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Keeping up with the latest and greatest apps and games is a difficult task, but I’m here to help. Every month I detail a list of the best new Android apps and games, and this month’s edition includes a new Android launcher, an awesome daily notes app, and more.
Let’s jump right in. Here are the best new Android apps and games you should try in November 2026. If you missed it, you can find the October edition here.
Android Auto Maker
Make almost any app Android Auto compatible.
- Price: free
- Developer: male Buffy
Google institutes strict rules regarding which apps can run on Android Auto, but these restrictions can be bypassed with an open source app co-coded with AI. Called Android Auto Maker, this app essentially repackages and signs other apps, allowing them to run on Android Auto head units while they’re parked. In theory, this process makes almost any Android app compatible with your car under safe circumstances.
Some possible use cases include running navigation apps that are not yet supported, or games that Google has not yet certified for use in the car.
However, there are some notable caveats. You cannot run two instances of the same app on your phone. If you patch an existing app, you must uninstall it, removing all your existing data. This could prove to be a problem for those with games they enjoy playing on their phones. Some apps will also flat out fail due to different Android security layers.
While Android Auto Maker may not have much mileage for general drivers, it’s a nice proof of concept that most apps can run on the platform if Google allows it.
SnapFade
Keep screenshots in the clipboard and from your gallery.
- Price: free
- Developer: Sridhar 1030
One of my Android-related pet peeves is trying to find a specific photo I snapped among a sea of screenshots I took for work. SnapFade is an app that understands my struggles and remedies them with a super simple solution.
The app, co-coded with Claude, stores screenshots temporarily in the clipboard, keeping your storage free of screen grabs you plan to delete anyway. It includes user-adjustable deletion timers, options to copy the image to messages or emails, or save the screenshot to storage if deemed valuable. The interface also lets you browse the shots you’ve taken.
Victoria Launcher
A minimalist Android launcher modeled on Niagara.
- Price: free
- Developer: adelmonte
When it comes to Android launchers, few can hold a candle to what Niagara Launcher offers. It’s sleek, clutter-free, and highly customizable if you know where the switches and switches are. It’s no surprise then that developers look to it for inspiration for their own works.
Victoria Launcher is one such example. Named after a similarly imposing waterfall in Africa, Victoria adopts a similar philosophy to its muse, focusing on providing users with all the features and none of the required costs. This includes widget stacking, popup-like widgets inside folders, lots of visual tweaks and gesture support.
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It’s an incredibly young project, but it already has a few dozen versions under its belt, with more arriving every day. For this reason, I’d be against adopting the Victoria as your main starter, but it’s worth a test drive if you like the Niagara’s concept.
Bivouac
Hike often? Keep a detailed journal of your adventures.
- Price: free
- Developer: sebastienraison
I started hiking again and desperately wanted an app to track different routes. Bivouac is the app that seamlessly reports a journal with a data log.
Import a GPX file and the app lets you set bivouac spots and display data for each split. You can also add notes or pictures along the way from past trips for future reference. It also allows you to compare hikes, and describe how much time you spent stationary or if you did a split a little faster or slower than before.
Importantly, Bivouac does not generate the GPX route file. You either have to generate it yourself via a smartwatch or tracking app, or import one downloaded from the internet. I would suggest that you create the file yourself, especially since many GPX files online are simply not as detailed as I would like.
human
A comprehensive notes and organization app.
- Price: free
- Developer: and 10
I have a soft spot for Notion. It’s what I use to keep track of my various projects and potential article ideas. It brings order to a potentially cluttered part of my workflow. However, it has annoying quirks, and its constant push of AI features left me looking for an alternative. I recently came across Emberr, a notes and calendar app that might come closest to filling this void.
Like Notion, it uses the “everything is a block” philosophy, so content is easy to create and move around the app. There are different places for all the corners of your life, such as work and personal, while the app fully integrates the calendar, note creation and task features in these spheres.
The real selling point of Emberr, at least over Notion, is that all your data is stored on the device. While it also packs support for AI smarts, those are turned off by default.
That’s it for the November 2026 roundup of the best new Android apps and games! Have you come across any new apps or titles that you think deserve inclusion? Want to suggest a game or app? Let me know in the comments below.