Talon for Twitter (Plus)
Calculator
Pro
Although Facebook is set to roll one
out shortly, none of the big social
networks beyond Google+ have
given their Android apps a Material
Design facelift just yet.
If you love to tweet and want to do so in style,
try Talon for Twitter (Plus), a new version of the
popular Twitter client designed exclusively for
Android Lollipop. Rebuilt from the ground up,Talon for Twitter (Plus) is faster and more
powerful than before, enabling for a smoother
experience when refreshing your timeline and
moving between lists. It also has beautiful
layouts, complete with edge-to-edge images and
eye-catching animations. It also includes a whole
host of new features, including enabling you to
favourite – not just follow – users.
» Price £2.54/$3.99 » Requires Android 5.0Subtract in style with Numix
Calculator Pro. Based on the stock
calculator app from CyanogenMod,
but with a massive UI overhaul,
Numix is easier and more rewarding to use.
Following Material Design’s guiding principle to
make core functionality immediately clear, the
intuitive controls make it easy to work out sums
and switch between the basic calculator and
advanced features with a simple swipe left
or right. Numix also includes a helpful widget
for the basic calculator. Want to try it before
you buy? Then download Numix Calculator Base
for a lite version.
» Price £0.89/$1.50 » Requires Android 4.1Action Launcher 3
Another launcher, Action Launcher
3, has been given a Material Design
update with slick new transitions
and animations. In keeping with the
design language, a feature called Quicktheme
extracts the colours from your wallpapers
automatically to customise your layout, changing
the colour of folder backgrounds, the Google
Search box and more.
But this launcher, from popular developer Chris
Lacy, has never been one to play by the rules.
The latest version contains all of those unique
features that made previous iterations of Action
Launcher so special, such as collapsible widgets
and app icons that also act as folders. The app is
free to download, though some of the features
require a Pro upgrade.
Blurring the lines between an app update and
a new release, if you’ve purchased the Proversion of Action Launcher 2, Lacy has given you
a path so that you can keep your paid app
without having to make a separate purchase for
the updated version. For those who purchased
Action Launcher 2 Pro, it will still continue to
function but with a newly released version of
Action Launcher 2.
This means that if you have bought Action
Launcher 2 Pro, you're good to go – all you have
to do is install the revised version of the old app.
You will, however, need to migrate over your
homescreens from Action Launcher 2 to Action
Launcher 2 Pro. The best way to do this is to use
the SD card backup feature, which is located in
the settings. Meanwhile, the free version has
been completely replaced with the refreshed
Material Design version, giving you an exciting
new interface to begin explore.
» Price Free + IAPs » Requires Android 4.1