Guest the main moon Posted October 21, 2008 Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 (edited) Let me know what kind of stuff you'd like to see, and what should be a part of every Android owner's collection arsenal of applications. I'll start: - Pandora or Last.fm - On-screen keyboard - Twitter-style organizer/GPS tracker (so your fellow 'Droids know when to not bother you) Can't wait to hear what you guys want. EDIT: Multi.Freaking.Touch. Edited October 21, 2008 by the main moon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stefjo05 Posted October 22, 2008 Report Share Posted October 22, 2008 Let me know what kind of stuff you'd like to see, and what should be a part of every Android owner's collection arsenal of applications. I'll start: - Pandora or Last.fm - On-screen keyboard - Twitter-style organizer/GPS tracker (so your fellow 'Droids know when to not bother you) Can't wait to hear what you guys want. EDIT: Multi.Freaking.Touch. I've been trying to download the surreal networks app unlock so that I can download some of their cabs, but the phone keeps saying download unsuccessful, content not supported. What I really want is to be able to play Super Mario Bros on the G1. If you can help me out with that or lead in the right direction, I would really appreciate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Paul (MVP) Posted October 23, 2008 Report Share Posted October 23, 2008 CABs = WinMo, G1 = Android. Not gonna work! P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ghost_1 Posted October 23, 2008 Report Share Posted October 23, 2008 Coming from a WM phone, I'd like to see. . . 1. A file explorer like program. I really liked the ability to delete and make files on my memory card. 2. A real task manager, so I can kill apps. I'm still not sure how the Anrdoid OS knows what to leave running and what to turn off. Not that I've had issues like I did on my TYTN II. :lol: 3. A different style of zooming in and out for both the web and picture viewing. Like multi touch or even like the HTC Album program. 4. A different picture program, it's pretty basic. HTC Album like program would be a step up. 5. A ringtone makers. Almost like what you could do with HTC Audio Manager. Hopefully we'll see more apps! I finally got pacman after waiting and trying for hours! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest acbanks Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 I second the App Killer / Task manager... but the rest in no order: --remote desktop --proper rss feeder --file manager --palringo for android (No rush Martin, --GPS tracking overlay for google maps, similar to Helio's "buddy beacon". I can show my contacts where I'm at, and I can see where my contacts are located, as well (assuming they give permission, of course) --Sling Player for android (now that I have 3G) --flash support for the browser / and or a browser with flash support (similar to skyfire) Overall though i'm very happy with the device. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ironfistwon Posted October 26, 2008 Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 An app kill switch and keyboard on touchscreen. It is a TOUCHSCREEN, hell I had that on my Wizard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ghost_1 Posted October 27, 2008 Report Share Posted October 27, 2008 Android is to get a software keyboard soon and a sim tool kit. Well according to this . . . http://source.android.com/roadmap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stefjo05 Posted October 28, 2008 Report Share Posted October 28, 2008 It would be great to have a better AIM application. The one that came w/ the G1 is so disappointing. I have several hrs just trying to log in and load my buddies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest acbanks Posted October 28, 2008 Report Share Posted October 28, 2008 It would be great to have a better AIM application. The one that came w/ the G1 is so disappointing. I have several hrs just trying to log in and load my buddies. Yeah, I guess I should have possibly explained palringo, but it's an all inclusive instant messaging program that works really well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chaimd Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 Android is to get a software keyboard soon and a sim tool kit. Well according to this . . . http://source.android.com/roadmap I see. Imput Method Framework is the framework of software keyboards. And I'm interested in IME for using Japanese naturally with English devices. FYI, I use JSandBox, my tool in Market, to input text in portlait view. It's supported English fling input, and copy texts to clipboard B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Croccy22 Posted December 21, 2008 Report Share Posted December 21, 2008 For those requesting an app killer, the android shouldn't technically need it. Any app written for the g1 should have an event handler that detects when that application is no longer in focus. In this event you can either close your app, put it into a sleep state and wait for the app to come into focus, or set up a listening so the app stays asleep until something happens. Even if you are doing things like that though the operating system should shut down any inactive applications if it needs resources to open a new application. Since i've had the android i've not needed to reboot the phone once! I think there is an app on the marketplace that allows you to view everything that is running but the OS handles the shutdowns from what i can make out from the docuumentation. Matt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Paul (MVP) Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 Croccy, isn't that how WinMo was meant to work? :rolleyes: P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sebbes Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 Meant yes :rolleyes: but Android really do it. +1 to get Palringo I would also like - a video-podcast client - a real GPS guidance app - voice command ... and another clock for the home pleazzzzz !! file manager : there's already few of these on the And. Market (freewares) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Just_Chillin Posted January 26, 2009 Report Share Posted January 26, 2009 Let me know what kind of stuff you'd like to see, and what should be a part of every Android owner's collection arsenal of applications. I'll start: - Pandora or Last.fm - On-screen keyboard - Twitter-style organizer/GPS tracker (so your fellow 'Droids know when to not bother you) Can't wait to hear what you guys want. EDIT: Multi.Freaking.Touch. I would like to see gameboy and nintendo emulators that comes with audio and Adobe flash Player Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PayableOnDeath Posted March 15, 2009 Report Share Posted March 15, 2009 (edited) I would like to see Remote Desktop ( MS RDP Not VNC ) Support for exchange ( like Activesync on WM ) using the G1 for internet access via USB, a nice app like the Wifi Tethering app but for USB EDIT: Also a Real Sat Nav program like Co-Pilot Edited March 15, 2009 by PayableOnDeath Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sebbes Posted March 16, 2009 Report Share Posted March 16, 2009 (edited) Some of these already exist : Tethering : http://www.cyrket.com/search?q=tethering SatNav : AndNav2 Edited March 16, 2009 by sebbes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest simonc Posted March 16, 2009 Report Share Posted March 16, 2009 Some of these already exist : Tethering : http://www.cyrket.com/search?q=tethering SatNav : AndNav2 AndNav2 doesn't store the mapping on the phone and I have looked and the maps seem poor in some areas of the UK - my road isn't on the mapping it uses, so not great really. Nice idea but needs better mapping, but then it is free... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sebbes Posted March 17, 2009 Report Share Posted March 17, 2009 AndNav2 can "Preload Maps" Look at the feature comparison table http://www.andnav.org/index.php/features Maybe you took AndNav from the market, and it's only the v1 there. You have to install it from their own website to get v2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PayableOnDeath Posted March 17, 2009 Report Share Posted March 17, 2009 Some of these already exist : Tethering : http://www.cyrket.com/search?q=tethering yeh thats tethering via wifi, which is not what I want to do, hence I said usb B) SatNav : AndNav2 I will have a look at that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jexor Posted April 7, 2009 Report Share Posted April 7, 2009 (edited) Windows Live - not messenger, I wanna see when I get new mail to my Hotmail Pocket Quicken - or something like it that will let me sync Quicken to the phone support for MS Office files - or at least Word & Excell Edited April 7, 2009 by jexor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Webreaper Posted May 11, 2009 Report Share Posted May 11, 2009 (edited) My list of essentials after owning a Magic for 3 days. :D 1. Locale - not quite as good as PhoneAlarm on the WinMo platform, but makes a good fist of location-based profiles/settings 2. ShakeAwake - essential to unlock the screen if you need to access the keyboard/dialler mid-call 3. Palringo - ronseal IM client 4. FBook and FBSync - do facebook properly and get your friends' photos into your contacts 5. Astro - fab file explorer for accessing the SD card. 6. K9 - essential replacement for the appalling default pop3/imap email client As for AndNav2, I'm not convinced so far. Tested it driving a two-hour journey to Colchester yesterday, and the route recalculation kicks in too frequently and takes too long. The location and roads kept mismatching, meaning that it recalc'd the route even when I was on the right road. Not enough stuff is pre-cached (the preload option just does the map backgrounds, so routing and roads are all still server-based), which means it can be slow to get road layout info. And there's no auto-zoom to show me the road in detail as I drive; the screen layout is pretty poor and missing essentials like current speed, etc. It also hangs a lot (Android kills it frequently, particularly after the phone comes out of standby). It's got promise, but it needs a lot of work. We'll see how CoPilot for Android looks when it's released. I'll be giving Nav4All a try in the meantime to see if that'll get me by until AndNav2 works better. Can anyone get Google's Picasa uploader to work? I tried installing it from the Market but it fails with a package certificate error. Edited May 11, 2009 by Webreaper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Paul Posted May 11, 2009 Report Share Posted May 11, 2009 Webreaper - how are you finding the Magic? I had a play in a Vodafone store on Saturday, it's pretty nice... P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Webreaper Posted May 11, 2009 Report Share Posted May 11, 2009 It's very good. I did a quick write-up of my first thoughts in the 'General' forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest amir_rafie Posted June 10, 2009 Report Share Posted June 10, 2009 i wish apple allows google to bring multi touch officially on android.... i have a question, when the new version of android comes out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Webreaper Posted June 11, 2009 Report Share Posted June 11, 2009 i have a question, when the new version of android comes out? Totally unsubstantiated rumour indicates that it's going to be in 'a few months'. So the back end of the summer, probably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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