The 7 best apps of March 2022 (+ the most important news)

The month of March is behind us, along with a series of beautiful warm days. In this article, we look back at the most important news and the best apps of March 2022.

Android in March

In the month of March there was again some news to report. Xiaomi came with the new Redmi Note 11 series, Samsung rolled out the One UI 4.1 update for a lot of devices. On the last day of March, there was the announcement of the OnePlus 10 Pro. Xiaomi announced that it has sold 190 million smartphones. KPN and T-Mobile won the award for the best network.

The Nothing brand comes with its own smartphone, equipped with Nothing OS. Furthermore, the Galaxy S22 series was subjected to a drop test. Samsung presented the new Galaxy A53 and Galaxy A33 and Xiaomi the Xiaomi 12, 12X and 12 Pro. With the NS you can get a discount on a route if you travel at quiet times. Vodafone came up with new changes to subscriptions, with more data.

Since March we can use HBO Max and ViaPlay in the Netherlands. Furthermore, Android 12L was announced and Samsung will stop supplying chargers with the Galaxy A and M series. Earlier this month, there was a massive hacker attack at Samsung. HMD Global would no longer want to release new high-end Nokia devices.

Review and specials

Several reviews and specials appeared online on DroidApp. We have listed them for you below.

To forget

Our section ‘The forgotten telephone, tablet and smartphone’ has been expanded with four new editions. The following editions of our column were published in March;

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best apps

In March we discussed several applications. The best apps of March 2022 are listed below in random order.

TomTom Go Navigation

Our TomTom Go Navigation review was published in March, along with our experiences of the navigation service on Android Auto. The handy TomTom app is fully equipped, is accurate and makes mistakes a thing of the past. You can download the many maps offline for a fixed amount. Of course, the traffic information is also part of it, so it also works very conveniently with Android Auto.

Grand Prix Radio app

We already had an overview of the best F1 apps. One of the apps that belongs here is the Grand Prix Radio app. With this you can simply watch the Formula 1 races via your desired channel, but turn off the sound. With this app you can synchronize Olav Mol’s live commentary with the broadcast, without having to pay for it. That way you get the sound, simultaneously with what you see on the screen.

Oxxio

An update for the Oxxio app appeared in mid-March. With the new version of the application, Oxxio customers are presented with a completely new design. The new version of the Oxxio app provides even more statistics, graphs and overviews to give you more insight into the energy and gas consumption in your household, and in that of comparable households.

Spotify

Music service Spotify rolled out several improvements in March. First of all, there’s the improved Blend feature. From now on you can keep a joint playlist with up to 10 others that looks at your music taste. Handy, for in the car with your friends! In addition, you can also create a Blend playlist with an artist. Another handy improvement that has been added is a swipe function that allows you to quickly add a track to the queue. Very handy!

Declaration 2021

The Tax Authorities have released the Declaration 2021 app. With this application you can immediately file your income tax return for the year 2021. This is possible from March 1, and must be submitted before July 1. The Tax and Customs Administration has collected the relevant information for you in the application, and you only have to check it. However, there are some exceptions in which the app does not work.

Action Launcher

Launchers come in many shapes and sizes for Android. Action Launcher users received Action Launcher 49 as an update this month. Several improvements and optimizations have been made with this update. First of all, the new animations, the support for adaptive icon packs and support for search engine Brave. You can see all the new functions in the linked article.

whatsapp

WhatsApp messaging service now makes it possible to use WhatsApp Desktop or WhatsApp Web, without your phone having to be on. Handy if your phone has no network or when the battery is empty. You can then simply receive and send your messages on a linked computer. In total, you can add your WhatsApp account to four devices such as laptops or computers.

Bonus tip: DroidApp app

The most important news about providers, smartphones and apps directly on your phone? Then our DroidApp App is very useful! You can set push notifications for news messages and you have direct access to the device database with specifications and current prices. All this for free and without advertising.