Millgate Posted September 30, 2011 Posted September 30, 2011 Morning people, I got my first Android phone, the new S2 so i just wanted to see if there are any cracking apps out there. I only got it last night and not really had much chance to have a play. I've always been a Blackberry man so it's quite a change! Any advice is appreciated! Cheers Luke
sted Posted September 30, 2011 Posted September 30, 2011 facebook if you use it (though the app does seem to gewt worse every update silent sleep (so junk mail at 2 am dosent anoy you) wifi analyzer (does what it says) gps status (can be useful) sound meter if you have a windows media centre remote media allows you to set recordings from your phone (can be set to work via internet but ive just never been bothered enough to do it) shazam (if hearing a song you cant remember the name of annoys you as much as it does me) 1
imiddleton25 Posted September 30, 2011 Posted September 30, 2011 Swype | Text Input for Screens is my latest one is and i love . I can now email and txt as fast as the kids:) 1
arwen Posted September 30, 2011 Posted September 30, 2011 Apps I use regularly - 3G watchDog to monitor your internet usage Barcode Scanner Amazon Kindle Amazon UK Store (great for checking prices of stuff when your out and about- just scan the barcode!) Dolphin HD Browser SMS Backup (Backs up messages to gmail) Touch Calendar (My only paid app, but I love it) And of course Twitter and G+ apps :-) 1
LosOjos Posted September 30, 2011 Posted September 30, 2011 CPU Tuner - lets you overclock your phone (if it's rooted yet ). I use this to have my phone running as fast as possible until it's battery is down to about 20%, then it reels the power back in a bit to preserve battery Dropbox - well, it's dropbox! TitaniumBackup - excellent for backing up all your apps (again, only if you're rooted) Rom Manager - for easily trying out different ROMs (another root app) 1
Millgate Posted September 30, 2011 Author Posted September 30, 2011 I can't see me getting much work done today! Ha!
Geoff Posted September 30, 2011 Posted September 30, 2011 (edited) Here's whats on mine: XDA: http://market.android.com/details?id=com.quoord.tapatalkxda.activity Advanced Task Killer Free: http://market.android.com/details?id=com.rechild.advancedtaskkiller AppBrain App Market: http://market.android.com/details?id=com.appspot.swisscodemonkeys.apps Ask Mr. Robot: http://market.android.com/details?id=com.teamrobot.wow.optimizer Barcode Scanner: http://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.zxing.client.android Battle.net Mobile Authenticator: http://market.android.com/details?id=com.blizzard.bma BeyondPod: http://market.android.com/details?id=mobi.beyondpod BeyondPod Unlock Key: http://market.android.com/details?id=mobi.beyondpod.unlockkey Changelog Droid: http://market.android.com/details?id=com.cypressworks.changelogviewer Cheetah Sync: http://market.android.com/details?id=com.jrtstudio.SyncFolders Chrome to Phone: http://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.android.apps.chrometophone ES File Explorer: http://market.android.com/details?id=com.estrongs.android.pop Fast Web Installer: http://market.android.com/details?id=com.appspot.swisscodemonkeys.apppusher Foursquare: http://market.android.com/details?id=com.joelapenna.foursquared FriendCaster Pro: http://market.android.com/details?id=uk.co.senab.blueNotify Friends Sync: http://market.android.com/details?id=org.watto.program.android.sync.facebook giffgaffAPN: http://market.android.com/details?id=com.paulshirley.android.giffgaffsetapn Gmail: http://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.android.gm Goggles: http://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.android.apps.unveil Maps: http://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.android.apps.maps Mobilism Market: http://forum.mobilism.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=214777 reddit is fun: http://market.android.com/details?id=com.andrewshu.android.reddit ROM Manager Premium License: http://market.android.com/details?id=com.koushikdutta.rommanager.license Router Keygen: http://code.google.com/p/android-thomson-key-solver/ RWC 2011: http://market.android.com/details?id=com.rugbyworldcup.AndroidClient ShareMyApps: http://market.android.com/details?id=com.mattlary.shareMyApps Sipdroid: http://market.android.com/details?id=org.sipdroid.sipua Skype: http://market.android.com/details?id=com.skype.raider Street View: http://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.android.street Titanium Backup: http://market.android.com/details?id=com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup Titanium Backup PRO: http://market.android.com/details?id=com.keramidas.TitaniumBackupPro Train Times UK: http://market.android.com/details?id=com.croworc.nationalrail.live TuneIn Radio: http://market.android.com/details?id=tunein.player Twitter: http://market.android.com/details?id=com.twitter.android Wifi Analyzer: http://market.android.com/details?id=com.farproc.wifi.analyzer Wifi Connecter Library: http://market.android.com/details?id=com.farproc.wifi.connecter WoW Armory: http://market.android.com/details?id=com.blizzard.wow YouTube: http://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.android.youtube Edited September 30, 2011 by Geoff 1
LosOjos Posted September 30, 2011 Posted September 30, 2011 Another one I'm finding really handy when I'm bored or just want to geek up on something is the "How Stuff Works" app 1
mats Posted September 30, 2011 Posted September 30, 2011 No mention of zdbox? App killer, do not disturb, uninstaller, move to sd card - replaces about 4 other apps. Also LBE security - tells you what apps are accessing the network / contacts / gps etc, allow & deny as you wish. Google reader, twitter client, guardian anywhere good for reading material. 1
SimpleSi Posted September 30, 2011 Posted September 30, 2011 facebook if you use it (though the app does seem to gewt worse every update Luke asks for cracking apps and you come up with this as your first one Si 1
LosOjos Posted September 30, 2011 Posted September 30, 2011 Oooh can't NOT have these two, they should be built in to Android: SDWatch (notifies you when you install/update an app that can be moved to the SD card and links you through to the page to do it) and SDMove (Gives a list of all your apps and colour codes them based on SD preferences, with an option to bulk move all possible to SD) 1
SimpleSi Posted September 30, 2011 Posted September 30, 2011 Apps I actually use a lot of the time Handcent for texting Swype (pain in neck to install but I believe its inbuilt to Galaxys?) Shazam Tweetdeck for Twitter reading Google Sky (I've got a big telescope so this is a must have ) I toggle between Calendar Touch (Best interface but doesn't cope with > 1 screen of diary events ) and Calendar Pad as my calendar apps +Calendar Snooze to actuall remind me to do things Dropbox and Dropsync Angry Birds of course PhotoAF for panoramic shots Camera360 if wanting to shoot a nice pic use HDR mode Spotify (if you have a paid account) Rockplayer (to play back xvid/divx videos) UPnPlay as my DLNA client (to watch geek progs in bed without disturbing wife's Big Brother ) Battery Graph to see what flattened the battery unexpectly And of course - wi-fi analyser to see which AP has been switch off The main thing is to root your phone and then you can install Tasker and Samba Filesharing and ... Torch! Si PS and my own app to monitor speed while driving 1
jamin100 Posted September 30, 2011 Posted September 30, 2011 (edited) ok you asked for it lol 1Password Reader - keeps all your passwords Adobe Flash Player 10.3 Agenda AirBubble - for streaming music over wifi from itunes AirSync - for syncing music over wifi ALDI AndFTP AppLauncher Backgrounds Barcode Scanner BBC News Beautiful Widgets Beautiful Widgets Animations Addon Chrome to Phone - Sends links from chrome on your desktop straight to your phone CircleLauncher light Documents To Go - for reading office docs doubleTwist - itunes to andoird Dropbox Dropsync - I sync my photos from my phone straight to dropbox eBay Evernote Facebook FlickFolio GAnalytics Widget Groupon Handcent SMS Lane Splitter Lottery Results Maps - use this as my GPS and it works a treat Photobucket QuickPic - better than the default gallery RunKeeper - tracks my cycle rides ShareMyApps - created this list Sky News SwiftKey X Trial SwipePad - this is my favorite app launcher and very customisable Tasking VPlayer VPlayer Unlocker Wi-Fi Finder Wi-Fi Keep Alive WidgetLocker - customise the lock screen Wunderlist XDA YouTube Generated by ShareMyApps Edited September 30, 2011 by jamin100 1
JJonas Posted September 30, 2011 Posted September 30, 2011 two must have apps 3G Watchdog (already mentioned but I will say it anyway) Juicedefender - this manages your battery use - on my phone it doubles my battery life also c:geo - geocaching app - go out into the countryside with your new phone and use million dollar satellites to find Tupperware hidden in the woods. 1
Oaktech Posted September 30, 2011 Posted September 30, 2011 Gtech net tools, maverick lite, ulysses gizmos,open signal... 1
sted Posted September 30, 2011 Posted September 30, 2011 Google docs is a must have at least on my tablet google docs is absolute pants the web pages work better 1
LiamH Posted September 30, 2011 Posted September 30, 2011 Whatsapp (free texting!) Skype Beautiful Widgets Remote desktop VNC Viewer Soundhound (better than shazam imho) Heytell (walkietalkie phone) Amazon kindle (better on my xoom) Fruit slice Flashlight (use the flash as a torch, handy for reading serial numbers under desks) as well as a fair few other mentioned 1
sonofsanta Posted September 30, 2011 Posted September 30, 2011 Google Sky is the coolest thing to show off to other people. Advanced Task Killer really has made a difference to my battery life. And Vignette (just grab the demo) does some very cool photo effects very quickly. Oh - and Frozen Bubble is clearly the best game 1
plexer Posted September 30, 2011 Posted September 30, 2011 Samsung Galaxy S has swype built in so I guess the S2 does as well. Divide for secure business use. Ben 1
CyberNerd Posted September 30, 2011 Posted September 30, 2011 at least on my tablet google docs is absolute pants the web pages work better I just find it faster to look through things than the webpage on a phone. We keep all our network config documents on google so it's handy to look at things like switch configurations when in a cupboard (IDF) 1
MatthewL Posted September 30, 2011 Posted September 30, 2011 3G Watchdog another vote from me. There is a TeamViewer app which allows you to connect to PC's is quite handy from time to time. The rest are mentioned above.
aerospacemango Posted September 30, 2011 Posted September 30, 2011 two must have apps 3G Watchdog (already mentioned but I will say it anyway) Juicedefender - this manages your battery use - on my phone it doubles my battery life also c:geo - geocaching app - go out into the countryside with your new phone and use million dollar satellites to find Tupperware hidden in the woods. Love a bit of this! Essential on my phone! Words with Friends is good for playing scrabble on the go with friends. FML to cheer you up Winamp for mp3 playback Visidon for extra security on singular apps (forward facing cam a must for facial recognition!) MSN Mercury Messenger on the go!
aerospacemango Posted September 30, 2011 Posted September 30, 2011 Samsung Galaxy S has swype built in so I guess the S2 does as well. Divide for secure business use. Ben This is true! Go to settings, Locale and Text and Select input method.... It'll be in there!
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