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**Android Apps Weekly: CES 2016 Highlights and New App Releases**

Welcome back to Android Apps Weekly, where we bring you the latest in Android news, apps, and games. This week, we’re diving into some exciting announcements from CES 2016, as well as showcasing some standout new apps and games hitting the Play Store.

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### **CES 2016: YouTube Supports HDR Video**

A significant announcement at this year's CES was YouTube’s decision to support HDR (High Dynamic Range) video. This move follows suit with industry giants like Netflix and Amazon, who have already embraced HDR technology. However, it’s important to note that HDR content is currently limited to devices with HDR compatibility, which are predominantly televisions. While this is a major step forward for video quality, smartphone users may need to wait for broader device support.

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### **Netflix Expands to 130 New Countries**

Another groundbreaking announcement came from Netflix, the world’s leading video streaming service. Netflix revealed plans to expand its services to 130 new countries, increasing its global reach by over 200%. This expansion also includes adding several new supported languages, bringing their total language count to 21. With this move, millions of new users around the globe will now have access to Netflix’s extensive library of original series and movies.

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### **Google Removes 13 Malicious Apps from Play Store**

In a recent update, Google took action against 13 apps found to be downloading malware and potentially gaining root access to devices. These apps were sneaking onto users’ devices through the Google Play Store, which could allow them to survive factory resets. Affected users are advised to refl ash their stock software to ensure complete removal of these malicious applications.

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### **Rick and Morty: Pocket More Days – A New Mobile Game**

Adult Swim has announced an exciting new mobile game based on the wildly popular cartoon series *Rick and Morty*. Titled *Pocket More Days*, this game is designed to play similarly to Pokémon, with a free-to-play model. Fans of the show can look forward to its release on January 14th, which we’ll definitely cover again in next week’s episode.

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### **Room 3: The Next Chapter in an Android Classic**

If you’re a fan of the *Room* series, get ready for another thrilling adventure with *Room 3*, set to launch on Monday, January 11th. Known for its unique gameplay and engaging storylines, this third installment promises to deliver more puzzles, challenges, and surprises. With no in-app purchases required and an affordable price of $4.99, it’s a must-play for fans of the genre.

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### **Defenders 2: A Tower Defense Game Reimagined**

For those who enjoyed the original *Defenders* game, *Defenders 2* is here to deliver more action-packed tower defense gameplay. This spiritual successor features 40 towers, 20 spells, over 20 monster types, and an array of boss fights. Players can also engage in multiplayer battles and face environmental obstacles. While there are a few bugs due to its recent release, the overall experience is highly commendable.

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### **Cave or Not: A Minimalistic Maze Game**

Looking for a fun and challenging game? *Cave or Not* offers a unique twist on maze navigation. Control a tiny spaceship through randomly generated caves filled with obstacles and treasures. With five distinct areas and ship upgrades available, this $1.99 app provides hours of entertainment without any in-app purchases.

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### **Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance – A Visual Feast for Android**

If you’re a fan of visually stunning games, *Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance* is a must-have. Originally released on consoles and PC, this title has made its way to Android, boasting some of the best graphics seen on mobile devices. However, with a hefty price tag of $15 and a 5.5GB download size, it’s currently an Nvidia Shield exclusive. Despite this limitation, the game offers achievements, cloud saves, and is well worth the investment for Shield owners.

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### **Worms 4: A Fresh Take on a Classic**

The Worms series returns with *Worms 4*, featuring improved graphics, new weapons, locations, and 80 single-player missions. This latest installment also includes multiplayer modes, with shorter match durations to keep things fast-paced. Priced at $2.49, the game offers plenty of content but includes in-app purchases, which may not appeal to all players.

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### **Apps: A New Tool for Discovering Top Non-Game Apps**

Ever wanted to explore the top Android apps without sifting through countless games? The new *Apps* app makes this possible. Inspired by a link that displayed only top-charted non-game apps, this innovative tool allows users to view real-time charts, free from game dominance. A must-have for anyone seeking to discover quality apps beyond the gaming category.

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### **Newsletter and Written Companion**

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"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enwigan ladies and gentlemen I'm Joe Hindy the android authority app guy and welcome back to Android apps weekly let's get right into those headlines it was revealed at CES 2016 that YouTube will soon support HDR video which is following trend started by big names such as Netflix Amazon and others the only downside is that you can only consume this on devices that have HDR compatibility which are pretty much limited to only televisions for right now for various reasons another big announcement at CES 2016 was from netflix the video streaming giant announced that it was going to open its doors to 130 new countries which increases the number of compatible countries by over two hundred percent on top of that they added a few more supported languages bringing their total up to 21 this is a huge move and lots of people will be signing up for netflix over the next few weeks over the last week Google quietly band 13 applications that were secretly downloading other malware applications and potentially giving themselves root access so they could install themselves on the system partition to survive a factory reset they have been removed from the google play store and if you downloaded them prepare to reflash the stock software to get rid of them Adult Swim announced a new mobile game this week that will revolve around the increasingly popular cartoon show Rick and Morty the game will be called pocket more days and we'll play much like a Pokemon game we know it will be free-to-play and it'll be released on january fourteenth which means we'll be talking about this again on next week's show on top of that the room 3 is arriving monday january 11th we were huge fans of the first two titles here at Android Authority and we're really looking forward to the third title it'll follow the same basic premise and gameplay mechanics of the prior two titles with a new storyline thrown in it'll cost four dollars and ninety-nine cents with no in-app purchases for even more Android apps and games news releases and updates don't forget to check out this week's newsletter which is linked in the video description below there you'll find all the stuff we didn't have time for here and if you're so inclined you can sign up using the form that's in the written companion which is also linked in the video description below and we'll send that newsletter to your inbox every Sunday afternoon okay folks are gonna take a look at the apps and games that made a big splash this week as usual if you want to check any of these apps or games out we'll have those linked for you in the video description below defenders 2 is the spiritual successor to the highly popular defenders game for those who don't know defenders to is a tower defense game where you must build towers summon spells and collect runes in order to create a good defense the title contains 40 towers 20 spells and more than 20 monster types and 29 boss fights you can also fight with other players and there are even environmental obstacles there are some bugs since this is brand new but aside from that the game is actually pretty good cave or not is a minimalistic maze game where you play as a little spaceship searching for resources and treasures using the controls you must avoid obstacles as well as the sides of the map in order to avoid being destroyed it features randomly generated caves that change each time that you play five areas you can play through and there are upgrades for your ship to make stuff a little bit easier it's a dollar 99 with no in-app purchases and it's a fun little game the metal gear rising revengeance is a game that was originally available on the xbox 360 ps3 and pc and it has now made its way to android simply put this title has some of the best graphics that we've ever seen on a mobile game and it's reflected in its gigantic price tag and 5.5 gigabytes storage requirements it is an Nvidia shield exclusive which kind of sucks but it does come with some useful features including Google Play games achievements and cloud saves if you have a shield and fifteen dollars to spend consider picking this one up worms 4 is the latest game in the worm series to hit android this one comes with slightly improved graphics brand new weapons new locations and 80 single-player missions to enjoy you can also play multiplayer online against real people and the developers have redone the game a bit to make matches shorter for faster play it's two dollars and 49 cents with in-app purchases which isn't the best pricing model but the game is enjoyable and there is a lot of stuff to do apps is a new application with a fun little story a little while back someone found a link to Google play's top charts that showed only the top apps without a bunch of games thrown in an enterprising developer turn this into an application where you can view the real top apps charts without being assaulted by a ton of games that you would only see a second time in the top charts for the games it's a great application I'll be using it every day and you should too because it's entirely free once again I'm Joe Hindy the android authority app guy wire here why not subscribe to the android authority 2-channel if you're hanging out for a minute we have a couple of Awesome videos for you to watch right over there and they're also linked in the video description below for you folks on mobile finally don't forget to check out the written companion which is in the video description below and don't forget to sign up for that newsletter as always thanks for watching everybody and have a wonderful daywigan ladies and gentlemen I'm Joe Hindy the android authority app guy and welcome back to Android apps weekly let's get right into those headlines it was revealed at CES 2016 that YouTube will soon support HDR video which is following trend started by big names such as Netflix Amazon and others the only downside is that you can only consume this on devices that have HDR compatibility which are pretty much limited to only televisions for right now for various reasons another big announcement at CES 2016 was from netflix the video streaming giant announced that it was going to open its doors to 130 new countries which increases the number of compatible countries by over two hundred percent on top of that they added a few more supported languages bringing their total up to 21 this is a huge move and lots of people will be signing up for netflix over the next few weeks over the last week Google quietly band 13 applications that were secretly downloading other malware applications and potentially giving themselves root access so they could install themselves on the system partition to survive a factory reset they have been removed from the google play store and if you downloaded them prepare to reflash the stock software to get rid of them Adult Swim announced a new mobile game this week that will revolve around the increasingly popular cartoon show Rick and Morty the game will be called pocket more days and we'll play much like a Pokemon game we know it will be free-to-play and it'll be released on january fourteenth which means we'll be talking about this again on next week's show on top of that the room 3 is arriving monday january 11th we were huge fans of the first two titles here at Android Authority and we're really looking forward to the third title it'll follow the same basic premise and gameplay mechanics of the prior two titles with a new storyline thrown in it'll cost four dollars and ninety-nine cents with no in-app purchases for even more Android apps and games news releases and updates don't forget to check out this week's newsletter which is linked in the video description below there you'll find all the stuff we didn't have time for here and if you're so inclined you can sign up using the form that's in the written companion which is also linked in the video description below and we'll send that newsletter to your inbox every Sunday afternoon okay folks are gonna take a look at the apps and games that made a big splash this week as usual if you want to check any of these apps or games out we'll have those linked for you in the video description below defenders 2 is the spiritual successor to the highly popular defenders game for those who don't know defenders to is a tower defense game where you must build towers summon spells and collect runes in order to create a good defense the title contains 40 towers 20 spells and more than 20 monster types and 29 boss fights you can also fight with other players and there are even environmental obstacles there are some bugs since this is brand new but aside from that the game is actually pretty good cave or not is a minimalistic maze game where you play as a little spaceship searching for resources and treasures using the controls you must avoid obstacles as well as the sides of the map in order to avoid being destroyed it features randomly generated caves that change each time that you play five areas you can play through and there are upgrades for your ship to make stuff a little bit easier it's a dollar 99 with no in-app purchases and it's a fun little game the metal gear rising revengeance is a game that was originally available on the xbox 360 ps3 and pc and it has now made its way to android simply put this title has some of the best graphics that we've ever seen on a mobile game and it's reflected in its gigantic price tag and 5.5 gigabytes storage requirements it is an Nvidia shield exclusive which kind of sucks but it does come with some useful features including Google Play games achievements and cloud saves if you have a shield and fifteen dollars to spend consider picking this one up worms 4 is the latest game in the worm series to hit android this one comes with slightly improved graphics brand new weapons new locations and 80 single-player missions to enjoy you can also play multiplayer online against real people and the developers have redone the game a bit to make matches shorter for faster play it's two dollars and 49 cents with in-app purchases which isn't the best pricing model but the game is enjoyable and there is a lot of stuff to do apps is a new application with a fun little story a little while back someone found a link to Google play's top charts that showed only the top apps without a bunch of games thrown in an enterprising developer turn this into an application where you can view the real top apps charts without being assaulted by a ton of games that you would only see a second time in the top charts for the games it's a great application I'll be using it every day and you should too because it's entirely free once again I'm Joe Hindy the android authority app guy wire here why not subscribe to the android authority 2-channel if you're hanging out for a minute we have a couple of Awesome videos for you to watch right over there and they're also linked in the video description below for you folks on mobile finally don't forget to check out the written companion which is in the video description below and don't forget to sign up for that newsletter as always thanks for watching everybody and have a wonderful day\n"