Ask HN: Recommended Android Apps
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Root your phone...
* Find a cool theme you like for your phone
Jorte Calendar - the best and most flexible calendar app.
Vlingo (not necessary, but I think it works pretty well for voice commands)
Beautiful widgets - best clock/weather/toggle widgets
Mototorch - Flashlight, morse code, ect
Google analytics widget - pageviews/daily visitors on my screen
Pandora
Skype
Kik Messenger - why pay for text messages...
Opera mini - dont use the stock browser
Juice defender
Scientific calculator
Camera 360
Google Nav
Barcode scanner
Stopwatch
Dial 0 - app to give you direct numbers to companies, so you are not waiting at a machine.
Launcher pro - resizeable widgets, better home screen, ect
Adfree - removes all ads so you dont see them on your phone and in apps
Airsync - broadcast music from my computer to stuff through doubletwist
APKinstaller - to install apks...
Audiomanager - good widget to control different volume levels
Better terminal - if you want to do cool stuff with your phone like theme it, ect
busybox
Bump
Cardstar - to keep my loyalty cards
Dropbox
Facebook
Twitter
K-9 mail
Logmein
Mint
Paypal
Quickoffice
Root explorer
Setcpu
Soundhound - need to recognize songs on the go..
Springpad
Titanium pro
Wheres my droid - text a secret word to have your phone scream at you when you lose it.
Youtube
Wireless Tether
Zedge - ringtones and wallpaper
A good game
A keyboard you like to use - smart keyboard, uber, ect.
Jefit Pro - if you work out
* Find a cool theme you like for your phone
Jorte Calendar - the best and most flexible calendar app.
Vlingo (not necessary, but I think it works pretty well for voice commands)
Beautiful widgets - best clock/weather/toggle widgets
Mototorch - Flashlight, morse code, ect
Google analytics widget - pageviews/daily visitors on my screen
Pandora
Skype
Kik Messenger - why pay for text messages...
Opera mini - dont use the stock browser
Juice defender
Scientific calculator
Camera 360
Google Nav
Barcode scanner
Stopwatch
Dial 0 - app to give you direct numbers to companies, so you are not waiting at a machine.
Launcher pro - resizeable widgets, better home screen, ect
Adfree - removes all ads so you dont see them on your phone and in apps
Airsync - broadcast music from my computer to stuff through doubletwist
APKinstaller - to install apks...
Audiomanager - good widget to control different volume levels
Better terminal - if you want to do cool stuff with your phone like theme it, ect
busybox
Bump
Cardstar - to keep my loyalty cards
Dropbox
K-9 mail
Logmein
Mint
Paypal
Quickoffice
Root explorer
Setcpu
Soundhound - need to recognize songs on the go..
Springpad
Titanium pro
Wheres my droid - text a secret word to have your phone scream at you when you lose it.
Youtube
Wireless Tether
Zedge - ringtones and wallpaper
A good game
A keyboard you like to use - smart keyboard, uber, ect.
Jefit Pro - if you work out
FaceCash - https://www.facecash.com / https://market.android.com/details?id=com.think.facecash
Even if you can't use it to make payments right away (we're working on getting more merchants set up), you can still use it to consolidate all the plastic cards you typically carry around in your wallet, which is pretty useful.
Even if you can't use it to make payments right away (we're working on getting more merchants set up), you can still use it to consolidate all the plastic cards you typically carry around in your wallet, which is pretty useful.
I read the FAQ, how would i use it to consolidate credit cards ? The only way I would see that as useful is if all merchants would accept payment through facecash, and so im wondering how do vendors accept payments through this, if they aren't using your service ?
Apps that I use 99% of the time are CardioTrainer(running tracking with support for BT heart monitor), TweetCaster(The best twitter client bar none), Pandora and setCpu for overclocking with profiles setup for different battery levels.
Oh yeah, Im using it on HTC Evo with sprint and Google Voice integration is nothing short of amazing. I can pickup phone calls via my Gmail when Im on my laptop and I didnt have to change or port my phone number
Oh yeah, Im using it on HTC Evo with sprint and Google Voice integration is nothing short of amazing. I can pickup phone calls via my Gmail when Im on my laptop and I didnt have to change or port my phone number
cardiotrainer appears great even though I already have an oregon hrm I think I will use it. Thanks
If you use any sort of limited/paid data plan, I'd recommend installing 3G Watchdog (https://market.android.com/details?id=net.rgruet.android.g3w...). It gives you instant access to usage statistics, and also extrapolates current usage towards your current (monthly or whatever) quota.
Folks,
Thanks for all the answers, I am already installing some of the apps mentioned here! You guys rocks!
Thanks for all the answers, I am already installing some of the apps mentioned here! You guys rocks!
Astrid - popular task/TODO list
KeePassDroid - if you KeePass for password management . . .
<shameless-self-promotion> Song Alarm - bare-bones alarm clock app for playing songs or sound recordings </shameless-self-promotion>
Andreddit - If you read reddit . . .
HN
KeePassDroid - if you KeePass for password management . . .
<shameless-self-promotion> Song Alarm - bare-bones alarm clock app for playing songs or sound recordings </shameless-self-promotion>
Andreddit - If you read reddit . . .
HN
first root your phone ( its easy don't worry ) - superuser, Juice Defender, setCPU, chrome to phone, google goggles, google voice, Unified Remote ( for media center pc), Link2SD, Wireless Tether, Titanium Backup, Quick Settings, Power Control Widget, Audio Galaxy ( plays your music off of network drives), Qik ( live video ), Twidoryd, Dropbox, Springpad ( along with chrome extension ) , google docs, and of course google navigation and gmail.
Use
1.TuneIn Radio best ever radio application,
2.DeviceDoctor product to know your android device better
3.Dawg social networking application
If you rooted your phone, I recommend DroidWall, Advanced Task Killer and Autostarts so you can keep your system in good shape.
silencr - Ringer/Sound profiles on a schedule.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.shynnergy.silencr
Pimping my own product, but I use it everyday!
Pimping my own product, but I use it everyday!
* AWDLauncher - Great UI with loads of features and customizations
* Wikidroid - wikipedia client
* Skype
* Wikidroid - wikipedia client
* Skype
Fail Log - Break bad habits (worked for me)
Hacker News
Reddit is Fun
GO SMS
Speedx 3D Free - Nice game
Swiftkey - My favourite keyboard
IMDB
Dictionary.com app
Hacker News
Reddit is Fun
GO SMS
Speedx 3D Free - Nice game
Swiftkey - My favourite keyboard
IMDB
Dictionary.com app
I've just switched from iPhone 3G to a brand new Nexus S, wonderful machine. I am a little lost on the android market so instead of installing a ton of apps, I am asking here, what are the android killer apps that you can't live without?
Thanks in advance for any recommendation and please, feel free to recommend apps of your own creation.