 | | Click the image to read the article version on our website! | | | Android Apps you shouldn't miss this week | | | |  | Messenger Home
Messenger Home is a new launcher with a dedicated home screen for SMS. May be great for texters!
Download from Google Play | |  | IKEA Place
IKEA Place is a new ARCore app from Ikea that lets you place furniture around your room in augmented reality.
Download from Google Play | | |  | Shadowgun Legends
Shadowgun Legends is the next game in the extremely popular FPS saga. Don't miss this one, trust us.
Download from Google Play | |  | PUBG Mobile
PUBG Mobile might be the biggest FPS release on mobile ever. The highly popular game is out now.
Download from Google Play | | | | |  | Just a Line
Just a Line is a fun, creative AR app from Google. It lets you draw simple things in augmented reality. It's an ARCore app, similar to IKEA Place above. You just draw what you want, hit record, and then share your artwork wherever. Your phone must support ARCore in order to use this app.
Download from Google Play | | Headlines this week - Google is hosting a Change the Game Design Challenge. The goal is to get game developers to put more women into video games. Hit the link to learn more!
- Samsung is removing its hidden movie maker app from the select Galaxy phones where it's available once they reach Android P. Hit the link to learn more!
- Is Alexa talking too much? There is actually a way to make it talk less. Hit the link to learn more!
- Deutsche Telekom, T-Mobile's parent company, is making all carrier bloatware optional. This gives customers a cleaner experience from the beginning. Additionally, it makes updates easier for device producers. Without the bloatware, companies can push updates directly to the phone without carrier involvement. Should T-Mobile adopt its parent company policy, it could mean huge changes in the US mobile industry.
- Google unveiled a $300 million project this week. Their News Initiative aims to make it easier to manage news subscriptions, fight fake news, and stem the tide of disinformation. The company also plans on improving Google Search as well. This could go a long way to stemming the massive tide of fake news. We'll see if they succeed, although we do have our reservations.
- Telegram has a hard choice to make. Russia's Supreme Court mandated that Telegram give up its encryption keys if Russia asks for them. The company now must choose whether to comply, break the law, or pull out of Russia. Telegram is known for its top notch privacy chats. Giving away the encryption keys would betray all of its users. The service boasts 9.5 million Russian users right now.
- Amazon Prime Video got a little less mysterious this week. A document showed how many subscribers Amazon got from its original series. The Grand Tour netted Amazon the most subscribers. However, The Man in the High Castle earned Amazon an outstanding return on investment. The show Bosch also does surprisingly well. It turns out that the service actually brings Amazon quite a bit of money.
- Google's Shopping Actions is a really interesting new thing. It basically gives people a universal cart for every store in Shopping Actions. Some retailers in the initiative include Walmart, Target, Home Depot, and others. The Shopping Actions function would span across Google Assistant, Google Express, and Google Search. Of course, this is to counter Amazon in the online retail space.
- Subway Surfers had outstanding news this week. The game became the first ever mobile game to amass one billion downloads in Google Play. It took the popular infinite runner about five years to hit the mark. It's been popular for its entire run. Additionally, the developers did a great job of keeping it updated and visible over the years. Congratulations!
- The massive Facebook meltdown continued this week. People are deleting their profiles left and right. Many high profile people, like WhatsApp's former CEO, agree that deleting one's Facebook page is the best option. Some people, including one our writers, believes that decision may be too hasty. In any case, you can read the full thing by clicking here. Those who keep Facebook may want to update their privacy settings, though, just in case.
| | New Deals and Releases - There were no additional releases or deals worth noting this week. Check back next week!
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