to the wallpaper or theme he or she is using at that moment.
Encode
Who said that a smartphone is only useful for taking selfies, recording short videos and playing games? If exploited properly, the Android phone can also come in very handy for professional training. Take, for example, the case of Encode: this app, in fact, allows you to learn the basics of programming and thus improve your skills in the creation and development of programs and applications. Based on very short lessons composed of succinct theoretical explanations and practical cases of real programming, Encode is focused on the constant learning of new knowledge that can also be useful to find one’s place in the world of work (the programmer’s is one of the most requested professions on the market).
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