The 15 most useful apps for Android

The smartphone is a multifunctional tool that we use every day to make calls, send SMS, check social media, use the GPS navigator and surf the Internet. In addition to these that we can call basic activities, there are many other applications that can be more or less useful depending on the person and personal preferences.

In the following list we see them together best apps to install immediately on Android,useful to everyone because they make the system more intelligent and because they carry out essential and fundamental tasks, so much so that, after having installed them, we wonder how we could have done without them until now.

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Most useful apps on Android

1) Authenticator Google: with this app we can activate two-factor authentication, generating a random password at regular intervals. In this way, even if someone knew our password or if we kept it stored on a friend’s PC or on a public PC, they will not be able to access our account without having our smartphone with Authenticator installed. In another article I explained how it works and where to activate double password verification.

2) Google files: this application provided by Google immediately became one of the most useful for every Android smartphone because, in addition to offering all the standard file management functions, it also includes automatic tools for removing obsolete files, bad photos received in WhatsApp groups, duplicate files and even for advice on uninstalling or deleting apps you never use. The app also allows you to quickly send files between two devices on which it is installed.

3) Google phone: the app is probably the best dialer that we can install on Android, since it allows you to record calls and automatically detect advertising calls from call centers and block them, as well as recognize who is calling if the number is unknown.

4) Snapdrop and PairDrop: the best app to quickly transfer files from phone to phone or from phone to PC (and vice versa), using a graphical interface that also works as online site. The transfer takes place via Wi-Fi, so no data is saved online; the system is also compatible with iPhones and Macs, as well as with Android and Windows.

5) Google Drive: the reference app for saving files online, which also includes tools for opening and creating Office files. Google Drive is also a great app for transferring files from PC to phone and vice versa. Furthermore, thanks to Google Drive it is possible, by pressing the + clearly visible on the main screen, to scan any document with the mobile phone camera and transform it into PDF automatically. Google Drive is also a convenient app, for example, for saving a flight ticket without having to print it, then showing it on your mobile phone screen at check-in.

6) Sleep Cycle alarm clock: This app presents itself as a smart alarm clock in which you can create profiles for different types of situations and days, with individual settings configurations. For example, on weekdays, you can set a post-alarm confirmation to make sure you haven’t accidentally touched the stop button instead of the snooze button. You can also activate functions automatically, such as the flashlight or Wi-Fi, set challenges such as math problems to deactivate it and then even display an alarm screen with the weather.

7) Microsoft Edge: it is the best app to replace Google Chrome in web browsing, given that it presents itself as a fast browser from all points of view and brings with it the Bing Chat artificial intelligence, as well as synchronization functions (compatible file transfer Me accounts with Windows (Drop).

8) Google Photo: an essential app that I now include in almost every list of the best applications for Android because it is really useful and indispensable. Its most useful function is to save photographs online and automatically free up space in your phone’s memory when it is running low. It therefore becomes impossible to lose the photos that remain visible on the mobile phone when connected to the internet and even if the smartphone breaks.

9) Mozilla Firefox: a browser to always have with you, even as a backup browser. Designed to respect the user’s privacy, it can be used for “secret” searches, given that it has a mode that deletes everything as soon as the browser is closed.

10) Waze: this is theGPS navigation app to get to every place first. Thanks to its precise indications on traffic and any accidents, checkpoints or roadworks in progress, Waze becomes the ideal travel companion to use every morning to go to work and every evening to return home.

11) Telegram: the Telegram app offers so many additional functions that it becomes very useful for other purposes, even without needing to use it to chat. It is therefore possible to use Telegram as a clous archive for temporary files, as a tool for transferring large files with other people, for creating supergroups, for following blogs and news sources, receiving updates (there is also How2do) and much more. On this app we can read the guide to his Telegram tricks to find everything you can do.

12) KWGT Kustom Widget Maker: without a doubt one of the best apps for creating custom widgets, thus adding new clocks, calendars and news feeds. On this app we can read the guide on how to transform the look of the screen on Android with KWGT skins.

13) Google Keep: the notes application is essential on the phone and Keep is not only easy and immediate in adding notes, but is also capable of synchronizing them to the cloud, so you never lose them and can find them again on any computer or other phone.

14) Mi remote control: if you lose the remote control at home, to change channels on the TV you can use your Android smartphone with this application which supports practically any television or appliance with remote control, even air conditioners and audio systems. It is also convenient for changing channels on any TV, even at a friend’s house or in a bar. Obviously, to work, the smartphone must be equipped with an infrared sensor (many now have it).

15) Microsoft SwiftKey: Gboard is the most configurable keyboard app with the most options today, but SwiftKey offers some very important useful features, such as automatically translating messages into other languages ​​and using the engine.

Conclusions

All these apps should be installed immediately after turning on the phone, so as to have the necessary resources to use and customize the Andorid user experience. As a bonus app we also point out How2do Tech it is the most useful Android app ever, which allows you to follow this blog directly and constantly.

To learn more we can read our guide Android and iPhone apps for office, work and study.