Out of the million apps in Play Store, there are some must-have and important ones you need to install in order to get the best out of your phone. Luckily, some of these must-have and important apps for Android mobile are suggested in the TOP CHART of the Play Store, but some other good ones couldn’t make it to the list.
Moreover, most of the suggested apps in the TOP CHART are the popular social media apps and browsers. The aim of this post isn’t to tell you to install Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter, Google Chrome, Instagram, Messengers and the like, which dominated the TOP CHART.
The manufacturer of your phone is likely to have pre-installed them; however, if such apps aren’t pre-installed on your phone, you should check out the TOP CHART and install some of the useful apps there.
The aim of this post is to present to you those must-have and important apps for Android mobile needed for your day-to-day work and off-work life. At the end of each app, I have provided the direct download link to the app so that you don’t have to go to Play Store and start finding them. And of course, all the apps are free.
Let’s get started!
Must-Have and Important Apps for Android Mobile 2018
- Opera Mini
There are a lot of browsers in the Play Store, and you might have had one, like Google Chrome or UC Browser, already pre-installed on your phone. However, in conjunction with any browser app on your phone, Opera Mini is one of the must-have and important apps for Android mobile.
This is because the browser has a well-designed user interface that is easy to use, and above all, it helps save data on surfing the Internet. The browser has a Data Savings mode, which helps to set the level of data you want it to use in loading web pages; this also translates to faster loading of web pages on the browser.
Another reason this browser is one of the must-have and important apps for Android mobile is its Ad blocker feature. The browser is able for block all annoying ads flying around the world wide web – and it doesn’t even stop there. Opera Mini also helps to block annoying non-ad pop-ups and notifications.
Download Opera Mini here.
- Battery Defender
This app makes it to this list of must-have and important apps for Android mobile because it is one of the most effective battery saver apps around. It helps you to easily enable (and disable) the battery saver mode for your phone. When the app is in the battery-saver mode, it kills all background processes that may be eating up the life of your battery and only feeds battery power to the main apps requiring it.
The app also allows you to set what it called “Low Battery Policy,” which automatically disable your data and Wi-Fi when it discovers that your battery level has reached a pre-set threshold of low power level.
Download Battery Defender here.
- LastPass
It’s always recommended to create strong passwords for our accounts, but to be sincere, creating strong passwords and remembering them aren’t mutually exclusive. And that’s where LastPass, a password manager app, comes in. The app helps you generate strong passwords whenever you are registering on websites, and helps you remember them whenever you need to login to the websites.
The fantastic thing about this app is that it syncs on all your devices so that whatever the device you are using, you can always create and fill in your strong passwords.
When you think of the good job this app will do for you, in helping you to keep your passwords, you would agree that it is worthy of being one of the must-have and important apps for android mobile.
Download LastPass here.
- ES File Explorer
Another must-have and important apps for Android mobile you should install is the ES File Explorer. Though your phone comes with a File Manager, which you can be used to manage files, install this app will allow you to do more with managing your files. ES File Explorer will allow you to manage your internal and external directory (storage), and even your root directory – if your phone is rooted.
Other things you can do with the app include compression and decompression of files, file transfer via Bluetooth and Hotspot, extraction of APKs from already installed Android apps, storage cleaner, among others.
This app merits being listed among the must-have and important apps for android mobile because it will save you the memory space from installing standalone apps that would have done its added functions like file transfer over Wi-Fi, storage cleaner and file compression.
Download ES File Explorer here.
- Lirbi Reader
There are a lot of e-book readers in the Android market; however, Lirbi Reader stands out, and that’s the reason it is on this list of must-have and important apps for Android mobile. Lirbi Reader can open virtually all ebook formats, including PDF, MOBI, and EPUB.
The app also supports reading in night mode, which facilitates reading at night without streaming the eyes. If you like, you can change the font name and font size of your e-book and even use the volume key to scroll along as you read.
Download Lirbi Reader here.
- Mobdro
Be it news, sport, lifestyle, fashion, space, or movie, one must-have and important app for Android mobile to watch all these is Mobdro. We, Africans, widely call the app “mobile DSTV.” (DSTV is a digital satellite television provider in Africa.)
The app aggregates the stream link of all popular local and international digital televisions channels and arranges them into categories. With Mobdro, you can watch live EPL, La Liga, Bundesliga, French Ligue 1, and other European league matches, including the Champions League and Europa League.
The app also allows you to stream latest Hollywood movies, latest fashion show, and all other shows and programs that you could have watched on your decoder.
Download Mobdro here.
- VLC
VLC is one of the most widely used video players on the computer, and so it wasn’t surprising that it enters the league of must-have and important apps for Android mobile, when it was eventually developed into an Android app. The app supports all video formats and doubles as an audio player.
Even though Mobdro is enough to help you stream most programs and shows you love to watch, VLC can also be used to stream TV channels – and even radio channels. The app provides where you can supply the stream link of a channel, and all you have to do is find the link, supply it to the app, and it will start streaming the channel for you.
And like the way it works on a computer, VLC also increases the volume of music and video played on it above the highest achievable volume of your Android phone.
Download VLC here.
- Avast Mobile Security
If a good antivirus software doesn’t make it to the list of must-have and important apps for Android mobile, I think you shouldn’t take the list seriously. Avast Antivirus, like the VLC Media Player, has delivered excellent on the computer and has also taken the good delivery to the Android OS.
The app keeps your files safe from viruses and malware, protects you against phishing and spyware online, and can do added functions like junk cleaning, call blocking, Wi-Fi Security, among others.
Download Avast Mobile Security here.
- CamScanner
CamScanner is a must-have and important app for Android mobile that helps to scan documents, turning them into digital copies. This app works like a real-life computer scanner, but it does even more. Aside from being useful in scanning and adjusting the brightness and colour of your document, the app also helps to sync your scanned documents across devices.
And by that, you will be able to access your documents at anywhere and on any device you want to use them.
Download CamScanner here.
- Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, and Excel)
Microsoft Office is another app that has served us very well, for a long time, on the computer. In recent years, it was released to the Android version on Play Store as standalone Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Microsoft Excel.
As you have already known, the Word allows you to do all writings you want to do, the PowerPoint allows you to do all slides you want to do, and the Excel allows you to do all data manipulation you want to do.
Download Word here; Download PowerPoint here; Download Excel here.
The above is the list of what I believe to be the must-have and important apps for Android mobile. Which Android app do you use and think it is important and a must-have?
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