New Android Apps and Games: The Best of July

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

The most interesting and useful news on Google Play this month.

Applications

Water Resistance Tester

Most of modern smartphones have cases that are protected from moisture and dust. But over time, they become covered with cracks and other damage, which makes the protection ineffective. This program allows you to evaluate how waterproof your smartphone is. It does this by taking readings from the built-in barometer of your device.

Obsidian

You may have heard of a note-taking method called Zettelkasten, where all records are linked by internal links. Thanks to this, notes over time turn into your personal Wikipedia.

Among the fans of Zettelkasten, the Obsidian program has gained immense popularity. It is an incredibly functional note manager that stores data in the open Markdown format. It supports wiki links to posts, tags, attachment tables and more, and it's free too.

But Obsidian has a downside: it didn't have an Android version for a while. Now this drawback has been eliminated - the mobile application is already available for download.

Don’t Forget Your Phone

This program comes in handy if you own an Android Wear watch. You connect the watch to your smartphone, and as soon as the signal between them is interrupted, the watch will inform you about it. So you will know in time that you have forgotten your phone, and will quickly return for it.

eLabels

One of the coolest things about Gmail is the automatic filters and labels that sort your mail. With their help, you can put things in order in your mailbox without doing anything at all. The only "but": you won't be able to edit filters in the mobile Gmail client, you need a computer.

eLabels solves the problem. With this app, you can create and customize Gmail shortcuts and filters right on your smartphone.

Sunny side

A simple program that shows the UV intensity in your area. An important thing for those who are easily sunburned. Use Sunny Side when planning your outings to avoid skin trouble and heatstroke.

Uncomplicated Launcher

You may have heard the expression "babushkophone" - this is a simple phone with large buttons, ideal for the elderly. Uncomplicated Launcher allows you to turn a regular Android smartphone into such a device.

This is an elementary launcher to manage, which has calls, messages, an alarm clock, photos, medication reminders and an emergency call button. Teaching your relatives to use this will obviously be easier than helping them understand the intricacies of MIUI settings.

Battery Indicators

This application will add an additional battery indicator to the screen of your smartphone, which will not only show its status, but also serve as a decoration for the display. For example, you can place a thin bar at the bottom or top of the screen to indicate the battery level.

Or add a circle around the camera if you have it embedded in the display. Or set a percentage indicator of charge, if your system does not provide such a function. There are a lot of settings in Battery Indicators - there is something to experiment with.

Battery Indicators + Battery Charging Animations Yogesh Dama

HalloApp

Social network from former WhatsApp developers - they created it as an improved alternative to the bloated and ad-filled messenger. HalloApp focuses on privacy: all chats are encrypted, there are no ads and will not be, no information about users is saved in clear text. Not a bad application for those who want to communicate only with friends and family, without recruiting thousands of unfamiliar virtual "friends".

HalloApp HalloApp Inc.

Games

Bomb Club

A simple but fun puzzle game in which you first place the bombs correctly and then detonate them. It is necessary to place explosive devices so that the detonation of one would cause a chain reaction. Over time, you will unlock more and more levels and more and more bombs, which differ in their properties.

Bomb Club Antoine Latour

The Witcher: Monster Slayer

A game with augmented reality - something like the once sensational Pokemon Go, only in the world of The Witcher. You have to search for various monsters in AR and then destroy them. Witcher potions and weapons are attached to help you. Collect an impressive collection of destroyed monsters.

The Witcher: Monster Hunter Spokko Sp. z o.o.

Duck souls

If you are a fan of really hardcore games, then you are probably familiar with the Dark Souls series renowned for its complexity. Duck Souls is a fun homage to the series, an indie platformer with hundreds of levels, tons of enemies and truly masochistic difficulty. If the world of Dark Souls was inhabited not by the Hollow Undead, but by psychopathic ducks, then it would look exactly like this.

Duck Souls Crescent Moon Games