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New Incredible Owner what apps?

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Tim224DT

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Hello all,

I just got the incredible last night. I used to have the BlackBerry 8330 Curve from verizon. I am not missing it as of now since this phone is super fast.

what are some apps or programs i should install on here or do?

I did the latest update on the OS software last night after i got home from the store.
 
My votes (& I'm sure I'll forget some must haves):

- Handcent SMS
- Pandora
- MixZing
- Appbrain
- LauncherPro
- Google Voice
- Google Maps
- TiKL

That should help get you started. I would also browse appbrain.com from your PC to get an idea of the more popular apps
 
app brain, and then check out the apps thread. They have a lot of good things to update you.

Bank of america has a nice banking app if you have them.
I prefer Chomp over Handscent, but many people will disagree
If you want a custom clock get beautiful widgets
News= Feedr, NY times app, Huffington Post, and for you right wingers there is a fox app as well.
Twitter- The stock is nice, but if you use launcher pro you will need to get something non stock... my favorite is Touiteur. However the one I hear the most about is tweetdeck
Engadget- If you own this phone and don't know what engadget is.... /facepalm
Movies- Queue Man, least buggy netflix app (for me) IMDB, Flixter is good for movie times
Where- decent app
Dolphin Browser- IMO best browser next to stock
Weather- weather bug- paid gives you a nice widget
Calendar Pad- My favorite calendar widget, but there are many others
Word Wise= Word with friends
Angry Birds
Bonsai Blast

Dude there are so many.... have fun.

Root your phone, save yourself the trouble of agonizing waiting for OTA updates.
Virtuous ROM gives you nice stock with extras.

Root:
Titanium Back up pro
Rom Manager
SetCPU
Root Exporer (file manager system)

I can keep going....

But I dont want to....

Please thank me :)
 
Congrats on the Incredible. I too was a Curve user for about 4 years prior to getting my first droid. I'd say my top 5 apps are

Handscent SMS
Zedge
WiFi Analyzer
Angry Birds
Pandora

Good luck and enjoy :)
 
Thanks for the input so far.. I will be playing with most of these apps later to get them on the phone...

i have text blocked on my phone since i use google voice for texting. So wont be using any SMS apps.


How do i get swype on here ? Anything i found so far wont work
 
Tim224DT said:
Thanks for the input so far.. I will be playing with most of these apps later to get them on the phone...

i have text blocked on my phone since i use google voice for texting. So wont be using any SMS apps.


How do i get swype on here ? Anything i found so far wont work
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FYI It's against forum policy to talk about and/or help someone get swype. Long story short, I switched android devices and lost my swype. I posted the same question you asked and got a warning from a Mod that this was unacceptable. Just a heads up is all
 
WormDoes said:
FYI It's against forum policy to talk about and/or help someone get swype. Long story short, I switched android devices and lost my swype. I posted the same question you asked and got a warning from a Mod that this was unacceptable. Just a heads up is all
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Well that is good to know.. I didnt mean to break any forum rules.
 
TASKER! (if you dont mind paying for an app and spending a few HOURS learning how to use it, tasker is a must have).

Here is what I do with tasker:

1. Single icon to speak current temp, weather, hi/low, and wind
2. Recursive menus for my games. 1 icon on home screen opens to a menu of "puzzle games", "skill games", "arcade games", "card games"... each of these open to the respective menu with a button to go back to previous menu. All my ames are 3 easy touches away using only 1 spot and no scrolling.
3. automatically silences all thing on my phone during church time and turns them back on after church.
4. turns on wifi when I get home and off when I leave
5. when I plug in power, gives me option of home mode, sleep mode, or car mode. example: car mode turns on speakerphone or bluetooth and turns ringer up.
6. if I send a specific SMS to my phone, it will turn on gps find the location of phone, and text a link to a map showing the location of my phone.
7. Talking clock..... says the time

It can do MUCH MUCH more. these are just a few examples


other apps:

Launcher pro PLUS
apps organizer
edwin text to speech
widget locker (customize lock screen)
Bible
tweetdeck (twitter and facebook)
Jorte calendar
PowerAMP (music player)
TV listings
ebo birthday - psyncs facebook and contacts bdays and anniv and had a widget notifiying you of upcoming ones
astrid tasks widget
ESPN scorecenter
yahoo fantasy football (if you are in yahoo league)
patriots (new england) official app

games I like: mPuzzle for math games/sudoku and other versions)
coloroid
Shortyz (crossword puzzles)
Yahtc classic
cribbage pro
backgammon
criticality
angry birds
trap
droid mini golf
lets golf
fruit ninja
air control
full tilt rush poker
uno
Live poker
patience revisited

There are many more I use. I just ran out of energy!
 
Tim224DT said:
How do i get swype on here ? Anything i found so far wont work
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Swype is in closed beta (hence, why it would be against forum rules as they have sent out C&D letters to all parties involved in the distribution of their app as they have threatened legal action), so the only way you can get it is by signing up on their website.
 
FramCire said:
TASKER! (if you dont mind paying for an app and spending a few HOURS learning how to use it, tasker is a must have).


6. if I send a specific SMS to my phone, it will turn on gps find the location of phone, and text a link to a map showing the location of my phone.
Click to expand...

how did you set this up? thx
 
thank you all for the suggestions... I been busy this past few weeks havnt really had the time to try many of these apps out.

finals week at USF so tons of study.

But in 4 days i will be able to try most of these out. Thanks again.
 
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