Welcome back to the Best Apps of the Week series, the weekly PC World series that recaps what's new by app developers on both the Google Play Store for Android phones and the App Store for iPhone phones. And as the app industry continues to grow, we will also continue to filter out the best and showcase it to users who want to make the most of their smartphone capabilities. In this issue, we have decided to highlight 7 of the most important new applications that were released recently and are really worth downloading and installing as they are completely free and do surprising and useful tasks, according to our experience, so let us start by reviewing them for you. And do not forget to review the
applications of the past week, they were distinguished.
1 AnyMirror app
A new tool from the company iMobie known for providing high-quality applications to facilitate the use of phones and solve their complex problems. With the new application AnyMirror, the user will be able to send the content on his phone to the computer screen, as it allows the display of the phone screen on the computer, in what is called "screen mirroring". In addition to allowing the use of a microphone or the phone's camera to the computer, along with transferring files and photos in a practical and easy way.
The application supports both Android and iOS for iPhone, and to use it you need to install a small application on the computer to act as a link with the application installed on the phone. Then you can choose to connect to the computer via USB cable or Wi-Fi provided that both devices are on the same network.
The application is free to use, as you can run it directly after installing it on your device, but the period of use is limited as the program allows 20 minutes per day, and you can register for free in the program to make the daily period 40 minutes, or buy the paid version for unlimited use. [
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2 Koler . App
Koler is an application that replaces the default application for managing phone calls on your mobile phone. Koler comes with a very simple user interface and is completely free of ads unlike other similar applications. In fact, this app is open source and you will not find it on Google Play Store.
Koler focuses on the basics, nothing more, which makes it simple and compact as it only takes up 10MB of storage. Once you run the application for the first time, you need to agree to the call log access permission, and then you will see the main interface is two parts: a section for displaying contacts, and another section for displaying the call history. What distinguishes the application also is the animation that you will notice as you use it, as you will feel very smooth while navigating within the application.
Of course, you can use Koler to make and receive calls, after agreeing to the required permissions. After clicking on a contact, four options will appear in front of you: call, edit, delete, or send a message. You can also block numbers, change the color of the theme, and select the default SIM card, if your device supports two SIM cards. In short, it is a simple app for those who are looking for an easy way to manage calls without any distractions. [
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3 Anything to PiP . App
A free application that allows you to place any photo or video in a floating window on the screen, or as in Picture-in-Picture mode. However, contrary to your expectation, the application does not display any video in general, but only the photos and videos stored on the phone's storage. In other words, it focuses on content stored locally on the phone or on Google Drive - if you use the Google Drive app.
So, if you think it brings PiP technology to any video you want to watch, you are wrong. Anything to PiP is very simple, all you have to do after launch is to select the image or video from the gallery after clicking on Pick image or video and then you can change the dimensions of the image/video and click on the "Picture-in-Picture" icon below and the application will display the content in a window floating on the screen. Of course, the application is useful in some cases, for example, when you want to write text that is on an image somewhere else, the application here helps you to annotate that image on the screen so that you can rewrite its content. [
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4 Hyperweb App
Since the iOS 15 update allows you to install add-ons in Safari on your iPhone, I think Hyperweb is the most important add-on you should use right now. This extension magically improves your browsing experience by providing all the tools needed to make it happen.
Through your use of the extension, you will be able to disable ads on sites, enforce dark mode on each site, force disable cookies, block notifications asking you to consent to storing cookies, change your search engine, delete any item you do not want from the site as it provides a tool similar to " Check Item" in computer browsers. And other useful enhancements and additions you'll find with Hyperweb as you browse the web in Safari. [
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5 Mark . App
If you frequently use the Screenshot function while using your phone, your Gallery or Gallery app is often cluttered with temporary screenshots, those that you've saved for a specific purpose and then no longer need. That's why Mark helps you cache any screenshot, meaning that the snapshot will be deleted automatically after a certain number of minutes, without having to get rid of it yourself, thus conserving storage in a smart and simple way.
The application has a simple graphic interface and is easy to use. Once you run it, specify how long, in minutes, the screenshot should be deleted. Then when you take a screenshot, a notification will appear at the top telling you whether you want to make this screenshot temporary or not. If you press "Yes", the app will automatically delete the screenshot from the phone after the specified period has passed. But if you ignore the notification, the snapshot will be saved permanently. [
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6 Locked.app
A new app for iPhone, and it's the cutest app on this list! It targets people who forget routines like turning off the stove or locking the house when they leave. Locked.app works to provide the appropriate solution to help you remember all the important things before leaving the house, and this solution lies in creating keys or buttons for all the tasks that you forget to do before leaving, so that whenever you finish a task you activate the key in the application to confirm it. The app will show you the last time the switch was turned on.
But hey! What if you forgot to activate the keys before leaving the house? Well, the app has a solution too which is to save the location of the house on the map so that it reminds you to turn on the switches when you leave the house to make sure everything is OK! [
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7 Gesture App
Android already offers a complete gesture system that allows the phone to be used in a simpler than usual way. But with Gesture you can go further, as it allows you to create fully customized gestures so you can draw specific gestures and simply invoke the function you want. The great thing is that it is a completely free app and does not contain ads.
All you have to do after installing it is to click on the Home button and drag it up and the application will ask you to draw a specific shape to be the gesture that performs the required function, after drawing the shape select the action that will be such as making a call with a specific contact, launching an application, opening a specific link, controlling In the case of Wi-Fi, activate the torch, change the volume, etc. After you're done, at any time drag the Home button up and draw the shape you selected to perform the action immediately. [
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