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Ask HN: What Android apps do you use?

#1
Hey HN, I recently got a SGS2 and I really love it. I'm always looking to improve my Android experience, and am curious to know what Android apps you use and recommend. Cheers!

I know this has been asked before, but couldn't find anything asked/written in the past year on HN.

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#2
Some of my recommendations:

- Hacker News Reader by Corey Trager. Currently the only client that works for me.

- DrioidWall, sort of like LittleSnitch for the Mac, you can block apps from accessing the internet.

- JuiceDefender. Some say that it doesn't work, but after customizing the settings, I find extends my battery pretty well.

- Douban.fm. Good online radio app for those of us outside US without access to Pandora et al. Chinese startup so speeds can be slower at times.

- For my todo list, I use Flick Note as a widget extended to cover an entire homescreen (with TouchWiz 4.5), synced to Simple Note. I also use Flick Note for all other note-taking needs, and have frozen/disabled a few default apps with similar features. On my Macs I use Notational Velocity to edit the list and GeekTools to display on my dekstop.

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#3

  - NewsRob (for Google Reader)
  - Twitter, sometimes Seesmic (Seesmic is a bit more powerful)
  - GoDroid, for playing Go
  - Glympse, great app for sharing your geoposition with friends for a set period
  - Connectbot, for SSH
  - FlickFolio, for uploading to Flickr

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#7
Ah, the SGS2, great phone. I'm currently using an SGS1. Here are the apps I use 'regularly.'

  - Flickr [new]
  - Songbird—Favourite music player so far
  - Aldiko Book Reader—Excellent interface + easy importing of PDFs and other files
  - Dictionary.com—Recently updated with a new interface and is also much faster
  - Dropbox, ConnectBot—SSH on the go
  - Pingdom—Notifications of website downtime
  - Opera Mobile—Favourite browser
  - Prey
  - JuiceDefender Plus—Has noticeably improved battery life
  - CardioTrainer—For running

Re: Ask HN: What Android apps do you use?

#10
Apps aside, I can recommend putting the latest beta MIUI ROM on the Samsung. The default Samsung UI is kind of ugly in my opinion. With MIUI you get a beautiful interface which is very customizable. Standard disclaimers apply.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1130951

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