Best Music Player Apps for Android in 2016

 Best Music Player Apps for Android in 2016

Hello, audiophiles. With androids in every pocket today, our favorite music is always a touch away. And with the streaming apps available today, there is no hurdle left that can stop you from accessing your favorite song. However, streaming is still not a very popular method of listening music since it requires a lot of data and that too in a consistently strong flow. This makes us turn our heads towards our personal collection and offline music player apps that can play the songs efficiently.

So if you have been looking hard for some good music player app for your android, and have still been unable to find the right one, you may find this list of our picks of best music player apps for android helpful. Take a look.

MusixMatch

I personally like this app because I am someone who enjoys music more when able to sing along. Therefore, this is my first recommendation for all those like me. This player app features a chic and stylish interface that displays a floating widget with the lyrics of the song you select to play. It syncs with the music so that you can listen and lip-sync with it.  Moreover, you can even type the lyrics on the widget that will search for the song matching with the lyrics. This makes it possible for you to search any song anywhere, even if you do not know the name, album or artist of any particular piece. Download here.

 JetAudio Music player

This player is one of the most popular ones among android users because it offers a number of features that are easy to understand. Yes, despite all the advanced and cool features that it offers, it is extremely easy to understand and use. Features included in this music app are several audio enhancement plugins that enhance your music experience and also let you customize it as per your taste. The equalizer with 32 presets and other miniature gigs such as bass boost, tag editor, MIDI player and widget are also amazing. The free and paid versions are both identical, the only difference is that some extra themes are added and advertisements are removed in the later. Download here

Phonograph

For all those who love simplicity and perfection, this app is just the right mix of these two attributes. There is nothing gaudy about it to be mentioned but the smoothness and audacity it facilitates is something that makes it a top pick for this list. The features it offers are simple and basic but the hassle-free experience it presents, is impeccable. It also offers few transitions of accent, colors, and themes to give you room for personalization. Try this out if you aren’t looking for super features but only an effortless listening experience. Download Here

 BlackPlayer

Another elegantly designed smooth and chic player for effortless music experience to you.  This one is stylish and manages to put very little between you and good music. In this app, you have tab structures that run and can be customized according to your preferences. Features include equalizer, widget, scrabbling, ID3 tag editor and ads free interface. It supports all sorts of commonly used file formats and is a pleasant basic app for all those who are looking only for a clean music player. Download Here

 MixZing

This player is an all-in-one sort of android music app. It is able to handle both video and music files equally well. Talking about its music player qualities, we think, a fascinating feature about it is its ability to recognize your music and automatically match it up with the artwork and lyrics – even without any tags.  Another attractive feature I love in this is that it involuntarily creates a playlist for you based on your mood. Yes, just tell it the kind of mind you have and tada.. it will play the songs accordingly. Cool right? Download Here

 Google Play Music

Last but not the least, we really thought that it is worthy of a place here. Not only it offers access to a plethora of catalog music but also facilitates streaming with subscription apart from playing your collections offline. Two in one that is. Moreover, it syncs with your Google account making your playlists available on different devices and even after a factory reset. It comes with Android 5.0 Lollipop design interface and supports personalized recommendations depending on your listening habits and library. Apart from this, you have access to a huge range of titles and radio stations on this. Download Here

 So these are our picks of top best music apps for android and I believe you will definitely like all of them. So just choose what gels with your taste the most and you won’t regret downloading anyone of these.

Best Video Calling Apps for Android in 2016

Best Video Calling Apps for Android in 2016

Talking to your loved ones face to face from miles away is no more a miracle today. Thanks to android, video calling technology, 3G and 4G networks. Making our life easier than easy, the video calling is one of the best inventions mankind has ever made. I mean what could be more amazing than the fact that I can conduct all my important professional meetings, interviews and seminars with people living far away without being under the same roof and that I can see my loved ones living far away without literally travelling to them?

This article is hence dedicated to some of the best video calling apps for android for efficient face time with anyone anywhere. Here you go.

Skype – Free IM & Video Calls

One of the most popular software for video chatting on desktops is Skype and it is also available as an app for android. It is undoubtedly the best app for video calling for android as well as windows and iOS. It is free and supports both rear as well as front camera calling. Apart from making video calls, it facilitates voice calls and phone calls also on landlines and mobiles at a very cheap rate via Skype credits. Moreover, it also acts as text messenger and allows free sharing of audio, video and other files of any size and also offers a huge range of fun stickers and animated emoji for you to express all that you feel. 

Download here

WeChat

Another popular and convenient video calling application for android with maximum five star rating and 100 million downloads till date. Apart from the hassle free video chatting experience, you can use it for voice calling, messaging and stuff sharing as well. One versatile feature that it offers is the Friend Radar feature with which you can locate new friends based on your location. It also features a desktop version just like Skype. Download here.

Hangouts

Google Talk App is now replaced by HangOuts  app and is a standard SMS app for android with all in one features. With this App, you can send text messages, emoji, audio, video and doc files and of course make video and voice calls. It combines all the messaging and communication features into a single entity and is hence a top recommendation for you. Download here.

Line – Free Calls & Messages

Rising in popularity day by day since the day it was launched, this app claims over 380 million users all over the world till date. It is supported on all major platforms be it the android, windows or iOS. It was initially launched for voice calls only but now has been upgraded to facilitate video calls as well. The video calls are supported on both WiFi and mobile networks and can also be switched to voice calls at any instance during the session. The unique feature of this app is that you can add anybody in contact list by either exchanging your IDs via QR code or by simply shaking together. You can express your heart out with its wide range of stickers and emoji and enjoy full-fledged social networking on Line. Download here.

Tango – Free messenger & Video Calls

This one is a rising star in the field of video calling apps and facilitates standard quality video and voice calls absolutely free of charge. It is convenient than other similar apps because it does not require you to sign-in unlike others. You can use its facilities without signing in. Just like its competitive fellas, it also offers free exchange of text messages, audio messages, video file sharing, and other stuffs exchange. You can also listen and share song clips powered by Spotify and share pictures with your friends. Download here.

Viber

Just like Line, Viber was also featured as an app for free phone calls initially. It was later upgraded to feature more than just voice call. It now facilitates not only video calls but also personal messaging, file sharing, full-fledged socializing. It is much similar to Tango and Skype. Just like Skype, you can make voice calls to anyone via Viber-credits that are reasonable in price. It also features support from Android Wear, Social Media and cross-platform. 

Download here.

 Among the various apps, these are the top best apps for android that offer good quality video and voice callings. You can download any of the above for a smooth and hassle free video communication.

SMS Backup & Restore

SMS Backup & Restore is a simple Android app that backs up and restores your phone's text messages, and now call logs too! 

The new feature gives you all the great capabilities you have with SMS, but now with call logs too.

APP FEATURES:
- Backup SMS (text) Messages in XML format.
- NEW: Backup Call Logs in XML format.
- Local device backup with options to automatically upload to Email, Google Drive or DropBox using the add-on app.
- Choose a recurring scheduled time to automatically backup.
- Option to backup MMS (media in the messages)
- Option to select which text conversations to backup or restore.
- View and drill into your backups
- Search your backups
- Restore/transfer backup to another phone. Backup format is independent of the Android version so the messages and logs can be easily transferred from one phone to another, irrespective of the version.
- Ability to restore pre-existing SMS or call logs backups from our other apps.
- Ability to restore all text messages or only selected conversations.
- Free up space on your phone. Delete all SMS Messages or call logs on the Phone.
- Email a backup file. 
- The XML backup can be converted to other formats, and can also be viewed on a computer. 

Notes:
- Tested on Android 4.0.3 and higher
- Letv Le devices not yet supported. We are working on this. Check back here for an update.
- App restores backups made by this app
- Please start the app at least once after updates so that the scheduled backups start working.
- Backup is created locally on the phone by default, but you have the option to upload to Email, Google Drive or Dropbox. You are responsible for backup files. At no time are the files sent to the developer. 
- On newer phones with inbuilt storage the default backup location will probably be the internal storage card and not the external. This is because the phone reports the storage that way. 
- If you intend to do a factory reset on the phone, please make sure you save/email a copy of the backup outside the phone before doing it. 
- On Android 4.4+ devices, if you have performed the Restore and the messages don't appear in your messaging app then:
- Open your messaging app and Disable SMS from Settings.
- Exit the app
- Open the app again and Enable SMS from Settings.


This App needs access to the following:
* Your messages: Backup and Restore messages. Receive SMS permission needed to properly handle messages received while the app is the default messaging app on Android 4.4+ devices.
* Your Calls and Contact information: Backup and Restore Call Logs.
* Storage: To create the Backup file on the SD card.
* Phone calls - Without this the Restore fails on some phones.
* Network view and communication: Allows the app to connect to wifi for backup
* Your social information: To display and store the contact names in the Backup file.
* Run at start-up: Start scheduled Backups. 
* Control Vibration: To vibrate the phone when an operation is completed.
* Prevent Phone from Sleeping: To prevent the phone from going to sleep/suspended state while a Backup or Restore operation is in progress.
* Test access to Protected Storage: To create the Backup file on the SD card.

Recent changes:
v8.2
- Better handling of Unknown/Private Numbers in Call logs
- Better handling of “App op not allowed” error 
- Better display of Backup/Restore results 
- Fix for messages not appearing in correct order on Sony Xperia devices
- Failure to backup calls or upload does not stop the rest of the backup process 
- Only create backup files when there is something to be backed up 
- Miscellaneous bug fixes and performance improvements.

Software Name : SMS Backup & Restore

File size : Varies with device

Requirements : Android Mobile Devices

License : Free

Developer website : www.carbonite.com

Xender - an application for file transfer

About Xender

Data sharing is very popular thing among the smartphone users. Sharing through Bluetooth is becoming a thing of the past, because today there are many great applications for data sharing. Majority of data sharing applications that use Wi-Fi need connected devices in order for the files to be transferred. Xender: File Transfer Sharing app comes with plenty of great features, which makes them one of the top applications for sharing of data. 

The user interface of Xender is very simple and minimalistic. It is pretty straightforward, so you have no trouble setting everything up. As soon as you set your profile you can immediately share any kinds of files you want. In order to send some kind of file, you must first create a certain group. You can do that by pressing the button Connect Friends in the top part of the application. Then you create the group and everything is ready. After that you do the exact same thing on the other mobile device that you want to share the data with. You have an option to connect as much as five mobile devices at the same time for transferring files. 

Besides this, you have an option to connect to the iPhone, PC, or other Android device. There are some pretty great features that come with this application, such as shake to share, slide to share, kick and buzz that makes this application really fun. One great feature is the One Key Phone Change, which lets you replicate the data of your phone such as phone contacts, pictures, apps, videos, etc. from your current phone to the new smartphone in just a couple of basic clicks. 
Xender allows you to transfer everything you like, from photographs, documents and music to applications and videos, in just a few clicks. Besides transferring files between Android smartphones, Xender also makes it easy for transferring between devices from other platforms. There is no need for cables, or using slow Bluetooth connection. Internet connection is also not required, and the transfer is very fast. There are also plenty of languages covered with this application, so besides English you can set it up in Arabic, German, Hindi, French, Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish and Russian. 

The best features of Xender are the following: 

Slide and share and swipe and share features are unique for this application. You can quickly share large files just by shaking your smartphone. 

You can easily explore and search through apps and folders right from the application itself. 

Application allows you sharing files simultaneously between several different devices at once. 

You do not need all the files and folders of the installed applications. 
Xender can make a quick repack for you, so you can easily transfer them to other device. 

Xender neatly keeps and stores the history of all transferred files. 

In conclusion, Xender is one great option for sharing and transfer of files at big speeds. The sharing is also uninterrupted, which is great. The application is simple to use and it saves time for transferring of files. 

·        Software Name : Xender

·        File size : variable size depends on device

·        Requirements : Windows, Android, Apple IOS Mobile Devices

·        License : Free

·        Developer website : www.xender.com

ShareX Screenshot Software

Advanced screenshot capture, screen recorder, file sharing and productivity tool.

ShareX is an open source screen capture tool with a very extensive feature list. The program doesn't just grab individual windows and a full screen, for example. You can also capture rectangles, ellipses, triangles, diamonds, polygons or freehand shapes. There's support for multi-monitor systems, and even a screen capture tool to save desktop activity as an AVI or animated GIF.

Any image you might grab can be processed in many ways. You can crop, resize or rotate it; annotate it with lines, arrows, shapes, text boxes and more; obscure confidential details (passwords, say) with the obfuscator; customize it with a watermark, or apply special effects, including borders, shadows, torn edges and more.

Once you're happy, ShareX can directly upload your work to more than 30 online services, including Twitter, Flickr, Picasa, Photobucket, Dropbox, OneDrive, RapidShare and GoogleDrive. You get a module to create custom uploaders for sites which aren't in the list. And there are also more general options, like the ability to send a grab via email, or copy it to a shared folder.

Even now, the program hasn't finished. Once the capture has been uploaded, you can have ShareX do something with the link: use your preferred URL shortening service, post it on Twitter, send it in an email, maybe just paste it to the clipboard.

Best of all, this is extremely configurable. You might set your preferred file format, set up the effects you'd like to apply, define a precise format for the saved file name, launch a custom program to work on it, select multiple upload destinations (you're not restricted to just one) and more, then launch the entire process with a custom hotkey.

Version 11.1.0 brings a host of changes. See the changelog for more.

ShareX has a lot of features and functionality, and initially it can seem intimidating. The program is extremely configurable, though, and it's ability to automate just about everything will save you an enormous amount of time.

• Software Name : ShareX
• File size : 4.5 Mb
• Requirements : Windows XP / Vista / 7, 8 & 10
• License : Free
• Publisher website : www.getsharex.com