The Google Play store has millions of apps. Some are great, many are duds. Our guide, which covers 13 key categories and 104 top apps, features the ones that deserve a place on your Android phone or tablet.
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Free apps are cool, but a few bucks can get you so much more. If you are looking to buy in the Google Play store, here are the best paid Android apps to put on your phone.
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You're still able to download the Pro Camera app through the Play Store, but Moment says it'll no longer push updates.
4 years, 4 months
Superheroics. Crime capers. Historical fiction. Conspiracies. Put a world of wonderful stories in your pocket with these 10 excellent digital comics.
4 years, 8 months
Google made the change in Europe to comply with the EU's antitrust ruling against the company. The new licensing structure will place more fees on vendors, but opens the door for them to offer third-party apps that can compete against Google.
5 years, 9 months
Android 9.0 will start rolling out to Google's Pixels phones today. Other devices will start receiving it in the fall. One of the most noticeable changes is to the navigation buttons, which now rely more on touch gestures.
5 years, 11 months
Boingo Mobile is a very cheap was to stay connected abroad—if you can find a hotspot.
6 years, 1 month
The Music Unlimited Android App looks great. It could be great with faster, more stable performance, song caching for offline access, and a larger library.
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While you shouldn't expect Norton Mobile Utilities Beta (for Android) to deliver the same portfolio of tools available for the desktop, the app equips Android users with a free and useful toolkit for fine-tuning their devices.
6 years, 1 month
GateGuru (for Android) is an app to pack: It will help you navigate airports, anticipate wait times, find the freshest food, and travel with greater confidence.
6 years, 1 month
With a clean, effortless UI that takes advantage of your GPS location, Expedia Hotels (for Android) streamlines last-minute hotel bookings for the smartphone.
6 years, 1 month
Social networks need mobile apps to thrive, and Google+'s is a fine start, tapping into conventions established by other online social networks, like Facebook and Twitter, while finding some of its own strengths at the same time.
6 years, 1 month
Pro social media users may find everything they need in the social media aggregation app for Android phones, Seesmic, although TweetDeck and Hootsuite provide a better user experience.
6 years, 1 month
The advancement of mobile apps is apparent in the sophisticated Anti app. Anti turns an Android phone into a formidable network threat assessment tool.
6 years, 1 month
Abukai Expenses is poised to revolutionize the way we process expense reports.
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