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

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Post by 51Cards »

I have a Nexus One. Many apps have been mentioned here already but here goes:

K-9 for email.

Pulse as a general reader for popular sites.

PocketCloud RDP client (brilliant mouse interface).

XiiaLive Shoutcast Radio client.

NoteEverything (BEST note keeping app, I am completely in love with it)

Vlingo (nice alternative to Google's voice features, especially for voice dialing)

Google Gesture Search (brilliant)

Trillian for chat.

Ebay app is excellent.

If you're in Canada, the Canadian Tire app is also great.

Overlook Fing networking utility.

FTPCafe Pro - best FTP client, only one I have found to do SSL FTP correctly.

AndSMB - SMB client.

GTunes - nice little MP3 finder.

The rest are all pretty common, Dropbox, all the Google apps, etc...

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

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Post by michalstanko »

avar wrote: post #35

I'm running a Samsung Galaxy S2 that I've rooted. Here's my most commonly used applications, all of which I recommend: * Smart Keyboard Pro: https://market.android.com/details?id=net.cdeguet.smartkeybo... -- Allows me to use a Dvorak keyboard on the phone, but even if you don't use Dvorak it's still a great purchase. It has a lot of options to make your typing more efficient that the stock keyboard doesn't have. * Th…

>>> Sometimes the phone will go into some sort of voice command mode

That happens when you press the home button twice. Happens to me all the time.

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

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Post by jacobr »

Galaxy S2 here as well.

- Opera Mobile I can't stand the stock browser, especially the tab switcher. I probably spend 90% of my phone time in the browser. I also work for Opera :)

- Swype Once you get a hang of it, typing is incredibly fast.

- WhatsApp Instead of SMS.

- ConnectBot For ssh, including irssi (there's a special mode with irssi shortcuts).

- AudioBook player Very straight forward.

- ezPDF Can wrap your pdf's, change background colour, read them out loud...

- Color Flashlight The only one I could find that would use the S2's camera flash.

- Toddler Lock For when the kid wants to play with my phone. Disables all buttons, enters airplane mode and lets you draw on the screen with a bunch of sound effects.

- KeePassDroid I save most password in the browser, but keep them here and occasionally sync them with my desktop computer via sftp.

- AndFTP Ftp, scp, sftp, etc.

- SwitchPro Widgets

And stock apps for camera, music, etc.

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

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Post by maykelange »

cyanogen on Desire HD

Go dev team suite: - Go launcher Ex : great customizable launcher with lots of themes and great transition effects http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5LISE8BU_E - Go dialer Ex, Go contacts ex , Go sms : themable contacts and messages apps. Using the dark theme for both - Go twitter widget : nice twitter widget (transparent theme) - Go calendar widget : click on a day to see the details of that day (transparent theme) - Go keyboard: nice keyboard with lots of themes, and swype input - fancy widgets (free) : the clock/weather widgets. Get the MIUI themes.tried beautiful widget but didn't like it.

- Juice defender lite : great app for reducing power usage.turns off radios(wifi/data, but can still receive calls) when screen is locked, and turns them back on regularely(every 15min). Didn't try the premium/ultimate versions.

- 2 player reactor: very fun multiplayer game. nice to play in a bar. gets harder with every beer ;)

- Grocery smart: shopping list app that sync with the web(http://www.grocerysmart.net/).

- TuneIn radio: lots of webradios from many different countries

- my data manager: monitor how much data your apps are consuming

- Google sky: nice app for astonomy lovers. point it at the sky, and it tells you what starts/planets you're looking at. mostly an app to impress other people. - Google goggles : take a pic of something and your phone will analyse it to detect what it is. tested on monuments in paris. works well enough.like google skyp,mostly used to impress people, no practical use.

- yata: simple countdown timer

-Google reader/ gReader for rss feeds. I think the google app is good enough. gReader brings more features to the table. Try the free version (ad supported) or 5$ for the full version.

-Brilliant quotes: nice widget to show some inspiring/funny quotes.

-Changelog droid: keep track of what's changed in your apps after every update.

-Spotify (subscription 10$/month): music app.supports offline playlists.works on windows/mac/linux.can use the desktop client to choose which playlist will be available on your phone.can play songs already on the phone.nice widget.

-imo.im : good im client. you can start a conversation on your phone, and then continue the conversation on your pc if you go to their site. http://imo.im. iOs clients available too. -Trillian: switched to this im client for their features. continuous chat like imo.im but with a nice windows client and your chat logs get automatically saved to the cloud ( requires subscription)

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

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Post by blinkingled »

Here are some that I have on my Atrix that aren't already listed (as far as I can tell) -

    Plex for Android - https://market.android.com/details?id=com.plexapp.android&feature=search_result

    DoubleTwist w/AirSync and AirPlay - https://market.android.com/search?q=doubletwist&so=1&c=apps

    Go Launcher EX w/various themes and widgets - https://market.android.com/details?id=com.gau.go.launcherex&feature=search_result

    WiFi Explorer - https://market.android.com/details?id=com.dooblou.WiFiFileExplorerfeature=search_result

    Google+ - Great app, uploads my photos instantly and automatically - worth for that itself.
Go Launcher is my default launcher - smooth, doesn't get in the way too much and is fairly stable. Has a ton of themes, widgets and addons.

Plex is on both my Tablet and Phone - put my old HP Mini to work connected to my router and portable 1TB drive which has all my media that can be viewed with Plex remotely. Great looking app with great features!

WiFi Explorer is useful for transferring files to and from the phone over your WiFi network using a browser - seems to work great.

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

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Post by dhughes »

michalstanko wrote: post #42
avar wrote: post #35

I'm running a Samsung Galaxy S2 that I've rooted. Here's my most commonly used applications, all of which I recommend: * Smart Keyboard Pro: https://market.android.com/details?id=net.cdeguet.smartkeybo... -- Allows me to use a Dvorak keyboard on the phone, but even if you don't use Dvorak it's still a great purchase. It has a lot of options to make your typing more efficient that the stock keyboard doesn't have. * Th…

>>> Sometimes the phone will go into some sort of voice command mode That happens when you press the home button twice. Happens to me all the time.

Or a double-tap of the phone body it's a feature in Settings>Motion

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

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Post by SkyMarshal »

An anti-answer: Use as few apps as possible, and when you do download ones, make sure to go into Settings -> Manage Applications and move them to the SD card if they didn't automatically install there.

Don't know how the SGS2 is in this regard, but my Nexus S absolutely chugs if I'm not careful to keep main memory as free as possible.

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

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Post by rwl »

The one app I find essential on my Nexus One is GrooVeIP. It allows seamless inbound and outbound calling over wifi via Google Voice and Google Talk. I use prepaid minutes when not on wifi; I pay less than $10 per month. When I make outbound calls on a cell nerwork, I use Prefixer to route them through Google Voice for the sake of caller ID.

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

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Post by phunehehe »

SkyMarshal wrote: post #48

An anti-answer: Use as few apps as possible, and when you do download ones, make sure to go into Settings -> Manage Applications and move them to the SD card if they didn't automatically install there. Don't know how the SGS2 is in this regard, but my Nexus S absolutely chugs if I'm not careful to keep main memory as free as possible.

I have a Nexus S. I install everything shiny on it (by looking at the featured apps, the weekly top apps from AppBrain, the iPhone top Apps app). I have never moved any app to SD card. The phone didn't chug so far...
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