In many ways an Android smartphone is like a Windows PC, i.e. you can always find a better and quicker way to do things which means that you also need to take better care of your device. Over the years, there have been plenty of apps that claim to help you maintain your Android smartphone. Here are five such apps that we think you must have installed on your phone.
Clean Master
Clean Master should be the first app that you install on your Android smartphone. This is like the equivalent of a Swiss Army knife and packs in an anti-virus, a system cleaner and an app manager. The app lets you know if your system’s running slow, if your CPU’s heating up or if your memory’s running out, and then let’s you fix things with the tap of a button.
ES File Explorer
Chances are your Android smartphone comes with a pre-installed file manager but if you’ve got a habit of navigating to files on your phone through folders, then we’d suggest you install ES File Explorer. The app not only lets you access all files and folders but also offers features like adding files to a ZIP/RAR archive, access to files on a home network and support for popular cloud storage services like Box, Dropbox and Drive , among many others.
IFTTT
IFTTT lets you create ‘recipes’ for your smartphone to automate certain tasks, similar to macros on the PC. Using IFTTT you can, for instance, make sure that every update you make to Facebook is automatically made across all your social networks, or every photo you post on Instagram is automatically backed up on Dropbox. IFTTT shows you popular recipes that Android users have created and lets you use all of them.
AirDroid
AirDroid is a neat app that lets you manage and use some features of your phone on the desktop through a Web Browser. By installing AirDroid on your phone, you’ll be able to do stuff on your PC like send messages, access your phone contacts and even share clipboard content.
Juice Defender
One of the most common complaint about Android phones is their tendency to use up the battery quickly. Juice Defender is an app that will help you preserve your battery and squeeze out some extra time from it. The free version of the app gives you some quick options to shut down power hungry apps and choose from presets that will preserve your battery life in degrees. You can also unlock extra customization options by paying more money.