Thus, Google's
basic utility apps of Google Search, Gmail, Google Drive and Google Maps are so widely used by smartphone users in part because Google's mobile platform is the most widely used smartphone platform.
But, it can run a lot of its basic functions, like time, alarms, and
basic utility apps, without a phone being connected.
Not exact matches
Unlike the Wii Shop Channel and the 3DS's eShop, which focus on games and the most
basic of
utilities, this Wii U store will feature a «wider variety of
apps».
There are some
basic utilities on top of the stock
apps, like a to - do
app, a flashlight, and a file manager; but nothing intrusive.
This is interesting because it looks as though Microsoft is embracing the «freemium» software model that's taken over much of the mobile
app world where you deliver an
app that offers
basic utilities for free and offers premium features for extra cash.