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Google Play Store vs Aptoide, Which One Is Best For Your Android Device?

Aptoide - We all know that Android platform covers almost 80% market in these days, and the numbers of Android users are increase day by day, and all Android users know that where to find apps and games for their Android devices. which are Google Play Store, which contains millions of free and paid apps and games.

But how many people buy paid apps or games from Google play store, I think very less because they want to use that app, but they are too much expensive for the regular user, so what is the solution for it.

So today I am going to reveal an app called Aptoide which helps you to run free and paid apps for free of cost for a lifetime, the Aptoide is a mega app store which also contains millions of apps and games, and all are free. All the apps and games are free for you for a lifetime and they never charged you for any app, even you love it to know that no one is going to blame you for using paid apps for free because it is legal my friends.

Aptoide is a third party app store company that covers new and old android users who own a $150 smartphone. And want to taste an Android platform for free of cost after investing in Android smartphone. According to a big giant tech company, Aptoide has raised $4 million to increase their app store capacity and offers a vast collection of apps and games for free of cost for all users.

Alvaro Pinto - COO and Co-Founder of Aptoide said,

Around 100 million people downloaded apps from Aptoide in 2015 and count of users increasing daily. Right now, Aptoide installer contains 500,000 apps and has exclusive apps such as Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram with a certificate from the app owners.

Google play store is a good platform, and we love to use it, but the Play Store doesn't help us to use paid apps for free. However, Aptoide does that for us for a lifetime, this company focuses on users happiness first then for themselves. So we would like to know which platform you like the most and you can use our comment section below to share your thoughts with us.

Google Play Store vs Aptoide

So, ‘G’ stands for the Google Play Store and ‘A’ stands for Aptoide.

G – Hosts limited apps.
A – You can find many apps which are not available on the Google play store on Aptoide.

G – Hosts both free and paid apps.
A – All apps, even the premium ones are available for free.

G – You cannot revert to a previous version of an app.
A – You can return to an earlier version of an app.

G – You cannot setup your marketplace.
A – You can setup your market and showcase your apps.

G –Not is available in restricted countries like China.
A – No region restriction and available everywhere.

G – No automatic update.
A – Automatic update.

So these are some of the featured differences between the Google Play Store and the Aptoide. So now, wouldn’t you want to download the Aptoide?

Here I give my 100% to ensure to you that which one is good, if I am talking about myself, I like Aptoide most because it contains both types of apps free and paid. Both are free of cost with legal licenses so why not we use this platform. Now it’s up to you guys whether you are happy with basic free apps or you want to use paid apps with giving any single penny from your pocket.

If you have any doubt, query or feedback regarding this app then you can post your comments in the comment section below and write us whether you like it or not and if not then why? We are doing a survey to know whether this app store can beat Google play store or not. We are waiting for your feedback, after using this fantastic app on your Android phone; then you can visit our main website called websapk.com. There you can find all the resources and step by step guides to using it on Phone, PC, Mac, etc.

Thanks for giving us your precious time but mind you guys, this time, worth it for you if you are going to use this Aptoide on your smartphone.
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Pokemon Go Is Now Live On Android And iOS Platforms
Pokemon Go is the most awaiting game app for the Android and iOS users. The app is now live on both platforms in certain regions but not compatible with all devices and not available worldwide.

The game is live on Google Play Store and App Store but most of the users have noted that the game is incompatible with their Android and iOS devices. Pokemon Go is currently available in Australia and New Zealand iTunes app stores.

Developer Niantic said,

Pokemon Go is free-to-play mobile gaming app which lets players track down and catch Pokemon by visiting real-world locations. The game will be released worldwide in July, as will the Pokemon Go Plus hardware accessory.

As you all know Pokemon's like Pikachu, Bulbasaur is discovered on planet earth! Now you got a chance to discover and catch them all. You will be joining in one of three teams and battle for the prestige, ownership of Gyms with your Pokemon at side.

Pokemon's are out there and you need to walk around a neighbor, once you reach your smartphone will vibrate when there is a Pokemon nearby. Take them by throwing Pokemon ball, you will have to stay alerted or it might get away!

For more information you can check out all the latest updates on our blog, we will update you when the game go live for all the users.
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Google Calender Now Tells When You Are Free
Google giant has updated a new feature that let you know when you're free in a day before scheduling a meeting or event.


This feature is only available on the latest version of Android app and soon will be available for iOS. With this update, users can easily schedule their busy schedules finding a free slot. This eliminates users to combine different meetings or events happen at the same time and help out easily with no errors.

Google has rolled out 'when you're free' feature first on Google Calendar Work and Education app on this April and was called as 'find a time'. This feature on Work and Education app allows you to add colleagues as guests to let them know when they are free for a meeting and set up one meeting when there is no meeting.

Most of the business people find this feature most helpful to know when they get free time from busy meetings or events.
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Google Photos Gets Slideshow Feature Updated
Google  has updated its app with a new slideshow feature to save you from clicking mouse each time when watching your recent vacation photos.

Google photos on a post,

You like crowding friends and family around your computer or TV to show them photos of latest weekend's adventure. You don't like to clicking 132 times to show them each photo.

This feature has a ability to play a slideshow from any album, just open the album and click on a photo and select slideshow from the drop-down menu. The menu also includes settings like  rotate, download, add to album, add to shared album, remove from album and move to trash.

To get the best photo viewing experience, cast the chrome tab to your TV then sit back, relax and enjoy watching with your family. Slideshows are now available on the updated Android app and on photos.google.com.
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YouTube Launched YouTube Director For Business App
YouTube gets ready to help small business owners with its new amazing YouTube Director app. This app guides through the process on how to create an ad step-by-step using your own phone.

It might be hard for people who are starting a small business

To start a new project, tap on '+' sign which appears on the right bottom corner of the YouTube Director app. And choose a perfect template for your business then start recording a video and the app will guide you what to do in a step-by-step process. Then edit your video by adding Text, animations and music to create a polished video ad. Finally, upload your finished video to start advertising your business to customers.

You can also take the help of AdWords experts to help you set up the video ad so that it appears everywhere on the web to boost your business promotion.

Want to work with a Professional?

Then YouTube will send a professional onsite filmmaker to your business and shoot a video ad-for-free when you spend $150 running ads on YouTube.

If you move to the bottom of the page, you can see an offer "$100 free credit when you spend $25 on video ads". Here you need to accept terms and conditions of your country and enter your email address to ask 'send me my code'.

The app is currently available on iOS for Canada and US mobile users, with Android version coming soon.
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Facebook Unveils A New Look Of Messenger App
Facebook announced a new look for its Messenger app users and aims to it a simpler to use by presenting more relevant information. Messenger is a place where you can chat with people and businesses, now with a new update you can do more than sending or receiving messages.

Facebook on a post,

Until now, most inbox experiences haven't kept up with the new ways people connect. So, we have been thinking about how we can make it simpler and easier to find what you want to start a conversation.

Now with a new Messenger app, you can send favorite emoji to chat with the people and you can also see all the ways to connect with the people right from the app.

Messenger has added different sections like recent chats, favorite contacts, birthdays and active now at one place. You can also have an option called 'see all', if you need to wish more people on their birthdays.

All the new sections are able can be accessed by pressing a new 'Home' button on the app. Facebook has not yet announced when the update would be rolling out, so it might be likely to go live for all on a next update.
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Twitter To Integrate Go Live Button For Android And iOS
Twitter has announced that its Periscope feature will be now available for all users on Android and iOS. The 'Go Live' option will explore the world through someone else's eyes.

Twitter tweeted,

Ready to go live? Now everyone can tap a new button on Android and iOS to easily broadcast on #Periscope from Twitter!

To see this feature, Twitter users will no longer require switching between apps, just tap compose a new tweet button and you can see it integrated already to 'Go Live' with a Periscope. Along with 'Go Live' feature, you can see Photo and Video options.

The 'Go Live' button for Periscope was already spotted on iOS for selected users on iPhone 6S Plus but now it is available across the Globe for Android and iOS users.

Now by integrating a Periscope button on its main app, Twitter wants to make sure that it doesn't lose the momentum on live video to Facebook.
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Facebook Messenger Reintroduced SMS Support For Android
Facebook to reintroduce SMS feature to switch users from Default SMS app to Messenger. This feature enables you to text and read messages right from Messenger.

Facebook on a post,

Today we are enabling users to use SMS in messenger for Android to communicate with their family and friends including phone contacts.

Messenger will show all your text messages and Messenger conversations at one place to stay in touch with all the people you care.

Currently Facebook has testing this feature with some people, here is how it works:
  1. Open Messenger profile and tap on settings
  2. Select 'SMS' from the list
  3. Make it as 'Default SMS app'.

And will be available to all users as early as possible. To make a difference between SMS chats and Messenger conversations, Facebook has changed the UI with purple color (SMS chats) and blue color (Messenger chats).

SMS in Messenger also supports texts, images, videos, audio, stickers, emojis and location sharing whereas Facebook Messenger can be used to send GIFs, send money, request transportation, make voice and video calls.

SMS feature is available only on Android and doesn't support sending or uploading or storing all your conversation on Facebook servers. All the text messages sent from Messenger will cost regular fee only and Messenger conversation will continue using your Data or Internet Connection.

Using this feature from the latest Messenger app will save your time and doesn't let you to switch every time when you receive messages.
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Bengaluru Teenagers Developed vPledge Social Causes App


Bengaluru Teenagers Prateek Mahesh and Priyal Jain has developed a social causes android app with the help of AcadGlid, a startup company.

vPledge came with a Concept,
You and Me together can make this planet a beautiful one.
With a good thought the 12 years old student Prateek (New Horizon Public School) and 13 years old student Priyal (Delhi Public School) has developed this app. The main aim is to motivate people to come forward and contribute something to the social causes.

vPledge app is designed for the people who aspire to make the world better place to live. The journey of the app started with use of public transport to reduce pollution, donating 10 meals and planting 10 trees.

You can also be a part in this journey by taking a successful pledge with your Facebook account and share that on social media by tagging or sharing to your friends. You can even earn points and redeem by challenging your friends to take pledges along with you.

vPledge app is available for free on GooglePlay store and requires Android 4.1 and up version smartphone or tablet to download.
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Yahoo To Shut Down Services For Old Messengr App
Yahoo introduced the most popular communication chat service in 1998 and with the early update Yahoo Messenger, the company has finally announced to shut down the older legacy version of app.

Yahoo on his blog,

We encourage all our users to complete their transition to new the Yahoo Messenger app, as we no longer support the old legacy platform as of August 05, 2016. We intend to continue our focused efforts on the New Messenger, with a goal of delivering the best experience to our users.


The new version is redesigned with new features and now you can share photos, instantly, send animated GIFs, and even unsend messages. The unsend feature allows users to undo sending messages and retrace their footsteps. Yahoo has recently introduced support for Hindi language on its app.

It is available for free to use on Android, iPhone and on the web browser. To continue with Yahoo you need to upgrade to latest version of Yahoo Messenger.
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Facebook Introduces 360 Photos For Mobile And Web Users
Million of users visits Facebook in a day to view posts, photos, videos and chat with their friends. Facebook frequent updates are making users stick on it to have more fun.

Yesterday, Facebook has introduced 360 photos to make users share more immersive views of their world. The impressive thing is that users can share their panorama photos or capture 360-degree photos using 360 Photo or 360 Camera app on Facebook. Then post the photo in a normal way you do then Facebook will convert it to an immersive 360 photo.

360 photos can be easily identified in your Facebook News Feed, just look for the compass icon on the right side of the photo. Explore a 360 photo on mobile by tapping and dragging the photo or by tilting your phone as your play a racing game. Web users can just click or drag the 360 photo to enjoy the 360-degree viewing experience.

Share your 360 photos on Facebook and let your friends feel like as they are along with you in the location. This feature brings new opportunities for creativity and excites people to follow you on Facebook group or page by seeing your updated 360-degree photos.

Facebook says on his blog post,

On Samsung Gear VR compatibility phones you can see a button in the top left corner of your photo which says 'View in VR'. If you tap on that button by inserting your phone into the VR headset then you can see your 360 photos in Virtual Reality.

Keep your app updated to enjoy this feature working with your phone.
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YouTube Gets Ready To Roll Out Smart Offline Mode Feature
YouTube was launched in the year 2014 since then rolled out many features to gain more subscribers. Finally, YouTube has launched offline mode to save millions of subscribers time and data to watch their favorite videos at any time without no internet connectivity.

YouTube on his blog post,

We are always working on ways to make the YouTube experience even better. Today we are beginning to roll out a feature called 'Smart Offline' on YouTube app that takes advantage of these cheaper mobile data rates as offered by your mobile operator, without requiring you to stay up late at night.

Smart Mode works pretty simple way, just tap on the grey download icon to move on to offline mode. Then a prompt will appear with an option 'Save Overnight', using your mobile operator's night data plan. Once you select the option, YouTube app will smartly schedule your video to download overnight. When you rise up in the morning the video will be ready for you to watch offline with no buffer.

This feature started rolling out for Airtel and Telenor subscribers from yesterday, and eventually will be rolled out to other subscribers soon. YouTube adds a note saying this feature will be visible only for mobile users with data connection and not for WiFi users.

Make sure you update your YouTube app to get this feature on your mobile phone.
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Now Turn Your Speech Into A Rap Song
Smule Inc. connects the world through music by exploring its music ready apps to millions of people around the globe. Rap is one of the most popular genres for the current generation music lover.

Smule has created a collection of music apps like Sing! Karaoke, Magic Piano, Guitar!, AutoRap, Ocarina, I am T-Pain, Glee Karaoke, MadPad, and Songify. Coming to AutoRap, it converts your speech into a Rap song.

Simply select the free beats offered and Rap them with your speech. After recording listen back the automatically Rapped speech song and enjoy the lyrical masterpiece.

Some of the best features of AutoRap include turn your words into a rap song instantly, auto-tune your speech by correcting bad rapping, take challenges from other rappers, get followers, share your rap via Email, SMS or through Social Media profiles.

AutoRap by Smule allows you earn free plays by downloading apps. You can download the app for free on your Android and iOS devices. AutoRap also offers paid subscription package for monthly, weekly and annually to buy the full catalog of songs for unlimited access
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WhatsApp For iOS To Get GIF Image Support Soon
WhatsApp gets GIF image support for iOS on latest beta release which is now fixing the bugs and doing some improvements for official app release. This update brings support for auto playing of GIF images on WhatsApp.

The Facebook-owned messaging app is going to surprise the users with the new GIF image sharing feature. Till now, there was no official announcement made when it is going to roll out the general release or when it will release the feature for Android users.

The GIF images will autoplay whenever a user shares a link you have an ability to save the GIF images on the gallery (camera roll) and quickly support for Peek and Pop (3D Touch) actions on GIF images. Users can also reply to the GIF image messages and encrypt the support for GIF share.

At present, Facebook is supporting GIF image sharing and Viber is getting ready to launch a new update with chat backup and GIF image sharing on its platform. WhatsApp will shortly release the GIF image sharing feature on its messaging app.
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UCWeb Launches UC News App For India
Alibaba-owned UCWeb Company has launched UC News app on Monday in India. UC browser is the largest mobile browser in Asia and it has more than 400 million monthly active users globally.

Kenny Ye - UCWeb General Manager confirmed,

The UC News is a platform to fills the gap between content creators and consumers with over 20 featured channels to update news on Cricket, Entertainment, Technology, Movies, Lifestyle and much more.

The he added that UC News app works with no advertisements and tracks the matching content from the trending keywords on the web then decides the trending topics before recommending them to the users.

UC News comes in English and Hindi languages to help users with timely breaking news, cricket scores, smart recommendation, fast browsing and data saving pages. You can download it from Android and iOS app stores for free.
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TRAI Launches DND Services App To Register A Complaint
TRAI regulator launched DND Services app to register complaints against the unwanted calls and SMSes receiving from telemarketers in an easy way.

TRAI Chairman R S Sharma Said,
We have a stringent rule in place for checking promotional Calls and SMS but companies were finding ways to bypass them. There have been issues in its enforcement and with the new mobile app, it is easy for people to register a complaint against and help us in monitoring such activities.

Earlier telecom subscribers had an option to file a complaint by forwarding SMS to 1909 which is received from telemarketers and mentioning the mobile number including SMS received date in the same message  The SMS option was available for SMS but not for calls, the alternate option was informing the telecom operator via customer care number or through email.

This process seems complicated to most of the users but using the DND services application you can easily file a complaint by selecting such SMS by - Complaint SMS UCC option and Calls by - Complaint VOICE UCC" option. To check the complaint status user can click on - UCC status option and for more details click on more option.

The DND services (TRAI) application is available for free for Android devices and soon will be launched for iOS devices.
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Facebook Conversations Are Moving To Messenger
Facebook is going to move all your conversations from the mobile site to Messenger. Many of the users access their Facebook account from the mobile site and the social messaging app is planning to move all the web users to their Messenger app.

Most of the users have got this notification when they head to the messaging section on the mobile site. As of now you will be able to view your conversation messages on the mobile site but you need to move on to the Messenger on the certain date when Facebook disable the message view option. Anyways we will let you know with a post if any changes made or announced by Facebook.

Facebook has updated many features on its Messenger app including group chats and Dropbox support. On the other side self-destruction messages which is similar to Snapchat style. The Messenger look rich and also allow users to use stickers, chatbots and video call features when compare to the mobile website version.

But most of the users ignore to move on to Messenger because of frequent updates leads to loss of their mobile data. As a part of mobile app, the Android and iOS developers have to improve and include more new features on the messaging app to compete against other messaging apps.

In order to continue our conversations, Android and iOS users need to download and install the latest version of Messenger app.
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Say Hello To Google Allo And Google Duo Messaging Apps
Google welcomes new Google Allo and Duo babies to all Googlers for smart messaging and video calling. Google has shared the preview of these two apps that take a fresh new look on how people connect with each other.

Introducing Allo,

Allo is a smart messaging app service that makes your conversations easier and more expressive. It is fully based on your phone number, so you can get in touch with your contacts easily. Allo has smart features like Emojis, Stickers, Ink, Whisper shout and also has a smart reply built-in feature, which let you respond to messages without typing a single word.

The smart reply works on showing suggestions to replies in your style and on photos proving intelligent suggestions related to the content of the photo. Allo also features the Google assistant, bringing the richness of Google directly into your chats to help you find information and getting things done to have fun. Allo lets you bring things like Search, Maps, YouTube and Translate to all conversations so that you and your friends can use Google together.

Allo cares for your privacy and created an incognito mode to add end-to-end encryption in chats and discrete notifications. Also confirms that more features will be added in coming days.

Introducing Duo,


Duo is a simple video calling app for everyone and works perfectly on Android and iOS. Similar to Allo, Duo is based on phone number and let you connect with your contacts easily. Using its simple interface moves out when you are in a call, so it's just the two of you.

One of the best features of Duo is Knock Knock, which lets you the see the live preview video of the caller before you pick the call. Once you answer, Duo seamlessly transitions you right into the call.

Duo can record calls in HD video quality (up to 720p) and audio. Duo is optimized and if bandwidth is limited it will automatically adjust the quality so that you can still be able to connect. Finally, when we come to privacy it adds end-to-end encryption protection to secure your private chats on Duo app.

In the last Google on his blog post said,


Currently Android users can head over to GooglePlay to pre-order both Allo and Duo messaging apps. And said that both apps will be available for you to download on Android and iOS by this summer.
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Meucci App Offers Free Calls With No Limits
Meucci App offers free calls to landline and mobile phone users. Calling with Meucci is free even when calling abroad! The only cost is your regular call rate with no extra fees.

The app provides the best call quality as it uses a unique mix of GSM and VOIP services so that you no need depend on the WiFi or Internet. Using this app you chat, call individual or a group of friends for free.

Whenever you install the app from GooglePlay or App Store, it asks you to enter your mobile number and to enter OTP to verify and start the application. Then by default, it will show the dialer option which displays all your recent call numbers with details. Besides to that, you can see Chat and Group options to continue chat or calling with your friends who are using Meucci app.

If no friends are using the app then you need to select few friends from the contact list and share the invite for downloading the app. The app looks similar to the phone dialer showing up Recents, Keypad, and Contacts.

On the right top, you can see 3 dots to move on to app settings and here you can see backup, delete all chats, delete all groups and delete account option.
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Truecaller Can Now Identify Unknown Numbers In Messaging Apps
Truecaller has introduced a new update that let users identify unknown numbers from messaging apps. The recently live caller ID feature has boosted the Truecaller users and now with the latest update it is going to gain more android users.

Truecaller expands its service by identifying unknown numbers from messaging apps like Whatsapp, Line, Viber and Telegram apps. This is not the automatically turned on feature, you need to turn on the feature by moving on to Truecaller settings menu and select general then tap on messaging apps.

This will enable users to get notified when they receive a message unknown number. Some bugs need to be fixed, as it can detect the unknown numbers sometimes and not every time. This feature works only for Android users and iPhone have to wait for the official announcement.

On their recent Smart Call History update, users were able to detect the unknown numbers right from the app with their real names and photos from Truecaller database. The Availability feature shows a green and red dot beside the contact to tell if they are busy or available respectively to allow you chat with them. The chat feature works only if both the contacts have Truecaller on their mobiles.