Which Android app is worth a spot on your new smartphone or tablet?
Allow us to help you out with our freshly updated Lifehacker Pack for Android.
TheLifehacker Packis an annual snapshot of our favorite, essential applications for each of our favorite platforms.
Similarly, some notes apps are complex; some are pretty lists.
Google Keep(free) may or may not come pre-installed on your Android equipment.
Take a voice note.
Schedule reminds so you dont forget about all the different notes youre taking.
If you just want the basicstext notes and listsbe sure to check out Googles freeTasksapp as well.
And, like Google, Microsoft also has a simpler task tracker:Microsoft To-Do(free).
The cross-platformTodoistapp is free for basic use, but costs $29 annually for its more premium features.
These include automatic reminders for tasks and a great activity overview for better understanding everything you have to do.
For example, you could set your smart lights to flash your favorite sports teams colors whenever they score.
Turn your room fan on and off based on whether youre connected to your wifi.
Save all of your Spotify favorites in an online spreadsheet.
IFTTT is free and fun to play with, whether youre using it via its Android app or website.
If not, check out our list of all themajor cloud servicesand pick one to try outtheyre incredibly useful.
Still, its incredibly convenient, and a plenty of people use it anyway.
Nothing wrong with that.
Its a great web client thata majority of mobile users prefer.
That said,Firefox(free)is still a viable alternative if you want to try something different.
In fact, its preloaded on most Android devices.
(To add more people to a group video chat, youll need to move to Hangouts).
Textra SMSis a freemium app that costs $3.50 to ditch its advertising.
A lot of people also likePulse SMS.
Social Networks:Facebook,Twitter,LinkedIn(free)
Ah, yes.
The one that gives you the most accurate forecast for your location, which you might check on ForecastAdvisorhere.
As forWaze(free), the beauty of this app comes from its crowdsourcing.
I also love seeing what my friends are listening to (on the desktop app, that is).
Or create your own service by uploading every album you have to Google Play Music.
Its not super-flashy, but it gets the job donejust not on Android Auto.
Or, at least, notyet.
The first two are freemium apps, whereas Pocket Casts costs $4 to purchase.
Add them all to one big listor have your playlist automatically populate with new episodesand get listenin.
The problem is that Google Camera (officially) comes on Google-branded Android smartphones.
Youll go from wuss to weapon in no timeas long as you stick with its guidance.
Or, heck, dont even go the gym.
