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hello again ladies and gentlemen I'm Joe handy the Android authority app guy and in this video we're going to take a look at the 15 best design Android applications of 2014 inbox by Gmail storm the headlines for two reasons it was made by Google and because it challenged the current email application paradigm the results were polarizing because some people liked it and other people hated it however would you get past the shock of the change in boxes a very clean and organized email application it also integrates with Google now's reminder functionality which is nice it's also free to use live link bubble is a browser hidden inside of a floating notification the idea is that you can open a bunch of links from your favorite apps and social media sites and then go back and look at them when you choose to do so it's an amazing idea and it definitely alters things like how often people engage with content you don't have to wait for the browser to open so you end up opening more stuff and then going back to look at it later the free version gives you a taste and the full experience costs 3 dollars and 99 cents not a lot of people knew the purpose of Google messenger since Google Hangouts exists but it turned out to be a very well-designed application and very useful it is a light text messaging app that first minutes appearance on the Nexus 6 and it's now available for most devices there are some light customization options like changing the color for various contacts and it's totally free to use moots i live wallpaper isn't the most popular application on this list but it has a very loyal following it's a live wallpaper that shows you the most classic artistic pieces in history it definitely adds a little class to the home screen and there's even an API available that other developers have used to integrate this application into their own such as Chris Lacey's action launcher it's totally free and a good way to enjoy some classic art my stocks is a stock market application that lets you keep an eye on the stock market your stocks and news revolving around the stock market and your stocks it has a bucket load of features that are cleverly hidden behind a solid holo interface that is complete with analytics graphs and other information what makes this app impressive is how much information there is and how well it's organized if you do stocks you should definitely try this one out with Microsoft released next lock screen from their Microsoft garage project and it is something a little bit different it warps your home screen into a combination of lock screen contacts application at or and calendar app it's great for people who use those functions regularly and the ability to put that much right there on the lock screen without that overwhelming feeling is something pretty special it has some problems with bugs but the design itself is solid snack exchange is a huge website with a lot of content that has helped countless people over the years and they just released an Android application earlier this year the design is classic holo and it manages to give you access to all of its websites and subsidiaries without too much effort and without making it feel too crowded there are even some customization options available if you need that it's a great application and anyone who is curious about anything should have it the sunrise calendar was a big deal for its colorful and organized design and it was around before the announcement of material design it's compatible with Google Calendar exchange and even iCloud for those of you who may need those services other than that it does pretty much what calendars do there are some behind the scenes stuff that could be fixed but the design is extremely pretty and solid plus it's totally free the talent for Twitter has been a huge hit in 2014 it's sleek designed fun layout and customization made it a favorite for many Twitter users so much so that the original application hit its Twitter token limit so the developers had to release a second one more recent updates added a bunch of material design and that has allowed talent to remain probably the best design Twitter app currently outs the only bad part is that it's only available for Android lollipop right now uncluttered is such a great idea and it's coincidentally wrapped up in a great design the premise for the app is that it allows you to check and clean your cloud storage abuse list junk and free up space for other files and also lets you find duplicates so if you're like me and you uploaded your camera roll to two different places you can identify that and correct it the interface is simple hollow UI mixed with a card UI that makes its app very effective and easy to use qualia is another material design app that grab the headlines and took the internet by storm unfortunately it was shut down after the website that hosted the wallpapers this app showed went down but it's back now with a new set of wallpapers and all of its material design glory the app is a great example of what material design can do for otherwise boring tasks like finding wallpapers and it's also totally free email is another application that wants to change how people email on mobile unlike inbox which requires a bit of organization skills we mail turns the email experience into something akin to a chat application emails are organized by sender rather than chronologically and there are a few features like voice emails and a solid if somewhat incomplete material design it's free to try and it's definitely something different a v8 launcher received so much press this year that Yahoo went and bought the damn thing for reported fifty million dollars it simplifies the home screen and puts applications and categories for easy reference there are also some customization options but the big thing here is how a v8 managed to simplify the Android experience and still look really good doing it it remains totally free even after the Yahoo buyouts and it's a unique style of launcher no window weather is a beautifully done weather application that turns your device into a window of the weather when it's sunny the application is sunny and when it's rainy the application is raining you can check the weather by the minute by using a very nifty slider functionality and you can get your weather forecast as you normally would it looks amazing and it's definitely worth picking up the free version to try it out with Nokia Z launcher is another launcher that tries to simplify the Android experience using some very unique interface choices there is one home screen with a clock widget that can be swiped to look at other information like the weather the rest of the home screen is dedicated to trying to guess which applications you need based on where you are and what time it is the big feature is the ability to write on the home screen and search for apps very quickly that way it's still in beta but it's in the fitting choice 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