Android Apps
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Android – Facebook Updated – Includes New Camera Icon Shortcut +
Facebook for Android has just been updated and now includes new messaging and camera icons/shortcuts – it will automatically populate your app drawer after updating. A controversial feature that will not be welcomed by all. The message feature though is good, it allows you to message your friends by creating completely new groups or adding them to your current conversations. The app and update are free and you can download them here from Google Play/download
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Android – Path Adds Filters – Catching Up With iOS
Path has been incredibly successful on the iOS App Store and despite being also popular with Android users, the lack of filter integration has left many with bittersweet feelings. Thankfully, that’s all over as the latest update to Path for Android now includes exactly the same filters that are available in the iOS version. Take a look at the filters below. Path for Android is free to download on Google Play and you can download it here. The live filters include, Pro, Ansel, Instant, Diana, Lomo, Country and Lake! (requires Android 2.3.3+ with OpenGL ES 2.0)
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Android – 500px Arrives On Google Play
The official Android app for 500px is here! Enjoy the world’s best photos. Discover exhilarating landscapes, cutest moments of wildlife, striking portraits and more. Use your Android tablet as a beautiful photo frame to show amazing photos with a slideshow. With the 500px account you can elegantly showcase your photos, create slideshows, browse your friends’ photos and your favourites. This app is free and you can download it here. Features ★ Browse Popular, Editors Choice, Upcoming and Fresh. Photos change in real-time, so come back often for a fresh dose of inspiration ★ Filter by categories (tap and hold the icons on the left) ★ Full search ★…
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Android – Instagram – Updated
No sooner has it launched and notched up over 1 million downloads on its first day but its now also had an update. Despite many iOS users up in arms over Android ‘trespassing’ on their Instagram territory, those poor Android guys had enough to contend with anyway. Reports were flooding in of camera related crashes, file not found errors, images too small, search not working on HTC devices and many more. Well, they’ve fixed all those now guys, so get uploading, we really want to see your Instagram images. Come on iOS guys, share! Just go here to either download for the first time, or update Instagram for Android. If…
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Android – EyeEm – New Camera
The new EyeEm camera is now available for Android and brings EyeEm one step closer to making the best connected camera in the world accessible to every person, platform and device. 14 kick-ass filters and an all new frame feature offer you sheerly endless creative possibilities to make your images look awesome. Try it out now! Download here. EyeEm is a photo sharing & discovery app that connects you with like-minded people through the photos you take. Based on where you are, what you’re doing and what you like, you’ll stumble upon new albums that are filled with photos from your friends and people around the world. It’s a…
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Android – Temple Run Now Officially Available From Google Play
At last the running game that everyone has been waiting for has offically arrived on the Google Play store. The iOS version of Temple Run has been downloaded over 45 million times, that’s how popular it is and it was only released in August 2011. Free to download, Temple Run challenges players to test their reflexes as they race down ancient temple walls and along sheer cliffs. With endless gameplay, players collect coins as they jump, slide and run to escape the evil monkeys guarding the temple while avoiding obstacles. “We are excited to finally share the Android release date with our fans who have been so enthusiastic and supportive…
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Android – The Rise of Instagram
As we’ve been reporting for a while now, Instagram for Android is definitely enroute. Kevin Systrom co-founder of Instagram reportedly said at this years SXSW ‘in some ways, it’s better than our iOS version’, and we all know how popular that is. Well, we are still not exactly sure when Instagram for Android will be rolling out but we do know that a new ‘sign up’ page has popped up. It’s not entirely clear what you’re signing up for, whether it’s a simple mail list or perhaps early access but we are pretty excited about it as it definitely points to Instagram for Android happening sooner rather than later. If…
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Android – HDR Camera+ – Price Drop
HDR Camera+ allows the user to take high quality full resolution HDR images with vivid colors and rich details. This app is currently available in the full ad-free version for half price, pick it up here for only $1.99/£1.24/download. Features – Full resolution – Real HDR: exposure bracketing and tone mapping – Simple: take a HDR image in one tap – HDR images fused and tone mapped on device within seconds – Hand shake compensation, no need to be rock-solid while shooting – Correct handling of moving objects, de-ghosting – You can control tone-mapping parameters: contrast, micro-contrast, color vividness, exposure – Save original exposure bracketed images – Location tagging –…
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Android – FX Photo Editor – Free
We’re fans of the JellyBus development house, they have created some excellent apps on both iOS and Android too. They’re known for qbro as well as the new iOS app HDR FX. Well, now they have just released a free version of FX Photo Editor to Google Play and it looks good. You can download it here from Play.
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Android – Temple Run Will Arrive on March 27th for Free
Finally, Imangi Studios have announced that Temple Run will be coming to Android on March 27th. We’ve all been waiting a long time for this moment with many fake apps popping up in between, there will be some very happy consumers out there. Temple Run challenges players to test their reflexes as they race down ancient temple walls and along sheer cliffs. With endless gameplay, players collect coins as they jump, slide and run to escape the evil monkeys guarding the temple while avoiding obstacles. Quote “We are excited to finally share the Android release date with our fans who have been so enthusiastic and supportive of Temple Run,”…
