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Welcome to the 501st version of Android Apps Weekly. After a short one-week recess we’re again and able to carry you the most recent information and apps from the week. Let’s begin with among the greatest headlines from final week:

• Google Maps is a good GPS app that many people belief to get safely the place must go. Sadly, it’s not all the time good and Google can take a very long time to answer consumer requests round new roads or different points. Now a brand new lawsuit claims Google was answerable for the dying of man who was driving residence late at evening and got here throughout an unbaricaded bridge that had collapsed again in 2013. The go well with claims many customers warned Google concerning the concern and but it was by no means mounted. The lawsuit can also be holding these accountable who have been purported to be answerable for the bridge and for placing up correct barricades.
• Fb is lastly rolling out a function that allows you to add as much as 4 extra profiles from the app. That is good for individuals who preserve a number of accounts for work and enterprise, in addition to households that share a single pill. That mentioned, sure options received’t be out there for extra profiles like Relationship, Market, Skilled mode, and funds.
• After delaying its Android 14 secure launch, Google is rolling out a brand new Android 14 QPR1 beta replace for Pixel telephones. This new replace truly brings a couple of new adjustments together with a new display search gesture impressed by Google Now on Faucet, and the flexibility to maintain apps open even while you shut the Pixel Fold. 
• Discover my Telephone could quickly be capable of discover a Pixel cellphone even when it’s off. The brand new function is outwardly discovered throughout the code of Android 14. How is that this doable? Mainly the Bluetooth chips would operate even when there’s not sufficient energy in addition the entire OS, just like a function that already exists for Apple’s iPhone.
• The One UI 6 Beta is slowly rolling out to new gadgets and it appears the Galaxy S22 is subsequent in line. For now, the replace is just out there in South Korea, although it may not be an excessive amount of longer earlier than worldwide fashions of the S22 household additionally get the beta.
• Google is rolling out a brand new Fitbit app design. This new app is less complicated to make use of with simply three tabs: at present, sofa, and also you. There are additionally loads of sub-sections below every of those. That is the primary main change to Fb’s look in years and we actually like what we see to this point.
• Google Bard now works along with your Google account and plenty of Google apps. You’ll now be capable of use Bard to dig by way of Gmail, Drive, Maps, and extra. This can make it simple so that you can ask Bard questions associated to your individual agenda and paperwork.

Android Apps Weekly: The very best new apps and video games of the week

Searching for some new Android apps and Android video games to maintain you occupied? Under we check out a few of our favourite solutions for the week: 

Monster Hunter Now 

• Value: Free to play
• Launch Date: Sep 14

The most recent entry within the Monster Hunter collection arrived final week throughout our transient hiatus. Whereas it’s technically per week outdated, we’d be remiss to not cowl this. This free-to-play title works a bit otherwise than your common Monster Hunter sport, drawing inspiration from titles like Pokémon Go. In reality, it’s developed by Niantic (the makers of Go) in collaboration with Capcom. The sport options easy-to-use controls, permitting you to slip, hop, run, lower, and extra, all with simply your index finger. In contrast to conventional Monster Hunter video games, you’ve got solely 75 seconds to take down each beast you encounter. This strategy is sensible, as the sport is designed to be performed in the true world throughout brief bursts. Whereas the fight isn’t good, that is nonetheless a captivating sport and completely value giving a go (no pun supposed).

Ghost Detective

• Value: Free for Netflix customers
• Launch date: Sep 19

Ghost Detective places you into the motion as Detective Tess Robinson. Your objective? To determine who murdered you, amidst the backdrop of a ghost-riddled New Orleans. To resolve the case you’ll must hang-out your method throughout New Orleans on the lookout for hidden objects. You’re given an inventory of the objects you have to discover, and you must do all of it inside a timeframe. You’ll additionally discuss to totally different ghosts and residing beings so as to remedy the case.  Whereas I didn’t spend a ton of time with this sport, I loved this one fairly a bit because it has nice dialogue and is simple to leap proper in and get began. One catch, you will have a Netflix subscription to play this because it’s a part of the corporate’s rising effort to get into gaming by providing distinctive experiences to its members. 

Retro School Bowl

• Value: Free to play
• Launch date: Sep 19

This new spin-off of the favored sport Retro Bowl focuses on school sports activities, permitting you to immerse your self within the function of a head coach for one among 250 school groups. This sport is fairly easy to study with easy mechanics proper from the beginning, though you’ll discover it difficult to grasp. I additionally appreciated the workforce customization choices, though I felt the gameplay acquired a bit tedious in my brief time with it. For individuals who love fantasy sports activities, this might be the right strategy to scratch that itch.

Dragonheir: Silent Gods

• Value: Free to play
• Launch date: Sep 19

Dragonheir: Silent Gods is a brand new party-based on-line multiplayer RPG set in Arkendia, a world of dragons, magic, and fantasy races. Whereas it leans on the “chosen one” trope, it’s nonetheless a variety of enjoyable. The sport is pretty open-ended with non-linear missions and sidequests that enable the participant to make the characters their very personal. For individuals who worth storyline, the dialogue and story appear fairly top-notch from what I can inform to this point. Followers of MMOs and roleplaying will certainly need to give this one a obtain.

YouTube Create

• Value: Free
• Launch date: Sep 21

YouTube Create is a brand new app from Google, providing a set of free instruments that help you simply make shorts and longer movies. You’ll be capable of simply create GIFs, particular results, stickers, trim down movies, and way more. The corporate consulted with over 3,000 creators to develop the app and used their suggestions extensively. The app even has entry to royalty-free music tracks you’ll be able to shortly add to the movies you produce with out worrying about copyrights or crediting the composers behind them. The app is at present in beta however already appears to have a ton of performance.