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The most beautiful Android apps available today, as picked by Google

Updated Dec 19th, 2018 9:00PM EST
Best Android Material Design Apps

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Last year Google made a big push to improve the overall look of its mobile platform thanks to the addition of Material Design, a slick new design language that added terrific animations and other features to Android. Via 9to5Google, it seems that Google’s Material Design team has recognized 18 different mobile apps for having “best-in-class” designs that take advantage of the new tools Google developed with Android 5.0 Lollipop. We’ll go through them one-by-one below.

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B&H Photo, Video, Pro Audio

Price:

Free

Google recognized shopping app B&H with a Material Design Award for Immersive Imagery. Check it out for yourself here.

The New York Times

Price

: Free

Google recognized The New York Times’ app for its elegant typography. Download it here.

Pocket

Price:

Free

Google gave Pocket, a read-it-later news app, recognition for its impressive adaptive layouts. Download it here.

Pocket Casts

Price:

$3.99

Google recognized podcast aggregation app Pocket Casts for its seamless browsing experience. Buy it here.

Tumblr

Price

: Free

Google recognized Tumblr for having “delightful animation.” Download it here.

Weather Timeline

Price: 

$0.99

Google recognized Weather Timeline for its “crafted simplicity.” Buy it here.

The following apps were also recognized for having best-in-class design by Google:

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Brad Reed has written about technology for over eight years at BGR.com and Network World. Prior to that, he wrote freelance stories for political publications such as AlterNet and the American Prospect. He has a Master's Degree in Business and Economics Journalism from Boston University.