How To Backup Your Photos And Videos To Google Photos On Android Phone/Tablet

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Google Photos is a great online backup service where you can store your photos and videos. The best thing about this service is that you get to enjoy free unlimited storage as long as you allow Google Photos to keep them in High quality. That means Google will set your photos size to 16 megapixels and videos at 1080p. Don't worry, you can still save your photos and videos at Original quality — the quality at which they were taken.  After you set up your account, you will be able to have your pictures and videos sent to the cloud, and then access them from any phone, tablet, or PC, as well as on the web. If you don't know how to backup your photos and videos to Google photos, then read the step-by-step guide below to get started. How to Backup your Photos and Videos to Google Photos  Open the Google Photos app. Tap on the three horizontal lines at the top left of the screen. Tap Settings . Select Backup & sync . If the Back up & sync is turned off, switch it on.  M...
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Google Play Awards 2017 – The Nominees For The Best Android Apps

Posted by Chris Iteh

Here are the nominees for Google Play Awards 2017.

In a matter of weeks, the Google Play Awards 2017 will be holding. The event, which was first held last year, will be held at the Google I/O 2017 conference. The nominees for the best Android apps have already being announced. The Android community is sure to be excited as they would want to see which of their favorite apps will win big at the awards.

The awards is one grand way Google recognizes developers and to showcase their innovations. For the contenders, this is the best thing to have ever happened to them. Whether they win or lose, their apps or games would have gained more exposure and will likely bring more downloads.

The nominees cut across various countries including China, South Korea, Brazil, Russia, France, Vietnam, and Uraguay. This shows how widely popular Google Play is around the world.

Selecting the best apps out of Google store’s vastly extensive list will be a real tough task. But Google have managed to achieve it. At least for us who love Android apps it will serve as a recommendation for us when looking for good apps to download.

This year’s award will have 12 categories including two new ones – Best VR/AR Experience, Best Multiplayer Game, Best Social Impact, and Best Accessibility Experience.

The award categories include:

Standout Indie
Standout Startup
Best Android Wear Experience
Best TV Experience
Best VR Experience
Best AR Experience
Best App for Kids
Best Multiplayer Game
Best App, Best Game
Best Accessibility Experience
Best Social Impact.

The Android maker, Google, made selection based on the app’s technical performance, high star rating, and freshness (It has to have being launched or significantly updated since April 2016). The winners will be announced on May 18, 2017. Below are the full lists of the best Android apps, well, according to Google.

Standout Indie
This category focuses on games and apps artistic design, gameplay mechanics, and overall polish.
• Reigns
• Kingdom: New Lands
• Mars: Mars
• Causality
• Mushroom 11

Standout Startup
These are apps from new developers that offer a unique experience all while achieving strong organic install growth.
• HOOKED: Chat Stories
• Discord: Chat for Gamers
• CastBox: Free Podcast and Audio
• Simple Habit Meditation
• Digit

Best Android Wear Experience
Android Wear 2.0 apps that show impressive design, user delight, and functionality.
• Lifesum: Healthy Lifestyle app
• Runtastic Running & Fitness
• Foursquare City Guide
• Bring! Shopping List
• Seven – 7 Minute Workout

Best TV Experience
Apps or games that use innovative features for the large-screen format, offering immersive and intuitive experience.
• Netflix
• Red Bull TV
• Haystack TV: Daily News
• AbemaTV
• KKBox

Best VR Experience
Apps with highly engaging and immersive experience that make optimal use of Daydream UI.
• Virtual Virtual Reality
• The Arcslinger
• Mekorama VR
• Gunjack 2: End of Shift
• The Turning Forest

Best AR Experience
Apps or games that make use of the creative and imaginative technology of AR.
• Dinosaurs Among Us
• Holo (beta)
• WOORLD
• Crayola Color Basher
• Wayfair View

Best App for Kids
Apps or games that are designed to be family-friendly, that encourage creativity, exploration and education.
• Hot Wheels: Race Off
• Animal Jam: Play Wild!
• Teeny Titans GO!
• Toca Life: Vacation
• Think! Think!

Best Multiplayer Game
Games that are built to connect gamers in competitive and engaging multiplayer experiences.
• FIFA Mobile
• Lords Mobile
• Hearthstone
• Modern Strike Online!
• Dawn of Titans

Best App
The apps that are true representation of beautiful design, intuitive UX, plus high user appeal.
• Quik – Free Video Editor
• Memrise: Learn Language Free
• Fabulous: Motive Me!
• Money Lover – Money Manager
• Citymapper

Best Game
The games in these categories have strong mechanics, stellar graphics, and strong engagement and retention tactics.
• Choices: Stories You Play
• Pokemon GO
• Transformers: Forged to Fight
• Fire Emblem Heroes
• Lineage 2 Revolution

Best Accessibility Experience
Apps or a game that enables device interaction in an innovative way especially for people with disabilities or special needs.
• IFTTT
• A Blind Legend
• Eye-D For Visually Impaired
• Swiftkey Symbols
• Open Sesame! Touch Free Access

Best Social Impact
These apps creates meaningful social impact for a broad spectrum of people around the world.
• Prodeaf Translator
• Charity Miles Walk and Run Tracker
• Sea Hero Quest
• ShareTheMeal – Help Children
• Peek Acuity

So that’s it. Tell us which of the above list you’ll be rooting for. Make your comments below.
 

















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