The 8 best Android apps in Google Play by week 21-2015 – Android Planet

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This week we spend in our list of the best Android apps of the week with more attention to the collage app Layout of Instagram and the new video call feature of Facebook Messenger.

Best Android Apps for week 21

1. Facebook Messenger

Facebook has added a video chat feature to its Messenger app which you, provided you have a recent version of the app, you can make video calls with other users the chat service. The button to activate video calls Facebook Messenger is the top right to find when you open a conversation in the Android or iOS app.

If the video camera icon is gray colored, the contact is not available. Is the icon is blue, the other is still available and you can press the button to start a video call. It does not matter what type of smartphone uses the other. Also video call with someone who is logged on a PC or laptop with Facebook Messenger is possible. Read more about Facebook Messenger video calls and watch a video of the new feature.

→ Download Facebook Messenger in Google Play (free)

2. Notifidgets

Notifidgets brings widgets back to the lock screen by integrating them into the notificiatiepaneel after they were removed at Lollipop. The app creates a kind of semi-permanent widget in the notificiatiepaneel that users always have access to their favorite widget.

It is possible to integrate all types of widgets in the notification, which you then can use through Notifidgets and can refresh through the refresh button. Notifidgets also offers the ability to display multiple widgets in the notification, the user via the arrow buttons to navigate through the widgets. Read more about Notifidgets and view screenshots of the app.

→ Download Notifidgets in Google Play (free)

3. Layout

The official collage app Instagram, Layout, is now also available for Android. The app allows users to multiple photos in one collage places, and then upload to the photo social network. From the gallery of your Android device you choose up to nine pictures that are then placed together.

Layout allows hereafter different layouts for you, so you do not have to determine the positions of the photos. Of course there is still the option to move them or to provide a different size. Additionally, you can also share Layout of the collages with other social networks like Facebook and Twitter. And yes, there are also filters available in the app. Read more about the Layout Android app and view screenshots.

→ Download Layout in Google Play (free)

4. Hexlock

It is sometimes useful to lock apps on your smartphone or tablet. Do not you want your child opens an app that allows them to make payments? Or do you not see work-related apps when you’re home? Or just the opposite: that you all your private apps do not use at work? It may Hexlock that locks-based Wi-Fi network slim your Android apps with a dot pattern or PIN.

After you select have chosen a PIN code or dot pattern, you can apps you want to lock. There are several profiles available apps where you can add, such as a profile for children or a profile for work. Are you connected to the wifi from your home? Then automatically lock the work apps. You can also create profiles based on your needs and activate and deactivate these via Hexlock. Read more about Hexlock and view screenshots of the app.

→ Download Hexlock in Google Play (free)

5. Adblock Plus

The popular ad blocker Adblock Plus has released a beta version of its Android browser. The browser is based on Firefox 37 with a deeper integration of Adblock Plus software. Adblock Browser works as a normal browser, with a section for popular websites, bookmarks and your Reading List.

There is also an incognito site and through the institutions to set various options of the browser, such as search engine and full screen mode. You can also import data from another mobile browser, like bookmarks. Read more about the Adblock Browser and view screenshots of the app.

Adblock Browser is not yet available in Google Play, but through this apk file to be installed manually. In the Google+ community you will be kept informed of new releases.

6. Hexy Launcher

Hexy Launcher is the new launcher of SwiftKey that stands in the way he deals with apps. The application turns your home screen a large area with many hexagons. This looks cluttered it soon, but fortunately Hexy Launcher some smart features.

That’s what the launcher of your app usage and fits’ ie on the basis of the locations of the various apps. Frequently used applications like WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, Gmail, for example, moved to the center of the screen. So are your favorite apps quickly and easily accessible. You can also easily search and filter them through the built-in search bar at the top. Read more about Hexy Launcher and view screenshots.

→ Playboy app for Android (free)

7. Playboy

Playboy launched a new Android app that focuses not on the famous nude photos, but on products that should appeal to men. In between are also view photos of women, albeit with clothes. Obviously erotic content or its promotion not allowed in Google Play, so we did not expect it would contain the Playboy app nude pictures.

But you can find in the app a curated list of articles daily refreshed. The topics vary widely. So you can read about developments in film and automotive industries, as well as view top lists (20 child stars that eventually became quite tasty) and read tips on recovering archived messages in Microsoft Word. Read more about the Playboy app for Android and see screenshots, totally SFW.

→ Download Now Playboy in Google Play (free)

8. Metro

The Metro newspaper has launched an Android app that provides alerts Wear the latest and hottest news. The app was developed in collaboration with Asus. Users can view messages on their smart watch, open to store their phone and if desired to read later. Saved articles appear under the tab “My Favorites” in the smartphone app.

“The starting point is to create a relevant user experience on any device. That’s a challenge when the device is relatively new as the smart watch. The app closely with the manufacturer to make, we expect other publishers to be one step ahead, “says Stephan Wagenaar Metro. Read more about the Metro smart watch app and view screenshots.

→ Download Metro in Google Play (free)

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