12 essential apps for any Android phone

12 essential apps for any Android phone

23.12.2021, 10:53
12 essential apps for any Android phone
The picks you need.
BY DAVID NIELD | PUBLISHED JAN 20, 2019 7:30 PM
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12 essential apps for any Android phone
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If you own an Android smartphone, youʼll need some essential apps to sync your files, watch movies, track your sleeping patterns, catch up on your reading, and more. Weʼve collected the best, most useful apps that Google Play Store has to offer.
(You may notice some crossover with our list of essential iPhone apps. Some apps are just that good.)
1. Dropbox
Dropbox lets you access your files from anywhere. Dropbox
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12 essential apps for any Android phone
Dropbox remains the best app for seamlessly syncing files to and from your portable devices. It works across the web, Windows, macOS, iOS, and of course Android, which means you need never find yourself without access to an important file. You can use Dropbox to automatically back up your photos and videos to the cloud, keep that important set of PDFs with you, or take notes that sync back to your laptop.
On the negative side, the free Dropbox plan only offers a miserly 2GB of storage. However, if you need more space, premium plans start at $10 per month for 1TB of storage.
Dropbox for Android, free or $10 to $20 per month for premium plans
2. Plex
Plex streams your media files to your device. Plex
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Plex makes it easy to stream music, movies, TV shows, photos, and more from your computer to your Android device. You need to set up the app on your Windows or macOS computer first, and then you can beam any content stored on the hard drive to your phone—no matter where you happen to be.
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12 essential apps for any Android phone
That said, there are a couple of caveats. Although you can stream files to other computers for free, to send them to your Android phone—while avoiding limits on your file sizes—youʼll need a $5 per month Plex Pass subscription. Also, you must have all your content downloaded to the computer disk, because Plex canʼt work with protected videos purchased from Google, Apple, or Amazon. Finally, youʼll rely on a pretty fast connection to avoid too-long buffering times.
Plex for Android, free or $5 per month for a Plex Pass
3. Pocket
Pocket helps you catch up on your reading. Pocket
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You never have enough time to catch up on all those online articles. Instead of leaving tabs to proliferate, Pocket lets you save articles from any browser, whether itʼs on your computer, tablet, or phone. Then read these pieces at your leisure on the Android app. You can even sync the items so theyʼll be accessible when youʼre offiine. Whatʼs more, Pocket strips out all the advertising and other distractions from webpages to give you a clean reading experience thatʼs easy on the eyes.
Extra features, such as advanced search and auto tagging, require a premium $5 per month subscription. It also has the added bonus of removing the ads from the Pocket app.
Pocket for Android, free or $5 per month for a premium subscription
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12 essential apps for any Android phone
4. Snapseed
Everything you need from an image editor. Snapseed
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Youʼll find many Android apps for photo editing, but weʼre big fans of Snapseed. It gives you access to just about every image-tweaking tool you can think of, helping you do everything from adjusting colors to removing objects. You can do intensive work tweaking the effects on a very fine level, or just slap on some filters in seconds. Despite the wealth of features, Snapseed and its tools remain straightforward to use.
Once youʼre done, you can easily share and export the results.
Originally an independent app, Snapseed is now developed by Google. Like many of the tech giantʼs apps, itʼs free.