Gadgetory

hello again ladies and gentlemen I'm Joe handy the Android authority app guy and welcome back to Android apps weekly let's jump right into those headlines it's been found that Google photos will keep uploading your photos to Google even if you've uninstalled the application this is because it's integrated with Google settings that's on every Android phone so if you want to disable it forever you'll actually have to do so using the Google Settings app and that is just a little bit weird according to reports Facebook is working on a virtual assistant called Moneypenny ostensively named after the James Bond character unlike most Moneypenny is a virtual assistant to help you shop for things and it'll be integrated into Facebook messenger of course will provide more details as we get them late last week developer bean dog announced that they'll be releasing a standalone expansion to baldur's gate called Baldur's Gate siege of dragon's beer the game which is coming out later this year will tell the tale of what happens between Baldur's Gate 1 and to Twitter and the third-party developers that have been making Twitter apps have been at odds for a long time thanks to Twitter's ridiculous token limit that prevents Twitter applications from becoming super popular in a recent announcement Twitter has conceded that they may need to make some changes and we hope that leads to more third-party Twitter apps after an absence due to some pranking the google map maker is reopening its doors sometime in August the improved version will have a stricter approval process and more moderation to prevent things like that prank where someone added an Android urinating on an Apple logo for even more Android apps and games news updates and new releases don't forget to check out this week's newsletter which is linked in the video description below there we have a complete list of all the happenings in the app world including the stuff we didn't have time for here today if you're so inclined you can subscribe with your email and get this info beam to your inbox every single Friday ok folks let's take a look at the apps and games that made a big splash this week mountain goat Mountain is a new game out of Zynga it features some colorful and enjoyable graphics along with arcade style gameplay the premises you must climb mountains while avoiding obstacles the mechanics are simple tapping and swiping so anyone can get into it it is a freemium title which means there are in app purchases but overall it's a fun little time waster and something a little bit different out of Zynga Wi-Fi mapper is a new application that helps you find Wi-Fi hotspots the idea is that you open the application and it shows you a map where you can get access to free Wi-Fi according to developers the app shows over 600 and 50 million hot spots that you can access the information is crowd-sourced so you can add more if you find them and it also comes with Foursquare integration you can see the history of the hot spots you've connected to and how well they've worked it's a solid application with some decent features and it's totally free redbull alert is a new alarm clock application that aims to get you up and out of bed before hitting the snooze button it does this by integrating a social aspect where you can compete with your friends to see who wakes up the fastest the application will also track your progress or lack thereof so you can see if the application actually does help you wake up faster it's a fun premise and it's free to use here maps is already a popular offline navigation option but this week milk you've released a public beta it's a bit convoluted as you have to join the beta group become a beta tester and then finally download the application the public beta will have new features a new UI design and will be the place where Nokia tests all of their new ideas do beware because that means there are gonna be bugs too you can click the link in the video description below to find out how to get it last up this week is a new first-person shooter called traitor Valkyrie plan this is a first-person shooter game based on a true story from world war ii and features decent graphics plenty of shooting and you'll also need a little bit of stealth the mechanics are fairly simple and the game manages to miss a lot of the pitfalls of other touchscreen shooters by sticking to a simpler mechanic of course this means it isn't as exciting as some shooters sometimes another case is cheap and it's fun once again I'm Joe Indy the Android authority app guy while you're 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 don't forget to sign up for that newsletter as always thanks for watching everybody and have a wonderful day