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hello again ladies and gentlemen I'm Joe Hindy the android authority app guy we're into November now and it's time to wrap up the best applications that were released in october of 2014 first up is camera 51 this unique camera application is for those out there who may not be the best photographers it uses a built-in algorithm that helps people take pictures better by suggesting where they should hold the camera when they hit the shutter button it does use quite a bit of CPU because it is making a lot of computations and it's not recommended if you have an older or lower end device it is free with no in-app purchases and that's always good news too dj2 is already intensely popular on iOS and it's finally been released on Android as well it comes with a lot of features and it's actually quite a bit of fun to use there is also Spotify support if you use that and it's 299 with no in-app purchases some reviewers have commented that they wish there were more features so it may not be the best tool for professionals but for average people it's more than they had before Square Enix has been borderline ferocious when it comes to be releasing their old library on Android one such example is Dragon Quest 2 which was released earlier this month it's a JRPG originally released by enochs back before they merged with Squaresoft it has charming retro graphics and one of the more reasonable price tags for a square enix title on Android if you're a fan of old-school JRPGs then you'll definitely want to check this one out and possibly even their other Dragon Quest re-releases EES chromecast plugin is a free plugin in the Google Play Store that grants chromecast supports to the venerable ES file explorer it's a very simple process you just download and install the plug-in through the google play store and you'll magically have chromecast supports in the regular ES File Explorer app if you use ES and you have a chromecast you should definitely have this one installed it's true that inbox by Gmail is still invite only but invites seem to be getting handed out at an ever increasing rate so it won't be long before everyone who wants one has one Google's latest take on email is definitely unique and so far has had polarizing reviews some think it's too cluttered and busy while others love the redesign and functionality is too soon to tell if it's going to be awesome or a bust but for right now it's pretty awesome journey and notes is one of two applications released by Microsoft this last month this one is a social media application that's kind of like Foursquare but focuses on the journey instead of the destined pation like if you were going from the store to the post office you could check in that you're making that trip with your preferred mode of transportation then other people who take that same trip can see any tips or comments that you've made it's not all that much yet but it looks like it could be a lot of fun some day and it's free so it doesn't hurt to check it out material wallpapers is a simple little application that gives you material design inspired wallpapers and a few official wallpapers from lollipop and the nexus 6 it's free with no in-app purchases so the lack of content shouldn't make anyone too mad there isn't much else to say about it if you're looking for some material inspired wallpapers then give this one a download the other Microsoft Application released this month is next lockscreen it appears over the stock android lock screen and it's kind of like microsoft take on the dash clock widget it's fairly functional but there are a few things missing here and there that will probably be fixed and improved in future updates it is free with no in-app purchases so it doesn't cost you anything to check it out don't forget that microsoft also did an Android wear app this month called torque and that was also pretty fun maybe hl2 k was released by 2k games this last month and it's probably the most complete hockey game available right now it's a little expensive and there are n app purchases but hockey fans don't really have any other solid options when it comes to a hockey experience on Android there are several game modes including a couple of fast play arcade modes and a career mode it also features updated rosters which is a must for a sports game nudie widget is a fun application that helps you use notifications on virtually any screen on your device there is a widget that can be placed on any home screen as well as the lock screen which helps mimic android lollipop functionality there is also a daydream mode so you can check notifications there as well the developer has been quite active in fixing bugs and making it more solid and so far the general consensus is that this app is pretty awesome also a dollar 26 isn't that bad of a price brady contact list is an attempted free design of the contacts app and dialer app it features some pleasant visuals some interesting features and even themes if you get the pro version through in-app purchases you can even do things like check your email between you and one of your contacts while you wait for them to pick up the phone and you have options to further engage with contacts after you hang up the phone it's free to use so there's no harm in checking it out Republic is a new game out this month and it's probably the best one on this list it features very impressive graphics and gameplay mechanics as well as a genuinely interesting storyline it uses the walking dead style episodes so you'll get the first episode when you download the app and then you'll have to buy episode 2 2 and 3 as in-app purchases so far people seem to really like it and it's made by the same people who worked on titles like Metal Gear Solid halo and fear it looks very impressive and it's worth a second look some sad news earlier this month was that talent for Twitter reached its token limit and that no new people could get it some good news is that the developers have released a sequel to talent for Twitter and it's called a talent for Twitter Plus this version is for devices running lollipop only because it has a lot of material design and android 5.0 that isn't backwards compatible once you get android lollipop and you start looking for our twitter client keep talent for twitter plus in mind because it's pretty good once again I'm Joe Hindy 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 in the video description below or you folks on mobile finally don't forget to check out the written companion because that's where you're going to go to find all of the download links as always thanks for watching everybody and have a wonderful day