Google Play Services 4.0

Today we're launching a new release of Google Play services. Version 4.0 includes the Google Mobile Ads SDK, and offers improvements to geofencing, Google+, and Google Wallet Instant Buy APIs.

With over 97% of devices now running Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) or newer platform versions, we’re dropping support for Froyo from this release of the Google Play services SDK in order to make it possible to offer more powerful APIs in the future. That means you will not be able to utilize these new APIs on devices running Android 2.2 (Froyo).

We’re still in the process of rolling out to Android devices across the world, but you can already download the latest Google Play services SDK and start developing against the new APIs using the new Android 4.4 (KitKat) emulator.

Google Mobile Ads

If you’re using AdMob to monetize your apps, the new Google Mobile Ads SDK in Google Play services helps provide seamless improvements to your users. For example, bug fixes get pushed automatically to users without you having to do anything. Check out the post on the Google Ads Developer Blog for more details.

Maps and Location Based Services

The Maps and Geofencing APIs that launched in Google Play services 3.1 have been updated to improve overall battery efficiency and responsiveness.

You can save power by requesting larger latency values for notifications alerting your app to users entering or exiting geofences, or request that entry alerts are sent only after a user stays within a geofence for a specified period of time. Setting generous dwell times helps to eliminate unwanted notifications when a user passes near a geofence or their location is seen to move across a boundary.

The Maps API enhances map customization features, letting you specify marker opacity, fade-in effects, and visibility of 3D buildings. It’s also now possible to change ground overlay images.

Google+ and Google Wallet Instant Buy

Apps that are enabled with Google+ Sign-In will be updated with a simplified sign-in consent dialog. Google Wallet Instant Buy APIs are now available to everyone to try out within a sandbox, with a simplified API that streamlines the buy-flow and reduces integration time.

Google Wallet Instant Buy also includes new Wallet Objects, which means you can award loyalty points to a user's saved rewards program ID for each applicable Google Wallet Instant Buy purchase.

New user control over advertising identifier

To give users better controls and to provide you with a simple, standard system to continue to monetize your apps, this update contains a new, anonymous identifier for advertising purposes (to be used in place of Android ID). Google Settings now includes user controls that enable users to reset this identifier, or opt out of interest-based ads for Google Play apps.

More About Google Play Services

To learn more about Google Play services and the APIs available to you through it, visit the Google Services area of the Android Developers site.

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Making your App Content more Accessible from Google

Posted by Chaesang Jung, Software Engineer

There are many reasons to build or not to build a mobile app as part of your broader mobile strategy. For instance, while apps offer a rich user experience, users can’t access them through Google Search like they do websites. Today, we’re announcing a new Google Search capability, app indexing, that will start to make apps more accessible through Google on Android.

Let’s say that a user is searching for a movie. With app indexing, Google will begin to include deep links to apps in Android search results. When the user taps on the “Open in app” deep links, the app opens up directly to the movie in question.

In this example, in order for the app deep links to appear in search results,

• The Flixster app supports deep linking


• The Rotten Tomatoes website has specified that the Flixster app page is an alternate for the web page


• Google has indexed the Flixster app to determine relevance


• The user has installed the Flixster app

The end result is that users will have a seamless search experience when accessing your app content through Google.

Google is currently testing app indexing with an initial group of developers including AllTheCooks, AllTrails, Beautylish, Etsy, Expedia, Flixster, Healthtap, IMDb, moviefone, newegg, OpenTable, Trulia, and Wikipedia. Deep links for these applications will start to appear in Google search results on Android, in the US, in a few weeks.

How to get started

If you are interested in enabling indexing for your Android app, you can learn more about our developer guidelines at developers.google.com/app-indexing and sign up. We are expanding our app indexing efforts and will gradually include more developers over time.

Crazy Bowling v1.1 APK

Bowling is one of the most popular sports in the world.  Did you know with android phone you can play this game, the name is Crazy Bowling. This is cool game must download if you're sport lover.  IT'S BOWLING TIME!

Become a real bowling master, hit the bowling alley and focus to take your best shots and take down as many pins as possible.This is the best and most realistic great bowling game on the Android phones. It is the only bowling game that fully embraces the incredible great physics engine and effects.Be the world's best player in this free bowling game. How many consecutive strikes can you score?
Start calculating the right distance, angel and the perfect shooting power, trust your instincts and your talent and bowl like a professional, start scoring points and boosting up your self-confidence. Become better n better and beat your own records, discover a brand new graphics and prove yourself again and again that you are a bowling master. The excitement of responding to new challenges has begun.
This game is a fun little bowling app. How many strike can you get? Hope you enjoy it as much as I do!

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Requires Android: 1.5+

Download file: 2.5MB (Crazy Bowling v1.1 APK)

LINE Android 3.9.3 APK

More than 280 million users worldwide using this app. The name is LINE, this is apps alternative that lets you make calls and chat with your android . Download apk file and we hope you enjoy LINE!

New LINE Features:
◆Video Calls
Now you can make Video Calls with LINE! Perfect for everything from talking with far away friends and family to holding business meetings.
More about LINE’s Features:
◆Free Voice Calls and Video Calls!
・If you have LINE on your iPhone, you can enjoy free, high quality voice calls and video calls whenever and wherever you are. Talk for as much as you like and best of all, it’s free!
・Free for international calls as well.
◆Messages Delivered to You Quick!
Instead of taking time to email/sms your friends, use LINE’s message function to send messages easily with colorful icons, photos and even location information.
・Express yourself using stickers and emoji.
・Send photos and voice messages with ease.
・Available for PCs and smart-tablets
◆Making Communication More Enjoyable and Convenient
With the Timeline feature, you can update your friends about what you've been doing lately using text, photos, movies, stickers and even location info. Don't miss out on what your friends are posting, either!
◆Find all your favorite characters in the Sticker Shop!
You'll find hilarious and fun stickers featuring famous characters from all over the world!
◆Useful info delivered to you from LINE’s Official Accounts
Add any of these Official Accounts to get original messages from famous celebrities from your country of choice.

What's New
-Added a setting that prevents users not on your friends list from sending you messages.
- Added the "Snap Movie" function which allows you to add BGM to short videos and send them to your friends
-Increased the length of voice messages to 30 minutes.
- Other minor bug fixes

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Requires Android: 2.1+
Download file: MB (Line Android 3.9.3 APK)

GO Launcher EX UI3.0 theme v2.07 APK

Are you boring with your android style? Let's change your theme with GO Launcher. The classical UI3.0 theme is now available for android ! More than 200 beautiful original designed icons, includes the most popular apps, and a new designed wallpaper is up to you. This theme is just perfect for you to renew your phone!

Apps features:
-More than 200 unique icons (keep increasing)!
-A new special customized wallpaper
-Automatically adapt to different kinds of screen resolution

Notes
-REMEMBER Before enjoying your exclusive UI3.0 Theme, you need to make sure you have had the latest GO Launcher EX installed in your phone. The theme can only run on GO Launcher EX.
-CONVENIENTLY UI3.0 Theme is designed for all screen resolution from MDPI to XHDPI.
-IF NEEDED You can check out the menu, click “Themes” button, and find UI3.0 Theme in the “Installed” tab.

Find out GO Launcher EX UI3.0 theme on Google Play Store

What's New
1. (Improve) More icons are included
2. (Improve) Update GO Battery Saver&Power Widget and GO Backup&Restore Pro icons

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Requires Android O/S: 2.0+
Download file: 5.5MB (GO Launcher EX UI3.0 theme APK)

Adv Calculator v1.3.4 APK

Looking for a calculator for your Android? Adv Calculator is one of the best  android apps you must have. This is scientific calculator and can perform from some simple math tasks, to some multi-degree equations and geometric calculations.

A powerfull calculator. Can read, modify and interpret complex formulas like 5*sin(12/(2+9))-ln(1)
- All usuals science and logic functions.
- Formula editor with historic.
- Regulary update with new possibility.
Changelog

- Improve space on the screen

Find out Adv Calculator  on Google Play Store

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Requires Android O/S: 1.5 +
Download file: 0.3MB (Adv Calculator v1.3.4 APK)

Lightning Launcher eXtreme v8.4 APK

Lightning Launcher eXtreme is one of the best android apps can be used to change user interface your device. This is android apps can create a customized homescreen experience  and given different android UI.  LL is a fast, light and extremely customizable home screen replacement for Android.

Lightning Launcher eXtreme is the launcher of choice for people who wants a butter smooth, light on memory and tailor-made home screen replacement.
This is the ultimate bundle, no compromise, still as fast and light as LL, but simply the most powerful and configurable launcher for Android.
LLX is a vitamined version of LL, with the following additions:
* Enhanced app drawer, with the ability to create folders, hide apps, change the style in all ways, view running apps, most frequently used, recently installed, direct shortcuts to kill or uninstall apps... and more !
* Support for configuring up to 100 distincts desktops, with customizable label and icon, for the purpose of managing multiple independant setups (personal, professional, for kids, etc.)
* Built-in configurable messaging notifications (highly customizable badge for sms, missed calls, unread gmails)
* App killer available from everywhere: long tap on an icon, select kill, et voilà.
* Built-in per desktop wallpaper, available in the app drawer too.
Things to be aware of (please read this notice):
- With its wide set of options and switches, Lightning is one of the most customizable launcher, albeit perhaps not the easiest to configure yet ! Agreed, as most powerful tools, Lightning has a learning curve. But isn't that a small price to pay to get the most exciting and unique home screen ;-) Join the community to get tips and tricks !
- LLX is a superset of LL and fully replace it: on first use it will import all data from LL, and LL can safely be uninstalled. Avoid using both at the same time, this is confusing as apps will look exactly the same !
- LLX no longer supports obsolete LL widgets. The reason is that these features are now built in: plugins are not needed anymore. They still work but I won't answer requests about them.
- The obsolete Screen Switcher Widget (SSW) will continue to work when imported from an existing LL setup, however it's use is strongly discouraged because all Screen Switcher features are now included in LLX. The old Screen Switcher widget configuration screen is not supported anymore and will not work in conjunction with LLX own configuration screen

Find out Lightning Launcher eXtreme on Google Play Store

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Requires Android O/S: 2.0 +
Download file: 0.47MB (Lightning Launcher eXtreme v8.4 APK)