Welcome back to our weekly Top 10 Android App Updates column, where we take a look at the most frequently upgraded apps for the week. We’ve found that one of the best ways to discover useful apps is to find the ones that are actually being updated by the developers rather than selecting the apps with the most installs. As in the past, we’re going to filter out minor updates for the super-popular apps that have over 10 million installs, but we’ll make exceptions for apps that have had significant updates. We hope you enjoy this weekly feature and that you discover some apps that end up being useful.
SoundCloud – Version 2017.01.24
What’s new in this version:
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Charts: Discover the most popular tracks on SoundCloud in your collection tab.
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Playlist and track duration are now displayed in your stream.
PayPal Here – Version 2.8.0
What’s new in this version:
- Save time! Now you can use your fingerprint to log into the app.
- Overall performance improvements
Google Chrome – Version 55.0.0
What’s new in this version:
- Easily download music, videos, and even full web pages for viewing offline
- View and share your downloads within Chrome
- See misspelled words highlighted in text fields
- Improvements to contextual search UI
- Bug fixes and significant memory savings and layout enhancements
- Choose and personalize which account Alerts you’d like to receive within the app
Shazam – Version 7.5.0
What’s new in this version:
- Now you can scan Shazam Codes with your camera. Codes? What?! Tap the camera icon on your Shazam home screen to learn more!
- Android Nougat user? Just press firmly on the Shazam app icon, and you’ll have a shortcut to start Shazaming immediately—so you can now name that tune in one less tap
Snapseed – Version 2.15.0
What’s new in this version:
- Curves: New tool for precise control over the brightness levels in your photos.
- Face: Improved face detection.
- Text: Added ability to force line breaks in multiline text styles.
- Black & White: Improved grain quality.
- Develop: Added full RAW support for manufacturer file formats (144 camera models) in addition to DNG.
tinyCam Monitor – Version 7.4.1
What’s new in this version:
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Redesigned network scanner. Grouping cam drivers by IP address.
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‘Recording quota’ for cloud recording. Obsolete archive will be automatically deleted if quota exceeded.
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‘Delete archive’ for cloud in Camera Settings – Recording.
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‘Delete archive’ for cloud and local storage in App Settings.
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Less memory use for MJPEG streams.
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Improved smooth MP4 recording for RTSP streams.
Starbucks – Version 4.3.4
What’s new in this version:
Google Photos – Version 2.8.0
What’s new in this version:
- An all-new set of smart, dynamic filters to enhance photos in one tap.
- Advanced editing controls to tweak lighting, color, and more, including an innovative Deep Blue slider that adds color to sky and water.
- More movies, made for you: your child’s first months, holiday traditions over time, highlights from the year, and more – all easily editable.
AmpMe – Version 5.1.1
What’s new in this version:
- You asked, we listened! We’re starting off the New Year strong with a brand new music source on AmpMe *drum roll* …Spotify! YES, YES, YES, YES, YES!!!
Viber – Version 6.6.0.888
What’s new in this version:
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Secret messages – Set time limits on photos and videos so they self-destruct after they’ve been opened.
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Clear chat history – Quickly delete all of the messages in a conversation!
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Instant video messages – Tap and hold the instant video icon to capture the moment with 30-second videos, release to send