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The basic equipment of the smartphone includes not only pre-installed applications, but also those that you can download for free from Google Play, including in the form of APK files.
Our “must-have apps” are intended primarily for those who have just received a new smartphone with the Android operating system. At the same time, application experts from the CHIP editorial team thought about all areas of use of a smartphone: managing files, reading news, downloading videos from YouTube and even watching television.
30th place: Clean Master
Clean Master removes unused files from your smartphone - this way you maintain order and get rid of garbage that eats up the memory of your Android device.
The utility will delete the application cache and also free up memory from unused running applications.
Also, there is a function for analyzing the performance of the device and files on the SD card. The full version has an antivirus built into the program.
In addition, the application has an AppLock function, with which you can block access to Facebook, SMS, contacts, photo gallery, as well as any other applications.
29th place: AirDroid
With AirDroid, you can wirelessly sync your Android device with your PC.
The only thing you need for this is the appropriate version of the program on your PC.
28th place: RIA Novosti
It is always worth having an idea of the picture of events in the world. With the free RIA Novosti application you will always be up to date with the latest news.
27th place: Adobe Reader
With the Android version of Adobe Reader, you can now open and view documents in PDF format on any phone and tablet PC with the Android operating system.
26th place: Navitel Navigator 9.6
The Navitel Navigator navigation system has high accuracy of positioning on the ground, a unique system for laying out and guiding the route, and also has a convenient search for objects on the map. Moreover, the program does not need the Internet to plot and guide the route. All infrastructure facilities are already integrated into the map database, including gas stations, workshops, banks, shops, cafes, theaters, etc.
When you connect to the Internet, traffic jam data becomes available, as well as current gasoline prices at many gas stations.
The user can purchase a program with a map of Russia or individual districts (from 800 rubles). It is possible to buy maps of other countries.
Those who do not intend to spend money on a full-featured version, after a 7-day test mode, can continue to use the program for free, but in freemium mode. At the same time, he will not have access to: routing; voice accompaniment; 3D map mode; information about traffic congestion (traffic jams) and lane indicators.
25th place: MAPS.ME
The free MAPS.ME package will help you plan a trip from your current location to a train station, metro station, specific address or other place of interest.
24th place: Evernote
Anyone who places a high value on being well organized can rejoice at the free Evernote app. It allows you to create, edit and retrieve notes for offline use, as well as create voice memos.
In addition, you can import the resulting images into the application and then process them using Skitch.
23rd place: Snapseed
Snapseed is a versatile image optimization app suitable for both beginners and experienced photographers.
22nd place: Spotify Music
With the Spotify streaming service, you can legally and freely listen to several million songs.
21st place: TripAdvisor
To avoid staying at a hotel that disappoints you, simply check the TripAdvisor app's many user ratings beforehand. At the same time, you can choose not only hotels. Here you will find ratings of restaurants and other leisure activities.
20th place: Instagram
Pump up your photos with 20 effects available to give your images a Gotham style. During the test, this worked smoothly and quickly.
Then the photo is given a short title, the current GPS location is assigned, and now your friends can see photo news in your Instagram app.
19th place: Translator Translate.Ru
Free Translator Translate.Ru scores points primarily when translating entire phrases and expressions. The history stores the last 50 translations, which are available offline. The dictionary provides especially practical assistance when translating texts.
18th place: Gismeteo lite
With the free Android app Gismeteo lite, you will be aware of the weather conditions in your region and the 10-day forecast. The GPS location feature tells you where you are at a glance.
17th place: Runtastic
The best running app on the market.
16th place: Amazon App Store
In the Amazon App-Store, you get one paid app for free every day.
15th place: Netflix
Even if you don't have a huge TV nearby, Netflix works on both your smartphone and tablet.
14th place: QR & Barcode Scanner
Take photos and compare: With the company's QR & Barcode Scanner, you quickly receive independent product information directly on your Android smartphone.
Using the integrated scanner, you can photograph the code that is located on almost every product. This can be a European barcode (EAN), a two-dimensional barcode (QR) or an International Standard Book Number (ISBN).
The product and all available information about it, such as price and customer reviews, will quickly appear on your smartphone.
13th place: OneFootball
The OneFootball app is a must-have app for any football fan's mobile phone, providing match information and much more.
You can also get detailed reports on all major European championships, Champions League, Europa League and cup competitions here.
If desired, install Toralarme. The application will notify you about the starting whistle and you will never miss a game.
12th place: Chrome
Probably everyone knows the desktop version of Chrome. Google itself has also released a mobile version of the popular browser for Android smartphones, which, however, only works on devices with Android 4.0 (“Ice Cream Sandwich”) and later versions.
11th place: VLC for Android
The Android version of “VLC Media Player” - like the original - stands out for its support for a variety of audio and video formats.
10th place: Snapchat
Through Snapchat you send photos to your friends. The trick is that all the pictures you sent will appear only for a few seconds, and after that they will be automatically deleted.
So, you can send your wildest selfies seamlessly through Snapchat and not worry about the consequences later.
9th place: WhatsApp messenger
Without further ado: you need to install WhatsApp, if only because all your friends have it.
8th place: Dropbox
The online service Dropbox puts at your disposal 2 GB of free disk space on the Internet, which you can use from anywhere. Including, of course, from your mobile phone. Is there any reason to refuse such an offer?
7th place: ES Explorer
ES Explorer is one of the best file managers for Android. Additionally included are the following functions: copy, cut, move, image thumbnails, multiple selection, text editing, program management, search, work with ZIP archives and access to an FTP server.
6th place: avast Mobile Security
Viruses lie in wait for you not only on door handles and handrails on the tram - there are plenty of them on the Internet. Therefore, it will not be superfluous to protect your mobile phone.
The free Avast Mobile Security app offers a scanner that will check your apps for malware. In addition, you also get a web screen that warns you about dangerous Internet sites.
Among other things, there are call and SMS filters, as well as a practical task manager. Moreover, as the owner of the “hacked”(gerooteten)??? smartphone, you can benefit from a built-in firewall as well as a practical anti-theft function.
5th place: Skype
With the Skype VoiP application you can make free calls and communicate via the Internet with millions of other Skype users.
Thanks to the ability to purchase Skype credits, you can also make calls to landlines.
4th place: Facebook / Messenger
Without the official application from Facebook, perhaps, a smartphone would bring only half the joy. The messenger gives you direct access to your profile and contacts. Additionally, it shows who messaged you and friends' status updates.
With Messenger for Android, you can quickly send a message without having to open the Facebook app.
3rd place: Plus Messenger
Upgraded version of the Telegram messenger.
2nd place: SPB TV Russia
The free SPB TV Russia application gives you access to many domestic TV channels.
1st place: TubeMate YouTube Downloader
TubeMate YouTube Downloader allows you to download YouTube videos to any Android device. It is also possible to download files in MP3 format.
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A large number of new programs appear on the application market every day. Applications for devices with the Android operating system occupy a significant share, partly due to the fact that they allow more functions to be implemented on it compared to other platforms.
So that you don't get lost among the huge variety, website made a review of the most useful applications for Android that are really worthy of attention and space in your mobile device.
Save web pages for reading
Pocket was voted one of the best Android apps of 2014. This service allows you to save articles, videos and other materials for viewing later, and this information will be available on all devices. If you save content in Pocket, it will be on your phone, tablet, or computer, even if you're offline. This app is ideal for use on your way to work or while traveling.
Messaging
There are plenty of messaging services. To the popular Viber, iMessage and Telegram, Facebook Messenger has also been added, the audience of which has already exceeded 200 million users. It features a minimalist design and excellent functionality: in addition to sending text messages, the application allows you to exchange photos, audio recordings and videos, as well as make and receive calls.
Alarm
Waking up in the morning is easy for few people. We all, of course, set the alarm clock for the right time, but as soon as it starts to ring, we snooze the call again and again with our usual movement. The Puzzle Alarm Clock app, available on Android devices, will help you overcome this bad habit. To turn off the melody, it offers several options: solving puzzles, mathematical problems, unpleasant flickering of the flash, and, in especially severe cases, a monetary fine for each change in the alarm time!
Physical activity
Physical activity tracking services are gaining popularity. So Google launched its Google Fit application, which allows you to collect the activity statistics you need and monitor all indicators using sensors. The program keeps track of how far you have walked, run or cycled and counts the calories burned.
Increased Productivity
If you are familiar with the concept of procrastination, the Focus Lock app for Android can help you increase your productivity. It allows you to temporarily block all “harmful” applications that distract you and prevent you from focusing on important things. All you need to do is set the time intervals for work and rest, and the program itself will give a signal when you have the opportunity to use blocked services. If you try to launch a prohibited application, you will not succeed, and you will not be able to remove the lock in Focus Lock itself. For some, such a radical method can be a salvation.
Sync apps
The amazing IFTTT automation app is now available on Android. The service allows you to save your time by creating connections between actions in different applications. For example, you can duplicate all the photos you added to Instagram on Twitter, or save files received by mail to Dropbox. There are a huge number of recipes, you can find ready-made ones in the application, or you can create your own.
Weather
Now Android device owners have the opportunity to use the amazing weather app from Yahoo! - Yahoo Weather. It has one of the most beautiful interfaces: beautiful photos from Flickr are selected for each city and weather. In addition to air temperature, there is also animated data on wind strength, a city map, moon phase and the current position of the sun.
Convenient calendar
Users of Android mobile devices can use various applications to organize their day. This can be either a full-fledged calendar planned for months in advance, or a simple to-do list containing simply a list of tasks. Accomplish combines both of these approaches: you can drag tasks directly from your to-do list onto your calendar and schedule when it's convenient for you to do each task.
Time management
Another useful application that allows you to plan and organize your time. MyLifeOrganized will become your personal secretary, who is constantly next to you, keeps a list of tasks and promptly reminds you to complete them. Tasks can be combined into groups and the dependence of the implementation of some tasks on the execution of others can be established. There's even an option to specify the location where the reminder should go off (for example, to remind you to buy batteries when you're in the store).
Learning new words
Lingo Vocabulary Trainer is a fun and effective way to learn and repeat important words in many languages. During the learning process, you will simultaneously see a card with an image of an object denoting its foreign word and will be able to listen to the pronunciation. And when you see or even just think about this object again, the right word will come to mind. Even if learning a language is difficult for you, this method will help develop your memory.
Storing personal information
With the 1Password app, you can securely store passwords, credit card information, passport information, and other important personal information. The program also creates complex and unique passwords for each site, remembers them and enters them with just one click. This application is like a multi-platform safe for important information, a worthy alternative to which is difficult to find.
Brain training
The Lumosity app creates a workout program that challenges your brain. Train your memory and attention with exciting mini-games. This keeps a record of your results, allowing you to track your progress over time. Thanks to this application, mental gymnastics turns into a daily habit, rather than a burdensome duty.
Numerous is an interesting application for Android that tracks important numbers: both the most banal ones - currency and stock rates, and more personalized ones, such as the number of days until the release of new films and TV series. If the number changes, the application notifies you about it. If configured correctly, the application can become really useful.
Switch between tasks
The Pintasking app makes it easy and convenient to switch between different running programs on Android. Sometimes mobile devices just need to be used in multitasking mode. Thanks to this application, you can minimize windows into small floating buttons, and then expand what you need back. Try it, this method is much more convenient than standard switching between tasks.
Entertaining tasks
If you're tired of your usual routine life, the cool app Shuffle My Life will help you overcome boredom and bring a little spontaneity into your every day. The application will offer you to complete one of the random tasks, of which there are currently more than four hundred. For example, take a photo of five unusual objects on the way to work, read a new book, or write a speech on an arbitrary topic and record it on a voice recorder. The program controls the execution of tasks, so don’t try to cheat.
Here are the best useful applications for Android, the most necessary programs for everyday work. Install them on your mobile devices and gadgets. Also read a detailed review of each android program before downloading the apk app on your phone. The Android version doesn't really matter; the main thing is that the smartphone or tablet is not too outdated.
We have selected the most useful applications for Android, making a detailed review of mobile programs, with all the associated pros and cons. Each Android application review contains screenshots and comments from real users of mobile applications. Any application in question on the Android platform can be downloaded for free - as an apk file - and installed safely. In addition, you can read a detailed description of the functions of a particular utility, study the application settings and main functions. At the bottom of the review there is a link to the software for Android, so it will be easy to download the application on Android through our website or by going to the Google Play Store.
Also in this section, we reviewed popular Android applications in various categories: browsers, cameras, archivers, torrent clients and other software. In general, we tried to make a selection of the most interesting “useful” programs for Android, so that one or another participant would not be too popular. After all, sometimes among not the most popular programs you can find a successful copy that is worthy of taking up space in the memory of your phone.
Subway Surfers is a free game on Android, which is one of the brightest and most effective representatives of the arcade runner genre. The player controls a character who runs away from pursuit, overcoming various obstacles and collecting bonuses. You shouldn't expect a deep plot from the game, but thanks to the addictive gameplay and beautiful pictures it won't be easy to tear yourself away from it.
Mortal Kombat X is an exciting free action game for Android with numerous features, unsurpassed techniques and other elements of a real fighting game. Users will be impressed by high-quality video effects that will not only enliven the process of completing levels, but will also add a touch of realism to each battle.
Wallpaper HD is a collection of spectacular wallpapers for personalizing your mobile phone or tablet on the Android platform. The collection already includes over 7 thousand high-quality pictures in high HD resolution. The application will allow you to quickly and easily install original wallpaper on the desktop of your gadget, eliminating the need to spend hours searching for a suitable image on the Internet.
KMPlayer is a fairly well-known video player for Android in Russian, which has already proven itself well on desktop computers. Now it can be downloaded for free on Android devices and used on both tablets and smartphones.
Pedometer– the best Android application for measuring steps and distances taken over a selected period. The advantage of this program is the display of complete information about your loads. You can see distance and calories burned, as well as how fast you moved in specific time ranges.
Skype is a free program in Russian for communicating on the Internet on Android, which has proven itself well among consumers who actively use programs for exchanging free calls, messages and video communication capabilities. On this page you can download Skype safely, without registration and SMS.
B612 Selfie from the Heart is a unique camera program for Android smartphones, specially created for selfie lovers with unusual capabilities. The program allows you to take not only high-quality selfies, but also create short selfie videos and video collages with original effects lasting three and six seconds.
CCleaner is a useful tool for cleaning your Android phone or tablet from unclaimed content and optimizing performance. The mobile version demonstrates exactly the same efficiency as its computer counterpart.