5 Android apps you shouldn't miss this week!

Welcome to the 272nd edition of Android Apps Weekly! Here are the big headlines from the last week:

Enlight Pixaloop is a photography app with some neat little tricks. You can create various effects and animations with a few simple swipes. It only really works well in some instances, like waterfalls or when there's a good pattern. You do get a fair amount of control over the animation and you can even anchor parts of the image to ensure they don't move. It's a bit pricey for our tastes, but the free version was fun to play with.

Layton: Diabolical Box is the latest game from Level-5, developer of a few popular games on console and Nintendo's DS and 3DS platforms. This game is a port of the same game from the Nintendo DS from 2007. It's a puzzle-adventure game where players control Professor Layton. You solve puzzles and help Layton complete his adventure. The game sold more than one million units by September 2009 and it's actually pretty fun.

Scrypted Home Automation is a new app from Koush and the first one we've seen here in a while. The app integrates Google Home, Apple HomeKit, and Amazon Alexa hubs into a single space for easier home automation. It can automate almost anything and you can set events on schedules as needed. The service also uses JavaScript for additional functionality. It definitely could use some optimizations, but it's a neat idea.

Human: Fall Flat is a new puzzle-platformer with a good sense of humor and fun game play. Players can interact with almost every element in the game to some extent and the elements react to players messing with them. The game also includes multiplayer support, various customizations, and even hardware controller support. There is even a Discord server if you have issues with the game. It runs for $4.99 with no additional in-app purchases or ads.

Philo is the latest live TV app to hit the Google Play Store. It has a lot to offer as well. That includes 58 channels in its base subscription for $20 per month. You can add more for additional costs as well. The app isn't available for all mobile devices yet and it has some bugs, but it generally seems to work okay for a new service. We recommend waiting a few weeks for the app to get a couple of post-launch updates and then give the free trial a shot to see if you like it if you're in the market for a new live TV app.

If we missed any big Android apps or games news, tell us about it in the comments!

Source: Androidauthority.com

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