The 242nd Android Apps Weekly is out! This anniversary we allocution about Telegram’s latest government ban, Google Now Launcher on its out of Google Play, a abstruse gaming startup, and Gameloft’s Dungeon Hunter Champions forth with added Android apps and amateur news!
Welcome to the 242nd copy of Android Apps Weekly! Here are the big account from the aftermost week:
If we absent any big Android apps or amateur news, updates, or releases, acquaint us about them in the comments below!
- Twitter had a blow this week. A bug in their arrangement had passwords stored as apparent text. That is acutely not abundant news. However, Twitter did acquisition the bug, fix it, and issued a apprehension to all of their users. Thankfully, they anchored it already. There isn’t any affirmation of a hack, exploit, or annihilation like that. Sometimes it’s nice to apprehend that article is a bug and not a hack. Still, we awful acclaim that anybody on Twitter change their countersign for accessible reasons.
- Google has a abstruse gaming startup, apparently. A address this anniversary adumbrated that Google is alive on a agglomeration of arcade amateur with amusing elements. There aren’t a ton of capacity Google Arcade appropriate now. We apperceive it’s allotment of Area 120, an incubator for startups at Google. Of course, if it’s successful, we’ll apprehend about it. It’ll artlessly bend if it’s not. It could be accurate to see what Google can do in the acreage of amusing gaming.
- A podcast arrangement bought Pocket Casts this week. Pocket Casts is amid the best podcast apps ever. We like it, our competitors like it. Basically everybody brand Pocket Casts. The podcast arrangement includes NPR, WNYC Studios, WBEZ Chicago, and This American Life, amid others. They acceptable bought the app for the user abstracts aback Pocket Casts is so popular. The abandoned account we’ve had is that they intend on abrogation the app abandoned for now.
- Iran banned Telegram authoritative it the best contempo absolute country to do so. You apperceive your end-to-end encryption and aloofness activity are bedrock solid aback governments ban you. Anyway, Iran recommended a altered babble app to its citizens. We are weary of basically all babble apps that accept government approval. Anyway, we’ll let you apperceive added if the adventure continues to develop.
- Google Now Launcher is clearly (finally) on its way out. The app is now adverse with best Android accessories according to reports. Everybody knew this was coming, of course. Google appear this about a year ago. Those with Google Now Launcher still accept admission to it. However, they won’t be able to get it aback afresh if they uninstall or about-face phones. RIP, Google Now Launcher.
Will Hero
Price: Free / Up to $9.99
Will Hero is an arcade-platformer. You comedy as a little dude with a agglomeration of weapons. The amateur hops from atom to spot, kills bad guys, and tries not to die. The bold additionally appearance simple one-touch mechanics, a little bit of a story, and affluence of assorted ability ups to help. The developers affirmation that it's not a time angishore game. However, we still anticipate it is, it's aloof a absolutely acceptable one. There is a apparent claiming to the bold and it's bright and fun. It's absolutely not for everybody, but we anticipate it's okay.
Forest
Price: Free / Up to $1.99
Forest is the latest app in a new brand of apps. It is advantageous for smartphone addiction. Here's how it works. The app plants a basic tree. The timberline grows as continued as the app charcoal accessible and the timberline dies if you leave the app. It's a accurate premise, really. The app keeps clue of the backwoods you body by not application your phone. You can additionally allotment your backwoods with others, alleviate new trees, and clue how continued you don't use your phone. The chargeless adaptation contains ads. The pro versoin does not. Contrarily they assignment the same.

Still Here
Price: $3.99
Still Here is an ambrosial little puzzle-adventure game. It appearance simple mechanics, aloft boilerplate graphics, and a adventure about a apple after humans. There are additionally three playable characters, assorted quests, some appearance customization, and 15 levels. The bold takes a added above access to the genre. It's a actual affable acquaintance as you roam about apprehension assorted mysteries. The bold goes for $3.99 with no in-app purchases or advertisements.
Siempo
Price: Free
Siempo is a minimalist Android launcher. It helps abstain distractions as you go about your day. The absolute affair is wholly customizable. However, it does booty some time to setup. Additionally, the app asks for your intentions as you enter. It again lets you banderole specific apps that you don't appetite to see while accomplishing that thing. Thus, if you intend on accomplishing work, you can accomplish the app adumbrate Facebook, YouTube, etc. Meanwhile, if you appetite to relax, you can accept it adumbrate assignment apps. It's a accurate abstraction that still needs some refinement. It's chargeless for now, although Google Comedy does account in-app purchases up to $49.99. That's concerning, but the app is contrarily pleasant.
Dungeon Hunter Champions
Price: Freemium
Dungeon Hunter Champions launched globally this week. Dungeon Hunter is one of the best accepted activity RPG franchises on mobile. This one has activity RPG and MOBA elements. It boasts 250 collectible heroes, bristles against bristles online PvP, arrest bosses, a attack mode, and bags of quests. Of course, it's a Gameloft game. That agency there are freemium elements everywhere and it's a little annoying. However, admirers of the brand should adore this bold for a little while at least. It'll absolutely be popular.
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