Guest chrisnic0 Posted January 6, 2010 Report Posted January 6, 2010 Hi guys, Im a real newbie with Android (not even got mine yet) I was thinking could you more experienced guys put together your best/most used/fav apps and tools, and maybe make it a sticky? Ive looked through the Android market place and I couldnt even see a search option is this right? There also seems to be other independent apps that dont even make it onto the market place that I would completely miss if I didnt spot and then google an app mentioned in a random thread, Just an idea, sorry if this has been done/tried before Chris
Guest Minus616 Posted January 6, 2010 Report Posted January 6, 2010 Well I have only had mine for 2 or 3 weeks now, but the apps I use/like most are: Beebplayer - BBC Iplayer app Dolphin Browser - a improvment over the stock browser Facebook app - Not as good as the Iphone app, but good enough ChompSMS - Improved SMS manager Movies - locate nearest cinemas, show listings, upcoming films, trailers etc etc Places Directory - Information about the area around you, where to find shops, pubs, restaurants, clubs etc SMS Popup - Lets you read a message without having to go into your messages Shazam - Ever heard a song on the radio and wanted to know what it was? Point this at the speaker and it will tell you Wikidroid - Wikipedia App Oneclick Widget - Widgets for turning bluetooth, wifi, GPS, silent mode etc on and off from your home screen Wifi Analyzer - Scans the area for wifi signals and gives you detailed information about them Tv-Guide - Well, it's a TV guide for the Uk.... GPS Status - Compas as well as status of your gps signal Task Panel - App killer, good for freeing up our phones memory Wififinder - Finds wifi hotsports and connect to them BBC news - BBC news app Appmanager - Uninstall and manage apps National Rail (Paid) - Good app used for seeing train times in the UK Battery widget - Widget which tells the % of battry life you have left Spare Parts - Loads more options for you to tinker with Sorry for the huge list!
Guest channi3 Posted January 6, 2010 Report Posted January 6, 2010 Another thread has already been started like this: Favourite and/or must have apps - Android @ MoDaCo
Guest david_dawkins Posted January 6, 2010 Report Posted January 6, 2010 - beebplayer - last.fm - MotherTED - MUST have! - HTC IME TouchInput - Google Listen - Wifi On/Off widget thing - Abduction & Poke A Mole (for the kids *cough*) - UK Traffic - ShopSavvy Sorry, Dolphin Browser doesn't cut it yet for me. The stock browser works great.
Guest niko1986 Posted January 6, 2010 Report Posted January 6, 2010 (edited) FREE APPS Dolphin browser - Hated it at first as it does seem abit laggy compared to opera EStrong File Manager - Does everything a file manager should and can access FTP and Network Shares EStrong Task Manager - Faster than Taskiller IMO Wapedia - Best Wiki app, accesses many big public wiki's Aldiko - Perfect ereader Newsrob - Best way to access your google reader rss subscriptions Quick Settings - Change a few settings so it goes in your task drawer and it saves having all these on/off widgets taking up desktop space. SMSbackup - Backs up all your SMS to gmail. PAID APPS GDE - Good home replacement, worth it just for the conversations widget. Force closes less than any other home app ive used. Beautiful Widgets - Unfortunately bought it after HTC made them change the look, still a nice widget pack. (Anyone got a backup of the old version? I dont trust warez sites) Lock 2.0 - Changes the lock screen to a skinable iphone style unlock. Can play music through it without unlocking the phone. Edited January 6, 2010 by niko1986
Guest chrisnic0 Posted January 6, 2010 Report Posted January 6, 2010 Beautiful Widgets - Unfortunately bought it after HTC made them change the look, still a nice widget pack. (Anyone got a backup of the old version? I dont trust warez sites) Lock 2.0 - Changes the lock screen to a skinable iphone style unlock. Can play music through it without unlocking the phone. What version are you looking for??
Guest Jan M Posted January 7, 2010 Report Posted January 7, 2010 Dolphin Browser - a improvment over the stock browser at first I thought so too...then I went back to the stock browser and found it much faster...
Guest niko1986 Posted January 7, 2010 Report Posted January 7, 2010 (edited) What version are you looking for?? The one before they un-HTC'd it 2.5 or sommat i think I agree on dolphin being much slower, and the stock browser has a 94/100 acid test rating i believe. My main gripe with it is the fact it refuses to download most file types because they arent supported by the phone, i dont want to download big files but a zip file or two instead of booting my pc up. I'm waiting for the new opera to come out of beta, and in the distant future Mozilla's Fennec browser. Edited January 7, 2010 by niko1986
Guest le_lutin Posted January 7, 2010 Report Posted January 7, 2010 The one before they un-HTC'd it 2.5 or sommat i think I agree on dolphin being much slower, and the stock browser has a 94/100 acid test rating i believe. My main gripe with it is the fact it refuses to download most file types because they arent supported by the phone, i dont want to download big files but a zip file or two instead of booting my pc up. I'm waiting for the new opera to come out of beta, and in the distant future Mozilla's Fennec browser. Is there a native Opera Android app? Where can I install it?
Guest robot1000 Posted January 7, 2010 Report Posted January 7, 2010 Is there a native Opera Android app? Where can I install it? Either from the Market or if you want the Beta version (much improved) then go to http://m.opera.com/next
Guest robot1000 Posted January 7, 2010 Report Posted January 7, 2010 Is there a native Opera Android app? Where can I install it? Either from the Market or if you want the Beta version (much improved) then go to http://m.opera.com/next
Guest niko1986 Posted January 7, 2010 Report Posted January 7, 2010 Either from the Market or if you want the Beta version (much improved) then go to http://m.opera.com/next The beta you have to run through the java app to load it which adds a few annoying steps, wish they'd package it into an apk
Guest Minus616 Posted January 7, 2010 Report Posted January 7, 2010 at first I thought so too...then I went back to the stock browser and found it much faster... I would use the stock browser, but it wont hide the address bar/notification bar :)
Guest Jan M Posted January 7, 2010 Report Posted January 7, 2010 My main gripe with it is the fact it refuses to download most file types there's ways to circumvent that...ASTRO for example as the option: Enable Browser Downloads: Allow the Web Browser to download any type of file.
Guest niko1986 Posted January 7, 2010 Report Posted January 7, 2010 there's ways to circumvent that...ASTRO for example as the option: Enable Browser Downloads: Allow the Web Browser to download any type of file. Very nice ... i didnt know that thanks. Might move back to the stock browser as dolphin is a slow piece of rubbish when it wants to be :)
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