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» Essential apps for Marshmallow
The Google Play store has had a major
overhaul in time for Android
Marshmallow. The key changes have
been geared towards making the store a safer
and more transparent place to download apps.
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innovation that can show at a glance if an app
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parents can now happily sign off on apps that
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new way of downloading apps from the Play
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little easier, it makes it safer as well. If someone
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Google Play store
Three updated
apps for
Marshmallow
This secure lockscreen is
designed to keep
individual apps safe,
rather than act as a cover
for your phone in general.
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excellent app that
provides instant travel
advice for major cities
around the world. It has
been made Marshmallow
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to-do lists on the Google
Play store is Wunderlist
and it is one of the earliest
apps to make itself
compatible with
Marshmallow. Not only
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