Install this app... ...Not this oneES File Explorer
bit.ly/explorer481ESFile Explorerwas once agreat Androidfile
manager but fellintodisreputewhena new
developer sawfit tofill it withunnecessary
bloat. Earlierthisyear, the app mysteriously
disappeared from
GooglePlayaltogether,
andthisobviously fake
knock-off sprang up
inits place.Thissad
attempt tocash in
onthe originalapp’s
reputation barely
functions asa file
manager andtreats
you toa tsunami
ofads instead.File Manager
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4.03Google’s own Filesapp isgreat for
decluttering yourdevice, but whenit
actuallycomes tomanaging yourfilesit’s
somewhatbasic. Thankfully,there are
plenty ofalternativesavailable. Our
current favourite issimplycalledFile
Manager (althoughit’s not the only app
with thatname,souse our bit.lylink
aboveorthe QRcode, right). It’s fastand
letsyou navigate eitherbystoragelocation(main
storage, SDcard) orbyfiletype(images,audio andso
on). It alsooffers dozensoffeaturesthatAndroid’s
stock filemanager doesn’t, including the optionto
bookmark filesandfolders,andthe abilitytoaccess
andtransfer filesfrom NAS devices andPCs.Best Free Apps36 7 - 20August 2019
FAMILY
WeParent
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Pric e:£2. 79 per month
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Takethe awkwardnessout of
co-parentinga child with this
ingenious app thatletsyou manage
custody schedules, share information,
exchange messagesand more.WALLPAPER
Sharks 3D
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Pric e:89p
5
Depending on howyou feelabout
sharks, thislivewallpaper –which
displays3Danimationsof them
swimmingaroundyourhomescreen- could eitherbethe best 89 p you’ll
everspend oryourworstnightmare.
GAME
Beholder 2
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Pric e:£4.99
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Your task inthisdarkly(^5) NEW APPS WORTH PAYING FOR
humorous gameistosurvive asa
Ministryemployeeina dystopian
society.It’s currentlyavailableonly
oniOS –check its app-store page
for alistof compatibledevices.
MESSAGING
Import That App
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Pric e:£3.19
4.1
Thisapp helpsyou switchfrom
Microsoft’s WindowsPhone
platformtoAndroidbyimporting
all your old WhatsAppmessages
andcontent (photos andvideos)
to yournewdevice.
EDUCATION
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Pric e:£1.99
9
Wealwaysknewthatscience can
befun,but thisapp –which acts
likea virtualpetri dish– turns
yourmobile deviceintoa cool
portable microbiologylab.Create
andobserve bacteria, virusesand
fungi astheygrowandinteract.
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