Do Google's own in-house Android apps keep you asking for more?
Here are the best alternatives to Google's native Android apps:
Email
-We are looking for Google-level of reliability, while also being open to non-Google inboxes and offering enhanced features for power users.
1. CloudMagic
-Integrates Gmail, Exchange, Yahoo, Outlook, iCloud, Office 365 and IMAP accounts all at once.
-Emails are easier to find.
-Features a unified inbox that lets you left-swipe emails.
2. Aqua Mail
-Optimised for both smartphones and tablets.
-The dedicated attachments tab at the top of each email is noteworthy, as also the fullscreen modes and a smart inbox.
-Meanwhile, the paid version removes the two-account limit and drops the promotional signature attached to all outgoing messages.
Messaging
-Google bid adieu to its pre-loaded SMS app With the launch of Android 4.4 KitKat leaving users to fend for themselves. Hangouts became the de-facto starting place, but it's met with wide criticism.
1. Textra SMS
-Deep customisation for notifications and a quick-reply popup that lets you respond to messages without fully opening the app.
-Handles huge inboxes with no noticeable slowdown.
2. EvolveSMS
-Displays important information like names, numbers, call options and attachment options inside conversations.
-Group messaging, message popups, gesture support and notification customisation come as standard.
Calendar
-Google's own calendar is good enough but we seek far more inspiration.
1. Cal
-Includes a number of social and productivity features.
-If you have a task listed in Any.do, it'll pop up in your schedule beneath your planned events.
-Connect your Facebook account and you'll be notified of everybody's birthday!
2. SolCalendar
-Add events with a single touch, birthday cakes and smiley emoticons and displayS them using any of its 40 home screen widgets.
Camera
-Google's self-acknowledged weak-point.
1. ProCapture
-High-quality panorama mode, timer, burst, wide shot mode and noise reduction, keeping the focus on shooting modes instead of after-effects.
2. Camera Awesome
-packed with clever features like two-finger focal adjustments.
-Tweak the ISO, white balance and exposure settings all from the screen. Also includes full screen shutter button, burst shot, HDR mode, timer, panorama and social sharing.
Productivity
-Google's Keep is a supremely fast and extensive app, however, it still isn't enough, is it?
1. Evernote
-Supports lengthy text input.
-Easy way to add lists and save audio notes, indexing them for later searching.
2. Any.do
-Offers cloud sync, time-saving gestures, missed call integration and auto-suggestion features as standard.
Author : Shivam Kotwalia, CodeKill
| Google continues to work exceptionally hard to keep users locked into its ecosystem and not wander away to you-know-where. It constantly developes new apps that more often than not give users a more than satisfactory experience, so much so that a number of its in-house apps have helped the global search giant stay a step ahead of its competitors. However, let's be honest, many of its apps still keep you asking for more! |
-We are looking for Google-level of reliability, while also being open to non-Google inboxes and offering enhanced features for power users.
1. CloudMagic
-Integrates Gmail, Exchange, Yahoo, Outlook, iCloud, Office 365 and IMAP accounts all at once.
-Emails are easier to find.
-Features a unified inbox that lets you left-swipe emails.
2. Aqua Mail
-Optimised for both smartphones and tablets.
-The dedicated attachments tab at the top of each email is noteworthy, as also the fullscreen modes and a smart inbox.
-Meanwhile, the paid version removes the two-account limit and drops the promotional signature attached to all outgoing messages.
Messaging
-Google bid adieu to its pre-loaded SMS app With the launch of Android 4.4 KitKat leaving users to fend for themselves. Hangouts became the de-facto starting place, but it's met with wide criticism.
1. Textra SMS
-Deep customisation for notifications and a quick-reply popup that lets you respond to messages without fully opening the app.
-Handles huge inboxes with no noticeable slowdown.
2. EvolveSMS
-Displays important information like names, numbers, call options and attachment options inside conversations.
-Group messaging, message popups, gesture support and notification customisation come as standard.
Calendar
-Google's own calendar is good enough but we seek far more inspiration.
1. Cal
-Includes a number of social and productivity features.
-If you have a task listed in Any.do, it'll pop up in your schedule beneath your planned events.
-Connect your Facebook account and you'll be notified of everybody's birthday!
2. SolCalendar
-Add events with a single touch, birthday cakes and smiley emoticons and displayS them using any of its 40 home screen widgets.
Camera
-Google's self-acknowledged weak-point.
1. ProCapture
-High-quality panorama mode, timer, burst, wide shot mode and noise reduction, keeping the focus on shooting modes instead of after-effects.
2. Camera Awesome
-packed with clever features like two-finger focal adjustments.
-Tweak the ISO, white balance and exposure settings all from the screen. Also includes full screen shutter button, burst shot, HDR mode, timer, panorama and social sharing.
Productivity
-Google's Keep is a supremely fast and extensive app, however, it still isn't enough, is it?
1. Evernote
-Supports lengthy text input.
-Easy way to add lists and save audio notes, indexing them for later searching.
2. Any.do
-Offers cloud sync, time-saving gestures, missed call integration and auto-suggestion features as standard.
Author : Shivam Kotwalia, CodeKill
