So you just fired up your brand new tablet, and while it comes with a few apps—a number of them likely provided by Google—you want to know what others you should grab. This collection of must-have apps, all optimized for tablets, will make that first few days with your shiny new toy that much more enjoyable, and help make that "getting to know you" phase just a bit easier. Most of them are free, some of them cost money a few bucks, but they all come highly recommended.
Accuweather
Gauging the weather is a bit more involved than simply looking out the window to determine what you should wear that day, which is why you'll need a good weather app on your new tablet. Accuweather has been an Android tablet favorite for years and for good reason: it offers interactive maps, push notifications for severe weather alerts, and a thorough listing of weather reports from around the world. Accuweather also details the weather for a variety of situations, so if you're planning to go fishing, for instance, the app will let you know what the conditions will be. The paid version (now on sale) removes ads.
Tablets aren't just for reading e-books and digital periodicals—they're for comics, too, and if you're a comic buff you'll likely want to get this app onto your tablet, stat. Comics, previously known as ComiXology, offers over 40,000 different comics from publishers like Marvel, DC, Vertigo, Darkhorse, and everything in between. You can utilize the Guided View to scan, zoom, and flip through pages, or indulge in some of the weekly freebies to get stuck on something new.
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