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hello again ladies and gentlemen i'm joe hindi the android authority app guy and in this video we're going to take a look at the 10 best applications from 2014 cool cast is an application that lets your Android device communicate with a number of things like chromecast Apple TV Amazon fire TV Roku Xbox and many others it lets you stream your personal content like photos and videos to those devices there's a free version to try out but the paid version removes the restrictions and gives you the full experience commander is an application that aims to make Google now more useful for my practical standpoint it works offline and allows you to do some of the more basic things like turn on and off things like Bluetooth Wi-Fi flashlight and others as well as setting volume access google play music playlists and a whole lot more if you have root access you can even reboot into recovery and clear your notifications it's a unique application and one that all Google now fans should at least check out Google now launcher was released earlier this year and has become the way for people to get a stock Android feel on their devices without all the root and ROM stuff that many don't feel comfortable doing it comes with built in Google now support a solid set of features and it's much lighter than OEM skin launchers and most third-party launchers it's very Google centric but people who use this know that and use it for that reason the Nokia had a big year since they distance themselves from hardware and started focusing more on software one of the more recent additions to their software lineup is here Maps it contains a great design offline mode and many of the same features as Google Maps such as the ability to explore things nearby turn-by-turn directions and maps available in more than 100 countries Verizon is a camera application that aims to do things from a different perspective horizon allows you to produce full horizontal shots no matter how you hold your phone that means you can hold it in portrait landscape or anything in between and the video comes out as though you were holding it in landscape mode horizon corrects a problem that many people don't know they have and does so in a unique and inoffensive way pftt T stands for if this then that and what it does is create connections between applications so when you do something in one it makes the other app do something else a popular example is the ability to save a picture from Instagram and upload it to Google Drive automatically the options are virtually limitless and it can save you a lot of time and effort you can even find lists of recipes easily on Google help get you started Stack Exchange has helped an untold number of people in an untold number of ways across many many topics their official Android application takes the positive force that is stack exchange and makes it mobile if you're curious about pretty much anything then this is an application you should have on your Android device it's a great community that is run by the community and they do a pretty good job of it themer launcher wasn't beta for a good long time but this year saw the first official release themer is unique because it is a launcher like nova and action launcher but the themes you can choose for your home screens are highly varied and quite enjoyable all the themes are fully customizable the themes are done by a talented community and it is integrated with super widget if you want something truly different for a launcher give this one a shots look for a long road of fixing bugs and adding features VLC for Android has finally exited beta with version 1.0 released early in December the beta version was already popular but it should be even more so now that it's not in Veda anymore it plays video and audio files along with a number of more unique features that you'll find only with VLC those in the market for a new media player should check this one out last up is the curious case of Yahoo's a v8 launcher it was originally done by an app development startup that was purchased by Yahoo for quite a bit of money it features a redesigned home screen setup with categories to organize your applications contextual features based on what time it is and your location and unique look and feel purists didn't like it that much but people looking for something different have enjoyed it quite a bit that about does it for this video but our roundup is far from complete if you head to the written companion which is in the video description below we expand this list from 10 to the 30 best Android apps of 2014 so don't forget to check that out once again i'm joe hindi from android authority comm we're here why not subscribe to the Android Authority at YouTube channel if you're hanging out for a minute we have a couple of awesome videos for you to watch right over there and they're linked in the video description below for you folks on mobile finally don't forget to check out the written companion which is in the video description below because you're gonna find a whole lot more applications there as always thanks for watching everybody and have a wonderful New Year's