New Android Apps and Games: The Best of August

Applications

1. Bazaart

A fun photo editor in which you can create unusual collages and portraits. The application can remove the background from pictures and replace it with various pictures and stickers, add text (you can choose from many beautiful fonts), scale and rotate images. The finished collage can be sent to Instagram, WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, or by email.

2. Plantiary

A useful app for gardeners. It allows you to keep a schedule and send reminders when it's time to water or fertilize plants. Plantiary has the ability to add photos so you can see at a glance which particular "pet" the app is asking you to take care of. The program is in English, but very simple and straightforward.

3. Relax.me

The application will help you relax to a pleasant accompaniment: birdsong, rain, the sound of the ocean, the rustle of the wind in a dense forest and the rustle of the desert. The program's repertoire also includes the sounds of various musical instruments, the rumbling of traffic, city noise, animal screams and much more. You can set a timer and start a suitable sound background for any activity: meditation, reading, work, workout or sleep.

4. LitePass

This program displays lightweight, so-called lite-versions popular applications. They take up less space and consume a minimum of system resources. So, if new programs are not installed in your old or low-powered smartphone, LitePass will help you choose a replacement.

5. Motion cam

if you have cool "camera phone" with Camera2 API support, this application will unleash its potential. Motion Cam shoots in RAW format, and the program starts recording in the background even before you press the shutter button. This allows, for example, to "go back in time" and choose the best shot if you missed the moment the action began. Or merge several RAWs into one to reduce noise.

6. Autosync

This application is from the developer of the popular Autosync client for Dropbox, which automatically syncs folders from the cloud storage with the smartphone's memory. The new Autosync supports not only Dropbox, but also Google Drive, OneDrive, SharePoint Online, Box, MEGA, Nextcloud, ownCloud, pCloud, Yandex. Disk ”, WebDAV protocol and network drives via LAN and SMB protocols. If you love the clouds or have your own home server, Autosync will definitely come in handy.

7. SlideScan

If you need to digitize old photos, you don't need to buy a scanner. A smartphone and SlideScan can cope with this task just as well. This program automatically recognizes the picture that you hold in front of the camera, and removes all unnecessary, leaving only the contents of the card. If the photo is oriented upside down or sideways, SlideScan will automatically turn it over. Finished pictures can be saved in the smartphone's memory, as well as sent to the cloud or social networks.

8. Tap, Tap

Some smartphones have an interesting feature: they react to compression or tapping on the case. The Tap, Tap program makes this feature more useful. Tap on the back of the gadget - and the application will turn on the flashlight, call the voice assistant, create screenshot or perform another action that you selected in the settings. Naturally, this does not work with all smartphones, but only with those whose body supports touch recognition.

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Games

9. Brawlhalla

The free platformer-fighting game with cute cartoon graphics, in which more than 40 million players around the world are fighting, now has a version for Android. Choose from 50 unique characters and join the fight for a place in Valhalla. But keep in mind that the game algorithm will throw you into battles with the owners of PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, so the presence of a joystick for a smartphone is highly desirable if you do not want to hit your face in the dirt in front of "Consolemen".

10. Motorball

In this game, instead of a ball, a huge iron ball is rolled onto the football field, and the players chase it on monster trucks. Jump behind the wheel and rush across arenas of mud, sand and concrete, trying to score a goal with your opponent's car wheels. Not bad time killereasy to get carried away.

11. Glitch dash

Run across a beautiful abstract world and survive while dodging axes, thorns, hammers, lasers and other dangers. The game is quite difficult and you need a good reaction. At the same time, Glitch Dash has beautiful graphics, very pleasant music and an interesting visual style.