Android App Addicts #567 – [FIXED] Full Crew, Podcast Addict Subscription and trust and countries

Podcast Addict adds a subscription model for users.
Podcasts Addict has now added a subscription model. Looking for thoughts on this growing trend for Devs to remain sustainable. Thoughts from users who have already paid to remove ads?
https://www.reddit.com/r/androidapps/comments/i1ymsx/podcast_addict_adds_a_subscription_model_for_users/
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A collection of photos of the Surface Duo in the wild (courtesy of Microsoft employees)
Rumor has it that the Microsoft Surface Duo is coming this summer. When the phone was first announced last October, Microsoft said the dual-screen Android smartphone would be available in time for the 2020 holiday season.
https://liliputing.com/2020/07/a-collection-of-photos-of-the-surface-duo-in-the-wild-courtesy-of-microsoft-employees.html
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Pre-order the Microsoft Surface Duo for $1400 and up (or don?t)
The Microsoft Surface Duo is one of the most unusual smartphones of the year. It?s an Android-powered phone made by Microsoft and loaded with Microsoft software, making it the blueprint for Microsoft?s future in the mobile space now that Windows Mobile is dead.
https://liliputing.com/2020/08/pre-order-the-microsoft-surface-duo-for-1400-and-up-or-dont.html
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Dodo Drop – Secure File Transfer (Made in India)
Sharing can be hard sometimes. But, not with Dodo Drop. Dodo Drop allows you to transfer photos, videos, music, documents, and apps from one device to another at super fast speed.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=go.dodo.GETit
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Huawei shipped more smartphones in Q2 than any other company
Global smartphone shipments have been tanking this year as the world reacts to the global COVID-19 pandemic.
https://liliputing.com/2020/07/huawei-shipped-more-smartphones-in-q2-than-any-other-company.html
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(UBPorts) OpenStore
OpenStore – The open source app store
https://open-store.io/?sort=relevance&search=Reddit
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Bills Reminder – track Payments & store Receipts
Track your bills and get daily reminder notification for your bill payments. Helps you to manage your recurring bills, store bill receipts, scan QR Code for product or websites, open web URL from bill details. Simple and easy to use bills reminder app and can be customizable as per your needs.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vj.billsa
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Microsoft Family Safety
Help keep your family safe online and offline with Microsoft Family Safety. The Microsoft Family Safety app empowers you to protect your loved ones with digital and physical safety. It helps facilitate a conversation with your kids about developing healthy habits online and in the real world.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.microsoft.familysafety
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i-Boating:Marine Navigation Maps & Nautical Charts
This Marine Charts App offers offline nautical charts, inland river navigation charts, and lake contour maps for kayaking, yachting & sailing.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.skiracer.nautical_astore_lite
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Bublup
The cloud reimagined. More visual, more social, more fun.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bublup.bublup
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NavCasts – Wear OS Podcasts Offline Nav Casts
If you are tired of taking your phone with you on runs or tediously transferring podcasts to you watch, then you have found the solution.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.turndapage.navcasts
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The day the music dies: Google Play Music will go silent by October
Google is in the process of consolidating its music streaming services ? a few months ago the company launched a tool that would allow Google Play Music users to migrate their data to YouTube Music. And now Google has announced that it will begin shutting down Google Play Music in September.
https://liliputing.com/2020/08/the-day-the-music-dies-google-play-music-will-go-silent-by-october.html
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Concerts Arena – Watch music concerts for free
Watch your favorite concerts for free
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.acowboys.concerts
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WST Snooker
WST Snooker is the official video game of the World Snooker Tour and the most authentic simulation of the sport ever crafted.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lab42games.snookermobile
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Morse Code Reader
Listens to Morse code through your phone’s mic and translates it to text.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.jfedor.morsecode
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Spren Notification Manager
Spren is your Notification Assistant, it helps manage notifications on your behalf. It collates and organizes all the information received in notifications for you and helps you focus by alerting you only when required.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.spren.android
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Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells
It?s time to experience the magic and wonder of Harry Potter like never before! Prepare to cast spells, outsmart challenges, and celebrate the whimsy of the Wizarding World while becoming enchanted by the most magical matching puzzles ever found on your mobile device! Prove your match-3 skill by b
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zynga.pottermatch
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Cookies Must Die
Meet Jack. Jack is a super-secret agent with special powers implanted in his body by government scientists!
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rebeltwins.cookiesmustdie
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Huami Amazfit 6 leaked: Global “York” variant of the Xiaomi Mi Band 5 with blood oxygen monitor, Amazon Alexa, and 24-hour heart-rate tracking
The previously believed ?York? global variant of the Xiaomi Mi Band 5 has surprisingly turned up as the Huami Amazfit Band 6.
https://www.notebookcheck.net/Huami-Amazfit-6-leaked-Global-York-variant-of-the-Xiaomi-Mi-Band-5-with-blood-oxygen-monitor-Amazon-Alexa-and-24-hour-heart-rate-tracking.483761.0.html
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Blue Mail kicked off Play Store, devs say its retaliation by Google
Today, the popular email app Blue Mail was removed from the Google Play Store. A search on the store for the app as of publishing this article returned no results other than similar apps.
https://www.androidauthority.com/blue-mail-play-store-1143477/
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Xiaomi Black Shark 3S w/ Snapdragon 865, 120Hz display
Xiaomi has released yet another gaming phone in the form of the Black Shark 3S ? an Android smartphone that on paper offers some serious hardware.
https://9to5google.com/2020/07/31/xiaomi-black-shark-3s-debuts-w-snapdragon-865-120hz-display-570-price-tag/
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Google One apps’ backup feature is now free on Android, but who is going to use it?
Google revealed yesterday that it unlocked the backup feature of its Google One for Android application so that all Google customers may use the backup even if they have no Google One subscription.
https://www.ghacks.net/2020/07/31/google-one-apps-backup-feature-is-now-free-on-android-but-who-is-going-to-use-it/
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Qualcomm and Xiaomi develop Game Turbo graphics tuner for smartphones
It looks like GPU tweaking software is coming to smartphones. Xiaomi and Qualcomm appear to have developed an app called Game Turbo which will let users adjust GPU settings to optimize for performance, picture quality, or frame rates, among other things.
https://liliputing.com/2020/07/qualcomm-and-xiaomi-develop-game-turbo-graphics-tuner-for-smartphones.html
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Red Magic 5S gaming phone is a modest update (and it still has a cooling fan)
As expected, Chinese phone maker Nubia has launched a new Red Magic gaming phone called the Red Magic 5S. What?s a little surprising is just how little has changed since the company introduced the original Red Magic 5G in March.
https://liliputing.com/2020/07/red-magic-5s-gaming-phone-is-a-modest-update-and-it-still-has-a-cooling-fan.html
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Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5G foldable phone coming Aug 7 for $1450
The third Samsung smartphone with a foldable AMOLED display is coming in a few weeks. And it?s basically a spec bump over the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip which launched earlier this year.
https://liliputing.com/2020/07/samsung-galaxy-z-flip-5g-foldable-phone-coming-aug-7-for-1450.html
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Lenovo launches the Legion Phone Duel gaming smartphone for $500 and up (in China)
Lenovo?s Legion gaming phone is here? and by here I mean if you happen to be in China. The Lenovo Legion Phone Duel is a smartphone with a 144 Hz AMOLED display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ processor, 90W fast charging, an a pop-up selfie camera (on the side of the phone).
https://liliputing.com/2020/07/lenovo-launches-the-legion-phone-duel-gaming-smartphone-for-500-and-up-in-china.html
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Google Stadia now works w/ controllers on Android TV
Google Stadia has been expanding its list of games and features rapidly as of late, but Android TV support has still remained pretty quiet. Recent updates made gameplay possible, and now another new version is making Stadia on Android TV play better with a controller.
https://9to5google.com/2020/08/03/google-stadia-android-tv-controllers/
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Google launches Nearby Share file sharing feature for Android
Google is making it easier to quickly share files between Android devices. The company?s Nearby Share feature is rolling out now to some Google Pixel and Samsung smartphones, and it should be available for more devices running Android 6.0 or later soon.
https://liliputing.com/2020/08/google-launches-nearby-share-file-sharing-feature-for-android.html
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Chrome for Android: new download options including scheduling
Google is working on improving the download options provided by the company’s Google Chrome web browser for the Android operating system. Current versions of Chrome for Android offer little when it comes to downloads.
https://www.ghacks.net/2020/07/20/chrome-for-android-new-download-options-including-scheduling/
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Xiaomi unveils a ridiculous see-through TV
As part of its 10th anniversary celebration, Xiaomi revealed a transparent TV, the Mi TV Lux OLED Transparent Edition. When it?s turned off, the display looks like a piece of glass. When it?s turned on, images appear to float in thin air, or so Xiaomi says.
https://www.engadget.com/xiaomi-mi-tv-lux-transparent-oled-145546141.html
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Google Pixel Smartwatch, it?s finally your time to shine
It just makes perfect sense, given the fact that Google acquired Fitbit in 2019, and that Google still doesn?t have a horse in the smartwatch race, while its competitor Apple has more than half the smartwatch market share.
https://www.yankodesign.com/2020/08/11/google-pixel-smartwatch-its-finally-your-time-to-shine/
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Google turns Android phones into a massive earthquake detection system
Most smartphones have accelerometers that make automatic screen rotation and other features possible. Now Google has found another user for them: earthquake detection.
https://liliputing.com/2020/08/google-turns-android-phones-into-a-massive-earthquake-detection-system.html
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Android TV is getting instant apps, improved keyboard, and other new features
Google?s Android TV software is, unsurprisingly, based on the same software that powers Android phones, tablets, and other devices. Not all the features you can use on phones are available on TVs? but Google has announced it?s bringing one of its mobile to its smart TV platform.
https://liliputing.com/2020/08/android-tv-is-getting-instant-apps-improved-keyboard-and-other-new-features.html
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Noted – Notes and Tasks
Mohamed Salah ZidaneProductivity Everyone
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.noted.noted
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Noted – Notes and Tasks
Noted – Notes and Tasks Noted is a Notes and Tasks app built with Kotlin, MVVM, Material design components And Realm database. Features: Contributing: Pull requests are welcome. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.
https://github.com/YahiaAngelo/Noted-Android
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The Everlasting Regret
[Game Introduction] Adapted from the “Song of Everlasting Regret”, a classic narrative poem in the history of Chinese literature, the Everlasting Regret, is a game produced five young graduates, who hope to present the unique charm of the Chinese classical poetry through their original oriental styl
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tencent.theEverlastingRegret
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Pair Wiimote
This is a super simple app to pair Wii remotes with Android devices. It searches for Bluetooth devices, identifies Wii remotes, and computes the correct pairing PIN so that the remote can be paired with your Android device. It also has experimental support for Wii U Pro Controllers and other Nintendo controllers that pair similarly.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.timawesomeness.pairwiimote
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Secur – Cross platform 2FA OTP authenticator
PotatoProjectTools Everyone 17
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.u2fa.secur
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