Top Android Software trends of 2016

Top Android Software trends of 2016

We got a very public lesson in why it's important to keep online communications secure; we went outside to toss Poke Balls at augmented-reality pocket monsters; and we asked inanimate objects in our homes for assistance. Here are the software trends of 2016 that we found intriguing,

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Download's favorite apps

Google Play Store. So even the most avid app lover can't keep up with all the new releases. We tested hundreds, but our greatest compliment is putting an app in heavy rotation on our phones. Here are the iOS and Android apps that my colleague Cliff Colby and I couldn't live without this year.

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Kaspersky Internet Security for Android

        Kaspersky lets you pick the scope of an initiated scan: You can check installed apps, selected folders, or the entire device for trouble areas. You can have the Kaspersky watch for adware, automatically attempt to clean infected files, and delete or quarantine an infected file if it can't be disinfected.

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The best Android mobile games of 2016

You may have had trouble keeping track of all the new games in 2016, because mobile gaming is booming -- more than 250,000 new titles hit iTunes this year, and games are consistently some of the top app store downloads for both Android and iOS. We've narrowed the playing field down to our top 5: the mobile games you definitely shouldn't miss this year.

• LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens
• Rayman Classic ( Android, iOS)
• Deus Ex Go ( Android, iOS)
• Jade Empire: Special Edition ( Android, iOS)

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