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"Must have" apps for the Thunderbolt

chrismanoit said:
Here is my list and recommendations to anyone who is new to android...

News and Weather
World Newspapers - newspapers from around the world
Weatherbug - follows you and gives current location weather, can also set locations to view anytime
Buzz deck - news snipets from many different subjects
Sportstap - sports and everything

Reference and Productivity
Dictionary.com
Colornote - sticky note application
Droidlight Or torch - uses led flask for flashlight

Music
Slacker - better than pandora imo
Pandora - I keep both, my wife prefers pandora
Soundhound - Music recognition app it's amazing
Iheartradio - radio stations from around the country

Shopping
pktauctions - better than official ebay app
Shopsavvy - barcode scanner

Rooted
root explorer - read and write to system and sd card
setcpu - adjust processor to save battery, or overclock to performance
rommanager - manage roms, install recoverys
wifi tether - create wireless connection

Movies
Queue manager - netflix queue manager
Flickster (movies) - theather showtimes and movie reviews
Tv.com - cbs shows and networks
Rockplayer lite - plays video on your phone

Utilities
Dropbox - access remote files
ADK launcher - homescreen thems and tweaks

Games
Angry birds
Angry birds seasons
Words with friend - still buggy
Chess
Checkers
250 + solitarie
Hearts
Poker
Spades
Glow hockey
Fruit slice

Fun and different
google sky map - map the night sky
Instant Heart rate - amazing
Metal detector -really detects metal
multiple soundboards - if you have room

I hope this helps some people.
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Is there a way to use TV.com over 4G? I'm trying to stream a show that says WiFi only.
 
Scanner Radio

Police scanners from all over the country. I love listening to the crazy stuff people do.
 
jmz768 said:
Scanner Radio

Police scanners from all over the country. I love listening to the crazy stuff people do.
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Yeah..Its saved me a few times from getting pulled over :p

and heard about a robbery close by and the guy was "escaping" through our neighborhood. Was about to go out that night too. Also use it for some reason when I come upon wrecks..I guess just to hear what happened if it did not make the local news...
 
Are there any uber-geek apps out there that are enough to wow Bill Nye science guy types? I know that Google sky sounds cool, but I've seen apps like that when I had my iPhone 2 years ago.
 
I'm looking for a weather app similar to Fancy Widgets - but smaller... preferably fit into a 3x1 or 2x1 grid. I have Simi Clock. But I'd like something with more cool graphics to impress my iPhone owning friends.

Anyone recommend one?
 
Left Coast DJ said:
I'm looking for a weather app similar to Fancy Widgets - but smaller... preferably fit into a 3x1 or 2x1 grid. I have Simi Clock. But I'd like something with more cool graphics to impress my iPhone owning friends.

Anyone recommend one?
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I saw an augmented reality weather app, but it costs money so I said meh. Looked kind of cool though, you can see storm clouds coming when you're in your house.
 
I have a question about the gmail app vs the preinstalled email app.
I know the official gmail app recieves gmail instantly when they come, but can i just unistall the gmail app itself, an use the gmail setting in the standard email app, an still get emails instantly?
 
I'm using quite a few already suggested here and add the following suggestions:

Some paid, some free... No particular order


  • Gmail Unread Count - adds the total number of unread mails to the gmail icon
  • CopyCat Lite: Remember the memory game Simon...
  • Doodle Jump: addictive game, good for kids and adults (if you let kids touch your Tbolt...)
  • Driod48: HP48 scientific/graphing calculator emulator
  • Documents to go: Open/View/Edit/Save MS Word documents. Better app than the Office Mobile Apps on Windows phones.
  • ConvertPad Unit Converter: Convert almost any imaginable values to other unit systems.
  • Smooth Calendar: Ads a widget listing upcoming calendar events and a shortcut to Google Calendar app.
  • WeatherBug Elite: Detailed weather app with nice home screen widget.
  • No Lock: Disable that darn default slide to unlock feature on Android.
  • Google voice: Get "visual voicemail" for free, with transcriptions and stored vms in your Google account on your computer.
 
bamaredwingsfan said:
I have a question about the gmail app vs the preinstalled email app.
I know the official gmail app recieves gmail instantly when they come, but can i just unistall the gmail app itself, an use the gmail setting in the standard email app, an still get emails instantly?
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i think asjf asdlfj

im not sure. good question

i dont think u have to have GMAIL installed. u didnt have to back when i had my D1.
 
Anyone able to get Handcent or other SMS app to flash the LED more than 5 min?

I can't and desperately want to. Help appreciated.
 
Twitter
HeyTell!!!!
Slacker
Wordfeud fun game to play scrabble with friends
i heart radio for sports
Dropbox
Chrome to phone
Redbox
 
dequardo said:
Anyone able to get Handcent or other SMS app to flash the LED more than 5 min?

I can't and desperately want to. Help appreciated.
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There are MANNNYYY threads about this already. Search and use those, as you're bound to get answers there.

ChromeToPhone is amazing. Don't overlook it just because you use FireFox. Search for Fox to Phone and you can install the plugin and use it with your FF browser. :D
 
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