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again ladies and gentlemen I'm Joe Hindy the android authority app guide welcome back to Android apps weekly this is episode number 116 let's get started then perhaps the saddest news reported on in a long time the mobile-centric humble bundles are coming to an end the service will still have mobile games on their regular humble bundle deals and as individual sales but no more bundles with just mobile games it was a staple covered by the show for years and we're really sad to see it go in a surprise move Google Play removed the famed at Tasker application from the google play store for an alleged permission that would ignore battery optimizations such as doze mode what's funny as the application had no such permission in the main version although it was present in the beta version in any case the application has been restored to the Google Play Store and it is available right now the season of acquisitions continues this week as Pandora picked up our do for a cool 75 million dollars rdio was circling the drain it was in the middle of declaring bankruptcy when Pandora stepped in and took over we don't know how this will affect Pandora but we'll know for sure sometime in 2016 pushbullet announced a new pro version of their popular application it'll cost you about five dollars a month or forty dollars a year what's new well pretty much nothing the pro service is being criticized not because it's charging money but because it's not giving anyone anything new the same old pushbullet now costs money and the free version is now a stripped-down version of the original it's available now if you're interested starting in early 2016 the google play store will start letting users know if an application has advertising this will be placed in the app listing right alongside the in-app purchases label so that everyone will know it should start rolling out monday january 11 for even more android apps and games news don't forget to check out this week's newsletter which is linked in the video description below there you'll find a wealth of application info that we didn't have time or the space for here if you're so inclined you can sign up using your email and we'll send it to you every single week okay folks let's take a look at the apps and games that made a big splash this week as usual if you want to check any of these apps or games out you can find those links in the video description below samsung released a new application this week called samsung plus this is a customer service oriented application that connects you with reps to help you solve problems with your Samsung devices the application also features tutorials on how to use Samsung's features exclusive promotions for other products and some device maintenance fee it's completely free but as you may have guessed it's for samsung devices only lifeline to is the latest release in the Lifeline franchise for those who don't know lifeline to is a text-based RPG where you embark on a quest as a woman trying to save her lost brother and avenge her dead parents choices you make will affect the game and either keep the main character live or kill her off it's quite good for a text based game and it works really well with Android wear there are also no in-app purchases but do beware of those early release day bugs horizon chase is a retro style racing game that is a self labeled owed to the racing games of old with this one you'll get all kinds of racing phone with fret row graphics and an old-school game soundtracks have round out the experience it's a lot of fun and the game is free to demo with a pro version being unlockable as an in-app purchase there is a peculiar and hilarious bug on marshmallow where you have to give the game permission to run but otherwise it's a lot of fun the pool is a new photo sharing application from mediafire yes that mediafire the popular file sharing service that most of us have used before the application itself allows you to share photos with friends and family think of it like a private Instagram mixed with Google photos it's not quite as robust as either of those platforms but it is young and it has a lot of potential it's also totally free to use at least for now oddworld munch's oddysee as one of the most hotly anticipated games of 2015 it's an action adventure platformer where you must do all kinds of weird stuff in order to obtain the last can of caviar it's a really goofy game with decent graphics and one of the better control schemes that we've seen in this genre it also has no in-app purchases and so far rave reviews on Google Play it should be compatible with most current devices but do check out the hardware requirements before you buy it once again I'm Joe Hindy the android authority app car 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 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