Apps for Google 1.3.0.0
For Windows phone users there is a certain application that aims to offer a fast way of accessing the most often used online tools and it has a suggestive name: Apps for Google.
Common looks for quick access
This utility comes with a rather simple interface and some decent graphics, keeping all the commands and functions at hand and ready to be accessed. The navigation is relatively easy, with some minor glitches here and there and a lot of nuisances of a different kind.
Numerous ads are displayed inside the GUI, either in full-screen or as a flashing banners that are constantly changing in the upper part of the screen. Also, until you deactivate them, the prompts to try other apps from the same developer will appear in dozens and in the most inappropriate moments, like when trying to log in to use a Google service.
One touch away from any desired Google service
The application is ready to help you log into your personal account and then get access to all the services listed inside. More precisely, besides the Google search you will have at your disposal YouTube, Google+ and Gmail, as well as a few other tools.
The Google Translate feature is also ready to be used, as is the Google Calendar where you can immediately add new entries or the Google Drive tool you can use to store and access the saved files on the go.
The sidebar menu is available for most of the apps, so you have instant access to all the features and configurations of each service right from inside Apps for Google, so you will not have to use separate clients for each of them or log through the Internet browser.
Hits & Misses
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Bottom Line
Design / UI6
The looks are not impressive, but still offer a decent experience in terms of navigation and accessibility, while the hoards of ads and annoying prompts ruin what's left of the good feel of the app. |
Function9
The most often used Google services are ready to be accessed with one tap and the useful sidebar menus make it possible to make the needed configurations or access specific sections of each app. |
Security7
The utility requires permission to look into some sensitive areas of the system without them being related to the actual functionality. |
Battery1
The tremendous power consumption of Apps for Google will leave the battery empty in a very short while if the app is kept running continuously. |
Price8
The tool offers a very good solution for many users who like to have their preferred Google apps at hand, but the drawbacks it has make it lose a bit of its overall value. |
Compatibility8
This application is ready to run on the more recent handsets, namely those powered by Windows Phone 8 or higher. |
Specifications
- price:
- Free with ads
- current version:
- 1.3.0.0
- reviewed version:
- 1.3.0.0
- developer:
- AppsForWP8
- category:
- SOCIAL NETWORKING
- os version req.:
- 8, 8.1
- age rating:
- N/A
- in-app purchases:
- Yes. remove ads
- hits:
- 319