This follows an industry trend in creating
standalone apps from multifeatured services.
The first
standalone app from the company since the launch of the general Uber app, UberEats will be live in the Apple App Store and the Google Play store by the end of March.
Hinge Matchmaker is a fresh
standalone app from the dating app where you, a non-Hinge user, can see all your Facebook friends who are presently on Hinge, and suggest two of them who you think would be a good duo.
MM: The Diamond Comic Shop Locator Application is fully integrated into every one of our comic store applications and is also available as its own
standalone app from iVerse.
The standalone app from Facebook's Creative Labs initiative follows newsreader Paper and ephemeral messaging app Slingshot.
We aren't sure if Google Fit will end up becoming
a standalone app from Google, but seeing as that it pulls in data from a variety of different apps and services, we're thinking that's not the case.
Cortana is now available on Windows 10 as a built - in feature but also on Android, Xbox and iOS as
a standalone app from store, which should help Microsoft attract more users in the coming months and years.
Not exact matches
Messenger Kids is being trialled in the US as a
standalone app for a smartphone or tablet that is controlled
from a parent's Facebook account and does not create a main Facebook profile for young users.
Cupple will, for now, remain as a
standalone app, but users will have the ability to migrate their data to Couple
from Cupple if they choose.
The
standalone app will alert users to new stories
from dozens of professional media outlets such as Vogue, Mashable, CNN and the Washington Post.
Beginning as early as this week, Facebook will make it a requirement that you use their
standalone Messenger
app to send and receive messages (as they pull the plug on Messenger being supported
from within their stock Facebook
app).
For purposes of this Final Judgment, the term E-book does not include (1) an audio book, even if delivered and stored digitally; (2) a
standalone specialized software application or «
app» sold through an «app store» rather than through an e-book store (e.g., through Apple's «App Store» rather than through its «iBookstore» or «iTunes») and not designed to be executed or read by or through a dedicated E-book reading device; or (3) a media file containing an electronically formatted book for which most of the value to consumers is derived from audio or video content contained in the file that is not included in the print version of the bo
app» sold through an «
app store» rather than through an e-book store (e.g., through Apple's «App Store» rather than through its «iBookstore» or «iTunes») and not designed to be executed or read by or through a dedicated E-book reading device; or (3) a media file containing an electronically formatted book for which most of the value to consumers is derived from audio or video content contained in the file that is not included in the print version of the bo
app store» rather than through an e-book store (e.g., through Apple's «
App Store» rather than through its «iBookstore» or «iTunes») and not designed to be executed or read by or through a dedicated E-book reading device; or (3) a media file containing an electronically formatted book for which most of the value to consumers is derived from audio or video content contained in the file that is not included in the print version of the bo
App Store» rather than through its «iBookstore» or «iTunes») and not designed to be executed or read by or through a dedicated E-book reading device; or (3) a media file containing an electronically formatted book for which most of the value to consumers is derived
from audio or video content contained in the file that is not included in the print version of the book.
That's the official launcher
from Google which ships with Nexus devices, but is also available as a
standalone app, to be downloaded and installed on any device running on Android Jelly Bean and above.
Instead of buying an ebook
from a bookstore like Amazon, or Kobo, you are buying a book that is in a
standalone app.
Dark Horse Digital launched its
standalone comic - reader
app earlier this year and received incredible support
from the continuously growing digital - comics fan base, a new type of comics fan eager to adapt to new technologies.
Android L Keyboard — The keyboard
from the Android L Developer Preview, modified to run as a
standalone app by Chrisch1974 and I. Free, no ads, no bloat.
Standalone apps operate independently
from your trading platform.
Although indie Flash games can be sold as
standalone desktop or mobile
apps, or launched with in - game purchases, the traditional way of making money
from them is via sponsorship.
Unreal Match 3 is built
from the ground up to help developers learn how to make mobile games using Unreal Engine 4, which is available for free at www.unrealengine.com.This
standalone app is just one piece of the learning package!
Unfortunately, Bill4Time is not a completely
standalone app for recording time, meaning you will not gain much usefulness
from the
app without purchasing the billing software that goes along with it.
One of the most requested features
from our users has been the need for a
standalone Android
app.
And, you can invoice clients using your iPad via your law practice management system and then accept credit card payments on your iPad
from clients during your initial consultation using the payments features of your law practice management platform or a
standalone app.
There are of course other ways to do the same thing, but a
standalone app that grabs your URL
from your default browser, converts it to your desired format, and adds it to your iTunes library makes it very simple.
This
standalone app is reportedly including ideas
from Houseparty for the feature of a group video chat.
It can run native,
standalone apps and even download them directly
from the Google Play Store on the watch.
Additionally, you can get the
app cheaper if you buy it as an in -
app purchase
from the trial instead of the
standalone app.
To give kids and parents a fun, safer solution, we built Messenger Kids, a
standalone app that lives on kids» tablets or smartphones but can be controlled
from a parent's Facebook account.
This is despite Facebook removing the messenger functionality
from the main Facebook
app and launching a
standalone app for it.
More specifically, the Android Wear 2.0 version of the application allows you to use it as a
standalone messaging
app from your Android Wear 2.0 - powered smartwatch and eliminate having to use your phone to engage in conversations.
Android Wear 2.0 is a massive overhaul of Google's smartwatch operating system that introduces
standalone apps and a dedicated Play Store accessible
from the watch.
Perhaps the coolest thing about
app shortcuts is that you can «copy» the action shortcuts
from the long - press menu and turn them into
standalone shortcuts that live on the homescreen.
You hated Facebook a few years ago when it removed Messenger functionality
from the main
app, only to launch a
standalone messaging
app that you've probably ended up using all the time.
In November 2013 Facebook began shortcutting users
from its main
apps into Messenger if they had the
standalone chat
app installed, and if you chatted with someone who wasn't using Messenger, you were given a link to invite that person to do so.
The update means that if someone sends one of the super-fast loading articles in the
standalone messaging client, it can be viewed directly
from within in the
app.
It will likely be a
standalone app that utilizes a Notification Listener service in order to intercept and replace notifications
from existing chat
apps.
Over 500 million people have now downloaded the
standalone Facebook Messenger
app since it was first made available in 2011, and it's likely that it has seen a surge in users since Facebook removed the messenging features
from its main
app several months ago.
Remember,
standalone apps are coming to a host of old and new Android Wear products, downloadable
from their very own Play Store, with a revamped UI also in tow, watch face widgets, aka complications, built - in keyboard capable of smart replies, improved fitness functionality, smarter notifications, and so much more.
Standalone apps: You can download
apps directly
from the Google Play Store and if your watch has cellular connectivity, you can use them without your phone.
Apps can be
standalone from your phone and have direct network access to the cloud via a Bluetooth, Wi - Fi, or cellular connection.
Instead of all available
apps syncing
from your phone automatically, the watch works as more of a
standalone product, complete with its own version of the Play Store.
Don't forget that Sticky Notes is also a
standalone app, just launch it
from Start if you'd like to use it outside of Windows Ink Workspace.
HTC is also making the Zoe camera mode a
standalone download
from the Android
app store, so that other («selected») devices can use it too — although not until later in 2014.
Apart
from standalone fitness tracking through the built - in sensors of the connected Android devices, Google Fit can also be connected to popular third - party fitness devices and
apps such as Strava, Withings, Runtastic, Runkeeper and Noom Coach.
While you might think that Google wouldn't be too happy that someone has swiped their code and has put it up on Google Play as a
standalone app, Shen Ye says that the
app is free and features no ads and no bloat, which means that they're not making money
from Google's code.
Although Android L is still months away
from officially launching, some clever Android developers have taken bits and pieces of code
from the developer preview of the new platform and have been modifying them for release as either
standalone apps or launchers.
Consequently, the system settings has also been removed
from there and now exists as a
standalone app.
With the headset, Microsoft says, everything
from gaming, through streaming media in
apps like Netflix, to productivity
apps, Skype video calling, or even creating virtual 3D objects in the new HoloStudio
app - think Paint for the 21st century - are possible in a full
standalone wearable computer.
Microsoft has separated important parts of the OS into
standalone apps, available for download / update
from the Windows 10 Store.
Ever since Facebook turned Messenger into a
standalone app a few years ago, the company started piling up new feature after new feature on top of the basic tricks you'd expect
from a mobile chat
app.
After releasing the new Facebook
app last week, which was rebuilt
from ground up and twice as fast, Facebook has released an update for its
standalone camera
app — Facebook Camera.