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Click the image above to watch the video on YouTube!
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Android Apps you shouldn't miss this week
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VOEZ
VOEZ is a new Android rhythm game from a dev studio that knows how to make rhythm games. Try it out!
Download from Google Play
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Rodeo Stampede
Rodeo Stampede is the latest time killer from the makers of Crossy Road. In this one, you lasso animals and ride them.
Download from Google Play
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Footej Camera
Footej Camera is a new camera app that boasts a bloat free interface, manual controls, and other features.
Download from Google Play
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ADW Launcher
After 3 long years of not receiving an update, ADW Launcher version 2.0 is being launched. It's still in beta.
Join the beta on Google Play!
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Never Alone
Never Alone is an atmospheric puzzle platformer where you play as a girl named Nuna and her fox, named Fox. It's a touching story with pleasantly done graphics and a really good storyline.
Download from Google Play
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Headlines this week
- Over the last week, Google Play has been rolling out an update to the Store app that allows for quick access to beta testing apps. This is an effort to help those willing to test out new, but buggy apps connect to developers that want someone to use their app before it's released. If you don't have the update yet, you can try to find the latest APK or just wait because it is coming to you soon.
- Tencent purchased Supercell for $8.6 billion this last week. Supercell is known for making some of the most popular freemium games of all time, including Clash of Clans, Clash Royale, Boom Beach, and others. This comes on the heels of Tencent's acquisition of Riot Games, makers of League of Legends. That gives them one hell of a portfolio to work with.
- Walt Mossberg reached out to Apple late last week to find out why iMessage didn't come to Android. Apple's reply was, essentially, that the service is doing good enough already and that it was a selling point for Apple devices. Of course, behind all of that, there is confirmation from Apple itself that Android isn't getting iMessage, at least not for a long time.
- Facebook began rolling out SMS support to Android devices this week. However, as per the norm, Facebook found a way to screw it up. Many users who were prompted to turn on SMS actually weren't given an option to say no. You could get away from the pop up by going to the settings and pressing the back button, but the lack of a no button prompted quite the backlash. After complaints, users began to see a no button and things went back to normal.
- People who use Google apps are getting a fun update this week that makes two-step authentication much easier. The new feature is called Google Prompt and it's a little prompt that pops up to verify that you want to authorize a device for use on that service. It's a lot easier than typical two-step authentication and Google apps users should be seeing it soon.
- Instagram announced this week that they have 500 million users, with 300 million daily active users. That's quite an accomplishment for the photo sharing service and probably the kind of numbers Facebook wanted to hear. Along with that, they announced that 80% of users exist outside of the United States.
- There is a big Google Play sale going on right now with some really good apps and games. Among them are Fenix for Twitter, Nova Launcher, all four Grand Theft Auto games, the entire Anomaly series, and Poweramp. If you've been waiting to pick up any of these apps or games, now's a great time to do so.
- Google has released a new course on Udacity that helps teach you the very basics on creating an Android app!
- Here is a list of everything that you can do with Google Now voice commands!
- This week's Android Customization post is live and Feisty will show you how to use Android Beam!
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