Android apps
 

  You don't need to be an 'investor' to invest in Singletrack: 6 days left: 95% of target - Find out more

[Closed] Android apps

17 Posts
16 Users
0 Reactions
77 Views
Posts: 0
Full Member
Topic starter
 

I have just got a new Samsung Galaxy ace phone and I wondering which Android apps to put on to it


 
Posted : 11/09/2011 11:47 am
Posts: 0
Free Member
 

Rainwatcher
RAC traffic free
Ringdroid
Shazam


 
Posted : 11/09/2011 11:57 am
Posts: 36
Free Member
 

The ones I use all the time are more system things than apps themselves, to get the best out of the handset, so:

2g/3G switch shortcut (select between WDMCA, GPRS and WDMCA/GPRS so that you can keep a stable connection in variable signal areas)
RVolume - volume profile controls
ToddlerLock - keeps Stoners Jr quiet in the pub 😉
RAC Traffic
Tricorder - Signal analysis
Wifi Analyser - Wifi analysis

I did use gmail unread counter widget, but it stopped working then went pay only so no longer using.

TaskManager - task killer

Best games
Tesseract Gin Rummy
Backgammon
Yahtzee clone


 
Posted : 11/09/2011 12:24 pm
Posts: 0
Free Member
 

By far my favourite game is trial x, a trials riding game.
Try the free demo, but it is worth paying the few £ for the full game is its miles better


 
Posted : 11/09/2011 12:44 pm
Posts: 0
Free Member
 

wordfeud....and of course Angry Birds


 
Posted : 11/09/2011 12:54 pm
Posts: 28
Free Member
 

Evernote
OI Shopping list
Ultimate To-Do List ( syncs with Toodledo on each of my PCs = very handy )
Dolphin Browser
Co Pilot for navigation
Power Amp for music
Shop Savvy barcode reader
Tricorder for geekiness.


 
Posted : 11/09/2011 1:56 pm
Posts: 2
Free Member
 

Endomondo is my latest fave.
aparatuts is a goog game.
google Goggles is useful.


 
Posted : 11/09/2011 2:19 pm
Posts: 65918
Free Member
 

Kindle reader is my most-used I think... It's not as nice to use as a proper ibook, but then again, it's free and it's always in my pocket.


 
Posted : 11/09/2011 2:38 pm
Posts: 91000
Free Member
 

I would recommend the apps that do the things in which you are interested...


 
Posted : 11/09/2011 4:18 pm
Posts: 0
Free Member
 

http://www.androidlost.com/ for remote tracking / control etc if the phone is misplaced or nicked.


 
Posted : 11/09/2011 4:21 pm
Posts: 0
Free Member
 

cheese monkey
elbow finder
rivet spacer
pebble challenge


 
Posted : 11/09/2011 4:22 pm
Posts: 91000
Free Member
 

elbow finder

Lol 🙂


 
Posted : 11/09/2011 8:00 pm
Posts: 11292
Full Member
 

Oruxmaps - seems to do masses of stuff but all I really want it to do is track my route - which it does very well indeed. It's got built-in integration with MapMyTracks so works perfectly as it syncs right after saving (or automagically if I tick the right box).

Usual stuff -

IMDB
GMail
BBC News
BBC Iplayer
YouTube
TweetDeck
Backup Master - seems to backup everything but minor issue with text messages restoring to the wrong contact name but as it's only jokes I've no issues with that.
BT FON - if you are a Bt customer with broadband through them, you can get free wifi connection using the app - you connect to any available BT wifi next to you and login with your details...


 
Posted : 11/09/2011 8:06 pm
Posts: 2
Free Member
 

dolphin HD browser
Seesmic (for twitter)
facebook (for facebook)
the daily mash app is good if you like the daily mash
Greedy spider
Wordplay
Google goggles is great, useful too
endomondo is the best mapping/tracking app for me.


 
Posted : 11/09/2011 8:13 pm
Posts: 0
Free Member
 

DeskSMS

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.koushikdutta.desktopsms


 
Posted : 11/09/2011 9:23 pm
Posts: 25815
Full Member
 

navfree works well even on a cheapish handset - haven't tried any others though


 
Posted : 11/09/2011 9:29 pm
Posts: 6219
Full Member
 

MM tracker: for my ride planning/ lighting.
A torch app. For finding things in the dark.
Skymap for celestial geekiness.
BBC Weather.


 
Posted : 11/09/2011 9:40 pm
Posts: 1646
Full Member
 

Swype brilliantly clever text input
Evernote synching notes between lots of devices
Sky+
TuneIn Radio tons of streaming radio stations
Timeriffic setting schedules for switching things on and off like alerts for text messages when you are asleep etc


 
Posted : 11/09/2011 9:48 pm

6 DAYS LEFT
We are currently at 95% of our target!