Google Play Books for Android gets Material Design, skimming and browsing features

Google Play Books is the latest app that is being given a Material Design tweak. The Android app for Play Book is being updated with redesigned reading experience that’s optimized for nonfiction books.

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Google Earth for Android gets improved 3D experience, faster map updates and more

Google has released a major update to Google Earth on Android by enhancing the 3D rendering technology. This is the biggest feature of the latest update that further highlights mountains, cities, rivers in the map.

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Glympse Keyboard for Android brings instant location sharing

Glympse, the popular location sharing app is extending its feature to Android via a new tool. Dubbed as Glympse Keyboard, the standalone app will enable users to share their location from withing the app without leaving the conversation.

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There are two ways to use Glympse Keyboard’s feature –  Quick Send and Full Keyboard. The former lets you quickly send a location to other user by continuing to use existing keyboard. Quick Send option requires you to hold down the space bar key and then actually switch to the Quick Send keyboard in order to bring up the Glympse interface. The second option is to use Full Keyboard that takes over as the go-to keyboard. The letter G on the keyboard is replaced with Glympse’s G and a longpress activates location-sharing.

“We have always been focused on developing apps, tools and features that make it simple and easy to incorporate real-time location sharing into daily life, and the Glympse Keyboard is yet another example of delivering on that mission. With the keyboard, users can instantly and seamlessly insert their current location into any application, including Google Hangouts, WhatsApp, Gmail and others.”

said Darren Austin, vice president of product, Glympse in an official release.

As with all Glympse applications and services, the sender has complete control over the length of time their real-time location is visible and can extend or cancel a Glympse anytime. Recipients do not need to have the app installed to view the sender’s location — they can view the dynamic map on any mobile or web browser.

You can download the app here.

via:The Next Web

HTC Sense 6 Lock Screen app hits Google Play Store

HTC has launched Lock Screen Sense 6 app on the Google Play Store. With the new app, users can swipe right on the Lock Screen to jump straight into BlinkFeed, or swipe left to access the Widget Home or to the previous app. In addition, notifications, clock and weather are displayed on the lock screen.

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Twitter adds Daydream support for Android app

Twitter is bringing Daydream mode to Android app, according to a report from Android Police. A not so popular feature in Android 4.2, Daydream is essentially a screensaver that displays photos or content on the screen in the background. The Daydream mode can be set on users android devices when it is docked or charging or both.

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Fruit Ninja now available for free on Android

The Fruit Ninja (ad-supported) is now available for free in the Android market. Fruit slice, which is free that is similar to Fruit Ninja emerged few months back and one of the popular Android games in recent times, might be the reason Halfbricks studio released the free version of Fruit Ninja. Continue reading “Fruit Ninja now available for free on Android”