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hope again ladies and gentlemen I'm Joe Hindy the android authority app guy and welcome back to Android apps weekly this is episode number 153 so let's get started IFTTT has rolled out direct third-party support what that means is that instead of going into the I FTT app to create recipes individual app developers can now include them directly into their apps people can then just head to the settings and turn on the recipes that they want it's a new thing so there aren't a whole lot of real-world examples yet but some companies like coraggio Adobe sky bell bloom sky automatic and others will have it sooner or later Facebook announced this week that their advertising will be more resistant to ad blockers basically the company is redoing how the advertising is rendered on the page in order to disguise them as organic content so that ad blockers leave them alone ad revenue represents a large portion of Facebook's revenue stream and many sites depend on it to reach new audiences so move like this isn't unexpected it is worth noting that adblock responded in kind like two days later so it's probably a non-issue we are but one month away from the day when Google Chrome will start killing off support for Adobe Flash despite the sudden off switch coming in just a month Google Chrome has slowly been lowering and support for adobe flash over the last few years if you still have uses for flash you won't be able to do things anymore but at this point most sites have migrated away from it anyway so it's not really that big of an issue quadrotor is a new security flaw and Android that affects devices with a Qualcomm processor it's a standard privilege escalation vulnerability which means that applications that have this problem can get root access and then it'll have access to everything on your device luckily features that already exist such as verify apps pretty much prevent this from happening as long as you don't side load applications or you get apps from trustworthy sources your chances of having these issues are virtually zero percent hulu announced this week that they're doing away with their free service initially you could watch some stuff for free and then you can get additional features and shows by paying for the monthly subscription however the company stated that their free offering is so far removed from their paid experience that they decided to scrap it altogether it definitely sucks but that's how things go for even more Android apps and games news including the latest Pokemon go news you can check out this week's newsletter which is linked in the video description below if you want to sign up for the news they're for yourself you can use the form which is in the written companion which is also linked in the video description below don't forget to check out the official android authority app for even faster updates Raines is a strategy simulation game with some pretty unique mechanics instead of using controls to maneuver a world you're given a stack of cards you then swipe through each card tinder style to answer whether you agree with that position or not the longer you play the longer you remain in power and if you make the wrong decision you are mercilessly killed it's a goofy little idea and it's a pretty interesting use of the tinder swipe mechanics it's two dollars and ninety-nine cents with no in-app purchases isotope is a beautifully designed application from Jack Underwood developer of the popular today calendar and this application helps you learn more about the periodic table of elements it features a 118 element table complete with transition animations along with high-quality images for most of the elements the developer has promised to include more over time you can also read more information and fun facts about the elements search for a specific elements and some additional features if you go pro you get an additional theme and it's worth noting that neither version has ads the manga works is the latest simulation game out of Cairo soft the same developers who did the highly acclaimed game dev story in this sim your job is to run a studio that produces manga you'll start with a fledgling studio and you'll be hunting for plot ideas to make your manga better it has a lot of the same graphical styles and mechanics as game dev story so those who may have played that will have an idea of how this game works it's four dollars and ninety-nine cents but there are no in-app purchases the only downside is it doesn't appear to have cloud saving one view calendar is a fun new calendar application with some very bold ideas for starters it doesn't sort your calendar by the classic month day or week views instead the entire thing is laid out in a single agenda view mode where you can scroll through your entire calendar it supports pinch to zoom so you can navigate easily and it syncs with google calendar which should make migration easy you can add events by dragging and dropping the icon where it needs to go it's completely free and it's actually a lot of fun to use efie swordplay is a new fencing game and frankly the best fencing game now on Google Play you create a character and then you learn the finer points of fencing and the mechanics are simple and easy to understand while being difficult to master the game features customization that has you adding equipment to your characters and even fine tune in your weapon there is a PVE campaign mode or you could face off against your social media friends in the PvP mode it has in-app purchases but they're generally an offensive the game is definitely worth a shot and that about does it for this one folks if you want to keep watching we'll have Jace's latest news video linked up there on the screen and in the video description below don't forget to sign up for that newsletter and keep it tuned to android authority because we are your source for all things android thanks again for watching everybody and have a wonderful day