{"id":144492,"date":"2020-12-31T01:00:10","date_gmt":"2020-12-30T22:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/heres-a-bunch-of-apps-that-kept-us-distracted-in-2020-enjoy\/"},"modified":"2020-12-31T01:00:10","modified_gmt":"2020-12-30T22:00:10","slug":"heres-a-bunch-of-apps-that-kept-us-distracted-in-2020-enjoy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/heres-a-bunch-of-apps-that-kept-us-distracted-in-2020-enjoy\/","title":{"rendered":"#Here\u2019s a bunch of apps that kept us distracted in 2020 \u2014 enjoy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a407eb76bf06\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a407eb76bf06\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/heres-a-bunch-of-apps-that-kept-us-distracted-in-2020-enjoy\/#Honorable_mentions\" >Honorable mentions<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#Here\u2019s a bunch of <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>s that kept us distracted in 2020 \u2014 enjoy<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n                                It\u2019s been a hell of a year and not in a good way. We\u2019ve spent way too much time in front of our screens trying to make sense of things, but more often than not those efforts were futile. However, there were some ways we got our dose of distraction from what\u2019s going in the world.<\/p>\n<p>So here\u2019s a list of apps that kept us sane during this crazy 2020:<\/p>\n<p>The coronavirus pandemic meant that I had to be stuck home most of the time. So I dearly missed the movie and TV show binge sessions I used to have with my friends. Thankfully Netflix Party came to my rescue and I could watch a ton of shows while commenting on what\u2019s going on. What\u2019s more, the extension is now called Teleparty and it supports Disney+, Hulu, and HBO.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/Mk9CiMWdjG8iQ5TgjW\/giphy.gif\" data-lazy=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m an ardent and lifelong Disney fan, so I was going to love Disney+ no matter what. But the app\u2019s such a great one to use that I can\u2019t help but come back to it again and again, even over the likes of Netflix.<\/p>\n<p>It benefits from the years of development it took to get Netflix and Hulu into the states they\u2019re in now \u2014 namely, it\u2019s got all the features anyone would want for a streaming service. It also shows off the company\u2019s vast number of owned franchises with specific pages for the likes of Marvel, Pixar, and Star Wars. More than any of the other apps, Disney+ has helped me get through the tedium of lockdown in 2020.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-featured_img wp-image-1256312 lazy\" alt=\"\" width=\"796\" height=\"419\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 796px) 100vw, 796px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2019\/11\/Disney-Plus-796x419.jpg\" data-lazy=\"true\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2019\/11\/Disney-Plus-796x419.jpg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2019\/11\/Disney-Plus-280x147.jpg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2019\/11\/Disney-Plus-513x270.jpg 513w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2019\/11\/Disney-Plus-257x135.jpg 257w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2019\/11\/Disney-Plus.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>The single most-used app across platforms for me this year was Xbox <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Game<\/a> Pass. Not only did the service fill a giant need for gamers during a pandemic \u2014 that is, providing a giant library of great games for people who would suddenly be spending a lot more time inside \u2014 but it also managed to reinvent itself throughout the year to become the best deal in gaming.<\/p>\n<p>Every in-house AAA game launches directly on the platform, you can stream to mobile now, and EA\u2019s entire Play library is now part of the deal at no conditional cost.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-featured_img wp-image-1332352 lazy\" alt=\"\" width=\"796\" height=\"448\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 796px) 100vw, 796px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2020\/12\/maxresdefault-7-796x448.jpg\" data-lazy=\"true\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2020\/12\/maxresdefault-7-796x448.jpg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2020\/12\/maxresdefault-7-280x158.jpg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2020\/12\/maxresdefault-7-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2020\/12\/maxresdefault-7-240x135.jpg 240w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2020\/12\/maxresdefault-7-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2020\/12\/maxresdefault-7.jpg 1280w\"\/><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/plugged\/2020\/12\/30\/heres-a-bunch-of-apps-that-kept-us-distracted-in-2020-enjoy\/#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fthenextweb.com%2Fplugged%2F2020%2F12%2F30%2Fheres-a-bunch-of-apps-that-kept-us-distracted-in-2020-enjoy%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: Xbox game pass\" data-title=\"Share Xbox game pass on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share Xbox game pass on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>Xbox game pass<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Yeah, I still use iTunes. What of it?<\/p>\n<p>I still maintain and update an MP3 library, and one of the nice things about being home all year is it\u2019s allowed me to concentrate on further expanding my collection. And that\u2019s what I\u2019ve done. With iTunes. God bless that old ass, discontinued piece of software, you\u2019ll be forever in my heart.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-featured_img wp-image-1240937 lazy\" alt=\"\" width=\"796\" height=\"417\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 796px) 100vw, 796px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2019\/09\/itunes-just-putting-it-out-there-796x417.png\" data-lazy=\"true\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2019\/09\/itunes-just-putting-it-out-there-796x417.png 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2019\/09\/itunes-just-putting-it-out-there-280x147.png 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2019\/09\/itunes-just-putting-it-out-there-516x270.png 516w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2019\/09\/itunes-just-putting-it-out-there-258x135.png 258w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2019\/09\/itunes-just-putting-it-out-there.png 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>With the pandemic in full swing, I used all those quiet hours to finally figure out why people fuss so much over podcasts. At some point in recent history, Spotify launched a podcasts section, and, perhaps because I spend all day with Spotify open anyway, I started to explore what is on offer.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m still searching for a podcast that I can rave about as vociferously as my colleagues do, but so far I\u2019ve found myself gravitating towards those like Malcolm Gladwell\u2019s <em>Revisionist History,<\/em> Michael Lewis\u2019 <em>Against the Rules<\/em>, <em>Freakonomics Radio<\/em>, and <em>The\u00a0Infinite Monkey Cage<\/em> by BBC Radio 4.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-featured_img wp-image-1332355 lazy\" alt=\"\" width=\"796\" height=\"448\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 796px) 100vw, 796px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2020\/12\/S110507239-scaled-796x448.jpg\" data-lazy=\"true\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2020\/12\/S110507239-scaled-796x448.jpg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2020\/12\/S110507239-scaled-280x158.jpg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2020\/12\/S110507239-scaled-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2020\/12\/S110507239-scaled-240x135.jpg 240w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2020\/12\/S110507239-scaled-1592x896.jpg 1592w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2020\/12\/S110507239-scaled-1200x675.jpg 1200w\"\/><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/plugged\/2020\/12\/30\/heres-a-bunch-of-apps-that-kept-us-distracted-in-2020-enjoy\/#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fthenextweb.com%2Fplugged%2F2020%2F12%2F30%2Fheres-a-bunch-of-apps-that-kept-us-distracted-in-2020-enjoy%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: Spotify podcasts\" data-title=\"Share Spotify podcasts on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share Spotify podcasts on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>Spotify podcasts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I\u2019m pretty sure without Spotify\u2019s podcast function I wouldn\u2019t have bothered to explore that world of audio journalism, but because of its convenience and my familiarity with the user interface, it seemed rude not to. I\u2019m glad I did, but I\u2019ve probably still got a long way to go to find that podcast which makes me pine for every episode.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Honorable_mentions\"><\/span>Honorable mentions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<strong>Poolside FM<\/strong>: Retro theme, awesome playlist radios, and it now has an iOS app too. What else do you want?<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong>Winamp Skin Museum<\/strong>: Another retro recommendation from us will take you on a nostalgia <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a> with this amazing music player.<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong>Google Tone Transfer<\/strong>: This AI-based tool converts your voice into a beautiful musical instrument tone.<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong>New Yorker Crossword Puzzle<\/strong>: Crosswords are a great way to spend time with friends and this game has a co-op mode for you to team up with your mate and untangle mysteries.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Hope these apps will help you in spending some fun time at the end of this morose year. 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