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#71286 8-Nov-2010 11:20

Interested in what apps Android owners are using on their phones. There was a thread, but it's locked now.

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#401613 8-Nov-2010 11:46

There are too many to list but last night I installed VLingo which gives you voice control for using in car or hands free. Voice control for navigation, calling texting, internet searching etc.
It also reads your texts and emails out loud to you. Although the email needs to be set up in the Android email app, not the gmail app which is annoying.
Still playing with this but can't imagine i will use much as don't drive a lot.

Google Sky is interesting for showing constelations and star locations in the sky in real time.
Celeste SE, shows the locations and trajectory of all the planets with general info on each
SlideIT for swype style texting by dragging your finger over the keys
Tweetdeck
Retro Camera
AdFree - excellent for the free Angry Birds with no ads displaid.
Barcode Scanner and Google Goggles
Where's My Droid, GPS tracker & SIM Checker Pro for lost phone tracking and [Hopefully] recovery.

Loads of others i have tried and ditched.

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#401614 8-Nov-2010 11:53

Kiwi1971: There are too many to list but last night I installed VLingo which gives you voice control for using in car or hands free. Voice control for navigation, calling texting, internet searching etc.
It also reads your texts and emails out loud to you. Although the email needs to be set up in the Android email app, not the gmail app which is annoying.
Still playing with this but can't imagine i will use much as don't drive a lot.

Google Sky is interesting for showing constelations and star locations in the sky in real time.
Celeste SE, shows the locations and trajectory of all the planets with general info on each
SlideIT for swype style texting by dragging your finger over the keys
Tweetdeck
Retro Camera
AdFree - excellent for the free Angry Birds with no ads displaid.
Barcode Scanner and Google Goggles
Where's My Droid, GPS tracker & SIM Checker Pro for lost phone tracking and [Hopefully] recovery.

Loads of others i have tried and ditched.

DLS

Adfree is only for rooted phones right? Unless there is another version somewhere.

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#401615 8-Nov-2010 11:55

semigeek:

Adfree is only for rooted phones right? Unless there is another version somewhere.

Yes, it is installed via Clockwork Recovery from a zip file.

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#401617 8-Nov-2010 11:58

Amazon Kindle for Android
Twitter
Foursquare
Google Maps

That was until my Amazon Kindle arrived. Now I am not using the Milestone much anymore.

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#401618 8-Nov-2010 11:58

semigeek: There was a thread, but it's locked now.

You can always hit the big button that says "REQUEST UNLOCK"...

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#401621 8-Nov-2010 12:03

freitasm: Amazon Kindle for Android
Twitter
Foursquare
Google Maps

That was until my Amazon Kindle arrived. Now I am not using the Milestone much anymore.

I wish Google Maps was like Nokia Maps, where the map was stored on the phone.

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#401648 8-Nov-2010 12:53

Aldiko (ebook reader)
Barcode Scanner
Bubble (like a spirit level)
Chrome to Phone (send links from your PC to the phone)
Compass
Documents To Go (an Office suite)
Engadget
ES File Explorer (great file manager)
GBCoid Lite (Gameboy emulator)
Google Sky Map
GPSLogger (create tracks for geocoding photos)
IMDb
Maps [brut] (enables nav in NZ)
Pricespy
Shazam (music recogniser)
Tricorder

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#402197 9-Nov-2010 16:07

Just thought I'd mention in here that today the app "package buddy" and "package buddy pro" an app for tracking - you guessed it... packages without loads of courier companies added support for NZ Post/Courier post.

might be useful to some..

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#402204 9-Nov-2010 16:16

Kiwi1971:
semigeek:

Adfree is only for rooted phones right? Unless there is another version somewhere.

Yes, it is installed via Clockwork Recovery from a zip file.

DLS

Isn't that kind of thing hurting android development? Can't say I agree with that.... but they should have a paid version really for those that don't want adverts.

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#402233 9-Nov-2010 16:47

Kilack:
Kiwi1971:
semigeek:

Adfree is only for rooted phones right? Unless there is another version somewhere.

Yes, it is installed via Clockwork Recovery from a zip file.

DLS

Isn't that kind of thing hurting android development? Can't say I agree with that.... but they should have a paid version really for those that don't want adverts.

I know what you mean but I try demo versions and buy full versions if I like or need them. I would prefer that someone make a good app and release a limited demo version and make money selling full versions than make a free version of something mediocre and and make money from embedded ads.

I freely admit that there are some very good apps that are free and have ads. But would they not make more money for developement by selling it cheap than giving it away and relying on click through cash? Or is the ad money too good to do that?

See one of my earlier posts, i was fully prepared to buy angry birds.

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#402430 10-Nov-2010 01:01

Must have apps,for my use:

Tasker
NewsRoom (unless you're a big Google Reader user)
Winamp/PowerAmp/TuneWiki
GameBoid
LauncherPro Plus
Astro
Angry Birds
Appbrain Market Sync, also the Fast Installer from Appbrain
Beautiful Widgets
LastFM
Pricespy
Power Strip
Widget Locker
Run.GPS
WordFeud
Trillian
Chrome to Phone
Shazam

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#402435 10-Nov-2010 02:59

These are the main ones that I use fairly often or everyday.

3G watchdog
APNdroid
Astro File explorer
Bubble
Catch - notes
Chomp SMS (handsent uses too much battery)
ConnectBot (SSH client)
IP Calculator
Photoshop Express
Ringdroid
Save MMS
Shazam
Taskiller

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#402451 10-Nov-2010 07:41

Evernote
Astrid Task
Angry Birds
IM+
Skype
Grooveshark
Widget Locker
Batstat
Cardio Trainer
Beautiful Widgets
App Brain
Dolphin Browser HD
Launcher Pro
Layar
Lookout Security
Ninja Kaka
Shazam
Swiftkey

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#402453 10-Nov-2010 07:42

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#402488 10-Nov-2010 08:52

semigeek:
freitasm: Amazon Kindle for Android
Twitter
Foursquare
Google Maps

That was until my Amazon Kindle arrived. Now I am not using the Milestone much anymore.

I wish Google Maps was like Nokia Maps, where the map was stored on the phone.

Get "Maps [brut]" from XDA. This hacked version of Google Maps enables turn-by-turn nav for NZ and allows you to save the maps on the phone. You want the renamed version so it doesn't conflict with the current Google Maps. You don't need root. It's free. Just Google "Maps [brut] XDA"...and it should take you straight to the home thread for the app, with download links. Remember to enable "unknown sources" in Menu->Settings-Applications so you can install it using a file manager (Estrongs File Explorer is free, excellent: local file manager, ftp client and also allows access over wifi to Windows file shares in PCs in a non-domain - ie. home - LAN setting.)

I use v4.4.0 of Maps [brut]....the latest version (4.6.0) appeared to not have properly renamed versions.....and the 4.4.0 version works 100% as far as I'm concerned.

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