Must have Android Apps?

[Jim2k]

The Iphone apps thread inspired me to seek out the best Android apps. I've got a HTC Desire on the way so would be interested as to what people use regularly for Work and Play.

 

[Lloyd Morgan Productions]

Facebook
Peep - Twitter
BBC News
TV-Guide
Shazam
Google Maps
PDF Viewer

I have a HTC Hero, and think it is a great business phone. It has apps like iPhone, and great emails like Blackberry.

Enjoy your new phone!

 

[Alex@Iansprint]

Handcent is a brilliant application to replace the standard messaging application.

 

[emmiejay]

Interesting thread as my Desire is due to arrive today - very excited as it looks ace

Having problems synching my current N95 data with google in preparation, so may spend lots of this evening moving contacts, calendar etc the slow way

 

[isurus]

Locale: it lets you set your phone up so that it changes its settings based on your location. eg you could have it set so that if you are in the office, it puts your phone on silent etc.

 

[SFD]

The newest one I like is MyPOI (Points Of Interest)

Gets your current location via GPS and lets you mark it on a map with a quick title.

Great for remembering where your car, hotel, restaurant, meeting place etc is when away on a business/break/holiday/somewhere you are not familiar with.

 

[garyk]

i was looking on android marketplace and see doodle jump which is massive on the iphone is available, buy it!

 

[Jim2k]

Cheers guys, I'm quite excited by it!!

Will check out some of the recommendations. EmmieJay - Im moving from an N95 as well so if you manage to sync it all up with google I would appreciate a short how 2!

 

[Shaun_Pearce]

I find the PDF Viewer handy. However... I'm a little waster for the games...

ProjectINF is blinding!

Enjoy!

 

[brownie]

There hasn't been a major amount I've continued using after a month as the default apps are very good, a few that have lasted are.

CalWidget
mAnalytics
appInstall
Wifi Manager
Astrid Tasks
androidVNC
ES File Explorer

 

[brownie]

i was looking on android marketplace and see doodle jump which is massive on the iphone is available, buy it!

There has been a sort of copy on Android for a while now called Papijump.

 

[emmiejay]

Cheers guys, I'm quite excited by it!!

Will check out some of the recommendations. EmmieJay - Im moving from an N95 as well so if you manage to sync it all up with google I would appreciate a short how 2!

Jim2k - Took a bit of faffing, but I've now sync'd my calendar and contacts with google ready for new phone (which now isn't coming until next week as O2 forgot to tell me it's out of stock ).

Don't think I can post links, but I used Google Sync. The first page has links to set up instructions for different phone manaufacturers. If you don't already have Mail for Exchange you'll need to install that (for free) from Ovi, then follow the instructions to set up the sych profile. For some reason I kept getting incorrect password errors initially, but then today it works :| I'm no techy expert so I'm just happy it's now working, and just have to hold on 'til next week to get to play with the Desire.

Hope that's of some use if you haven't already got sorted. Enjoy your new phone

 

[Jim2k]

Jim2k - Took a bit of faffing, but I've now sync'd my calendar and contacts with google ready for new phone (which now isn't coming until next week as O2 forgot to tell me it's out of stock ).

Don't think I can post links, but I used Google Sync. The first page has links to set up instructions for different phone manaufacturers. If you don't already have Mail for Exchange you'll need to install that (for free) from Ovi, then follow the instructions to set up the sych profile. For some reason I kept getting incorrect password errors initially, but then today it works :| I'm no techy expert so I'm just happy it's now working, and just have to hold on 'til next week to get to play with the Desire.

Hope that's of some use if you haven't already got sorted. Enjoy your new phone

Cheers emmieJay - very useful. Im guessing the fact that O2 have ru n out of stock is the reason my order hasnt progressed yet. Any ideas when the stock is coming in?

 

[emmiejay]

I've been told they will have them on Monday (7th) and they should send them straight out, so I'll be complaining if I don't have it by Weds.

Stupid thing is I wouldn't have minded the delay if I'd been told at point of order, but why tell a customer next day delivery without checking you have stock :| Setting customer expectations correctly is so important for reputation.

 

[Jim2k]

I've been told they will have them on Monday (7th) and they should send them straight out, so I'll be complaining if I don't have it by Weds.

Stupid thing is I wouldn't have minded the delay if I'd been told at point of order, but why tell a customer next day delivery without checking you have stock :| Setting customer expectations correctly is so important for reputation.

Ive just been reading the O2 forums and there are plenty of people saying the same as you. I bought online and it said in stock. Never mind a weeks wait wont hurt!

 

[Jim2k]

EmmieJay - It might be worth you calling O2. I just did and they initially said still out of stock on system, but if you ask them to check they come back and say it is in stock and they have to reorder it for you. Im expecting delivery now in 1 - 2 days.

 

[emmiejay]

Jim2k - thanks for the tip off. I've just recieved a notification from O2 saying that it's on it's way and will be here tomorrow I love new toys!

 

[Jim2k]

Yup, I got the same text/email. Bring on tomorrow!

 

[Alliance]

Had a Desire for a couple of months now, great phone.

I like the NewsRoom app to read all my RSS feeds. Great UI.

Another vote for Handcent & Astrid too. Great messaging and task list apps.

Dolphin Browser HD is a good replacement internet browser. Makes browsing very similar to the desktop experience.

Good thread here: http://androidforums.com/htc-desire/63706-applications-you-should-get-your-desire.html

 

[Jim2k]

Cheers Alliance, much appreciated.

 

[Alex@Iansprint]

I'm not sure which apps came on it, and I've only had it 2 weeks!
Navigation is possibly my favourite, it's just as good as my Navman sat-nav, and it's free!

Another tip, buy a micro-USB car charger! If you're driving anywhere, even without using Navigation, then it's always nice to top your battery up and mine cost me £4.86 from Tesco

 

[Jim2k]

Will do Alex, cheers. Did you get a car cradle for it as well?

 

[Jim2k]

Well just to update, the phone has arrived and its amazing! couldnt be happier and the Apple fan boiiis can stick it! Hope you are enjoying it as much as me EmmieJay!

 

[Alex@Iansprint]

I haven't found one yet, but if you find a good one, I'd like to see it!

 

[emmiejay]

Well just to update, the phone has arrived and its amazing! couldnt be happier and the Apple fan boiiis can stick it! Hope you are enjoying it as much as me EmmieJay!

Loving it

Need to spend some time over the weekend having a play with some of the recommended apps. So far I'm just being drawn towards timewaster games such as ThrottleCopter. Be warned don't download unless you have hours to waste!

 

[Ukfatboy]

On my HTC Desire I use :-

Free Apps in Market Place :-

3g watchdog , great for monitoring bandwidth use against contract limits
androzip , opens zip files
Astro file manager
batterytime light , see how much time you have left
cab4me , finds nearest taxi firm where you are
compass
google earth
google googles take a picture and google scans it , recognises and does a google search
google sky map , brill way of looking at sky , must have !
gvsig mini maps, adds microsoft ( and Others ) maps including Ordnance survey
layar , augmented reality , just try it
linda manager , easily manage phone memory etc
google sat nav, ( you need to download in market , brill )
movies flixster , all the latest movies review and listings at local cinemas plus trailers
ptk auctions ebay client
rac traffic live traffic updates
shazam , way cool music identify
shopsavvy, point at barcode , instant internet prices
sipdroid , voip calls
tv guide
uninstaller
wifi analyzer
wikimobile
the weather channel

other cool things to look at

www.yamgo.mobi , free British live tv streaming
www.tvcatup.com android client any day now , tv again but all freeview channels

and if you can find it beebplayer , client that works on bbc iplayer site

loads more ,

good luck

 

[Chunkford]

Got the nexus one and loving it!

I've downloaded (all free):

Games
Abduction (Doodlejump clone)
Pocket Empires (Be prepared to waste so much time!)
Bonsai Blast
ToonWarz Lite (Just to see what can be done with the phone )

Apps
Adobe Reader
Advanced Task Killer
AndFTP
Wordpress
Barcode Scanner (for all those QR codes )
Flashlight
Google Buzz
Google Googles
Google Translate
Twitter
ShapeWriter (free keyboard to swipe your finger to type. Takes time to get used to)

I find the people over at xda developers have lots of useful things going on over there. But alot of it is very techy.

 

[Jim2k]

Well so far I am loving:

Shapewriter. Its the future of touch screen typing I tell thee!
Google Goggles
K9 mail
Locale
Google Sky Map
Sygic Mobile Maps 10.

 

[brownie]

Just added another www.hullomail.com.

Just realised TMobile are robbing me by charging on my monthly contract for calls to my voicemail.

Using Hullomail gets around this robbery.

 

[weweavewebs]

I really like google goggles

 

[BowlerHat]

I couldn't live without Google Docs. I live on it at work - it's just so useful to pop into a document when I'm away from my desk.

 

[LicensedToTrade]

I couldn't live without Google Docs. I live on it at work - it's just so useful to pop into a document when I'm away from my desk.

Seconded, google docs is great. The shared access is pretty nifty too.

 

[Jim2k]

Ive had the desire for over a year now and still love it. Have put CM7 onto it and it runs very nicely indeed although Im getting the dreaded restart whilst using gps onthe car charger. Heat issue I think.

Apps I use lots are:

Teamviewer 6
Moxi Mail
BBC News
World Newspapers
SlideIT - this is the future of touchscreen typing I tell thee!
Google Navigation
Fieldrunners
Handcent SMS
Tapatalk
Torque - cheap blujetooth dongle and full access to cars ECU and fault codes.

Thats the best of what I use regularly.

 

[LicensedToTrade]

Ive had the desire for over a year now and still love it. Have put CM7 onto it and it runs very nicely indeed although Im getting the dreaded restart whilst using gps onthe car charger. Heat issue I think.

Apps I use lots are:

Teamviewer 6
Moxi Mail
BBC News
World Newspapers
SlideIT - this is the future of touchscreen typing I tell thee!
Google Navigation
Fieldrunners
Handcent SMS
Tapatalk
Torque - cheap blujetooth dongle and full access to cars ECU and fault codes.

Thats the best of what I use regularly.

I was using CM7 too but the battery drain was horrible, GPS was rubbish and it crashed alot, particularly when overclocked. I've downgraded the firmware to a 2.2 ROM and it's working much better.

 

[Jim2k]

I was using CM7 too but the battery drain was horrible, GPS was rubbish and it crashed alot, particularly when overclocked. I've downgraded the firmware to a 2.2 ROM and it's working much better.

I've tried lots of different ROMs and the latest nightly builds of CM7 give me everything I want really doesn't crash (unless on charger in phone with GPS) batery could be better but I get a day out of it. Will stick with CM7 until something else crops up to try.

 

[jamesmarks]

The Iphone apps thread inspired me to seek out the best Android apps. I've got a HTC Desire on the way so would be interested as to what people use regularly for Work and Play.

Games - HD Games like NFS, Asphalt 6, NOVA etc.
App :-

Music - Power AMP (with equalizer), Sound Hound, Tune In Pro.
Navigation :- WisePilot, Google maps.
File managers :- Estrong, Astro.
Launcher (Themes) :- SPB Shell 3D, Launcher Pro, Go Launcher.
Other apps :- News 360, Angry Birds, etc.
Free Msg :- Whozzat

 

[BIZ-MOBILE]

Linked In
Twitter
Vouchercloud
Groupon

 

[BIZ-MOBILE]

Sky Sports News
Whatsapp

 

[edwarddawson]

Followings are my suggestions for must have android apps,

• Memory Trainer
• WorldCard Mobile
• Prey
• Twitter For Android
• FriendCaster For Facebook

 

[ganpeixin]

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