This document discusses various Android applications and their uses. It begins by defining an Android app as software designed for smartphones and tablets running the Android operating system. Common Android apps are developed in Java and published in the Google Play Store. The document then briefly describes several popular Android apps, including WhatsApp for messaging, Adobe Flash Player for multimedia, Google Voice Search, Instagram for photo sharing, antivirus software, Adobe Acrobat for PDFs, Photo Funia for photo editing, Google Translate, Skype for calls, and apps for battery saving and using the compass.

1. Android Applications
• Definition
• Explained by Techopedia
• Various Android Apps and their uses

2. DefinitionAn Android app is a software application running on the Android
platform. Android apps are available in the Google Play Store
(formerly known as the Android Market), in the Amazon Appstore
and on various Android App-focused sites. Because the Android
platform is built for mobile devices, a typical Android app is
designed for a smartphone or a tablet PC running on the Android
OS.

3. Explained by Techopedia
Although an Android app can be made available by developers
through their websites, most Android apps are uploaded and
published on the Android Market, an online store dedicated to these
applications. The Android Market features both free and priced
apps.
Android apps are written in the Java programming language and use
Java core libraries. They are first compiled to Dalvik executables to
run on the Dalvik virtual machine, which is a virtual machine
specially designed for mobile devices.

4. Various Android Applications and their uses
• Whatsapp messenger
• Adobe Flash Player
• Google Voice Search
• Instagram
• Adobe Acrobat
• Free Antivirus Security
• Photo Funia
• Google Translate
• Skype
• Battery Saver
• Compass

5. Whatsapp Messenger
WhatsApp Messenger is a proprietary, cross-platform instant
messaging subscription service for smartphones that uses the internet
for communication. In addition to text messaging, users can send each
other images, video, and audio media messages as well as their location
using integrated mapping features. The client software is available for
Google Android, BlackBerry OS, Apple iOS , selected Nokia Series 40,
Symbian, selected Nokia Asha platform, Microsoft Windows Phone
and BlackBerry 10. WhatsApp Inc. was founded in 2009 by US
Citizens Brian Acton and Jan Koum (also the CEO), both former
employees of Yahoo!, and is based in Mountain View, California The
company employs 55 people.

6. Adobe Flash Player
The Adobe Flash Player is freeware software for viewing multimedia, executing
rich Internet applications, and streaming video and audio, content created on the
Adobe Flash platform. Flash Player can run from a web browser (as a browser
plug-in) or on supported mobile devices, but there also exist versions running
directly on an operating system intended both for regular users and content
developers, denoted with the Projector (or Standalone) and Debugger name
suffixes, respectively.[3] Flash Player runs SWF files that can be created by the
Adobe Flash Professional authoring tool, by Adobe Flex or by a number of other
Macromedia and third party tools. Flash Player was created by Macromedia and
now developed and distributed by Adobe Systems after its acquisition.

7. Google Voice Search
Google Voice Search or Search by Voice is a Google product that
allows users to use Google Search by speaking on a mobile phone or
computer, i.e. have the device search for data upon entering
information on what to search into the device by speaking.
There is also Voice Action which allows one to give speech
commands to an Android phone. This feature is however currently
limited to only a few languages: U.S. and British English, French,
Italian, German and Spanish.

8. Instagram
Instagram is an online photo-sharing, video-sharing and social
networking service that enables its users to take pictures and
videos, apply digital filters to them, and share them on a
variety of social networking services, such as Facebook,
Twitter, Tumblr and Flickr A distinctive feature is that it
confines photos to a square shape, similar to Kodak Instamatic
and Polaroid images, in contrast to the 4:3 aspect ratio
typically used by mobile device cameras. Users are also able to
record and share short videos lasting for up to 15 seconds.

9. Free Antivirus Security
Mobile security or mobile phone security has become increasingly
important in mobile computing. It is of particular concern as it
relates to the security of personal and business information now
stored on smartphones.
List Of some Antivirus software are –
• Norton Security Antivirus
• Avast Security Antivirus
• Antivirus Security Free by AVG
• NQ Mobile Security & Antivirus

10. Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Acrobat is a family of application software and web services developed
by Adobe Systems to view, create, manipulate, print and manage files in
Portable Document Format (PDF).
The family comprises Reader (formerly Acrobat Reader), Acrobat (formerly
Acrobat Exchange) and Acrobat.com. The freeware Adobe Reader, available
for several desktop and mobile platforms, can view, print and annotate PDF
files. The commercial proprietary Acrobat, available for Windows and OS X
only, can also create, edit, convert, digitally sign, encrypt, export and publish
PDF files. Acrobat.com complements the family with a variety of enterprise
content management and file hosting services.

11. Photo Funia
PhotoFunia is the best way to add a spark to your photos, make
them special and more original. In only a few seconds an amazing
photo collage is ready, absolutely free. PhotoFunia is so straight
forward to use, that anyone, at any age, can use it with ease. Make
your own mark on the sand or write graffiti text on the wall, carve
your name on the ground or create your very own road sign using our
fantastic text effects. To add shadows, age your photo or render it
black and white just visit Filters category.

12. Google Translate
Google Translate is available as a free downloadable application for Android
OS users. The first version was launched in January 2010. It works simply like
the browser version. Google translation for Android contains two main
options: "SMS translation" and "History".
The application supports 53 languages and voice input for 15 languages. It is
available for devices running Android 2.1 and above and can be downloaded by
searching for “Google Translate” in Google Play. It was first released in
January 2010, with an improved version available on January 12, 2011
Latest version:2.5

13. Skype
Skype is a freemium voice-over-IP service and instant messaging client,
currently developed by the Microsoft Skype Division. The name was derived
from "sky" and "peer".
The service allows users to communicate with peers by voice using a
microphone, video by using a webcam, and instant messaging over the Internet.
Phone calls may be placed to recipients on the traditional telephone networks.
Calls to other users within the Skype service are free of charge, while calls to
landline telephones and mobile phones are charged via a debit-based user
account system. Skype has also become popular for its additional features,
including file transfer, and videoconferencing. Competitors include SIP and
H.323-based services, such as Linphone and Google Hangouts.

14. Battery Saver
Battery Saver battery power management app for Android aims at meeting
customers' needs to save battery under various circumstances, and gives you
options to handle all common factors that eat up your Battery. These could be
wireless connection switched on when you are not using them, loud audio alert
or vibration at unnecessary situation, and constantly retrying connecting signal
at weak signal area, etc.
Product Features –
• Quick management of Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, auto sync
• Quick battery saving settings for sound and display (volume control, screen
brightness and timeout etc.)
• Monitor radio signal at weak signal area to save battery
• Monitor Wi-Fi signal at weak signal area to save battery

15. Compass
Android's leading Compass, plus location display & geo-tagged notes.
For the geo-tagged notes you need to have 3banana Notes installed. Reset
magnetometer by waving your phone in a figure 8 motion several times.
Compass is only as accurate as the hardware sensor in your phone.
One can change the compass type and background in the Menu.

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