A couple of fresh reports on Google's Android applications has emerged this week.
With the introduction to the new app, Newsstand, which is a fusion of two previously seen apps - Google Currents and The Google Magazine app, certain tweaks has been also given to Google Drive.
The top five Android apps for smartphones and tablets last week were Dayframe, Camera Awesome, Black Friday App, Isis Mobile Wallet and Pocket Casts. This week we have a whole new bunch of apps for Android users, most of which are popular in the Google Play Market.
Details last week's top five apps can be seen here.
Following are the top five free Android apps for this week, according to Android Authority.
Todoist
Price: Free
What it does: Launched few days ago, this to-do list app lets the user synchronise tasks in all devices and platforms (mobile, desktop, e-mails and web browser). A user can add/manage unlimited tasks/sub-tasks and can save it in the cloud storage also.
This application also comes with a premium account which will offer more features.
Size: 5.7MB
Requirements: Android 2.2 and later
Download link: Todoist
Google Drive
Price: Free
What it does: Google Drive has been recently updated and now additionally includes a new light theme, quick action bar, swipe to fresh, better upload reliability and other spreadsheet functionality.
This widely used app is a cloud-based storage system for saving Office files, images or other media.
Size: Varies with the device
Requirements: Varies with the device
Download link: Google Drive
Price: Free
What it does: The widely used social platform Twitter has been updated again with new filters to search, improved trending and discovers modes, as well as a new verification backup method.
Size: Varies with the device
Requirements: Varies with the device
Download link: Twitter
Google Translate
Price: Free
What it does: As the name suggests, Google Translate app translates more than 70 languages. The user can speak, write, type, or take pictures to translate. The new update of the app includes several bug improvements and enhanced performance.
Size: Varies with the device
Requirements: Varies with the device
Download link: Google Translate
Direct TV
Price: Free
What it does: This app allows users to view 30 channels on the mobile devices. Some of the channels included are Showtime, Starz, Food Network, DIY Network and others.
Size: 24MB
Requirements: Android 2.2 and later
Download link: Direct TV
