Best Android Apps
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We want you to list your favorite apps in the comment section so Android users have a nice resource of apps to choose from and even try new apps they never even heard of. Let’s share!
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Hey i was also a windows mobile user always had HTC phone and just swished to the Droid Z. Synchronizing your contacts will be a pain in the ass. I would suggest you do not sync with google as i have tried it and it then stops synchronizing any of your new contacts with out look and even after manually exporting your outlook contacts and importing them into gmail it will still sync your old contacts with outlook and the new ones with gmail “sort of” i found the gmail contact synchronization to be really bad. And you can not go back from it and just sync with outlook anymore so i would strongly suggest you do no synchronize your contacts with gmail and just keep using outlook.
I was over all happy with my new phone cos it has tons of cool new tricks and gadgets as well as incredible visuals. But when you get down to the basics the phone is not as solid as my old HTC touch pro with windows 6. The droid’s text messaging software is horrible, takes up to a minute to send a text sometime and locks your creen while doing it. So i got Handsent and that makes it slightly better but still not as good as the windows text inbox.
If anyone actually managed to get gmail to sync their contacts properly please let me know how, i sept a week trying all kinds of stuff but never got it to work well.
Syncing your outlook on your droid is exactly as easy as your win mobile phone. Its free and works seamlessly with your stock android email app and calender app that come pre loaded on your phone.
You add a new email account, select active sync and enter your email information and server info, check the boxes for contacts, mail and calender and hit go. I have 2 outlook accounts and 2 personal email accounts(including google) all synced flawlessly that sync at intervals of my choosing. There is no limit to what droid gets and no limit to what droid does.
I love Dropbox, keepass and Xfinity mobile to control my dvr
Hey, I’m 18 and I’m looking for some cool/interesting apps for my new Droid 2. I have a few of the most popular games, but I’m looking for something different. Any suggestions?
Try music junk, its only f@#$%&*- awesome.
for email, try K-9 a free email droid app. Works really well for OP#, IMAP, AOL, etc Far better than what Droid comes with
I use “skip the URL” as a search utility
Best Exchange client on Droid is Touchdown. It is not free, but well worth the money and it is an independent developer.
Best game, guns n glory
shake them all! Live wallpaper
Adobe Air
Antivirus Free
Currency Converter
Dolphin Browser HD
Advanced Task Manager
Fx Camera
Friday The Movie Soundboard
GPS Status
Last.Fm
Pandora
Shazam
Ringdroid
TiKL Talk
Touch OSC – For Dj’s
Trapster
i have a Velocity Micro Cruz Reader that runs Android OS 2.2 is it FANTASTIC! i can add all Android Apps on to it FOR FREE! even the paid apps i can get for FREE! and they all work fabulas.
twitter (for local search)
plume (for all other tweets)
gVoice (for universal phone number and so much more)
pandora (although i use GrooveShark more)
GrooveShark
skype (although making calls requires disabling gVoice as default dialer)
gTalk
npr news (although about to try GoogleListen which may make it irrelevant)
and finally…
ChessLite (for playing on my fics account)
xFinity (for managing my comcast account and messages)
bank of america (to be sure i can afford more apps)
and gTasks (to see what i should be doing next)
Advanced SD Card Manager – for effectively giving me more room for apps.
Buddy Runner – for keeping track (GPS) of my walking and running.
Barnacle Wifi Tether & z4root – for allowing me to use my phone as a free Wifi hotspot (for my Wifi Ipad).
Google Voice Search
Radar Now
Our Groceries – shared use grocery list app (great for joint shopping)
DroidLight
ColorNote – Post-It Note App
CamScanner – Take a picture of a document and convert to PDF
Dolphin Browser Mini
Dish Network – watch live or DVR recorded shows from home
Fitness Club Finder – find the closest gym to where you currently are.
LinkedIn – mobile app
Key Ring – convert all store/gym membership cards to be phone based.
Skype & Fring (free international calls using Wifi)
Pandora
OpenTable – excellent restaurant reservation tool
Yelp – Great user reviews about anything around you.
Shazam – name that song…
Southwest – great app if you fly Southwest
SwiftKey – better keyboard (and predictive typing) than comes with the Droid
TaxiMagic – excellent for getting (and paying for) a taxi.
TripIt – manages trip itineraries and integrates with Google Calendar, Gmail, LinkedIn, and FlightTrack.
TubeMate – download favorite YouTube videos to phone.
PhotoFunia – really fun photo editor.
Ebay
Instant Heart Rate – just plain cool.
Google Translate – fantastic voice input/output translation tool.
Glympse – provide location-based information about yourself temporarily to someone (so they can track you for example when you are “on the way”).
Just downloaded Glympse. One word: SPECTACULAR!!!!!!! Thanks Charles!
-Samsung Fascinate
Shootme is a screen shot app but you must be rooted
anyone else find that miren browser is better than dolphin hd as a web browser? so much better IMO
My favorite app is “prankdial” ……. i piss off so many of my friends an family with it. check it out for a boring day at work also “bluff my call” gets ppl thinking you are someone else great for messing with ppl heads
Just moving to Droid from BlackBerry will see how this pans out.
Must Have Apps:
Zedge – Ringtones and Wallpapers
The Weather Channel – Self Explainatory
Barcode Scanner – Lets you know if something at the store is cheaper somewhere else, and also the most economical way to purchase said item.
Google Goggles – Identify ANYTHING
Pandora Radio – Ive had alot of different radio apps and this is the only one im happy with.
QR Droid Private – Scan those QR codes manufacturers are using on there products. Learn more about products or events.
Recommended Droid Apps:
Google Sky Maps – find constalations and identify stars and or planets in the sky.
Rom Gripper – old video game console games.. your welcome
Dolphin Browser – Very convenient
the best app i bought so far is the TEXT TRACKER. this allows me to see all the texts my kids are sending and receiving! i love it, now my mind is at ease! copies of the texts get sent directly to my email without them even knowing — awsome!
Txt2map my must have works great and allows me to keep my peace of mind so I can concentrate while driving or saves me from jumping between txt and maps to choy down an address!
Looking for a better keyboard for my Droid Incredible. I constantly have periods in between word as i am typing.
I have talked with some friends and they have the same problem. Are they any better keyboards or do others have this problem.
Dave
Dave, Swype keyboard is the best IMO once you get used to it.
Other must have apps:
NOT ROOTED:
auto rotate (control if phone will rotate)
audio manager (widget will quickly show sound settings)
battery status pro (battery icon in taskbar and other battery info)
beautiful widgets (best clock/weather homescreen IMO)
calendar notifier (repeats calendar alarms until you turn off)
dolphin browser (great tabbed based web browser)
easy tether (wired tether to laptop for internet via mobile data)
fast reboot (one touch restart all programs button)
flashlight (great flashlight widget)
glympse (send someone live location if you are “on the way”)
google sky map (stars, planets, constellations, etc… locations)
k-9 mail (best multi email app IMO)
lyrics app (uses your music player and shows lyrics on taskbar pulldown)
google maps (automatic)
mobile recovery (for use with mobile insurance plan)
multicon (puts 4 homescreen icons in 1 space)
navigation (automatic)
pandora (one of the greatest net music sites ever)
paypal (nice quick views and functional)
relax and sleep (many sounds for sleep and peace, try it)
shazam (it hears music and will tell you the name)
sketch online (draw and let others guess what it is)
sonicvox (changes voice (needs headphones plugged in))
tapatalk (helpful for online forum readers)
trapster (finds speed cameras and police checkpoints from users)
tv flash (online world tv streams – ok but getting better – adult settings)
tv guide mobile (works great for your location)
ultra voice changer (record and save changed voice from many different options)
vlingo (now TALK to your phone for every task, number lookup, call, note, direction, text, etc…)
google voice (get a new 2nd phone number for your phone and visual voice mail for a fee)
NESoid, SNESoid, GAMEBoid (all console emulators for mobile phone – must download games seperately online)
ROOTED:
wireless tether (free wifi hotspot)
quick boot (one touch reboot)
root explorer (great for removing bloatware or file explore)
titanium backup (nandroid backup or app backup)
autostarts (stop programs from ever launching at boot)
rom manager (rename/manage titanium backups and roms)
droid x bootstrapper/clockwork mod recovery (nandroid/rom manager)
Dolphin Browser (THE mobile browser)
Handcent SMS ( SMS on steroids)
Pakoomba Call Reminder (The ultimate call reminder, especially useful for returning missed calls.)
Check it out: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.pakoomba.callreminder
Quick Settings ( All useful android settings in one screen)
Shazam ( Song Recognition)
Yelp finds nearby places for you, everything, restaurants, bars, gas stations, banks, etc. It even has a ‘monocle’ that you can hold up to view a street and it will tell you what’s nearby. pretty cool.
I really enjoy the Gas Buddy, IHeart Radio, Scanner Radio, many of the slot machine games, Retro Camera, Myxer, Picsay, Pandora, Fios Mobile, HD Wallpapers, Cardio Trainer, Calorific, Bible.is, Advanced Task Killer (awesome!) and Picsin Photo editing software! I have the Captivate Droid phone! Awesome times 10 with the wonderful apps!!! ~~ Devearl
The app TV.com has classic TV like Star Trek, Beverly Hillbillies, or things like NCIS and the news
Get Yahoo! Mail, if you have a yahoo account it works great!
Is there an app where the voice of the navigator can be changed (for example: to John Wayne)?
Whats the name of the app where it auto tunes your voice?
My must haves have to be chomp sms, which is a great text messaging app, tune wiki best mp3 player I’ve found it neatly organizes between song, artist, album, etc. Also displays lyrics and album cover.. only thing I haven’t found is a good mp3 downloader.
Battery Booster – necessary, but turn off “enable battery full beep” in the Performance tab so a Japanese woman doesn’t announce when your battery hits full charge.
AutomateIt – Want your screen to stay on 10 minutes when plugged in, but 1 minute otherwise? Get this
TuneIn Radio – If there’s a radio station you miss from anywhere you used to live, chances are you can listen to it with this.
Barcode Scanner
Swiss Army Knife – compass, rulers, bubble level, flashlight, stopwatch, timer
Where’s My Cellphone – Will turn on ringer when you call your phone from the web site (free), even if it was on silent.
Apps2SD – Filters out the Apps that are phone only so you can go through and move the relevant ones.
Paper Toss – Addictive game
MathDoku – Basically Ken-Ken
Back Talk – free version or paid. Alien can answer respond to many questions and statements that you speak into the phone.
@Sharon I use Life360 (dont like it very much) and Latitude (google maps) to keep track of kids with droids. I also use a text forward program that sends me a copy of all incoming and outgoing texts ($3).
I think Voodoo Your Buddy is one of the funniest apps for android. You get to make anyone you know into your own voodoo doll and stick them with pins to hear them scream LOL. Great for ex girlfriends/boyfriends.
Kid Mode by zoodles
load all your kids games into this app it comes with dozens already and a drawing board. locks allother features of phone while child is playing with it. great for 2yrs and above.
I recommend http://smslemon.com. This is android application to manage sms by the website. This is one of the best app for me.
Sudoku free from Android market. Awesome game. Very addicting. I give it 5 stars.
My favorite app right now is iWatchLife. It turns your webcam into a security camera that is viewable on your phone. Specific zones can be set and it will send you an email if there is an intrusion.
Iris is awesome look it up
Currently my favorite game is Orange Constructions,
I’m hooked. It is not easy, a real mental challenge:)
Orange Constructions 5 Stars
love it
My most recent favorite app would be called “Kick to Name” on android. I’m pregnant and it lets my baby kick the screen to pick a name. It’s kinda corny but really fun.
Found this app via YouTube. Good for office lunch suggestions, bet publishers can improve it ?!?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIcIYsY8xT8
Dolphin HD – Awesome browser replacement
Swiftkey – MUCH better keyboard
PlayerPro – The best music player available.
Music for VKontakte – Basically Grooveshark without the subscription. Requires free signup at vk.com
Pandora
Jango – Nice alternative to Pandora
Trillian – all-in-one instant messaging (AIM/FB/Yahoo/Gtalk)
GrooveIP – Use your google voice number to make calls – perfect for anyone on a 4g data plan with limited talk minutes or somebody that wants to make free calls over wifi.
Wheresmydroid – Ring your missing phone with a text message or from a web browser (even if it’s on silent) If phone’s lost/stolen you can get it’s exact location and Google maps link.
*Better paid alternative – Locate My Droid
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