My favorite 11 Android apps to download for your new phone

Apps are what make smartphones worth having; otherwise they’re no better than an old flip phone.

With so many thousands of apps to choose from, where do you start? Fortunately, we can help you out with some must-have Android apps that every user should have.

There are plenty that stand above the rest, and my 11 favorites are listed below for you to download.

Pocket is your own personal repository of content, letting you save articles, stories, web pages, videos, recipes and all kinds of other things.

Tasker lets you automate all those fiddly tasks that you'd otherwise either forget to do yourself or lose precious seconds of your day taking care of.

OtterAI can transcribe what it hears, capture slides and summarize everything that goes on for easy access later.

DuckDuckGo's browser can generate burner email accounts, block tracking cookies in emails and help protect your privacy in other apps.

Android doesn't have the same desktop compatibility as iPhones and Macs , but there are apps that can cement those links a little better.

Pushbullet is able to beam notifications to your desktop, and it can be used to share files and links.