Do you have an Android? Here are the best apps to download on your smartphone or tablet!
Chats, banks, transport … Discover our selection of the best apps for your Android smartphone and tablet.
Chat
A smartphone is used for everything, even to communicate!
In recent years, many applications have been created to facilitate exchanges between friends, family, colleagues … Our favorite? WhatsApp and Skype.
WhatsApp is an app that allows you to send messages, photos, and videos to your contacts via the internet. Everything is free, including the video call feature.
Skype is another free application that since 2003 offers the possibility to make video calls over the internet. Reference in the field, the brand has extended its services to professionals and even offers telephone subscriptions.
Photos
For many, taking and sharing photos has become a daily activity. For others, it’s just a holiday occupation. In any case, you will like Snapseed.
Easy to use, this application allows you to make professional retouches in a few moments. Filters, blurs, cropping, white balance … Everything is at your disposal and everything is free.
For storage of your photos, we recommend Google Photos. This application saves your photos online (on a cloud) which allow you to free memory on your phone and access your photo albums from any device. Plus, syncing your albums with your cloud is via Wi-Fi, so there is no risk of blazing your mobile internet plan.
TV, movies & videos
Android devices have become perfect devices for watching videos: on the one hand, their screens have grown and their resolutions have increased, on the other, their graphics cards and processors have improved. This perfect combination has been taken into account by TV channels and online video platforms as they have all developed their own Android apps.
The best known is probably YouTube and if it is not already pre-installed on your smartphone or tablet, we strongly advise you to download it. Dailymotion and Viméo are two other very good free video platforms.
As for the catch-up TV, your options are not lacking … Our favorite application is probably that of Arte, but there is also France TV, TF1…
Finally, if you are ready to spend a little money (around ten euros per month), you can subscribe to an online streaming service like Netflix, CanalPlay or Amazon Prime Video.
Feel free to check their movie catalogs and series before choosing your subscription. You can also switch from one to another according to your mood since these services are without commitment.
To watch your favorite video platform from abroad, check out our guide to the best VPNs.
Shopping
As reported by the Fevad, the F English are doing more and more to e-commerce, and the three major winner s of this increase in online sales, not surprisingly, Amazon, Amazon Marketplace and the Fnac.
For our readers looking for good deals (which is not?), Take advantage of Groupon and La Fourchette applications to benefit from discounts on many services (hairdressers, sports hall …) and restaurants.
Do you want to be sure that your cosmetics do not contain undesirable substances? We recommend that you download the QuelCosmectic application developed by the UFC What to choose
Music
If you’re using an Android phone or tablet, you can save all your music (up to 100,000 songs) with Google Play Music. Note that to access this free service, you must register your credit card on the site, which could put some users off.
If you want to play it retro, you can use the FM radio of your Android (if, if, it still exists), otherwise we advise you to download the application of your favorite radio!
For streaming music, the two leaders (rightly) are Poweramp and Spotify. Both offer the choice to listen to music for free (with advertising) or to subscribe to a monthly subscription.
Social Networks
If you like social networks, there are plenty of apps for you!
We advise you to download the industry’s must-have: Facebook and Twitter, without forgetting Facebook’s Messenger, which allows you to exchange instant messages, GIFs and other videos with your friends.
If you are more pictures than messages, try Snapchat. We have also created a user guide to turn all beginners into pro-face-swap!
Instagram (dedicated to photo sharing), LinkedIn (professional social network) and Pinterest (shared hobbies) are other social networks to test. Be careful, their apps are very addictive!
Finally, if you are looking for an email to keep in touch with your colleagues, we recommend Slack!
Reading
Do you like reading articles on the web? Try the Pocket app. The latter allows you to save all the web pages you want (blog post, articles, videos …), so you can view later, even offline.
Do you prefer to dive into iBooks? Before buying a reader, try the Amazon Kindle app. Its interface is nice and you can access the entire catalog of the American giant.
Finally, if you are more of an audiobook, try Audio Books (free) or Audible (for a fee).
Productivity
Our smartphones have become mini-computers that power if you like, allow you to access all your documents s profession n els.
At Advisor, we use Google apps (Gmail, Google Calendar, Google drive ….) to collaborate in the office and when we’re on the move.
Its competitor, the Microsoft Office suite, is also a very good choice and works on the same principle.
To learn more about the Cloud, see our guide to the best cloud storage services.
If you have a professional smartphone and want to connect it to your computer to extract or transfer files to it, then AirDroid is for you!
Games
One thing is certain; there is no shortage of games for Android.
We’ve dedicated a whole article about the best games for Android but if we were to suggest you two, it would be NBA Jam Apk, Angry Bird and Plants VS Zombies 2.
Information and weather
Some find that we are drowning in information, others cannot get enough! If you are in the second group, you should download France Info. This application, very complete while remaining simple to use, gives access to the radio and the eponymous channel, to articles, to live news … For information turned towards the international, you have France 24.
The majority of French titles have developed their own mobile application, so if you do not have time to go through a booth, you can find Le Monde, Liberation, Figaro and all other daily newspapers online.
Finally, to know if tomorrow it will be necessary to complain about the rain or the sun (“There is more season my little lady”), then download the Meteor France application!
Banks
To avoid unpleasant surprises, check your bank account before starting an online shopping session, for example. From now on, the majority of the major French banks have their own applications to allow their customers to consult their online account: Ask your bank advisor.
Transport network
You do not have a sense of direction? Google Map and CityMapper will change your life or at least allow you to lose less.
For city-dwellers, simplify everyday life thanks to the public transport application of your city: RATP (Paris), STAR (Rennes), TBM (Bordeaux), RTM (Marseille) … And, in case you miss the last one bus, download the Uber or Lyft application so you can always go home.
Finally, before you go on vacation, take a look at the application Skyscanner to find the cheapest air ticket s and install Hotels.com to book your room on site.
Employment
Many apps are dedicated to job offers, but, first and foremost, download the job center. Once registered as a job seeker, you can use it to update your file, send receipts, and check your allowances.
In addition to the Job Center, explore, among other things, LinkedIn, Monster, Indeed, Reed, Apec.
Various
Now that you have the essential apps for your Android, all you have to do is explore the PlayStore.