Gadgetory

hello booking ladies and gentlemen i'm joe hindi the android authority app guy and welcome back to android apps' weekly this is episode number 143 and admittedly it's a bit of a slow week but let's get right into those headlines Google Play got a new feature this week that will recommend that you uninstall applications that you don't use this will save you space obviously but depending on the type of application it may also help you save a bit of battery life this is one of the few actually useful cleaner features that we've seen and it should be rolling out to everybody right now Amazon debuted Alexa in browser format this week the idea is that you can test out and use the Alexa service without happy to drop $200 on a device that carries it while this is not overly useful for anything other than seeing what it's like for right now it is a fun way to see what Alexa is all about first hand in a blog post late last week Google celebrated the one-year anniversary of Google photos by announcing that photos has accumulated 13.7 petah bytes of photos that's about a hundred and eighty-two years of HD movies worth of space if you watch them back-to-back most of these are selfies obviously and it shows how successful the service has been so far a few Microsoft applications have been updated this week to receive the new tell me feature this allows you to quickly search for various tools inside of Word Excel and PowerPoint so that you don't have to go rooting around an application or Google search in order to find them given that there are entire college courses to teach you how Microsoft products work this is an excellent feature in an effort to make Google now and ok Google more friendly Google has hired Emma Coates from Pixar for those who may not know Coates has worked on movies such as brave the spongebob squarepants movie and monsters University the ultimate goal is to make Google now feel more human to go along with its efficiency and to better compete with things like Siri and Cortana for even more Android apps and games news check out this week's newsletter which is linked in the video description below admittedly it was kind of a slow week in the world of apps and games but there were still some updates and news worth checking out that we didn't have time for here if you'd like you can sign up for the newsletter using the forum which is in the written companion which is in the video description below and we'll ship that newsletter straight to your virtual door every Sunday for even faster news updates don't forget to check out the android authority app ok folks is take a look at absent games that made a big splash this week as usual if you want to check any of these apps or games up we'll have those links for you in the video description below Mecca Rama is a free-to-play puzzle game where you must navigate a robot through obstacles to get to the end of the level the game includes 50 levels in total and focuses more on relaxation and creativity then it does challenge or excitement the game is entirely free to play with the in-app purchases essentially being donate button's where you can pay for it if you want to it's a nice simple little time killer and it doesn't take up a lot of space google has launched maps beta in the Google Play Store the idea is to give you the chance to check out the latest Google Maps features before they hit the main application you'll have to join the beta group before you can get it and it should just update Google Maps with the latest beta version after you do so currently the beta version is 9.2 7 while the stable version is 9.2 6 so there is a difference between what you can have and what you can get if you want to sign up we'll have that link for you in the video description below Skyforce 2014 was one of the best freemium games out there and now a new Sky Force is among us Sky Force reloaded offers a lot of the same stuff as its predecessor including really good graphics for a top-down shooter and the basic gameplay features are still there some new elements of the game include buff cards new planes to collect and more stuff to do during missions this is going to be one of the best freemium games of 2016 so you might as well give it a shot swipe for Facebook has been out for a while but it seems to be quickly becoming one of the go to third-party Facebook apps unlike the regular application this one has material design themes and even layouts that mimic other social media networks like Google+ it's a little bit more clunky overall then the regular Facebook app in terms of feel what the features are there including baked and messenger support and some additional stuff that you won't find in the official app there's a free version and a paid version and they're both pretty good the Transformers earth wars is a kingdom building game where you must build up a base defend it from opponents and attack the basis of other people to win stuff yes that means it plays an awful lot like clash of clans in this variation you'll be able to collect various transformer characters to help you out summon reinforcements and use various transformer abilities to get the upper hand it's nothing really overly new but fans of the genre could find it enjoyable like most Kingdom builders this one is free with in-app purchases well that about does it for this video folks if you want to keep watching we have the best new Android apps and games from May 2016 linked up there on the screen and in the video description below don't forget to sign up to 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