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What Apps Should Every Android Have?

Oh actually, File manager, Solid Explorer is great. The text editor that comes bundled could do with some work, but loving the drag n drop functionality. As with others like Estrongs, I can manage my SFTP, SMB shares too.

What I really like is you can have 2 panels active (I have one for internal and another for external SD) and you can swipe between them quickly and move stuff in between the two
 
SUroot said:
21 posts and no mention of Tasker?

OK then, Tasker :)
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++1!!!

I was going to mention it but most people are afraid of Tasker. Even I only have the most simple profiles ever, but would love to try the more advanced options. I just don't have the time to tinker like that.
 
itsallgood said:
I have over 200 apps, but these are some that I use often.


1) ES File Explorer - manage all your files

2) Pro Weather Alert - used for weather alerts only. (Can keep running in the background without effecting the battery.)

3) PowerAMP Pro - manage and listen to all MP3/4 music

4) MoneyWise Pro - manage expenses and budgets

5) Kitchen Timer - set up to 3 timers at once

6) Volume Control - have up to 3 presets profiles for all vol. controls for notifications, ringer, system, media, alarm and in-call.

7) Timeriffic - set different profiles when to turn things on and off, lower/raise vol. for different days of the week and different times.

8) ColorNotes - taking notes, creating check list, etc.

9) SMS Backup+ - automatically back up all your text to your email.

10) CoPilot Live V9 - for off-line GPS navigation. (No data required.)

11) CamScanner Full - scan documents to PDF, print copies or fax

12) Quickoffice Pro - view/create/edit - Word, Excel, PDF and Power Point (Also, has spell check now.)

13) Google Drive - share documents between devices

14) Quick App Manager - keeps cache files clean w/o input from the user

15) Receiver - use for Citrix to access your work desktop

16) HP ePrint Home&Biz - for wifi printing. (Only works with HP printers.)

17) Adobe reader

18) AppSaver - Can backup the APK files for apps, to SD card. (Need to be able to install from unknown sources within phone settings.)

19) FlightView Free - track flights when traveling.

20) Point Inside - an inside mall map of all stores. (Works very well. make sure to download the map for off line use.)

21) Amazon Kindle, Play Books, Play Magazines - read your favorite books and magazines from Google and Amazon.

22) Merriam-Webster Dictionary - I'm not a good speller, so this is of use to me. (Its for off line use.)

23) Calorific - keep track of calorie intake.

24) CardioTrainer - exercise app to keep up with workouts

25) Any Bank app you have your accts. with. (Nothing like depositing checks, checking balances and making transfers.)

26) Pandora - you create your stations to hear the music you like. (Can play from PC as well.)
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glad you mentioned Poweramp pro , but it does far more than play mp3/4 files .
plays mp3, mp4/m4a (including alac), ogg, wma*, flac, wav, ape, wv, tta, mpc, aiff (* some wma pro files may require NEON support)
- 10 band optimized graphical equalizer for all supported formats, presets, custom presets
- separate powerful Bass and Treble adjustment
- stereo eXpansion, mono mixing, balance
- crossfade
- gapless
- replay gain
- plays songs from folders and from own library
- dynamic queue
- lyrics support, including lyrics search via musiXmatch plugin
- embed and standalone .cue files support
- support for m3u, m3u8, pls, wpl playlists
- OpenGL based cover art animation
- downloads missing album art
- 4 configurable widget types
- configurable lock screen with optional Direct Unlock
- headset support, automatic Resume on headset and/or BT connection (can be disabled in settings)
- scrobbling
- tag editor
- visual themes, including support for external/3rd party skins
- fast library scan
- high level of customization via settings

i had to put this as it is without doubt my favourite app .
and has been on every phone i ever owned .
 
fdbryant3 said:
I prefer LLama to Tasker because LLama is free.
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Yes if a free app does what you want, thats fair enough. To my mind, Tasker is worth the money. The possibilities are almost endless. Comparing Tasker and Llama doesn't make much sense as the are completely different beasts.
 
Actually they are the same beast. Tasker might be the more powerful and capable of the two but they both work to accomplish the same thing.

Just out of curiousity have you ever tried Llama and see if there is something you want to do that you can't in it?
 
fdbryant3 said:
Actually they are the same beast. Tasker might be the more powerful and capable of the two but they both work to accomplish the same thing.

Just out of curiousity have you ever tried Llama and see if there is something you want to do that you can't in it?
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Sorry, am I being thick here?

I thought we were talking about this - are we not?
 
Zarafia,

May I recommend two of my own apps?

Executive Assistant (free & paid versions available) is an all-in-one info hub that allows you to preview any combination of email, calendar, texts, missed calls, tasks, rss, twitter & facebook in a single, unified, customizable interface. Use as a lock screen replacement, a lock screen widget (Android 4.2+), or as a home screen widget.

and

ICE: In Case of Emergency stores emergency contacts & vital health information for use in emergencies -- the info can be accessed even when your phone is locked.

Cheers,
Steve
 
I don’t need to use it much, but I depend on Pocket to encrypt my vitals...

Pocket allows you to safely store all your sensitive data such as bank account details and passwords on your phone. Pocket is also useful for remembering all those bits and pieces of information in one place from frequent flier numbers to contact lens prescriptions.

...it also has a PC counterpart.
 
A nice app I've found to help with battery life is called deep sleep battery saver. It let's you control how much your mobile data and WiFi is on when you aren't using your phone. Its very customizable. I currently have it set to where all data is turned off 20 seconds after screen goes off with it reconnecting every 30 minutes for one minute for updates (Facebook ,twitter etc...) It has literally trip pled my battery life !
 
Lots of people here with more than 100 apps installed (including myself) and no one has mentioned an application organizer.

I love AppsOrganizer, which makes it possible to organize your apps into categories, and if you wish place an app into multiple categories. I also keep my 16 most frequently used apps as "starred apps" for easy access.

I also keep the icons for certain categories on a home screen, while keeping many other categories into a folder of "other apps."

Something like this is critical if you have a poor memory, or are anal-retentive, or both.
 
SUroot said:
Sorry, am I being thick here?

I thought we were talking about this - are we not?
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Yes you are being thick :p and yes that is the app we are talking about.

As I stated Tasker and LLama are the same thing. They are both automation applications that perfom tasks based on varying types of inputs.

As I conceded Tasker is the more powerful and capable of the two but that doesn't change that they do the same thing. A Ferrari may be better than a Toyota but they are still both cars.

The other question I ask though is there anything you do in Tasker that you couldn't do in Llama (I'm sure it is possible, it is more a question if anyone actually is - being more powerful doesn't necessarily make it more useful)
 
jae_63;[URL="tel:5516956" said:
5516956[/URL]]Lots of people here with more than 100 apps installed (including myself) and no one has mentioned an application organizer.

I love AppsOrganizer, which makes it possible to organize your apps into categories, and if you wish place an app into multiple categories. I also keep my 16 most frequently used apps as "starred apps" for easy access.

I also keep the icons for certain categories on a home screen, while keeping many other categories into a folder of "other apps."

Something like this is critical if you have a poor memory, or are anal-retentive, or both.
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Your right, I actually use this app to keep my apps organized. (I don't even use the stock apps organizer.) The other cool feature is that you can back up all settings. So when reset your phone or buy a new phone, you don't have to set it up from scratch.
 
Appventive;[URL="tel:5507641" said:
5507641[/URL]]Zarafia,

May I recommend two of my own apps?

Executive Assistant (free & paid versions available) is an all-in-one info hub that allows you to preview any combination of email, calendar, texts, missed calls, tasks, rss, twitter & facebook in a single, unified, customizable interface. Use as a lock screen replacement, a lock screen widget (Android 4.2+), or as a home screen widget.

and

ICE: In Case of Emergency stores emergency contacts & vital health information for use in emergencies -- the info can be accessed even when your phone is locked.

Cheers,
Steve
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I use Executive Assistant as my lock screen and love it. Noce to be able to see emails, text, missed phone calls, calendar agenda, next alarm and have wifi, bluetooth and GPS widgets.

Thanks for the ICE app suggestion. I've been looking an app like this. Will check it out.
 
itsallgood said:
I use Executive Assistant as my lock screen and love it. Noce to be able to see emails, text, missed phone calls, calendar agenda, next alarm and have wifi, bluetooth and GPS widgets.

Thanks for the ICE app suggestion. I've been looking an app like this. Will check it out.
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Great! :) Just so you know, you can also add the ICE widget to the EA lock screen.

Cheers,
Steve
 
itsallgood said:
I use Executive Assistant as my lock screen and love it. Noce to be able to see emails, text, missed phone calls, calendar agenda, next alarm and have wifi, bluetooth and GPS widgets.

Thanks for the ICE app suggestion. I've been looking an app like this. Will check it out.
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Excellent! Great to have the creator and an unsolicited ( I assume :) ) fan with over a thousand posts here recommending said app. I feel pretty darned safe with this one! :)
 
I have around 150 apps on my phone but use these ones probably the most... or they're just cool :smokingsomb:

Swiftkey - keyboard

Quickpic - gallery

Waze - turn by turn navigation/social gps, you see where cops, accidents, etc. are and can report them, earn points for doing it.

Scanner Radio - listen to the cops

Avast Mobile Security - anti-malware, find lost phone, all that stuff.

QR Droid - scan and create QR codes

Dolphin Browser - great web browser with lots of add ons

ES File Explorer - excellent file explorer.. I also use it to stream video and music files that are on my PC to my phone over wifi.

Netflix - if you're a subscriber it works great

Swiss Army Knife - flash light, compass, level, timer, stop watch, calculator, etc.

Tesla LED - kick ass flash light app

FoxFi - wifi tether without root

RealCalc - Scientific calculator (pay version does fractions)

Google Play Music - upload your mp3's to the cloud and stream them

AppSales - See what apps are on-sale today on Google Play

Wifi Analyzer - I don't use this one much but thought it's worth mentioning. It helped me find the best wifi channel for my router..



I'll have to check out Llama thanks to whoever mentioned that above. I want Tasker but it's expensive so I haven't picked it up yet.
 
I posted this in June on another thread, but as long as somebody is resurrecting one of these "must-have-app threads, I'll repost in case it helps anyone...

All of the following apps are my favorite apps, and they're free. (Some accept donations and deserve them!) Listed in alphabetical order but asterisks denote apps which I personally consider must-haves. "ROOT-ONLY" means that you must be rooted to use that app.

Adaway*: ROOT-ONLY. Removes ads from apps.
Android Speedometer: Speedometer with peak speed, etc. (Fun for skiing, biking, etc.)
AnyMemo: Create flash-cards (for studying) or access pre-made flash card sets (e.g. Spanish 101).
Avast Antitheft*: Remotely locate, disable, & wipe data from a lost or stolen phone.
DishAnywhere*: If you have a Dish Network satellite receiver, watch anything (live or recorded) from anywhere in the world-- including inside your own house.
ES File Explorer*: Manage/move/rename files & folders on your SD-card (and, if rooted, even your internal memory). Transfer files to/from PC via WiFi, etc. Access all of your cloud drives, like Box.net, OneDrive, Google Drive, Dropbox, et al, from one app. Does much more too. A must-have Swiss army knife.
Gas Buddy*: Find the cheapest gas near you and get GPS-directions/navigation to the station.
Google Goggles: Scans bar codes and even real objects (like a coffeemaker) to help you price-shop, etc.
Graphing Calculator: Has 3 modes: Basic, Scientific, & Graphing.
GrooveIP: Free phone calls over WiFi.
IP Cam Viewer Lite: View traffic cameras or home webcams.
Link2SD*: ROOT-ONLY. Effectively & selectively expand your internal storage by moving apps/data to SD-card (saving more memory than Android's built-in app2SD functionality).
Llama*: "Location-based" (if-then) actions. It determines your location without battery-draining-GPS (from cell phone tower data) and automates "tasks" based on (1) your location (e.g. go silent when at church) and/or (2) your connection/proximity to other things (e.g. if car-stereo Bluetooth detected and power adapter connected then unlock screen, go full brightness & volume, launch Waze GPS, & launch Pandora music).
MediaMonkey*: My favorite music & video player app. If used with the excellent, free media player/manager MediaMonkey for Windows, MediaMonkey for Android can synchronize all (or if you like, some folders of) music files & tags, optionally album art, video, audiobooks, podcasts, & playlists from PC (including WMA files & metadata). As far as I know, it's the only truly complete desktop-to-device solution for Android (like iTunes-desktop-to-iOS-device, but more powerful). The Android app has an equalizer that even works on WMA files (a rarity). It can play songs in track # order, not just alphabetical order (which is also very rare despite being critical for playing albums where track # order matters, like Pink Floyd's The Wall).
MediaMonkey Remote*: Let's you remotely control your PC's MediaMonkey player via WiFi, including library & playlist selection, existing playlist viewing and editing/rearranging, volume, play/pause/FF/rewind/next/last/skip-forward-a-few-seconds/skip-back-a-few-seconds. Nice if you use your PC as a music and/or video player connected to your living-room stereo and/or TV. Again, part of a complete solution.
MixZing: If you don't want a complete, synchronizing desktop-to-phone media solution, MixZing is my favorite player app because it's a Swiss Army knife that plays music, video, Internet-radio, and has one-click access to lyrics & artist-bios. It has an equalizer and can play by folder.
MortPlayer Audio Books: Audio book player, with bookmarks, skip-back, etc.
MXPlayer: Video player app that can handle almost any file type.
Pandora*: Free music streaming. Create your own "station" or use a preset station.
Playlist Backup: Backup playlists or import M3U playlists (probably from your PC). Nice if you don't use a syncing media player like MediaMonkey.
Playlist Designer: Easily make playlists based specific songs, artists, folders, genre, etc. Nice if you don't import playlists from your PC with something like MediaMonkey or Playlist Backup.
OurGroceries*: Create & share (probably with family members) shopping lists, packing lists, to-do lists, benchmark-price lists, etc. Updated in real-time so, e.g., 2 people can simultaneously shop from either end of a grocery store or pack for a weekend trip. Items are crossed off the list and placed at the bottom (in strike-through font), so they can easily be re-added so that you don't have to re-type (or re-voice-to-text-add) items, or always look up your printer's ink-cartridge part number. Lists can be EASILY managed from any web browser also.
Quick Settings- by Halfbit*: Quickly access practically all of your phone's settings.
Scanner radio: Police scanner.
Screenshot: ROOT-ONLY. Take screenshots of your phone's screen.
Silent Time*: Set times when phone should not ring, except optionally for alarms & calls from specific people.
SoundHound*: Listens/identifies song name & artist for music playing in the room.
Titanium Backup*: ROOT-ONLY. Let's you back-up your apps, data, & settings.
TeamViewer: Let's you access & control your PC, Mac, or Linux PC.
Torque: If you have a ~$16 Bluetooth OBDII dongle for your car's OBDII diagnostic port, it can read diagnostic codes, view engine data, and help you save money by fixing your own car (or at least be knowledgeable about the problem when you take it to a shop).
Ultimate Stopwatch*: Stopwatch & countdown timer.
Ulysse Gizmos*: GPS coordinates, altitude, compass, bubble-level, speedometer, GPS satellite tracker, etc.
Utter!*: Like "Siri", it lets you control your phone with voice commands, like "Launch Pandora", "Kill Pandora", "Listen to Rolling Stones, Some Girls", or "Navigate to Radio Shack". It can be triggered by selecting the app's icon or typically by long-pressing the phone-off-hook button on most Bluetooth-enabled car stereos (or headsets) making it a nice way to control your phone, hands-free and heads-up, while driving. (But be careful!)
WatchESPN: Watch ESPN's live and previously broadcast events.
Waze*: Maps & turn-by-turn GPS (with real-time re-routing based on traffic), warnings for cops/radar, hazards, etc. The traffic & hazard awareness makes it better than Google Navigation, IMHO.
Where's My Droid*: EASILY, QUICKLY, locate, track, or blare your lost phone with by sending user-specified text messages, like "Find my cell" (and it will text back a Google Maps link to its location) or "Blare my cell" (and it will blare an alarm sound at full-volume).
WiFi Tether*: ROOT ONLY. Enables you to share your phone's 3G/4G data connection with your PC, etc. via WiFi.
WinRemote: Use your phone as a PC mouse (which is nice for giving Powerpoint presentations).
WPS Office (formerly Kingsoft Office)*: Read, create, & edit most document types (e.g. Word, Excel, PPT, PDF, etc.)
 
MyPhoneExplorer for syncing Outlook with my phone & tablets (without using the 'cloud')

********* Office HD for Android. They claim that the new beta version will give complete compatibility with Microsoft Office. I don't know about that but having tried quite a few office apps over the years it seems the best one so far.

Vivino Wine Scanner by Lifestyle. A great app for wines, I was so impressed I even bought the pro version at
 
Here is my list of must have apps.

CM Security (Free) (Link) Antivirus, App Lock (takes photo of wrong attempt), Locate Family, Cleaner & Phone Booster, Find Phone, Anti Theft, App Scanner, Call Blocking, Safe Browsing. You can log into their website and lock your phone. This lock will display contact information for returning the phone.

Lockwatch (Free) (Link) Take photo of incorrect lockscreen password/pattern. Photo is emailed to desired address along with GPS location. Can set the amount of incorrect attempts before photo is taken.

Aqua Mail Email App (Free/$4.95) (Link) By far the BEST email app in my opinion. Main things I love is it supports push email for Gmail. I can swipe to delete messages. I can customize the shit out of it.

Fenix Twitter App ($4.49) (Link) I've purchased just about every Twitter app. This one is the best IMO. Main reasons.. it loads your timeline instantly. It supports push notifications. The has a smooth feel to it, no lagging at all. Has an option to stream your feeds whether on mobile or Wi-Fi.

Icon Changer Free (Free) (Link) Once in a while you get an app with a terrible icon, that just looks awkward. This app allows you to change the icon and size of any app. The best thing... it doesn't require a launcher. You can use your default launcher.

Safe In Cloud Password Manager ($7.99) (Link) Worth every penny. Most of these apps require a reoccurring fee. This app DOES'T! :) This app syncs with all other devices. I use their free Windows app, and their iOS app. You can sync the database in the cloud via Google Drive, Dropbox, or OneDrive. Another great feature is it tells you the approximate crack time of your passwords. Example: centuries. It has a built in password generator also. I have hundreds of passwords and this is an awesome cheap way of syncing across all devices.

Sync.me Facebook Picture/Info Sync (Free) (Link) This is the only app I've found, that syncs HD photos from Facebook, to your contacts. It also updates Company, Job Title, Birthday, Address, and Website. This is an awesome app for keeping peoples information synced from Facebook, to your phone contacts.
 
Heh - I typed this up a few days ago on another forum but the thread got locked (don't know why) before I could post - but since it is stored in my Windows Clipboard app (Ditto - it is one of my must have Windows apps) I'll post it here:

PocketCasts - for podcasts
Screebl Pro - uses the accelerometer to detect if you are holding the phone and keeps the screen on
Safe Areas - disables the lock screen when connected to specified Wi-fi or Bluetooth
Sync - for sync'ing/copying/moving files to/from my computer and other devices without using a 3rd party service (i.e. GDrive/Dropbox etc)
GroupME - for group messaging over SMS (not MMS)
Google Rewards - fill out surveys for credit in the Play store
Scanpet - barcode reader for inventory management
Ingress - alternate reality game from Google
Google Keep - for quick notes (like ones you would put on a pinboard)
Microsoft OneNote - for project you would track in a notebook
ComicRack - for reading comics
Open Comic Reader - also for reading comics
Most of the apps from Google (Gmail, Maps, Quickoffice, Hangouts - or whatever they are calling it now, etc)
Llama - sensor based automation (similar to Tasker but free)
Yahoo Weather - nice weather app with lots of info
Flipboard - presents articles from many sources in a magazine like format
Feedly - RSS Reader
Swiftkey - best keyboard replacement ever
Yahoo News Digest - presents 10 news articles 2 times a with day with links to background information
PushBullet - share notifications, links, and files between devices (including your PC) through notifications
Pocket - store articles and websites for offline access
Bring - a grocery shopping app
Shopper - a shopping app with a web site for managing lists on your PC

Many more :-)
 
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