Gadgetory

hello begin ladies and gentlemen I'm Joe handy the Android authority app guy we're nearing the end of January of 2016 which means it's time to round up the best applications from the last month apps is a unique wrapper application that shows you hidden top charts in the Google Play Store how it works is that it's essentially a web link that's been turned into an application the web link opens the actual Google Play Store to the top apps charts the difference is is that it'll show you a secret set of top charts that lists only applications without any games there to gum up the works this is a great way to check out the hottest apps in the Play Store without having to wade through a ton of games and it's entirely free automate is a driving companion application that aims to bring you functionality from your phone without distracting you from driving it contains a ton of shortcuts to things like music navigation your phone dialer messaging weather updates and a lot more you could also fork out for the premium version and get hands-free gestures customized wallpapers and traffic camera alerts it's a solid car companion application and one that could help you stay safe luma keyboard is a new application that puts customization above all else the developers boasts the keyboards ability to adapt to the application that you're using and the application features a resizable keyboard night mode some themeing support for a wide range of devices and emojis it also supports over 60 languages including Indic languages it's a little bear in terms of advanced features but it is lighter and more minimal than most other keyboards and it seems to work rather well hello fresh is actually a food delivery service that you pay to bring food straight to your door which you can then prepare yourself however even if you aren't interested in the service this application can be rather useful it contains a ton of cooking tips and tricks along with fun simple recipes that are mostly healthy it's all wrapped up in a beautiful material design inspired interface it's a good free little app and it's worth the download after a very long wait Kickstarter released its official application to the Google Play Store it features pretty much all of the features of the website including the ability to back projects browse projects and even look at your activity log the application adheres to most of the Android design guidelines and does a great job of never feeling cluttered despite the ridiculous amount of information it displays it's come lately free and a must-have for fans of Kickstarter mimicker alarm is the latest app out of the Microsoft garage project it's an alarm app that makes you play games with it in order to shut off or snooze the alarm you have a few options including the ability to make faces at the front camera speak certain phrases and a whole lot more if you fail the test the application will assume you've fallen back asleep and we'll simply resume going off it'll wake you up that's for sure move some is a new step counter application that aims to help you keep track of how many steps you take every day without all of the bells and whistles they could potentially get in the way it'll show you visual representations of what you've burned off through walking allow you to set goals and keep track of prior goals and the application simply looks nice as well it's completely free with no in-app purchases which makes it significantly less expensive than a dedicated piece of hardware that does this exact same thing password Locker is a free password management application that allows you to store all kinds of private information under a secure lock and key the app stores your data offline as opposed to the cloud and uses 256 bit AES encryption which should make most security-conscious people happy you can also set the application to self-destruct under certain circumstances and you can even hide it from the app drawer if you do want to backup to the cloud the app has Dropbox and Google Drive support as well the application is $4.99 but you can check out the free demo stop swipin is a new application that helps prevent your friends from swiping through your gallery to see those embarrassing or otherwise private photos that you keep there for some reason it's quite simple to use you select which pictures you want to show your friends and the application will create a private gallery that keeps them from swiping through your entire camera roll it does require device admin rights which can be easily revoked so the application can be an uninstalled but otherwise it's very simple to use and it's free this kW RT is a photo manipulation and editing tool that can be very useful for both hobbyists and pro photographers the premise of the application is to correct imperfections caused by your camera hardware such as lens distortion vignette correction and more however you can use the various tools and a little imagination to create some wicked fun photos that you can then share with pretty much everyone it's 99 cents and this is a different kind of photo editing app once again i'm joe hindi the Android the app guy why are here why not subscribe to the Android Authority 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 also 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 and if you want to download any of these applications those links are also in the video description below as always thanks for watching everybody and have a wonderful day