32 Google Apps You May Not Know About

Entertainment and leisure

1. Androidify

An application in which you can create Androids that look like yourself or your friends. The finished picture is saved as a sticker or animated image that can be shared in chats, posts and messages.

2. Toontastic 3D

With this application, you can create cartoons on your phone or tablet. Use ready-made characters or draw characters from scratch. Create locations in which the story will unfold. You are given complete freedom of action. The result can be saved to the gallery.

3. Street art

A simple application that will add beauty to your home screen. The Google Art Project has created a collection of watch faces, and you can choose the best one or set them to automatically change.

4. Snapseed

Professional photo editor with three dozen filters and tools. Knows how to work with files in-j.webp

5. YouTube Kids

The solution to the "childish" problem on YouTube: young viewers often, due to recommendations and autoplay, switch to videos that are not intended for them. This application contains only educational and entertaining videos. There is also a parental control function.

6. YouTube Creative Studio

Application for managing a channel from a mobile device. Allows you to monitor the statistics of views and subscriber activity, moderate comments, change video icons and set the publication time.

7. Cardboard

The Google Cardboard VR headset customization app offers several demos that will make you want to find new VR videos and photos.

8. Cardboard Camera

If you have VR goggles, create photos that can be viewed in VR format. The CardBoard camera doesn’t take live shots of Harry Potter, but the photos it captures will bring memories to life with a 3D effect.

9. Expeditions

Application for virtual educational tours. Contains more than 200 expeditions, which you can go with friends or classmates. By connecting multiple devices to the same network, you can arrange a group excursion from the depths of the ocean to the vastness of space.

10. Google Arts & Culture

World art in your phone. Stroll through the finest museums in the world and explore the most famous exhibitions and works of great masters in great detail. In the application, you can create collections of exhibits and share them with your friends. Search for exhibitions nearby and even recognize exhibits by pointing the camera at them.

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11. Google Spotlight Stories

Thrilling short stories that can be watched from a 360 ° view. For maximum immersion, use VR goggles or a helmet - then you can be on the set of Wes Anderson's animated film and even talk to its characters.

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12. Google Street View

Explore streets, landmarks, museums, restaurants and other establishments with this app before setting off on your trip. You can make the service better by adding panoramas and photos of the places you have visited.

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13. Google Trips

Application for planning trips around the world. Allows you to organize a tour and track reservations for vehicles and accommodation. And also learn more about the attractions that are nearby. Information is available offline. So if you can't connect to Wi-Fi, all the useful information will remain at your fingertips.

14. Google My Maps

Allows you to download maps from other devices or create your own. You can mark places with points and build routes to them, or send coordinates to friends. An excellent solution for tourism or hunting.

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15. Trusted contacts

The application will help you quickly notify family and friends about your location and find out where they are. If there is no response within a few minutes after a request, the sender will receive the last saved device location. Even if it is discharged or is out of range of the network.

16. Android Messages

Another application for communication between Android devices. Allows you to create group chats, as well as exchange voice messages, videos and images.

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17. Google Duo

Video calling service available on all popular platforms. Offers a stable connection over Wi-Fi and mobile data, as well as a "Tuk-Tuk" feature that allows you to see the caller before you answer the call.

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Work and education

18. Scientific journal

A must-have app for teachers and scientists. Measure sound intensity, pressure and other parameters important for your experiments. External sensors on Arduino and Vernier are supported. The application allows you to take photos and notes during the study, as well as export the obtained data as CSV files.

19. Google My Business

Use Google search and maps to tell customers about your business. After confirming the information about the company, you will have access to information about how many people are looking for it. You will be able to receive notifications about customer reviews and respond to them.

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20. Google Classroom

The app lets you create courses, assign assignments to students, and review them. All assignments are placed in the section of the same name, and course materials are distributed into folders on Google Drive. With Google Classroom, communication is accelerated: the teacher can create announcements and discussions, and the listeners can share resources and communicate in the feed.

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21. Google Slides

Create and edit slides. Share and collaborate with colleagues, communicate within the project. Changes are saved automatically, and the presentations themselves are available without an Internet connection.

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22. Google PDF Viewer

Work with PDFs on your mobile device. Google PDF Viewer allows you to view and print documents, search and copy text.

23. Virtual printer

Set up a virtual printer on your computer or install the app of the same name on Android to send documents for printing from a mobile device.

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24. Crowdsource

Dissatisfied with the quality of the translation and the work of the cards? Contribute to the development of Google Translate and Google Maps. Each task will take no more than 10 seconds to complete. You can specify your version or confirm the correctness of the translation from Google, check the names of organizations and the location of landmarks on the map.

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25. Google TalkBack

A service for people with visual impairments, thanks to which they can use mobile devices. The application speaks to the interface elements and text, provides vibration feedback.

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26. Android TV Remote Control

This app will turn your phone into an Android TV remote control. With it, you can switch between applications, play, start voice search or enter text through the keyboard of your mobile device.

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27. Photo Scanner from Google Photos

Scan printed images for enhanced digital copies. Step-by-step instructions will help you scan without glare, and automatic cropping will give your photo the correct rectangular shape. Photos are backed up to Google Photos.

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28. Google Authenticator

Application for generating codes when 2-Step Verification is enabled. The code is entered after the password for the account, preventing unauthorized access to services and applications. You can add accounts to the authenticator using a QR code.

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29. Chrome Remote Desktop

Needed to control a computer from an Android device. To connect to Chrome, the application of the same name must be installed on a laptop or PC. Connection is only possible if both devices have Internet access.

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30. Files Go

An application for managing files and cleaning up memory from unnecessary data. Shows the amount of storage and gives recommendations on what can be removed. You can transfer files between two devices with Files Go without an Internet connection, provided that they are nearby.

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31. Google Handwriting

Complete typing and voice input with handwriting. Use your finger or stylus to write on the screen of your mobile device. The application supports 97 languages, recognizes block and uppercase letters, as well as emoticons.

32. Find My Device

Application for finding a mobile device. With Find My Device, you can remotely erase information or show a message on the locked screen asking you to return your phone or tablet. If the device is nearby, the application can play a sound signal on it.

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