Gadgetory

hello again ladies and gentlemen I'm Joe Hindy the android authority app guy welcome back to Android apps weekly this is episode number 177 so let's roll that intro and get right into those headlines xposed framework is eventually coming to android nougat developer Robo 89 announced this week that it was in the works during the announcement rovol 89 explains how different the challenges have been from updating marshmallow to nougat as opposed to lollipop to marshmallow the big obstacle seems to be how nougat installs new applications because it did change quite a bit there isn't an ETA on the release yet but it's good to know that it's coming caseyneistat beam application is officially dead and gone as most of you know Casey sold the company to CNN in late 2016 the apps fate was decided by CNN shortly afterward the app itself was ok but nothing special you just covered the proximity sensor on your device and it recorded a short clip that clip then went directly to beam we don't know cNN has any future plans for the app or his team at this time it was announced this week that animal crossings mobile debut will be delayed nintendo stated that the release would happen in the next fiscal year and since the next fiscal year begins in april that's the earliest of the game could see a release we're not sure yet if nintendo is going to make it a pay once game like super mario run or a freemium game like pokemon go or Fire Emblem heroes frankly at this point it could go either way Super Bowl Sunday is fast approaching and as it turns out you have some options if you want to stream the game Fox Sports is going to stream the game for free without authentication and that is likely your best bet AT&T and verizon also have offerings for their users although verizon's is much better finally you can use the fox sports be our application to stream the entire thing through VR the choice is yours and there are plenty of options available Google Play announced their top trending apps and games for January 2017 on the App side of things that were apps like CNN learned Chinese dubsmash and a lot of others CNN only really got there because at live streamed Obama's goodbye speech and Donald Trump's inauguration speech for games Star Wars for Serena my talking Hank and WWE champions rule the day it also listed some fun apps and games it'll be coming up this month and that will be sure to talk about when they're really strange telephone is a retro adventure game with a lot going for it the basic premise is that you are in a strange world and your goal is to find items and explore other strange world you get there by making phone calls ultimately you have to escape the world that you're trapped in and it also features charming retro graphics and sound effects it's a pay once game with no in-app purchases easy web video cast as a browser with the ability to cast your video to your TV it works when you go to the site and then you play a video the Apple intercept the request and asks if you want to watch it on your television during our testing it works fairly well although there are plenty of sites that aren't supported just yet it has a lot of potential and the developers seems fairly responsive to bad reviews it's totally free to download and use if you want to try it out for yourself book of unwritten tales 2 is an adventure game with a fantasy team it features decent colorful graphics good mechanics and a pretty good sense of humor you'll also get about 20 hours of gameplay and all-star voiceover cast and four different characters to play as it's surprisingly good and you can pick it up for four dollars and ninety-nine cents with no in-app purchases ingots is an e-book reader that helps you find free stuff to read it's a platform where ND writers can upload all of their stuff and consequently you can download it everything is also free and in English the application features a decent clean interface along with a few basic reading options to make your experience a little more enjoyable we don't think it will trump Amazon anytime soon but it's a good spot to find some decent stuff for free the app itself is also free to download Fire Emblem heroes is the latest game from Nintendo this one is a freemium adventure that takes place in the Fire Emblem universe it's reminiscent of Final Fantasy brave actually I swear man you play as a hero who can summon other heroes from the various Fire Emblem games there is a campaign mode along with several other modes that you can play through early reviews are positive which is also a good sign it's free to download with in-app purchases if you're interested for even more android apps and games news check out this week's newsletter which is linked in the video description below there we have a ton of android apps from games knows that we didn't have the space for here you can sign up for the newsletter using the form which is in the written companion which is also linked in the video description below and we'll have it sent out to you every single Sunday also don't forget to check out the android authority app for even faster date and that about does it for this one folks don't forget to subscribe and ring the bell so you can get the latest Android content delivered straight to you as soon as we release it if you want to keep watching we have a video linked up there on the screen and in the video description below if you're interested finally don't forget to check out the 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