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Best free Android apps in 2024
By John Corpuz, Jordan Palmer last updated
These are the best free Android apps across multiple categories, from productivity to utilities.
Android 15 reportedly has a secret API that changes how apps are displayed
By Josh Render published
A recently discovered API indicates that app developers will not be limited to edge-to-edge displays, at least not at first.
The best Google Assistant commands in 2024
By Kate Kozuch last updated
The best Google Assistant commands let you do almost anything from finding your phone to ordering pizza to translating a foreign language on the fly.
The best encrypted messaging apps in 2024
By Anthony Spadafora last updated
The best encrypted messaging apps for Android and iOS can stop third-parties from reading your conversations.
Google Play Apps with 2 billion installs pose privacy risk — delete these right now
By Dave LeClair last updated
If you have any of these malicious Google Play apps on your devices, you need to get rid of them immediately.
These are the 19 best Android Auto apps you should have in your car
By Tom Pritchard published
Android Auto supports a lot of great apps, and these are our 19 favorite.
7 biggest app annoyances — here’s what drives us up a wall with mobile apps
By Tom's Guide Staff published
As much as we like using mobile apps on our iPhones and Android devices, we run into a few irritations along the way. Here's what annoys the Tom's Guide staff about apps these days.
Google blocked over 2 million dangerous Android apps from the Play Store last year
By Anthony Spadafora published
The Google Play Store is becoming even safer as Google is cracking down on bad apps and developer accounts in violation of its policies.
Most of my favorite apps are ditching one-time payments for subscriptions — this is a problem
By John Velasco published
Many of the photo and video editing apps I use on my smartphones have been moving to subscription models instead of the one-time payments I was used to. This annoys me so much. Here's why.
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