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In recent weeks, Chris Lacy has been working hard to bring as many of the new Android 7.0 Nougat features to Action Launcher as quickly as possible. At the beginning of October, Action Launcher was updated to bring Quickcuts (a version of 7.1’s app shortcuts) before Android 7.1 was even available to the public. When they were introduced, Quickcuts was a Plus-only feature, meaning you’d need to pay a premium to take advantage of the handy feature. But now the developer has released a new update that not only brings Quickcuts to all, but also implements even more Pixel Launcher features. After updating to the latest version, you’ll be able to take advantage of Quickcuts whether you’ve bought the full version of the app or not. If you haven’t paid the small fee for the full version yet, though, you should definitely consider it. Chris Lacy has been releasing a steady stream of notable updates to Action Launcher for some time now, and that likely won’t stop anytime soon. See also: Th

This week we reviewed the Google Pixel XL, went hands-on with Xiaomi’s crazy new Mi MIX smartphone, and rounded up the best new apps and games of the month. Here’s the news of the week! Who wants to win a Google Pixel XL? The Google Pixel XL is one of the hottest phones out right now. Here’s how you can win one ! 10 Android stories we handpicked for you Google Pixel XL review: A Pixel’s perspective  Now that we’ve had more than enough time to give you all our thoughts and impressions on Google’s new phones, find out what all the hype is about in our full Google Pixel XL review! Xiaomi Mi MIX hands-on – the future of smartphones?  All screen, all the time – that’s the Xiaomi Mi MIX in a nutshell. Is it enough to make this behemoth of a phone give us a glimpse into our future? LeEco Le Pro3 and Le S 3 hands-on   LeEco recently unveiled its first official smartphone offerings in the US. Join us as we go hands-on with the LeEco Le Pro3 and the Le S3! Are the Pixel and Pixel XL j

Welcome to the Sunday Giveaway, the place where we giveaway a new Android phone or tablet each and every Sunday! A big congratulations to last week’s winner of the Google Pixel XL giveaway: Rinshad R. (India). Enjoy your new Pixel XL!. This week we have teamed up with DU Speed Booster  for a special Halloween Google Pixel XL Giveaway! DU Speed Booster & Cleaner is an all-in-one speed booster, trash cleaner app that optimizes your background apps, memory space and junk(cache) files. Which phone vampires are sucking out your phone’s life force and slowing down performance? Share your stories with the Hashtag # DUSpeedBoostertotheRescue . Enter giveaway Google Pixel XL International Giveaway! Winners Gallery Terms & Conditions The giveaway is an international giveaway (Except when we can not ship to your Country.) If we can not ship to your country, you will be compensated with an online gift card of equal MSRP value to the prize. We are not responsible for lost

Welcome to the 163rd edition of Android Apps Weekly! Here are the headlines from the last week: Pokemon Go will have its first in-game event for Halloween. During the next week or so, you’ll be able to find spooky looking Pokemon with higher frequency. You’ll also get more candy than usual for doing the various tasks. The event lasts until November 1st so you don’t have much time left to take advantage. This also comes on the heels of an update that adds some additional features like different colored eggs and various bug fixes. Google Allo received its highly anticipated 2.0 update this week. The changes includes Direct Reply support from the notification shade as well as multitasking support for Android Nougat. It most notably didn’t come with SMS/MMS support, a desktop client, or any of the other changes that we were hoping for. However, it is worth noting that it took months for Hangouts to get SMS support as well. The update is rolling out right now. Facebook announced this

Android gaming is getting bigger and better every month it seems and there is always a slew of new titles coming to Google Play. Whether you’re a casual gamer or you want something with a beat more meat on its bones, there’s usually a game coming out to suit everyone’s taste. Let’s take a look at the best new Android games from the last month! You can watch the videos on YouTube from passed months by clicking here ! Best New Android apps from the last month Best Android games of 2016 Banner Saga 2 [Price: $4.99] Banner Saga 2 is the sequel to one of the best strategy RPG titles out there. It features a lot of the same artwork styles and game play mechanics as the first one. That may sound bad, but both of those things were absolutely amazing in the first one so it’s nice to see them return again. Decisions you make in the game will affect the story line and that includes whether or not a character dies in combat. It’s a must have for any strategy RPG fan. It also costs less tha

Google loves getting in the spirit of things, from its daily Google Doodles on the Search page to annual April 1 st pranks . At this time of year though there’s only one day on everyone’s minds, and that’s Halloween. So Google has uploaded a whole host of Halloween-inspired animations in Android Pay . See also: Android Pay to add support for Visa Checkout and MasterCard Masterpass payment services 12 The animations appear above your digital card on the payment screen, so you’ll get a frightful reminder of the joys of consumerism with every purchase you make. The animations are only available in the U.S., UK and Australia (where Android Pay is available) and you’ll need the latest version of Android Pay in order to see them. Here’s one of them in action: If Monday is getting a little too close for you and you’re still not prepared, remember: Google has updated its annual Frightgeist list of the most searched-for costumes . If you’re the laconic type and just can’t go past a l

App developers are pushing the envelope on a daily basis trying to improve and enhance our smartphone and tablet experiences. In fact, so many Android apps come out every day that it’s difficult to keep track of them all. It’s difficult to usurp the best of the best but if you’re getting bored with what you’ve got and want to try something new, check out the best new Android apps from the last month! You can watch the videos from passed months by clicking here ! Best New Android games from the last month! Best Android apps, ever! Firefox Aurora [Price: Free] Firefox Aurora is kind of like a developer channel for Firefox. It works just like Firefox browser does. However, it’ll also include all of the features that haven’t been released to the stable version. It’s a good way to try out the more experimental builds of the browser. It works well in terms of performance, but there are some bugs here and there. It’s free to download and try out. You will almost certainly run into bu