By Brandon Vigliarolo | November 1, 2016, 7:35 AM PST
There are always a few moments during the week spent staring at a smartphone to kill time. Why not learn something in those spare moments with these five Android apps?
Whether you're laid over at the airport, stuck on the subway, or eating lunch there's no reason for those bits of idle time to be wasted. There are a bunch of smartphone apps on the market that can help you learn new skills and most lessons can be done in no time at all.
Here are five educational apps for Android that can help you make the most of your idle time by teaching you something new or strengthening the skills you already have.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy is one of the original internet learning hubs, and its Android app is an excellent extension to this large-reaching platform.
You can watch videos, subscribe to classes, search for content, and do most everything you can do on the Khan Academy website.
Content on Khan Academy leans toward STEM topics, but there's also some other stuff as well: economics, entrepreneurship, and plenty of humanities topics are covered as well. Plenty of the videos that form the basis of classes are short—about 10 minutes in length—making Khan Academy a perfect educational distraction when you're on the go.
edX
edX is all about delivering courses and certificate programs from leading universities. Marketing from Wharton, data science from Microsoft—even philosophy of mind from MIT is available.
Its Android app allows users to get course content on
