Android Apps

[V8kado]

Hi Guys
Cant find a thread asking for Android Apps so i thought i would start one.

Share with us what Android Apps and Widgets you think is good and worthwhile. Maybe include price of app and a brief info, and what smart phone you use.

I'll start. Phone is Garmin Asus A50

Apps

1. Car Performance - Free - Allows elapsed time for 60', 330', 1/8mi, 1000', 1/4mi plus Acceleration times, max speed etc.
2. Ant smasher - Free - squish ants on the screen, my 2yr old loves this game.
3. Angry Birds - Free - Addictive say no more.
4. Big Sport Fishing - Free - Pull in a big Marlin sitting on your lounge
5. Paper Toss - Free - Throw rubbish in the bin by flicking your finger accross the screen, can also be very addictive!
6. Drag Racing - Free - Mod cars and race against others down the qtr
7. Google Sky Map - Free - Unreal, a must have app.
8. Shazam - Free - if you dont know a song just put the phone up to speaker and it'll tell you
9. SkyDroid - $1.69 - Golf GPS
10. TuneIn Radio - Free - Find a radio station anywhere in the world, inc police scanners!
11. Zedge - Free - Hundreds of thousands of ringtones and HD wallpapers.
12. ZP Dahboard - Free - Airplane like HUD graphics when using in your car, fun to know how many (or little) G's you car pulls!


Widgets

1. Power Control - Free - easy access to WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, Data & Screen Brightness
2. Google search Bar - Free - quick access to anything hidden in your phone or on the net
3. Retro Clock Widget - Free - Runs off your phones time not data, much bigger time


That's enough for now i think. Enjoy
Cheers Sean

[jason71]

htc desire

App:

MyTracks- Free GPS. Records where you have been with stats, tracks then can be sent to google maps. Great app.

ElectroDroid-Free. Great electronics app.

Realcalc -Free- Scientific calculator.

TripView- couple of bucks- Great train, bus and ferry timetable app for Sydney.

[millzy555]

Galaxy S (if you have this phone upgrade to gingerbread O.S!!!!)

A few apps i find handy

Advanced task killer- saves battery by closing apps
Opera mini- Internet web browser
Ringdroid- make ur own ringtones
trapster- finds booze buses/ red light cameras

Plus heaps more

[AUIIPURSUIT]

HTC desire, rooted, running stripped gingerbread

apps:
google earth *free* same as pc in your hand
ebay *free* same as ebay on pc, works well
ES file explorer *free* great for browsing thru phone files (Esp if rooted)
Gentle Alarm *paid* worth every cent. wouldnt wake up any other way now.
Juice Defender ultimate *paid* (there is a free ver) great for battery saving.
PowerAMP *trial/paid* the best music player going around, will even increase sound
SetCPU *free* for rooted devices, enables CPU scaling.
Sygic *paid* great quality Navigation.


Widgets:
clockr *free* shows the time in words
whiteboard pro *paid* can leave yourself notes (handwritten or text)

games:
drop7 *paid i think* addictive drop down number matching game.
Fishin' 2 Go *paid* really well made fishing game.
ninja rush deluxe ** simple side scrolling game thats simple and challenging.

thatll do for now.

[Yellow_Festiva]

I will not contribute as yet but will be paying close attention.

Wife got me a HTC (Desire HD??? the one with the 4.3" screen) for my birthday yesterday...

'Apps'... are all new to me lol. As is a 'phone' with no buttons (and no instruction manual)

Hmmm will spend this weekend doing a lot of trial and error ;) I have never seen so many options on a phone!

Apparently, it also can make and receive calls as well...

Jason

[GasoLane]

Originally Posted by Yellow_Festiva

Wife got me a HTC (Desire HD??? the one with the 4.3" screen) for my birthday yesterday...

Oohh! they're good fun, it wont be long before all the Applephiles will be wanting to trade their iPhones on one

[GS608]

htc desire rooted

SMS backup + - free, backs up all texts to your gmail account
App Planet - 'better' version of marketplace ;) you'll have to google it..won't be on market place
xconstruct - free and paid versions, pretty cool and addicting game, build bridges that can withstand a train driving over.

[grandpa_spec_F6]

Originally Posted by 5.0

htc desire rooted

Best thing I did to mine, not really an app as such but try "LEEdroid" rom. Very good on the pervious HTC, more than doubled the battery life!

[GS608]

Originally Posted by grandpa_spec_au

Best thing I did to mine, not really an app as such but try "LEEdroid" rom. Very good on the pervious HTC, more than doubled the battery life!

Have you tried his latest Gingerbread ROM? Its pretty good. Just waiting for him to include the new sense..was using it on another GB rom but it was battery hungry and froze a bit.

[grandpa_spec_F6]

Originally Posted by 5.0

Have you tried his latest Gingerbread ROM?

As of yet no, I've been instead toying around with some 'root' programs I downloaded en-mass and haven't managed to fry the CPU 'yet', but my battery hates me

[Mr Brooksy]

HTC Desire

A few I have that I don't think are mentioned.

Skype. Free.
Mini info. Turns ion and off hardware components like Bluetooth, airplane mode etc in one simple widget. Free
Words with friends. Scrabble game. Free
Robo defence. Warning, stupidly addictive if you like command and conquer. Like a stripped down version of c&c. Free.
Airborn free. Your phone becomes a mouse and keyboard if you download a wireless server for a PC with Bluetooth. free and useful.

Thatll do.

[fmc351]

HTC Desire Z
If you have an LED flash, get one of the flashlight apps. The one we have looks like a maglight, with 3 stage brightness. Cant remember what its called, might have come already installed.

Opera Mini

Calendar hooked up to google (gmail) calendar. Set up appointments etc on the PC with gmail calendar, and sync with the phone.

My Mrs loves the "OI Shopping" list. Enter an item, check it off when you put it in the trolley, clear the ones youve checked off leaving only whats still to get. Once youve entered an item it stays in a list for next time, you just select it next time, no need to re-enter those items.

My sons Galaxy S doesnt have an LED so it uses the screen for a torch, can be white, red, or flashing red, theres one with red and blue flashers with siren.

Double twist, its like iTunes for android. Create playlists etc on the PC to sync with phone. If you have a USB cable, its free, apparently if you want to use 'airsync' you have to buy it.

[blueoval]

Originally Posted by fmc351

HTC Desire Z
If you have an LED flash, get one of the flashlight apps. The one we have looks like a maglight, with 3 stage brightness. Cant remember what its called, might have come already installed.

Opera Mini

Calendar hooked up to google (gmail) calendar. Set up appointments etc on the PC with gmail calendar, and sync with the phone.

My Mrs loves the "OI Shopping" list. Enter an item, check it off when you put it in the trolley, clear the ones youve checked off leaving only whats still to get. Once youve entered an item it stays in a list for next time, you just select it next time, no need to re-enter those items.

My sons Galaxy S doesnt have an LED so it uses the screen for a torch, can be white, red, or flashing red, theres one with red and blue flashers with siren.

Double twist, its like iTunes for android. Create playlists etc on the PC to sync with phone. If you have a USB cable, its free, apparently if you want to use 'airsync' you have to buy it.

I have this setup for work. Brilliant to use with Google and I can be anywhere anytime and still send emails as if I was in front of the computer.

[killerjoolz]

Samsung Galaxy S

Police Scanner....Free and is cool and works well...
Camera 360... free version
Picsay...paid like $1.19...its a photo editor
have lots more,but I use these ones most....well this month anyway

[whiskieboy]

Just got me a " Nexus S", and its going to take me fair while to figure it out. Still picking out what apps to grab

[TrishBAGurl]

Originally Posted by whiskieboy

Just got me a " Nexus S", and its going to take me fair while to figure it out. Still picking out what apps to grab

Best phone ever!!

Apps
1. FACEBOOK
2. Goldminer (awesome game)
3. Shazam (audio sound namer)
4. P Tracker (for the girls its great)
5. Earthquakes in AU (live tracker)
6. Imdb (dvd movie database)
7. Puzzles with matches (game)
8. Super Dynamite (game)
9. Tripadvisor

[Riksta]

One that I have & love on my Desire is "More Icons Widget"

Allows me to have 16 shortcuts to various apps along the bottom of my homescreen, when without this only four shortcuts would fit.

Also one called Credit Usage Meter - designed for people on cap plans. Basically tell the app the day each month your cycle resets (ie 2nd of each month); how much is included in your cap; how much each call block & sms and everything costs - and it will keep a tally of how much you've spent over the month and warn you if you start getting near the limit your cap includes. This one isn't as important to me now that I only use approx half of my included calls/sms etc each month but for those who push it, can be handy.

[csv8]

Galaxy S..Brain Genius..Lotto..Amazon Kindle..Movies..Anti-virus by AVG its free..Night Sky turn it on point the screen to the sky and it tells you what stars and palnets are there,,don't know how!!..Mahjong..Weather Zone...

[Spudz27]

Originally Posted by V8kado

Hi Guys
Cant find a thread asking for Android Apps so i thought i would start one.

Share with us what Android Apps and Widgets you think is good and worthwhile. Maybe include price of app and a brief info, and what smart phone you use.

I'll start. Phone is Garmin Asus A50

Apps

1. Car Performance - Free - Allows elapsed time for 60', 330', 1/8mi, 1000', 1/4mi plus Acceleration times, max speed etc.
2. Ant smasher - Free - squish ants on the screen, my 2yr old loves this game.
3. Angry Birds - Free - Addictive say no more.
4. Big Sport Fishing - Free - Pull in a big Marlin sitting on your lounge
5. Paper Toss - Free - Throw rubbish in the bin by flicking your finger accross the screen, can also be very addictive!
6. Drag Racing - Free - Mod cars and race against others down the qtr
7. Google Sky Map - Free - Unreal, a must have app.
8. Shazam - Free - if you dont know a song just put the phone up to speaker and it'll tell you
9. SkyDroid - $1.69 - Golf GPS
10. TuneIn Radio - Free - Find a radio station anywhere in the world, inc police scanners!
11. Zedge - Free - Hundreds of thousands of ringtones and HD wallpapers.
12. ZP Dahboard - Free - Airplane like HUD graphics when using in your car, fun to know how many (or little) G's you car pulls!


Widgets

1. Power Control - Free - easy access to WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, Data & Screen Brightness
2. Google search Bar - Free - quick access to anything hidden in your phone or on the net
3. Retro Clock Widget - Free - Runs off your phones time not data, much bigger time


That's enough for now i think. Enjoy
Cheers Sean

I do not have an android phone (I have iphone) but be wary of tuneine radion if you are using the 3G network to stream. I watched it download a mb faster than a minute. After 1hr it had gone through 70mb and that was any station I listened to.

[a-total-tool]

Sony Xperia X10 (still running eclair...I use all the SE included apps - track ID, moxier etc)

Handscent SMS - SMS app (much better than the standard SE one)
Speedview - GPS speeds. Also has odometer, time etc
Convertpad - used to convert unit types (metric/imperial etc)

[AUIIPURSUIT]

I'm running oxygen rom. life it. no sense, just android gingerbread

[GS608]

Originally Posted by AUIIPURSUIT

I'm running oxygen rom. life it. no sense, just android gingerbread

Much quicker than a sense rom?

[AUIIPURSUIT]

very fast, heaps of space

[blueoval]

Fantastic thread guys. Respect goes to those who have an Android based phone, even more respect to those who have the HTC Desire & Desire Z

One handy app I use to save battery is Juice Defender, its free and very good.

[Riksta]

Originally Posted by blueoval

Fantastic thread guys. Respect goes to those who have an Android based phone, even more respect to those who have the HTC Desire & Desire Z

You do just realise that you have given me respect right Shav?

Nobody does that! :P

[blueoval]

Originally Posted by Riksta

You do just realise that you have given me respect right Shav?

Nobody does that! :P

Your an exception rik. Lol.

[MAD]

On my Galaxy S...

Gentle Alarm (paid) awesome alarm app.
Electro-droid - lots of electronics goodies
Our Groceries - shared shopping list
Words with friends - addictive
realcalc - scientific calc
Quick Settings - handy for volume control and as a flash light for the Galaxy S
ebay - must have
Speedview - GPS speedometer - love the HUD option
ConvertPad - unit converter
Silence scheduler - schedule silence during
Auto-ring - will unsilence phone if the same phone number calls a lot
Chrome-to-phone - send links from Chrome or Firefox to your phone
Movies - find movie times, watch trailer, etc
Photaf - takes panoramic pictures
Titanium Backup Pro (Paid)
Pocket Weather AU (paid)

[V8kado]

Originally Posted by MAD

On my Galaxy S...

Pocket Weather AU (paid)

Bought this one after reading on here, it's unreal. The only weather source information directly from BoM. Very accurate.

[GasoLane]

Going to a HTC Desire HD from a Nokia N95 takes a bit of getting used to. So, can I be the first to ask the question that no one else is brave enough too?

What is the difference between an App and a Widget?

Originally Posted by AC/DC

Call Confirm, to stop unwanted accidental calls...

Thanks for this one, should stop me waking people up at 3:00am by mistake

[fmc351]

Originally Posted by GasOLane

Going to a HTC Desire HD from a Nokia N95 takes a bit of getting used to. So, can I be the first to ask the question that no one else is brave enough too?

What is the difference between an App and a Widget?

One has 6 legs.


All widgets are apps, but not all apps are widgets. A widget is always running, an app requires you to run it by clicking an icon etc (obviously you can switch a widget off too). I kind of think of widgets like a batch file or shortcut or similar which auto function like weather updates. Time saving apps, as in no need to go to menus and find the icon and click it do whatever it is the app does. If the widget is running it just keeps doing what it does in the background, and maybe displaying data..

Something like that anyway.


Or in auto speak, a widget is the auto parking feature of some cars. While an app is just a steering wheel, you got to do it yourself everytime you want it done.