Android Auto

Android Auto is your smart driving companion that helps you stay focused, connected, and entertained with the Google Assistant. With a simplified interface, large buttons, and powerful voice actions, Android Auto is designed to make it easier to use apps that you love from your phone while you’re on the road. And the current 2019 upgrade has made it much better than before.

Just say “Ok Google” to…
• Route to your next destination using Google Maps or Waze with real-time GPS navigation and traffic alerts.
• Get updates on your route, ETA, and hazards in real-time.
• Have the Google Assistant check your calendar for you so you know where you need to be.
• Set reminders, get updates on the news, and check last night’s score.
• Avoid distractions while driving by setting a custom do not disturb message while driving.
• Make calls using Google Assistant and answer incoming calls with just a tap.
• Access your contacts folder and send and receive messages with the Google Assistant using SMS, Hangouts, WhatsApp, Skype, Telegram, WeChat, Kik, Google Allo, and many more messaging apps.
• Manage your infotainment system like never before. Listen to your favorite media apps

Android: http://bit.ly/31hE33k     iOS: https://apple.co/31fLRCY (Similar)

Indian Air Force: A Cut Above

The Indian Air Force has come up with a gaming App which will allow an aspirant to experience first hand, the roles of an IAF air warrior, as well as means to apply and appear for recruitment from the comfort of his home. The gaming option has  various features, including offline single player missions, an online multiplayer sorties with various augmented reality features.

Single player missions will allow the player to fly a wide arsenal of IAF’s aircraft assets. He will be taught how to handle a high performance aircraft via a tutorial mission. The engaging and high action missions will follow, which will allow the user to experience air power of the IAF, including support to other arms of the Indian Military, as well as aid to civil authorities in the form of Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief. In the multiplayer option, players can engage with other like minded players over the internet.

It also has links to the career page of the IAF, which makes it easy for aspirants to apply for a career in IAF.

Android: http://bit.ly/31ea7oN   iOS: https://apple.co/2YFbjUC

LinkedIn – Slideshare

LinkedIn SlideShare is the world’s largest community for sharing presentations and professional content, with 60 million unique visitors a month and more than 15 million uploads. It is much more than just slides! Find infographics, videos, how-to guides, data & analytics reports, industry research, thought-leadership articles, Q&As, DIY instructions, visual guides and more. You can follow companies and organizations like Dell, Ogilvy, the White House, Netflix, NASA and more, who share their expertise on SlideShare

Students can use SlideShare for academic research, professionals can deepen their industry knowledge, and everyone can explore interesting topics to learn something new!

You can save your favourites to read later (even offline!) on your phone or Android tablet
And now you can even clip the best content on SlideShare and organize your research into Clipboards, all in one place.

Android : http://bit.ly/2GpTq1P    iOS: https://apple.co/2Z3fjet

Forest : Stay Focused

These days, it is fashionable to stay addicted to your phone. If you want to temporarily put down your phone and focus on what’s more important in real life, you can plant a seed in Forest. As time goes by, this seed will gradually grow into a tree. However, if you cannot resist the temptation of using your phone and leave the app, your tree will wither.

The sense of achievement and responsibility will encourage you to stay away from your phone, and will help you make better use of your time. It presents an interesting way to get out of your phone addiction. You will be offered different species as you grow more trees.

 

The paid, pro version even lets you plant real trees on the earth with tree-planting organization 🌲Trees for the future 🌲to protect the environment. You can even customize your whitelist i.e. Leaving Forest and using apps which are in the whitelist doesn’t kill your tree!

 

If you want to stay focused during these addictive cellphone times, Forest is the key!

 

Android: http://bit.ly/2Z3Mf6F  iOS: https://apple.co/2Z17shO

Privacy Badger

Privacy Badger is an Extension which helps you maintain your privacy while browsing. Many websites intrude on your browsing habits, behind the scenes, and track your likes and dislikes. Instead of keeping lists of what to block, Privacy Badger learns by watching which domains appear to be tracking you as you browse the Web.

 

Privacy Badger sends the Do Not Track signal. If trackers ignore your wishes, your Badger will learn to block them. Privacy Badger starts blocking once it sees the same tracker on three different websites.

 

Besides automatic tracker blocking, Privacy Badger removes outgoing link click tracking on Facebook, Google and Twitter, with more privacy protections on the way.

 

A useful way of preserving your privacy when you are browsing. Available as an extension on multiple platforms such as Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Opera.

https://www.eff.org/privacybadger

Spike – conversational email + more

Spike conversational email helps you to be more creative, more productive, and less stressed. Both in the office and out of it. Ditch the conventional email clients and discover a new approach to email that puts people first. With Spike, all your emails and threads are found under the contact. You also have the option to have a priority Inbox to focus on your most important mails.
Further, you get smart scheduling inside your email, without ever opening another calendar app. It doesn’t matter if you, your colleagues, family, and friends use Outlook in the office and Apple at home. Spike will consolidate everything, changing the way you organize your life. Putting you in charge of your time.
Spike also helps you instantly create a Group for any team, project or client—anything that’s relevant to your business —and collaborate just like you would face to face or like any other messaging app. 
Try Spike free for personal accounts and at a nominal fee for work accounts. A true game-changer. 
 

Android : http://bit.ly/2k8UYFA   iOS: https://apple.co/2k7ei63

Layout from Instagram: Collage

This is a simple app which allows you to stitch upto 9 images together and load them onto Instagram. Instagram allows you to add only one image at a time. However, sometimes you may wish to combine multiple similar selfies or landscape shots to fit into one collage pic. This app lets you do just that.

It also helps you tweak many parameters for each photo, including the size, border width or zoom. You are the editor, so feel free to experiment and get creative – tell a story, show off an outfit, or just splice, dice and change the look of your regular photos to convey a mood or theme.

The app also has three handy buttons at the bottom to replace an image, mirror it or flip it upside down. The final product can be quite neat and impressive. It can be further enhanced by using Instagram’s native filters.

Android : http://bit.ly/2L5glDI    iOS: https://apple.co/2L5ljAl

DocsApp – Consult Doctor Online 24×7 on Chat/Call

DocsApp allows you to consult a doctor online 24×7. It is not meant for life-threatening emergencies, but you could consult a specialist from the comfort of your home. Considering that more than 70% health problems can be treated online through chat or call consultation, this is a real boon for patients.

Docs App is one of the better medical apps to consult Doctor online without booking an appointment. Doctors on the app are specialist MD Doctors. Ask a doctor your health question and get medical answers from doctors in 30 minutes. Doctors use secure and private channel to answer your health queries. 3000+ specialist Doctors have already given answers, consultations and health tips to more than 5 million people. Payments are to be made online, before consultation starts.

The specialities offered, include Gynaecology, Dermatology, Hair / Scalp Care, Psychiatry, General Medicine ( Fever, cough, cold, infections, digestion problems, etc.), Pediatrics, Weight Management, Pregnancy related problems, etc.

Android: http://bit.ly/2L5fzqh    iOS: https://apple.co/2L53am1

Google Maps

Google Maps has a new safety feature, introduced exclusively for Indian users at the moment. When you set your navigation to a particular destination, before you tap on Start, there is an option at the bottom – Stay Safer. If you tap on this option, you further get 2 options – (a) You can share your live trip with family / friends by selecting the persons with whom you wish to share your trip and (b) You can get an alert if your taxi or ride goes off route for more than 500 m.  You can choose to override the alert or quickly call someone for help.

This is a pretty useful feature for those who are new to a particular area or even for those who know the route but get confused, sometimes.

Play safe – alert your family and friends of the ride you take!

Android : http://bit.ly/2BIX0RI     iOS: https://apple.co/2RXq3IN

BeautyPlus

This is a wonderful app to beautify your photos. There is a comprehensive list of features as well as an easy-to-use interface. There are several retouching options, a tone slider, make up tool and also a hair dyer. The selfie edits are so subtle no one will ever suspect you’ve used an app, allowing you to show off your natural beauty without harsh filters.

You can manually edit your skin colour, brighten eyes and create that perfect smile. There is an auto-editor also, which does stuff for you automatically, which you can preview before saving it. The professional photo editing feature can create blur, resize and trim, apply filters (from romantic to dramatic) and professional control to stretch, slim and rotate your pics.

And, if your life is not all about selfies, you have the same professional options for landscapes and portraits which you can share instantly on your favourite social media apps. Stickers, fx brushes and AR filters add that extra charm to this extremely versatile app.

Android : http://bit.ly/2RXuCTv     iOS : https://apple.co/2RYCeoG