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Welcome to the 364th edition of Android Apps Weekly. Here are the big headlines from the last week:
Parler is making a comeback sort of. The CEO posted a message this week. Apparently the site is returning sometime in the near future. Tim Cook also said the app could come back to the Apple App Store if the service improved its moderation techniques. Hit the link to read everything.
WhatsApp’s privacy policy is still causing a bunch of problems. The chat app delayed the change because everybody hated it. People flocking to other services basically crashed Signal’s servers. It’s so bad, the Indian government even asked WhatsApp to walk back its changes. We’ll keep you up to date, but the WhatsApp thing is a pretty big fiasco right now.
The 15 best Android apps released in 2020
The Google Play Store expands every year, and 2020 was no different. We saw a slew of new apps from a variety of categories. It’s arguably one of the best years we’ve had in recent memory. Of course, the global pandemic had a massive impact on people’s habits, and some apps that were not so popular before received massive support in our new reality. Plus, we saw some older apps make some dramatic changes, becoming new again. Without further delay, here are the best Android apps of 2020.
The best Android apps of 2020
10 most controversial apps and games from 2020
The app world is a massive place. There are millions of applications and games between the Google Play Store and Apple App Store. It’s no surprise that some of them get into trouble every now and then. This year was a pretty big one for controversies. Some spanned almost the entire 2020, while others are still ongoing at the time of writing. The pandemic certainly didn’t help things, and even the FTC got into the mix a little bit. Let’s take a look at the most controversial apps and games from 2020.
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Welcome to the 359th edition of Android Apps Weekly! Here are the big headlines from the last week:
Samsung Pay is undergoing some changes here soon. The worst of them is the removal of Samsung Rewards from a lot of the Samsung Pay app. You won’t get them anymore for general transactions or really from anything else. The only way to earn rewards is through purchases directly from Samsung. Hit the link to learn more. Samsung Pay points were usable for a wide variety of things, like buying themes and other fun stuff.
DC Universe is shutting down all movie and TV streaming in January 2021. We knew it was more or less coming but now we’re 100% sure it is. The video streaming stuff is moving to HBO Max over a period of time. Enjoy the remaining stuff while you can because the rest is leaving by January 21st.