The Nexus 9 launched yesterday and by now you’ve probably seen a ton of press images and renders. But there’s nothing like real, honest hands-on images of a device to make an impression of its look and feel.

The well-connected folks from Vietnamese website Tinhte have got their hands on a beautiful Nexus 9 tablet and some of its accessories and put them through an impromptu photo-shoot.

The Nexus 9 will be available in black, white, and tan, with all versions offering a soft touch back, a slim profile, and brushed metal frames. The device is under 8 millimeter in thickness, and relatively light at 425 grams (Wi-Fi version). Few will deny that Google and HTC did a smashing job here, mixing the no-frills charm previous Nexus devices were known for with a dose of HTC-infused elegance.

With that, we’ll leave the images do talking.

Current Version: 4.0.101
Requires Android: 2.2 and up
Category: Productivity
v4.0.101 update:
• Bug fix for plugins (Use Pressy plugin in composite trigger)
• Support additional devices
More plugins available at http://goo.gl/Czfgoi
Join our Beta Users Group at http://goo.gl/PRgQGA

Overview:
AutomateIt is designed to make your life easier by automating various tasks on your Android smartphone or tablet.

AutomateIt Pro has all the goods that the free version has and it’s an ad-free, popup-free version with some awesome new and advanced features (ALL locked features of the free version are unlocked with AutomateIt Pro)

Limited time offer: Pro users don’t need points to download rules from the rules market

www.androidapps.com – “Cool and innovative!”

AutomateIt Pro provides a set of useful rules:
Conserve power when battery level is low
Quiet at night when screen is off
Vibrate mode during meetings
Max volume when headset unplugged
Lower volume when headset plugged
Unmute by SMS
Automatically turn on/off speaker during call using proximity sensor
And more…

The advanced features included in this version are:
• Composite Triggers – use more than a single trigger for each rule using AND/OR logic between these triggers
• Composite Action – execute several actions as a result of a single trigger (which can be a composite trigger)
• Rule Active Period – set an active period for each rule. Really useful if you only want a certain rule to be active only during daytime, weekends, just an hour a day etc.
• Sensor Trigger – utilize all your device’ sensors as a trigger for a desired action. This includes usage of all the sensors supported by Android – Accelerometer, Light, Proximity etc.
• Calendar Trigger – monitor events on your different calendars
• Enable/Disable Screen Lock Action – Enables or disables your screen lock slide/pattern/password/pin
• Cancel delayed execution by trigger – Auto-cancel delayed execution when defined trigger is launched
• Cell ID Trigger – Trigger when connecting or disconnecting from defined cellular cells (Unlimited number of predefined saved locations)
• Recurring Event Trigger – Executes a defined action every defined time interval
• Copy Rule – Create a new rule, based on an existing one

Visit the developer’s website for user guide for these new features.

If you are upgrading from the free version, follow these simple steps for an easy upgrade:
Backup your existing rules from the main screen menu
Uninstall AutomateIt free version
Install AutomateIt Pro
Restore your backed-up rules

Note: Some features might require root – see description of free version or visit developer’s website.

Want to AutomateIt with your own language ? visit http://automateitapp.com/translateit.
Currently supports English, German, Spanish, Hebrew, Polish, Danish, French, Italian, Czech, Slovak, Romanian, Chinese, Hungarian, Portuguese, Japanese, Koreanת Dutch and Russian.

Current Version: 1.2.3
Requires Android: 4.0.3 and up
Category: Personalization
v1.2.3 update:
v1.2.3
+ Android L drawer button
+ Option to enable/disable Ok Google
+ Fix bugs
v1.2.2
+ Ok Google support (Kitkat)
+ Android L icons
+ Fix a folder icon bug
+ Other bugs

Overview:
Highly customizable, performance driven, home screen replacement based on the Android L Launcher.
Epic Launcher features:

+ Support Ok Google (Kitkat)
+ Customizable icon size and icon text size
+ Support ADW icon packs
+ Swipe right to open Google Now
+ Customizable desktop grid and drawer grid
+ Lock, Unlock desktop
+ Infinite scrolling on desktop, drawer and dock
+ Elastic scrolling on desktop, drawer and dock
+ Hide apps in drawer
+ Scrollable dock, customizable dock pages and number of dock icons
+ Dock icon scale, show labels on dock icons
+ Customizable icon label color
+ Screen orientation
+ Set default screen for desktop
+ Card stack effect for desktop scrolling
+ Show/Hide persistent search bar
+ Show/Hide icon labels
+ Edit shortcut icons and text
+ Enable/Disable wallpaper scrolling
+ Enable/Disable haptic feedback
+ Enable/Disable reset drawer position
+ More than 16 icons in folder
+ Resize any widget
+ Home button and menu button action
+ Customizable desktop/drawer/dock margins
+ Backup and restore

Epic Launcher Prime unlocks the following features:
+ Unread counts, support ADW Notifier and Holo Notifier
+ Folders in drawer, organize apps into folders
+ Gestures support
+ Swipe gestures on any icons
+ Add/Delete folder items quickly
+ Customizable swipe right action
+ Customizable folder background color and drawer background color
+ Swipe left on last page to open Google Now
+ Support Nova Launcher, Apex Launcher, Go Launcher and LauncherPro icon packs
+ 1×1 widgets in dock
+ More scrolling effects

Current Version: 1.08
Requires Android: 4.1 and up
Category: Tools
v1.08 update:
Ver 1.08
[Floating button]
- Add the Iconify Function
- CPU utilization improvement?
Ver1.07
[Floating button]
- Add the Recents button
[Navigation bar]
- Add widget arrangement
- Undisplayed on a full screen
- Active improvement
Ver 1.06
- Adding a Lock Position
- Bug fixes (The problem from which a specific application falls is corrected)
Ver 1.05
- Bug fixes (Button size)

Overview:
Soft-key of the back button. I work does not require root.

The Floating Button and the Navigation Bar are displayed.

The home button and the notification bar can be displayed. The displayed button can be selected.

The Button or Widget can move in long push.

- The Navigation Bar cannot be used by terminals (Galaxy etc.) without a navigation bar, and Android4.4.
- Don’t react to the tap of a widget.
- Widget supports operation only a “Clock&Battery”

In order to use it, please turn ON “Back Button” service from “setting -> Accessibility Option.”
Android4.4 without the navigation bars.

Does not try to collect the terminal data this app.
[Network communication] permission not required, this app is safe.

Current Version: 3.1.20009
Requires Android: 4.0 and up
Category: Productivity
v3.1.20009 update:
Large update!
-Add-on dictionaries fixed, working now. (BUT may crash if you have Google Keyboard installed)
-White and Blue themes added and fixed!

Overview:
The keyboard from the Android L Developer Preview, modified to run as a standalone app by Chrisch1974 and I. Free, no ads, no bloat. No root required. Old users who can’t change to Material may need a reinstall. To show Emojis button, hold down Enter key.

>Special Permissions explained
-Network access: Syncs dictionary
-Can read what you type: it’s a keyboard, if you want it to be able to add things to the user dictionary then you need this.
-Reads personal info & contacts: Allows the keyboard to automatically add contact names to type suggestions.

Still paranoid? Here’s the diff log against the keyboard directly pulled from the official keyboard from factory images:http://pastebin.com/MVNGGM47
Feel free to check for yourself.

Current Version: 1.18
Requires Android: 2.3.3 and up
Category: Personalization
v1.18 update:
V1.11
1. (Improve) Gravity sensing smoothness
2.(Fix) Some FC bugs
V1.1
1.(New) Add settings:
2.(Improve) Live wallpaper use experience
3.(Fix) Some FC bugs
PS: Set with Next Launcher V1.30+ can get better use experience

Overview:
Next Time Tunnel livewallpaper, designed for Next Launcher 3D specially, is released now. Its major features include:

–General–
The blue shining stars rotate in the time tunnel with gravity.

–With Next Launcher–
1. You can shuttle in the time tunnel with the movement of your finger.
2. The blue shining stars will react with your action in home screen.
3. Magnificant with the style of Next Launcher themes

How to use:
General:Long press homescreen—>Wallpaper—>Live wallpaper—>Next Time Tunnel
With Next Launcher:Long press homescreen(Click ’Menu’)—>Wallpaper—> Next live wallpaper—>Time Tunnel

Get the full version of Next honeycomb live wallpaper, search and install ’Next Launcher’ in Google Play.

Not all handsets support the live wallpaper feature, please check for a ’live wallpaper’ category as the directions above state.

If you encounter any problems or have any suggestions for our Next Launcher, please do not hesitate to tell us. Thank you very much!

Current Version: 1.301
Requires Android: 4.0 and up
Category: Tools
v1.301 update:
fix bug

Overview:
Note: If failed downloading it from Play, you can download from :http://zh.swably.com/a/16325?r=reindeer_playstore

With only one tap, you can access Twitter, Facebook, Youtube and all the Internet without restriction in China.

Optimized for access Internet on the move, can stay online even restart flight mode.

Features:
* No registration required, no settings required
* No speed limitation, no bandwidth limitation
* Automatically bypass Chinese website
* Servers on multiple countries, easy to select the fastest route with One Tap Speed Test©
* Free to use without time limit, but need to pay for route selecting

keywords:
GFW, over the wall, vpn, privacy, Twitter, Facebook, Youtube, fqrouter, shadowsocks

Current Version: 3.2.3
Requires Android: 4.0 and up
Category: Productivity
v3.2.3 update:
- (FIX) This should fix no new links to be opened bug

Overview:
Javelin is a GORGEOUS Android browser focused on the MOBILE experience of surfing the web.

★ #1 mobile browser with BUILT-IN ADBLOCK
★ First Android browser with READING MODE (Similar to Readability/Pocket app)
★ TRUE-MULTITASKING with Javelin Stack

Just these first 3 features will be enough to sell a browser to Barack Obama. But that is just the icing on the delicious browser that Javelin is. Here are the other things Javelin is capable of:

● Quick navigation via touch gestures
● Translucent status bars and navigation bars (KitKat only)
● Intelligent bookmarks (Bookmarks are sorted based on frequency of use)
● Built-in Proxy Services (In-app subscription required)
● Incognito mode (Private browsing)
● App opens immediately (Fast start times)
● HOLO (because YOLO)

FAQ

● (Permission) Location access – Disabled by default. This is for websites that require your location (Think Google Maps, or Google Local Search). It can be enabled/disabled in settings.

● (Permission) Accounts – Used only 1 time. This is for contact purposes. Should the need arises, the developer (myself) needs to know which account to send an email to.

● (Permission) Billing – For in-app purchase, see the next point.

● (Permission) System Alert Window – For Javelin Stack

● (Permission) READ_PHONE_STATE – To close Javelin Stack when Stack Browsers are open

● (Permission) GET_TASKS – For the upcoming Javelin Stack blacklisting feature

● (In app Subscription) Including a 30 day trial, Javelin requires an in-app subscription to enable its built-in proxy service for censorship bypass.

Current Version: 0.8.17
Requires Android: Varies with device
Category: Personalization
v0.8.17 update:
[+] Allow APK installs when echo is on
[+] Settings to change notification category, and to hide notifications
[+] Improved Whatsapp notification parsing
[+] Automatically unlocks for alarms
[+] Lock screen smoothness and performance improved
[+] Better clock syncing
Questions or feedback? Email support@echolocker.com. We love to hear from you!

Overview:
(ALPHA) Echo Lock Screen centers your notifications around you. Instead of browsing through dozens of unnecessary messages, Echo automatically filters your notifications and delivers the most important alerts straight to your lock screen.

★ Stay organized – Echo automatically groups your notifications to make them easier to scan. When you open your phone in the morning, your work, game, and social updates will be neatly separated.
★ Avoid interruptions – Echo learns from your behavior and identifies the notifications that are important to you. To help you avoid interruptions, Echo only wake your screen on a priority message.
★ Detailed view – Echo locker shows you more details on each notification. Unlike widgets like NiLs or DashClock, Echo lets you view and dismiss notifications individually.
★ Create reminders – You can set a reminder to bounce back at a later time or place.
★ Secure – Echo works with your default security

IMPORTANT NOTE + DISCLAIMER!

Echo will change your lock screen for the better. If you are looking to make heavy customizations to everything on your lock screen, this is not the app for you. But, if you wish to have easier access to your notifications and fewer interruptions throughout the day, you’ve found the right lock screen. We hope you like it!
• Help translate Echo to your language: https://crowdin.net/project/echolocker
• We would love to hear your feedback. For bugs and feature requests, please email support@echolocker.com.
• Join our Google Plus page for updates: http://goo.gl/kgwjKV.
• Twitter: @echolocker

ADDITIONAL INFO:

• Works with custom launchers like Go Launcher, Yahoo Aviate, and Everything.me.
• Show Notification on lockscreen from your favorite apps like Whatsapp, Viber, Slingshot. But Echo is far more than the iphone IOS lockscreen; Echo automatically categorizes and allows you to perform different actions on the notifications.
• Echo locker is very easy to install. It is not a widget like NiLs or DashClock. It also is not necessary to be set as home like Go Locker. Echo requires no custom setup and replaces your entire lock screen.
• You can customize your app categories, wallpaper themes.
• To use Echo locker, you must give access to your notifications.

Current Version: 1.16.0
Requires Android: 2.2 and up
Category: Music & Audio
v1.16.0 update:
1.16.0
- More UI languages.
- Fixes for external storage detection.
- Better folder selection screen when changing recording storage location.
Note that in Android KitKat, currently it is not possible to use a removable storage card as recording storage. Another update is coming to overcome this.

Overview:
Hi-Q MP3 Voice Recorder records directly into high-quality MP3 files!

Record voice notes, songs, sermons, music, talks, or even concerts in high-fidelity 44 kHz audio sampling — it’s much better than your pre-installed sound recorder app. Unleash the true quality of your device’s microphone!

★ Real-time MP3 recording
★ Pause and resume recordings
★ Home screen widgets — start recording with just a tap
★ Changeable bit rate — up to 320 kbps
★ Selectable microphone (front or back/rear)
★ Alternate recording icon — prevent unwanted attention
★ Manage existing recordings — share, sort, rename, and delete them
★ Automatic stop when storage free space reaches a customizable limit
★ Input gain setting to make recording louder or softer

You can send recordings by email and Bluetooth or by copying files directly from the phone via USB cables or from the SD card. Share them via Skype, WhatsApp, SoundCloud, Gmail, or store online via Evernote, Dropbox, Catch, Google Drive and more, if you have those apps installed.

Try the free version: Hi-Q MP3 Voice Recorder (Free).

Notes

– Recording phone conversations is not supported.
– Not every device supports high-quality sound recordings. Try the Free version first to ensure that this app meets your needs. Some devices are forced to record in slightly lower quality.
– Widgets are enabled only if this app is installed on the phone, not SD Card or USB Storage. Go to Android Settings → Apps to move it to the phone if you want to use widgets.
– Upon first launch, a license check to Google Play will be done. You’ll need an Internet connection for this one-time check. No personal data is transmitted to us.

If you are not satisfied, just email me and you will get 100% refund!

Used app permissions

– Full Internet access — to send app stack trace when it crashes. No personal data is sent.
– Read phone state and identity – to detect when a phone call is made, so recording can be stopped to prevent audio corruption. Phone numbers, IMEI, or other serial numbers are not obtained.
– Modify/delete USB Storage/SD Card contents — to store the recordings

Search keywords: HQ, HiQ, HiQuality, High-Q, HighQ, HighQuality, MP 3 Tape Recorder, Voice Recorder. Similar apps: Easy Voice Recorder, Recforge, TapeRecorder, Virtual Recorder. Also known as dictaphone, dictation, sound recording, or speech recording.