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hello again ladies and gentlemen I'm Joe Hindy the android authority app guy and welcome back to Android apps weekly this is episode number 181 so let's get started one of the bigger announcements at nwc 2017 was a Nokia 3310 yes the remake of the famous phone with all of those memes it comes with a revamped version of the popular snake game as it turns out you can play it without buying be 3310 facebook Messenger has the game built right into the application and you can play it whenever you want to simply launch the application tap the controller icon find it and then play we thought that was kind of cool google announced that google assistant will be coming to all devices running marshmallow and nougat the good news is that you won't have to wait for very long the update will be coming through google play services and it should be rolling out right now the first stage of rollouts are going to the United States Australia Canada and the United Kingdom along with Germany other countries and languages will have to wait for rollouts later this year researchers have found 132 android apps that are carrying windows malware what makes that interesting is that windows malware can't do jack or squat on the android platform and it gets a little bit weirder the developers have no idea that the malware was actually there the malware finds HTML pages and then in checks and malware into them automatically even if they're in an android app that means the malware was already on their computer when they developed the application the apps are of course no longer available for download niantic announced that they would be bringing more large updates to Pokemon go in 2017 the future updates will include more Pokemon new gameplay features and a whole lot more the gameplay features that have been confirmed include trading pokemon PvP combat a new gym battle system and some smaller stuff the updates should roll out over the course of this year they also announced a revamp for ingress at Mobile World Congress 2017 and that should be fun google officially announced youtube TV this week it's a lot like sling TV PlayStation view or directv now it will include dozens of cable channels local sports networks and some other stuff it will even include a cloud-based DVR with unlimited storage which we think is freaking awesome of course you'll have access to youtube read original content as well from the app also the company announced that people check out over 1 billion hours of videos per day and that's really impressive unhappy ever after was originally a Kickstarter project obviously it got funded because now it's out on Android it's a retro style RPG with a decent storyline you'll have a partially open world to explore adult themes dungeons and a whole lot more overall the developers boasts over 20 hours of content for you to play through there is even a night and day system that helps affect certain things do beware though because this game isn't great for kids you can pick up the demo version for free and the full version costs a scant two dollars and 49 cents pics bar is a fun little customization app the basic premise is that it helps your navigation keys look like the ones on the Google pixel you'll open the application position the graphics accordingly and then hit apply the result should be filled in buttons like you'd see on the pixel it works without root and it's also intended for phones running stock Android the application is compatible with Android lollipop and forward the developer has also stated that some OEM scans will be supported in future updates and it will run you 99 cents to check it out the frost room is a first-person adventure game that also features point-and-click mechanics the game storyline follows Viking mythology with some north culture sprinkled in for good measure you'll find hand-painted artwork various puzzles bizarre concepts and a whole lot more each puzzle that you solve will help you get one step closer to the end of the game it focuses a lot more on storytelling than most games and that means it's a good option for those who like following narratives it's four dollars and ninety-nine cents with no in-app purchases energy bar is another Android customization app and this one puts a battery meter above your status bar the bar gets shorter as your battery drains so you have a visual representation to see how much you have left the pro version of the applets you completely replace your status bar with a battery meter if you want to on top of that you'll be able to customize the colors the bar thickness and how the color is shown it even has a selection of animations for when you're charging you can check it out the free version to see if you like it what you'll need to pay a dollar ninety-nine to get all of the features the escapists was originally released on PC and this week it was officially ported to android the game follows your main character who has been thrown into prison and your job is to figure out a way to break out the game features a variety of ways to do so and you'll be able to do things like show up for roll call hide your contraband and avoid being suspicious until it's time to make your break pair that with the retro graphics and you have isn't instant classic it's definitely one of the more unique sandbox games that we've seen it's three dollars and ninety-nine cents with no in-app purchases for even more Android apps and games news releases updates and more don't forget to check out this week's newsletter which is linked in the video description below there you can find a bunch of stuff that we didn't have the space for here such as Mozilla buying pockets at the end of Google spaces the new thing from Chronos and a whole lot more you can sign up using the form in the written companion which is also linked in the video description below to get the newsletter straight to your inbox every single Sunday also don't forget to check out the android authority 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