In 2016, the application store from Google was replenished with a huge number of new applications, some of which either introduced fundamentally new functions to the IT industry, or brought existing technologies to mind, making, as a result, the life of users many times more comfortable and interesting. What are the best programs on Android users can install on their devices in 2016?
Google assistant
In the fall, at its annual conference , Google introduced a huge number of new products, including its own smartphones, and a virtual reality headset, and television set-top boxes, and much, much more.
Of course, they didn’t forget about the software: the new version of Android 7.0 Nougat saw the light, and with it its own voice assistant Google Assistant. The company created an alternative to Siri and Cortana with approximately the same available functionality and introduced it at the spring Google I / O 2016 conference. But it was only possible to use the assistant in October.
Google Assistant is officially available only on Pixel smartphones, but you can also install it on other smartphones running Android if you wish. To do this, you will need to acquire root rights and the necessary files.
Perhaps, it’s Google Assistant that leads the top, which includes the best programs for “Android” 2016.
Prisma
Hit of the season - applications using neural networks. A pioneer in the industry was the Prisma application, which uses these networks to process photographs. What can I say if I created my own Prism analogues even on Google and Vkontakte.
With Prisma, any user can radically change the style of photography. That is, not just edit the exposure and saturation, but how to “redraw” the photo in a different style and in different colors.
Neural networks are still not well understood, but it can be said for sure that applications based on them have great potential for development.
From the point of view of innovation, Prisma can take the lead under the title “Best Android Programs”.
Google Allo and Duo
Among other things, in September, the search engine presented both its own instant messenger and the analogue of FaceTime.
Google Allo received all the basic functions of any messenger, and its main feature was integration with the Google Assistant voice assistant. Users can receive all the necessary information right in the chat window with the @google interlocutor.
Google Duo has become Apple's FaceTime counterpart on Android. The application is available to users around the world and allows you to make free video calls anywhere in the world. True, the audio format is not yet supported, so it will not be possible to make calls like on a regular telephone. Although the developers promise to add this feature.
By the way, in the “Free best programs for Android” section, the video messenger took the leading position in the first week after the release, overtaking both Pokémon GO and Facebook.
Opera max
Despite the crazy popularity of Chrome and UC Browser, Opera’s browser is not lost against these giants. Moreover, Opera Max has at least one significant advantage: this browser allows you to fully control the entire traffic flow and save any information in a compressed form, but without loss of quality. This is a unique feature that units of browsers support, and it is fully implemented only in Opera Max.
To the question: “What are the best Android programs among browsers you can single out?” many users respond with confidence - Opera Max.
Skype For Business
In an effort to bring its products to almost all available popular platforms, Microsoft has added the Skype For Business app to the Play Market app store. Now Android users will join corporate meetings.
The Android version has no differences from the version on other platforms: the interface is made in the same familiar Windows style. Therefore, those who switch from Windows to Android will not experience any discomfort.
The list “The best programs for Android” looks like this.
It turns out that everything is still in the Android application store from Google: from year to year it is replenished with a huge number of useful programs that make the life of ordinary users easier and, as a result, more comfortable. In addition, the segment of business applications for the corporate environment is developing at a fast pace, which is also good news.