These 14 applications that are only on Android are to blame

In more than fifteen years, I have accumulated a collection of Android applications that I have not changed for nothing. And they are a faithful reflection of greater freedom and greater flexibility than Android has: Interfaces customizable to applications that accelerate the system with one click. An iPhone or can dream of its abilities.

Android and iOS are two very similar mobile operating systems, in certain almost locking aspects. And both offer the most important applications. NOW: There is exclusive software which is worth staying on each platform. I chose my 14 favorites for which I would continue forever in Android.

14 applications that demonstrate Android power

Google and Apple spied on each other, no one is surprised that the two systems have so many similarities. And it's good for those who live each platform and also for those who decide to pass on the contrary: They will not lose their main applicationsSince all companies strive to reach the maximum of possible users. So they earn money.

Although there is a certain homogeneity, this does not neglect the exclusive applications of a platform. Android has much better access to devices, Google offers much more freedom than Apple To developers. This is the key to those who were amazing at the start of smartphones.

A large part of the applications that Android loves are those that allow advanced use of devices. Because there is no color: a regular of iOS would be surprised by the potential of the exclusive selection of applications for Android. They are wonderful.

Device information (device information)

I start with this, my header application every time I try a phone: he tells me all the information of your hardware, software, if the battery is correct, What the sensors have, if they work wellI can analyze the performance of the processor, how it behaves at the time … It is a wonder that can be made for free on Android.

Device information is available on Google Play as free download with advertising. He has a micropago to delete it and collaborate with the developer, I recommend it to do so.

HeaduDunit Reloaded

My second header application: Android Auto allows me to project on any screen, even on the mobile or the tablet itself. And it's perfect for those who do not have Android Auto in the car: just reuse an old device.

HEADUNIT RELADED is a payment application which, for me, is worth all the fifteenth of what it costs: 4.89 dollars. It's on Google Play.

TRACKER SIGNAL

This application offers advanced information on the tower to which the phone is connected. The power of the signal, the frequency and something that dies my curiosity: If the connection is 5G SAcalled “5g pure”. It seems very useful.

Signal Tracker is on Google Play, it is free and lack of ads.

Nova washing

What about launchers or personalized interfaces, They are unique in Android. And none like Nova Launcher: I have had it since its release, with its unlocking key. He has evolved with Android himself, it is a Swiss personalization keeper and does not require buying it to enjoy it almost completely.

Nova Launcher is in this link. The unlock key is here: it costs 3.99 dollars.

Google opinion awards

It is a Google application that offers rewards for filling the surveys, downloading purchase tickets and other actions. The balance obtained is suitable for Google Play, I obtained enough applications with rewards. It doesn't hurt to install it.

The awards are in play store. This is an application designed to get even more data for Google, you must take it into account.

Shizuku

It's almost like having root without having rooted the phone: Shizuku allows you to give advanced access to certain options simply by performing an ADB command to activate Shizuku itself. It is a wonder that makes Android very Android.

Shizuku is on Google Play according to this link. Free and without advertisements.

Holder

It's crazy what can be done with Tasker, it is an application that allows Automate the full phone. Even at the advanced level, which is compatible with the root.

IOS has shortcuts, also very powerful, although Tasker is gaining largely in terms of capacities and versatility. Also in complexity, create according to functions is not easy. Even so, these are always my favorite Android applications.

Tasker is a full delivery payment application for 3.59 dollars. As I have already commented on with Headunit, it is worth every penny of what it costs.

GPS test

One of these applications that I have installed on each mobile since I started as an analyst: the GPS test is a tool that provides all the satellite information. GPS margin of error, Connected satellite informationspeed counter … The interface is old, but it is always an absolute wonder: it helps me to check the precision and speed of GPS on the mobile that I analyze.

GPS information has a free version and a payment for 3.99 dollars. I recommend paying for her.

False GPS

Another of my essential applications linked to positioning, although for another reason: allows deceive the phone to think it's elsewhere. It helps me not to see my house when I capture an application with location, also to open services that are only in a specific country. Because sometimes it is not enough with a VPN.

Fake GPS is a free application available on Google Play. It must be selected as “application to simulate the location” in the developer settings.

Exodus

Should we trust permits and privacy declared by developers in stores? Apple started to be very strict by asking the developers, Google came behind. And with Exodus, I can check that the applications behave as they say: it is an application that shows all the permits really used. And offers the list of trackers to which they connect.

Exodus is available for free on Google Play. And without advertisements.

Request administrator

It is a veteran on my phones, it seems essential to delete the installed applications, to copy the APKs to bring them to another mobile and for another impossible function on iPhone: delete the memory of the applications cache.

It is free, although he has announcements and purchases in the application that does not nail for free. It's on Google Play.

Gcam

This is another of the reasons why I believe that Android is the most versatile and complete operating system: although there are dozens of brands and hundreds of mobile phones, there is always an option to bring them the application of the Pixel room. The development of GCAM is unique. And its immense possibilities, it even offers more options than the official Google room.

Downloading the GCAM is not as simple as giving an APK and voila: each mobile works with different versions and developments. It is best to test from the Celso Azevedo page.

Magic

It is a complex and delicate tool and requires a previous step that does not generally recommend: root the phone. If you count on it, Magisk opens the door to any corner of Android. It includes its own supersu, allows the installation of modules and allows you to hide your presence with Google detection tools. It's like a hypervitamin Cydia, more or less. Quite more versatile.

Magisk is available in the developer's GitHub. It's open source.

Aurora store

IOS has parallel stores in Europe and it is not difficult to access the others even more parallel of the browser or with IPAs, but none is assimilated to Aurora Store: it is a store from which the entire Google Play can be downloaded. It is super useful for accessing applications that are not in the country, for example. Or do not leave the Google data.

Obviously, the Aurora store is not in the Android store, but can be easily downloaded from the developer's website. It's open source.

Cover image | Iván Linares edited with Chatgpt

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