App updates this week: Facebook Messenger, apps for Android Wear and more!

While we were still recovering from the Google I/O tide; this week, Google went ahead and announced the inclusion of Android Wear in the Play store and in Google’s Play Services. This was arguably the key highlight in the app world this week.   While Android Wear had a grand welcome to the Play store, QuickOffice was made to exit following its integration with other productivity apps. Here’s a quick round up of some of the key app updates this week.   Facebook Messenger for iPad Facebook Messenger is now available for the iPad, which can be downloaded from the  Apple App store. It comes with a multi-window interface that displays a list of threads alongside your current conversation. iOS users can find most of the messenger’s features including stickers and group chat. However, Facebook hasn’t added some of the latest features like split-screen selfie camera and tap-and-hold quick video recordings.   Download the Facebook Messenger app for iOS from the  Apple App store. [caption id=“attachment_226896” align=“aligncenter” width=“640”]  Facebook Messenger for the iPad[/caption]     Google Play Services 5.0 The new version of Google Play Services will allow syncs between Android devices and Android wearables, improved game engagement including the ability to create a game profile, sync game progresses automatically across all Android devices and control games with their Android wearable device. Other changes include closed captioning or subtitling support for Chromecast, offline support for Google Drive and dynamic security for Google Play Services.     Quickoffice taken out of the Play store With QuickOffice now integrated into Google Docs, Sheets and Sides , Google removed Quickoffice from the Play store. Existing users will still be able to use the app, though no new features will be added.   Apps for Android Wear Android Wear owners can enjoy customised apps on their devices with new Android Wear apps on the Play store.  Android Wear apps are available on a separate page on the Play Store under the section Apps for Android Wear. You can expect more apps to be added as the devices become more widely available.   Vine  The Vine app has introduced Loop counts, which tells how many times a video has been viewed as well as the number of embeds it has across the web. The loop count gets updated in real-time and helps users track the popularity of a video. The feature is currently available only for Android and iOS users.   Download the Vine app for Android and iOS users from the Google Play store and Apple App store, respectively.    TripAdvisor The latest update to the popular travel app allows you to download reviews, photos and city maps before setting out on a trip, so you can access the location information offline. Members can download information about more than 300 cities worldwide.   Download the TripAdvisor app for Android and iOS from the Google Play store and Apple App store, respectively.   WeChat WeChat has tied up with JagranJosh.com to bring admission and enrollment-related information for students and government job aspirants. The information will be available through the Official Account on WeChat, which will also provide competitive exam aspirants and Government job seekers with relevant information. Click here  to know more about the update.   Selfie stickers on Line Cashing on the popularity of stickers, the Line app now allows users to convert selfies into stickers, too. To convert a selfie into a sticker, users take a picture of their own face, and then they choose their favourite character from over 130 illustrations. These are characters are based on themes.   Download the Line app for Android and iOS users from the Google Play store and Apple App store, respectively.