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8 best pedometer and step counter apps

Track your fitness with these handy apps

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You may have snagged a new smartwatch and are now reviewing some helpful Android apps to help your body get back in shape. By simply looking after your physical well-being, you gain many benefits for your overall health. A healthy body can decrease the chances of heart disease while improving brain health and reducing the risk of anxiety and depression.

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15 best Android Auto apps in 2024

Going for a drive? Take these apps with you

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Android Auto apps can enhance your driving experience through music, navigation, or communication. Not all the best apps on the Play Store are available for your car. More are added daily alongside staples like Google Maps and Spotify. We collected the most helpful Android Auto apps on the Google Play Store. These apps are also available for your Android phone, and some are available for our favorite WearOS smartwatches, so you can continue using them after you leave your car.

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11 best indie apps you've never heard of

What's your favorite off-the-wall app?

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Android offers millions of apps, and while the Play Store makes it easy to find them if you know their name, yet discovery is still a pain point. This can result in plenty of the best Android apps never getting noticed simply because the market is flooded. Since we here at AP are immersed in everything Android every single day, we gathered some of the lesser-known apps to highlight standouts you may have otherwise missed on your favorite Android phone. So if you are sick of using the same old apps and are itching for something fresh or out of left field, then today's roundup of the best indie apps you've never heard of should cover your needs and then some.

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14 best fishing apps in 2024

Plan your next fishing trip like a pro

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Sometimes you need more than steadfast weather apps to fish with the best, something to keep track of the mitigating factors that irritate pros and scare newbies away. Fishing apps can assist with the many tasks that anglers deal with, from competitions to record keeping, all from nifty portable Android phones. But, when there are so many to choose from on the Play Store, it can be challenging to know which apps are worthy of your time. So if you're looking to take to the water with confidence as we inch toward summer, AP has collected these great fishing apps in today's roundup to help everyone get started.

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The top coding apps to learn SQL, Python, and more on the go

Make your phone even more useful

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The democratizing power of the internet cannot be understated. When paired with the recent strides in affordable computing and internet connectivity, learning something new is a matter of curiosity and initiative. There's been increasing interest in coding over the past few yearss. Lucky for you, the tool you always have by your side—your phone—can help you learn the basics. We've rounded up a list of the best coding apps to get you started.

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Best new Android apps in May 2022

A monthly roundup of new and unique Play Store applications

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Android Police's weekly app roundup has moved to a monthly cadence, covering the best Android apps to land on Android in the past month. With this move, we are now offering several months' worth of roundups in collapsible lists; this way, you have a singular place to go when looking for worthwhile Android app releases. Whether you require a new way to receive calendar notifications or are simply looking for a tie-in app for your new audio buds, you've come to the right place.

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15 best apps released in 2021 to download on your new Android phone

It's time to load up your new Android device with some awesome apps

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Now that 2021 is almost over, it's time to look back at all of the apps released this year to see which ones came out on top. This way, everyone will have a helpful list of the best apps worth installing on their brand-new Android devices. So we've gone ahead and hand-picked the best and most noteworthy releases this year, with a few surprises sprinkled in between. So no matter if you're looking for free apps to extend your new phone's usefulness or simply want to jazz up your homescreen with a gorgeous live wallpaper, AP's roundup of the best apps of 2021 has you covered. Happy holidays!

The Google Play Store is not lacking for apps and games by any means, but with the volume of new titles out each and every year, it's always worth highlighting which ones are the choicest among them. So, here's what the Play Store editors (and you!) chose as their cream of the crop.

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Welcome to the roundup of the best Android applications and live wallpapers that went live in the Play Store or were spotted by us in the previous three weeks or so. Today I have a note app from Wacom, a free and intuitive brainstorming app, and a language learning app where you can converse with native speakers. So without further ado, here are all of the new and notable Android apps released on the Play Store in the last three weeks.

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Welcome to the roundup of the best new Android applications that went live in the Play Store or were spotted by us in the previous three weeks or so. Today I have a new money transfer app from Facebook backed by Coinbase, a photo editing and cloud storage app from Sony, plus a new security listing from Google. So without further ado, here are all of the new and notable Android apps released on the Play Store in the last three weeks.

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Welcome to the roundup of the best new Android applications and live wallpapers that went live in the Play Store or were spotted by us in the previous two weeks or so. Today I have a new app from Google designed to help those with disabilities communicate, the arrival of a new health app from Samsung, and the launch of a gorgeous live wallpaper app. So without further ado, here are all of the new and notable Android apps released on the Play Store in the last two weeks.

Welcome to the roundup of the best new Android applications and live wallpapers that went live in the Play Store or were spotted by us in the previous week or so. Today I have a slick media bar app, a radio app where you can roll your own station, and a barcode app for creating, scanning, and storing barcodes. So without further ado, here are all of the new and notable Android apps released on the Play Store in the last week.

Welcome to the roundup of the best new Android applications and live wallpapers that went live in the Play Store or were spotted by us in the previous two weeks or so. Today I have a call screening app from the creators of RealPlay, a smart frame app from Lenovo, and a new tie-in app from Facebook for its new Ray-Ban smart glasses. So without further ado, here are all of the new and notable Android apps released on the Play Store in the last two weeks.

Welcome to the roundup of the best new Android applications that went live in the Play Store or were spotted by us in the previous week or so. Today I have a slick app for checking common foods against specific dietary requirements or allergies, a new release that can turn your old phone into a webcam for macOS/PC, and an app that can install Wear apps to your watch remotely. So without further ado, here are all of the new and notable Android apps released on the Play Store in the last week.

Welcome to the roundup of the best new Android applications that went live in the Play Store or were spotted by us in the previous two weeks or so. Today I have a pleasant habit tracker that's great for those who enjoy a stable routine, a fresh emulator for the Nintendo DS, and a colorful beat-based music creation program. So without further ado, here are all of the new and notable Android apps released on the Play Store in the last two weeks.

Welcome to the roundup of the best new Android applications that went live in the Play Store or were spotted by us in the previous two weeks or so. This week we have a data restore tool from Google, a popular video editor that's finally made its way from iOS to Android, and the arrival of the official IMDb TV app for smartphones. So without further ado, here are all of the new and notable Android apps released on the Play Store in the last two weeks.

Welcome to the roundup of the best new Android applications that went live in the Play Store or were spotted by us in the previous week or so. Today I have a personalized podcast app, a minimal launcher, and a sleek charity donation app. So without further ado, here are all of the new and notable Android apps released on the Play Store in the last week.

Welcome to the roundup of the best new Android applications that went live in the Play Store or were spotted by us in the previous two weeks or so. Today I have an app that can supposedly test if your device is water-resistant, a new release that offers GitHub's feed in a simple and readable space, plus a popular Markdown note app that's finally made its way from PC to Android. So without further ado, here are all of the new and notable Android apps released on the Play Store in the last two weeks.

Welcome to the roundup of the best new Android applications that went live in the Play Store or were spotted by us in the previous two weeks or so. Today I have the arrival of the official Stadia app for Android TV, a slick label editing app for Gmail, and the release for Zoom's PWA for Chrome OS. So without further ado, here are all of the new and notable Android apps released on the Play Store in the last two weeks.

Welcome to the roundup of the best new Android applications that went live in the Play Store or were spotted by us in the previous two weeks or so. Today I have the arrival of Microsoft's beta version of the Edge browser, a new release from Opera designed for gamers, and a social money app from Expensify. So without further ado, here are all of the new and notable Android apps released on the Play Store in the last two weeks.

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