5 best Android dialer apps for 2016
With the likes of Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, Snapchat, Viber, and too many others to mention, it feels like communication in the digital era is increasingly based on typing. For various reasons, many of us prefer this medium to dialing a friend, and that's just a fact. But that doesn't mean you should expect your smartphone to stop supporting voice calls in the future. It's part of what made mobile phones the tech obsession of the day, and it's here to stay.
Due to the open nature of Android, however, many phone makers have taken to customizing the user experience in order to add additional features that are intended to add value. That, of course, is not always the case, and Android manufacturers are certainly not immune to making mistakes. The phone app (or dialer), for example, a feature so essential it's eponymous with the very category, is rarely as perfectly executed as one may wish. If you feel that'st he case with your current device, you may want to take a look at what dialers are available for free off the Play Store.
We tried tens of them just recently, and shortlisted the 5 we thought worked best. We put emphasis on simplicity, essential functionality, speed and design when picking them, so hopefully the list will have a solution for most of you. Here goes:
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