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New Weather Apps - Sep'20 (Week - 01)

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This week we have brought brand new weather apps worth trying. 1.  CliMate Released date: 25Jul2020 Downloads:  50+ Size: 2.37 MB Version: 1.15.2  Climate is surely a new entrant to the play store but not just another basic weather app since it offers all the features of a weather app without any ads and in-app purchases with a clean and simlple UI along with loads of customization options. Features: Themes support. Complete weather report for a week. Customizable units Parameters such as temperature, wind speed, Humidity, Pressure, UV Index available. Sunrise and Sunset. Widget support. Graphical representation of the data. Mostly shows accurate data.

Book IRCTC Tickets via Google Pay

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Good news for  Google Pay  users, IRCTC tickets can now be booked using Google Pay . Steps to book IRCTC tickets via Google Pay: IRCTC Tickets Booking via Google Pay Open Google Pay App Scroll down for BUSINESS In smart suggestions " Trains " will be shown Tap on the Trains icon to start booking or searching Enter Origin and Destination places, select a date and Quota Search results will be shown according to the given inputs Check seat availability  Select the type of seat(s) you want to book Provide IRCTC credentials Enter passenger(s) info Select Payment mode and pay Get the ticket(s) IRCTC Ticket booking Google Pay lets you not only buy tickets but also cancel and check the status of train tickets to make it easier on the go. Note : If in case you want  to refresh the data, tap on 3 dot menu and choose Refresh.

Want to use Digital Well-Being?? Try this App (Action Dash)

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Google had introduced Digital Well-Being feature with Android Pie,  This feature summarizes the detailed use of each app and lets the user take control over the apps, in other words, this feature helps users to get less addictive to smartphones. But this feature was exclusive to Pixel line of devices. There are few alternatives available in the Play Store to Google's Digital Well-Being, but the Action Dash . Developer Name: Action Launcher Pricing: $2 (Approx or less) or  ₹  100 (free version comes limited feature and with Ads) Reviewed Version: 1.9 (stable) Size: 5.8 MB Permissions: None As the name implies, the app provides a clear-cut dashboard every day with information such as the number of unlocks, the list of apps spent more time on (screen time) and the App session length breakdown. The same data will be shown for a week as well. Action Dash - App Info & UI Apart from the standard dashboard the Action Dash also shows  Daily and weekly screen time for

Quick Reply in Landscape (Oxygen OS - Beta)

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OnePlus has added a new useful feature in the recent beta update " Quick reply in Landscape ". This feature works with WhatsApp and Instagram (i don't understand how this feature works with Instagram as Instagram doesn't support landscape). Path: Settings > Utilites > Quick reply in landscape  > turn on the toggle This feature is quite useful when you are watching a YouTube video in landscape mode when a message arrives, you will get a notification with Quick Reply option and on tapping this a floating keyboard pops up on the right side of the screen and the WhatsApp will be shown on the left side of the screen (you may also change the position of keyboard and the supported app with  ⇌ ) , however, the Youtube video will not be interrupted with this quick reply. Quick Reply

Know the App Better (Category - Music & Audio) - YouTube Music

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Google has introduced YouTube Music in India on 12th March 2019, which means now you can watch videos or listen to music without ads with premium account/ subscription. The main goal and advantage of YouTube Music is " no more switching between multiple music apps and YouTube" and this is possible just with a touch Toggle on/off. Audio Mode & Video Mode Pricing: YouTube Music premium paid membership starts from Rs.99/Month. YouTube Music - Pricing (India) After a day of usage, the experience pretty much feels like Spotify, be its user interface or songs suggestion. Salient Features : Playlists : Tons of playlists across the Language, Genre, or activity which helps users to discover new music. All music videos, albums, singles, remixes, covers, live-performances which means some content may be exclusive to YouTube Music. Smart Search : This feature makes finding songs quite easier than ever. Even when you do not remember the exact song or lyrics, just a rele

Know the App Better (Category - Music & Audio) - Spotify

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Spotify is the most beloved music streaming service across the Globe has more than 207 million users and among them, 96+ million users are paying. In the February end (2019), Spotify was brought to India and within a week span, it has added one million users in India. Keeping all the history aside, let us try to understand what made Spotify very successful. Spotify - UI Spotify's algorithm is the gravity that makes users stick its services. In other words, based on the initial setup it curates playlists which are pretty much user specific and adds new stuff according to what user is listening to every day. A vast collection of Songs (more than 40 Million) Clean User Interface Supports a wide range of devices (Computers, TV, Smart Speakers and Smartphones) Brief detail about the Artist(s). Podcast Interesting Features: Spotify while navigating: To use this awesome feature use the below path and you will be able to use Spotify while navigating.        

Know the APP Better (Category - Weather) - Windy

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Smartphones are the pretty much essential part of our life. There are a few basic apps that every smartphone comes pre-installed with, such as the phone app, Message app, and Maps.  But I feel there is one more app, everyone should be using and that is a weather app.  Most of us want to keep an eye on the weather every day, be it going for a morning walk, office, traveling and thus it matters the most without a doubt. Hence using a weather app is essential and there are tons of weather apps available in the play store. WINDY is that one app that stands out among the all great weather apps. Windy - UI Windy is a must have a weather app as it brings the world's leading forecasting models such as global ECMWF and GFS, plus local NEMS, AROME , and ICON for Europe and NAM for the USA. This app is designed to have a cleaner UI which is easy to navigate, in fact, just a left swipe is enough to fetch the data user wants to see and hence the Information is always available