Lockdown has come hard upon all of us. While everyone is confined in their home, technology is something that is keeping us sane. People depend on their smartphones for almost everything; whether it is entertainment, health, or grocery shopping. This has increased the competition between applications all over the world.
Here are some most used apps during quarantine.
ZOOM – It is a cloud-based video conferencing application used for virtually meeting others and also for conducting live chats. It is a video collaboration software used for online video meetings, web conferences, and webinars. This app can be downloaded on your android as well as IOS mobile phones and during the lockdown; the number of users for this app has increased and reached 14.5 million.
It is amazingly helpful for conducting video conferencing with a large group of people at the same time as well as we are able to record the whole meeting. It is also extremely useful for conducting online lectures for school and college students, running business meetings, and webinars with national and international clients.
LIMITATIONS – The free zoom meeting gets over after 40 minutes immediately.
WE CHAT – It is a multipurpose messaging social media app developed by Tencent (China) and has become one of the most standalone mobile applications. It can be downloaded on Android as well as IOS ( iPhones ) mobile phones. It is a web-based client app with messaging and file transfer capabilities. It has over 549 monthly active users and along with IOS, the android phones also have the new message translation feature already present in IOS devices.
FEATURES like messaging, voice messaging, video, and normal call, along with sharing of information and photos through moment feed can be performed. Sharing real-time location with friends and finding random people nearby through shake and look around features are also present.
And now you must be thinking that what is the difference between Whatsapp and We Chat? Well there is a quite significant difference between them.
Features like rail and flight booking, ride-hailing, specials, food delivery, movie tickets, local business, hotels, buy together, women style, etc. aren’t present on Whatsapp.
During the lockdown, the government of China added many other extremely helpful features into the application such as health code and QR verification. By using the health code feature, you can find the hospitals and doctors nearby with a corona facility and nearby pharmacy. They are also issuing a new QR code to every person every day which they get after updating their daily health status. Without QR code, you can’t enter any cafe, shop or mall. Therefore, making We Chat application mandatory in every person’s phone in China.
NEWS APPS – News applications have taken over the TV broadcast news and have printed news even before the corona crises. 70% of young adults receive their news through smartphones.
Applications like Google News, BBC News, CNN Breaking US and World, Microsoft News, Flipkart News, AP News are a very popular source of both national and international news.
These are highly time-saving apps with national importance. They have helped in the business of the news industry and helped in increasing the growth of certain news channels. The news applications can let the users set up their preferences at the start based on their interests and personalize it. Custom recommendations and updates are proposed to the users on a daily bases.
What intrigues an individual most about news application? The fact that people get notifications about the latest news and announcement automatically on their mobile screens every day and every point of the time during the day makes it a lot more prime. News apps are a serene way to showcase news feeds without any tranquillity.
WATTPAD – It is an application to surge the need of reading novels and short stories online. Not only reading but even writing and sharing original matter created through your imagination and creativity worldwide through online medium.
The app consists of stories from every genre from romance to fan fiction, from thriller to horror and from poetry to spiritual and humor, which quenches the thirst for reading. The virtual reading app is becoming extremely popular as it acts as stress a buster. Especially in the quarantined world, people resort to reading, helping them mentally by getting indulge in the virtual reality of the novel world.
Reading good books leave a mark on people’s mind and help them, have a positive attitude in life. Many writers have earned fame and have their novels published. The big hit web series on Netflix,“ The Kissing Both” was a Wattpad published book. And with the new “paid – story” feature, the writers are able to earn for their hard work. More than 100 million people have indulged in reading at Wattpad.
CALM - Relaxation and meditation app. The main aim of this application is to provide a tranquil mind and free your body from stress and anxiety. The mobile app helps with problems related to mental health like insomnia, mindfulness, and depression. During a lockdown when people are stressing over the pandemic, this app is extremely helpful.
The app contains session timers, e-mail reminders, progress tracking, and program training. Breathing exercises along with soothing songs to cure insomnia are also provided. The audio and video features with nature sound and scenery are also included with the meditation tracks.
It was bestowed to be the “App of the Year 2017” in Iphones. It works by on the principle of providing the user with better sleep, less stress, and a boost of confidence. It helps you feel calm and good about yourself and helps in maintaining your blood pressure. Around 13 million people have used this app and have gotten happy results.
WE TV – Always watching English movies and Hollywood content. Why not try something new? One of the most popular apps for Korean drama which has gained a great hype in the following years is none other than We TV. Its viewership and engagement have vastly increased when it first came in the eyes of the U.S. audience.
Korean TV has acquired fancy new trappings in recent years. It is also giving a tight competition to Netflix too. K drama, as Korean scripted television consists of original and popular dramas and comedy. Some of the best Korean drams are Descendants of the sun, Boys over Girls, The Hiers, etc.
Korean shows have become extremely popular not only in the USA but in many other countries too. They come with English subtitles which makes it more liked. The rate of download has increased in quarantine as it provides another level of entertainment in the depressing weather.
