T3 India – April 2019

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AQI India

MONITOR AIR QUALITY ACROSS THE COUNTRY

Yo uTu b e M u s i c

A SPECIAL VERSION OF YOUTUBE ONLY FOR MUSIC

Free (Premium ` 99

monthly); Google Play,

App Store

YouTube Music has become available

internationally since last year, but

was officially launched last month in

India. This is the music-only

counterpart to YouTube serving

songs and music videos across a

number of languages and various

genres. The search function is

unique as users can identify an

unknown song by typing lyrics from

the middle and still get results. The

premium music subscription

enables music playback without

advertisements, background play

that allows it to run when

minimised and downloads for

offline listening. Existing

subscribers of Google Play Music

Free; Google Play

These days clean air has become a

luxury, making it all the more

imperative to view the real time values of

the air outside so that you don’t damage

your health further. The app helps check

the Air Quality Index (AQI) and PM 2.5

separately, based on the user location

fetching it from closest of the 300 pollution

monitors installed by AQI India. Users can

save their preferred locations for quick

access. It can also provide personalised

health recommendations based on their

details. The values of many states and cities

of India can be viewed with a quick glance,

and comparison of data across various time

frames of 24 hours, 7 days, and a month is

possible. Even the major parameters

contributing towards the score can be

checked.

6 APPS FOR...

READING FAN

FICTION

Expand your reading horizon

WAT T PA D

Wattpad enjoys one of the

largest community of

users who share stories

across genres, and a variety of

articles on a daily basis

Free ; Google Play, App Store

YA R N

Yarn offers tales in the

form of short text message

conversations between

people including superheroes,

celebrities, and hypothetical real life

situations.

Free (Paid Subscription) ; Google Play, App

Store

PENANA

A publication platform

allowing aspiring writers

to show off their writing

chops, Penana even gives fans a

chance to add revisions to a story.

Free; Google Play, App Store

BOOK BREAKS

Romance story lovers will

find Book Breaks to be

their ultimate destination

for such stories, ranging from 30

minutes to hours on an end.

Free; Google Play, App Store

SWEEK

Sweek seeks to engage

both writers and readers

with chances to read

endlessly on various devices, or

enter competitions to win big, and

more.

Free ; Google Play, App Store

DREAME

Catered towards the

female audience, Dreame

delivers serialised online

fiction by the ton with an interface

designed specially to suit their

sensibilities.

Free; GooglePlay,AppStore

Apps

will already get the paid version as a part of their

monthly subscription. With the sudden influx of paid

music players, it’s hard to see a specific reason for

anyone to pay for this as the overall experience is quite

rudimentary.

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