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I was just wondering, with so much software on the internet, what is the best free software people use? I have been doing so much customizing and tweaking I just wonder what more is out there.
I use:
amAze GPS
Google Maps
HTC Home Customizer
Live Search
My Mobilier
Skyfire
youtubeplay
GPS Today
Pocket SNES
Unfortunately some of the best ones are not free:
TomTom7
PocketInformant
GeoScout
SBP Mobile Shell
Sprite Backup
Sprite Terminator
Code Wallet Pro
Free ones that I have are:
Google Maps
Microsoft Live search
HHC Home customizer
Opera Mini Browser
PHM RegEdit
Resco File Explorer
TCPMP
Palringo
Cool, it seems most people use the same programs but your right some of the better ones are not free...
Flashlight is pretty useful at times
KeePassPPC for managing passwords. There are also versions for Windows, Mac and Linux, which is handy.
Free:
Calendar+
Htc Plus!
S2U2
S2V
S2P
Opera Mini
Nilisco Flashlight
iContac Burt Edition
Messenger
My Mobiler
PHM Regedit
sinPocketStopWatch
Kevtris 2
Pocket UNO
not free:
SPB Bubbles
Astraware Bejeweled 2
Bluezard
Garmin Mobile XT
SK Tools
ThumbCal
and some ohters that I don't have installed right now...
* Sorry this is so long... but recently I sent an email with apps & links to some of my friends who also have HTC phones, so I figure it's just easier to simply paste the text heree. *
Hello HTC friends!
I'm sending this email to some of you who I know have HTC PDAs, or may be getting one at some point. Over the few months that I've had my phone, I've received a few tips on good applications from some people, and have discovered several myself. So I thought it might be a good thing to send out an email to my friends that summarizes some my favorites, in the interest of sharing knowledge & experience for those who might find something you're looking for (or didn't even know you were looking for!).
First of all, it should be noted that I've found several of these tools / applications / customizations at a website called xda-developers.com. It's a site dedicated so HTC -branded phones *specifically*. I mostly use it by searching their forums for answers to questions, and looking for applications or basic tweaks:
http://www.xda-developers.com
Another good site for Windows Mobile devices is ppcgeeks.com:
http://www.ppcgeeks.com
I recently upgraded my phone to Windows Mobile 6.1 with the latest ROM update from HTC & Sprint, so a lot of these are still fresh in my head. It is also worth noting that all of the apps listed here are free; that is usually a criteria of mine when searching for new software especially for my phone.
nueLED: Turn on / turn off / redirect LED lights on your phone
This was one of the first little apps I installed. After I got my phone I noticed that it was always blinking to let me know it was "alive," and since I have bluetooth turned on all the time that light was blinking incessantly as well. I installed nueLED, configured it to disable the service LED and bluetooth LED, and now if my phone is blinking at me I know it's because it's *actually* trying to tell me something (missed call, voice mail, etc.).
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?p=189618#post189618
Opera Mini web browser
It couldn't have been more than 2 days of using Pocket Internet Explorer before I got fed up with it and started looking for a new browser. Maybe I was spoiled by playing with my friend's iPhone, because the web browser absolutely blows away any browser I've seen for Windows Mobile. But Opera Mini is at least a step in the right direction, until someone develops something closer to the iPhone's Safari browser. I have high hopes for Firefox's version of a mobile browser, but that won't be out for a while. And although Opera Mini runs as a Java app,let I've found out how to create a shortcut for it (as well as Gmail's Java applet) so that you don't have to go through the annoying Java menus.
http://www.operamini.com/
* There's also "Opera Mobile," although I haven't tried it yet. They have a beta (currently v9.51) that is free, although I think their non-beta releases (currently v8.65) are only free for a 30-day trial. If anyone has had any experience with these, please share the knowledge!
http://www.opera.com/press/reviews/mobile/
Google Maps
This has got to be one of the coolest apps for mobile devices; a must-have. Good interface, relatively fast, great searching, and it's easy to check traffic at a glance. It also has the ability to interact with the GPS receiver if your device has one, and can give you driving directions. But it's not the best for turn-by-turn directions as you navigate if you're trying to use it with the GPS. And also be aware that any software which accesses your GPS will suck on the battery pretty good when it's turned on, which is why I only turn on the "Use GPS" feature of Google Maps sparingly.
http://www.google.com/mobile/winmo/maps/
Microsoft Live Search
Google Maps pretty much has the upper hand in most aspects: Map GUI, usability, searching, etc. However, one area Live Search seems to have Google Maps beat is turn-by-turn directions. While it doesn't include audio guidance (I haven't found a free app that does), it integrates pretty well with the GPS and will even prompt you if you go off course. Not bad for freeware. The same caveat applies for battery usage if you turn on the GPS locator.
http://mobile.search.live.com/client/download_manual.aspx
iContact: A more "finger-friendly" contacts manager
A better UI for interacting with the contacts in your address book. Originally started a while back by someone named "larna", and version 0.6 (April 2008) was good. Then after that developer didn't have any more time to devote to it, "supbro" took over and made it way better (July 2008). Now "burt" has made his "Burt Edition 6.2" (August 2008) and made some additional improvements, and now I think it's a great app. I would have recommended it even with larna's versions, but definitely now with supbro and burt's new features. It's light weight, responsive, and highly customizable. I can tell you how to set it as the default Contacts viewer, too.
http://burt.vndv.com/index.php?ind=downloads&op=entry_view&iden=1
OggSync: Over-the-air sync with Google Calendar
This is a nice little app which synchronizes the Pocket Outlook calendar built into your device with your Google Calendar, via the internet connection on you phone. I looked at a few other solutions, and went this one because it is free, accurate, and doesn't use a 3rd-party server as a go-between. The free version is good. They also have a paid version (yearly subscription) which includes a few additional features including scheduled syncs and multiple Google calendars. The scheduled sync would be nice, and multiple calendars maybe (maps each Google Calendar to a category) -- but not enough for me to pay for it. If you don't use Google Calendar then OggSunc is probably useless; but if you do, this app is a big winner.
http://oggsync.com/
Total Commander: A more feature-rich file explorer
Although the interface looks a little bit "old school", I use this app more than I thought I would. More options when browsing & interacting with files (geez, you can even see the actual file extension for once!), plus you get a registry editor and the ability to interact with LAN file shares (if you're connected to a network via WiFi) without having to jump through a bunch of hoops.
http://www.ghisler.com/pocketpc.htm
PPC PIM Backup: Backup personal data
This is an easy way to back up contacts, call logs, calendar entries, tasks, messages, and other files, etc. to your storage card. It's pretty light weight -- in fact there's no installation process, you just run the .exe and you're off and running. There is an optional scheduling mechanism for automatic backups; but I prefer to just use the manual backup periodically. It came in handy after flashing the latest ROM update last week.
http://www.dotfred.net/default.htm
TCPMP (The Core Pocket Media Player)
This is a nice alternative to Windows Media player, that actually plays formats beyond WMV. Fullscreen works great, and it is pretty customizable. Link to WM 6.1-compatible version below:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=380387
There are also a codecs to play WMV files:
http://www.4winmobile.com/forums/local_links.php?linkid=61
and other audio formats including AC3, FLAC, Vorbis, etc.
http://picard.exceed.hu/tcpmp/test/
Flash Video Bundle: A way to play YouTube (and other) Flash videos
My friend Scott told me about this one. It is a cab installation that includes FLV codecs for TCPMP as well as a plugin for Pocket IE that allows you to save Flash videos from the youtube.com website (the non-mobile version).
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=FlashVideoBundle
YouTubePlay: Another way to save and play YouTube videos
My friend Mike showed me this other alternative. Not only will it play Flash videos like the TCPMP plugin, but it serves as a front-end for searching & saving YouTube videos. The player is good (fullscreen works nicely like TCPMP), and it seems to be a better alternative for finding YouTube videos than using a web browser.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=385227
SPB Full Screen Keyboard
I haven't tried this because the device I use (HTC Titan / Sprint Mogul) has a slide-out keyboard. But for devices that don't have a hardware keyboard, I've seen other software keyboards that are supposedly better than the ones that come standard on the ROM. One that is mentioned often is SPB Full Screen Keyboard. They have a free download, although I don't know if it's a limited functionality version or a limited time trial of the one for purchase.
http://www.spbsoftwarehouse.com/products/fsk/?en
Change # of vertical lines on new SMS reply screen
Windows Mobile v6.1 comes with a new "threaded" view for text messages, but the default space for replying to messages on my phone was only 2 lines. You can increase this if you want by simply editing the the thread_sms.htm file:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=366347
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The next few applications are clones/extracts/repackaged versions of some of the software that comes standard on the HTC Touch and similar devices. So for the Touch, Diamond, etc., I think these are already baked in. But for others, here they are:
FTouchFlo version 1.4.1
Software that mimic's the HTC "TouchFlo" functionality, which allows scrolling with your thumb or finger rather than having to use scroll bars. It also allows for some nice customizations, including the ability to launch different programs via directional finger swipes.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=338143
SCLPC++: Cloned version of the HTC Cube
There are a few cubes out there, and this is the one I found to be the most useful & responsive. It's also a 4-sided cube, with the last face being an additional program launcher. In truth, I don't use it as much as I thought I would now that I have it all set up and configured, but it's still pretty cool.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=358102
Configuration tool:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=374939
HTC Home Plugin / HTC Home Customizer
Large digital clock, favorite contacts, program launcher, weather, etc., on your Today screen. This can be used to configure, customize, and backup settings for the stock HTC Home as well as the custom one. Install "HTC Home Customizer v1.0 Final," and upon first use it will prompt you to install the HTC Home Plugin if you don't already have one.
http://www.pocketemu.com/download4.html
If your interested, there are also several other HTC applications and skins extracted from the Touch ROMs:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=344533
I also have the .cab file installers for all of these programs if you need them. If anyone has other applications that they enjoy, please share! In particular, I am looking for a more "finger friendly" alternative to the default UI for the Calendar. I very rarely use my stylus, as I find it more convenient to just use my finger or thumb nail. That's a bit more difficult with the default Calendar interface, and there are other things I don't like about it as well. If you've seen the Calendar interface on the iPhone, it's pretty good. Don't get me wrong, I'd still rather have a Windows Mobile device than an iPhone, especially since you can get more "under the hood" and customize it, etc., and there's a huge community of developers making apps for WM. But there are some things that are much better on the iPhone, including web browsing and overall touchscreen responsiveness. But hey, at least we're moving in the right direction. Maybe Windows Mobile 7 and beyond!?
By the way, I recently found this site:
http://www.touch-innovation.com/
It contains links to several different kinds of "finger friendly" Windows Mobile apps, including some of the ones I've listed above. There's a link to an older (free) version of "ThumbCal" on there, and I may give that a try at some point. But it looks like the more recent versions of it are no longer free.
EDIT: I also use S2U2:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=412418
and nueLight:
http://www.nuerom.com/BlogEngine/page/nueLight.aspx
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nueLight:
http://www.nuerom.com/BlogEngine/page/nueLight.aspx
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I tried out nueLight, and although the high beam and morse code functions are fancy and cool, I will still use Nilisco flashlight as my default flashlight. The reason is that I can easily bind it to a button (comm manager) and flick it on and off. The nueLight will only turn on with the button, but will not turn off.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=1381521&postcount=2
There were people saying they had a NES emulator for the Mogul, but I don;t think it actually exists, I never saw it posted. Would be sweet.
emkorial said:
There were people saying they had a NES emulator for the Mogul, but I don;t think it actually exists, I never saw it posted. Would be sweet.
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I use Smartgear. It emulates NES, GameBoy Color, and Genesis. It has a free trial version, but it is WELL worth the $10 it costs to register.
Find it here:
http://www.bitbanksoftware.com/SmartGear.html
My favourite freeware:
1. Today Agenda: A rather simple Today screen plug-in that allows very flexible customization of information from your calendar and tasks to your Today screen. multiple-day agendas in collapsible line items on your Today Screen. Useful for precisely deciding how much real estate you want to give up for it. I love this program.
2. Amaze: Free voice navigation. Works pretty darned well.
3. S2u2: Slide to unlock program that allows you to dump your unlock line on your Today Screen, provides a bunch of useful info on your lock screen, allows calls, and is highly customizable.
4. Skyfire Beta: I really like Skyfire Beta. It works with most websites and provides full web experience, including streaming sound and video (you can play Youtube right on the browser).
5. Youtubeplayer: A nice means of searching, playing, and downloading you tube videos.
6. Pocket Music Lite: Free music player. No fancy coverflow interface, but a nice skinnable finger friendly interface. Only plays MP3s, but you can just get a converter program for your desktop.
7. Vade Mecum: Nice little ebook ready that reads plucker format. I read downloads from www.projectguternberg.org all the time. Has bookmark, search features.
8. VS Painter Lite: A nice draw and paint program that is free. Useful to annote pictures, draw maps or dungeons, etc.
9. Total Commander: One of the best file explorers out there.
10. Set Volume: Full screen volume controller. Skinnable and nice to hard key so you don't ever have to fart around with some tiny onscreen volume control.
11. Pocket Screen: Just a screen capture program, but very nice at that. Useful for showing off your stuff on forums.
12. Beyond Pod: A nice podcast player and RSS feed reader.
13. Google Maps and Live Search: Indispensible. Must haves.
14. Icontact (Burt's version): Very nice finger friendly contacts manager.
15. PCM Keyboard: Very customizable, essentially gives you the iphone keyboard experience on your ppc. Disable the annoying dictionary and word complete functions however.
Those are my favourite non-game freeware apps.
A shout out to shareware SPB Pocket Plus for having a very stable and nicely customizable Today Screen and Launcer experience. I tried Ulitmate Launcher and had all sorts of errors and problems and have read nightmares about HTC Home and HHC.
Devin
Fav app
My Favorite is GC Java Pack
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=402980
I have Meboy gameboy color emulator that runs as a java app. I love i play pokemon on it all the time
http://java-phones.com/tools/meboy
Hello,
I use to be an active participant in the past on the Wizard forums but I changed cell companies and now I am with Sprint and the owner of a new Treo Pro.
I am just curious what software people are using on their Treo Pro. I use to run all kinds of freeware programs but I have been out of the Windows Mobile scene for a while.
I bought this phone about 3 months ago. It has worked well for me, but I don't like the screen. I was used to the HTC home program, which will work on the PRO, but I dont feel like adding the extra cabs to make it work. I did add a weather program I used to use on my TyTN (Tonya weather app.) Other than that I have added the usual Google maps and live search, and Live for Hotmail. I hope the GPS works better on your Sprint version. (I have the GSM) I had to add HTC GPS tool to make mine work. This is a no frills phone, aimed at the business person, that being said I do like how thin this phone is, and the battery time is good.
That really depends on what your goal is with a device. If you want to use it for e-mail mainly than you might not be interested in navigation software.
Maybe you should be more specific?
ms facebook app
youtube app
twikini
kinoma
newsbreak rss reader
tcpmp player
opera mobile
skyfire
google search
wunder radio
total comander
skype
resco explorer
iris browser
google maps
ibrowz
audio notes
this are some of my most frequent used apps. hope this helps.....
The Treo Pro has no problems with these programs. Only downside would be the screen size. But I use RealVGA to compensate for that
on ur Snap/Ozone/Dash 3G??
lets share what we're using to get the best out of what we have...
so far all i have is skyfire which works like a charm.
went to :
myspace
youtube
cnn.com
all work flawlessly.
if needed here is the link for it : http://www.megaupload.com/?d=3TGQ03LW
SoCalSpecialist said:
on ur Snap/Ozone/Dash 3G??
lets share what we're using to get the best out of what we have...
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I had to switch to the Ozone from the Alltel Palm Treo Pro in order to make a change to my rate plan. Much faster phone than the Treo Pro. There are a few setbacks.
Let's see, what do I have installed?
Microsoft's Bing App
Facebook App
Google Maps
Youtube App
Thinking about Skyfire or Opera Mini
CHome Configuration (can't edit new panels... bummer)
I got my yahoo, gmail, & hotmail accounts synced with no problems.
I'd like to find a new alarm clock. Being able to create new documents would be sweet too.
Good phone. WinMo 6.5 could make it better.
jtraveler said:
I had to switch to the Ozone from the Alltel Palm Treo Pro in order to make a change to my rate plan. Much faster phone than the Treo Pro. There are a few setbacks.
Let's see, what do I have installed?
Microsoft's Bing App
Facebook App
Google Maps
Youtube App
Thinking about Skyfire or Opera Mini
CHome Configuration (can't edit new panels... bummer)
I got my yahoo, gmail, & hotmail accounts synced with no problems.
I'd like to find a new alarm clock. Being able to create new documents would be sweet too.
Good phone. WinMo 6.5 could make it better.
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from what i understand ookba is cooking something up for us. He's going to be releasing the first winmo6.5 based rom for the snap
thanks for the skyfire link! i am downloading the .cab now i heard it is faster then the Opera Browser.
Installed:
SiriusWM5
Didiom
Skyfire
Spb Online
Resco Explorer
Bejeweled 2
Coreplayer
The following apps came with my phone, seem to work well:
Bing
Google Maps
Youtube
TelNav
Gmail, a few personal domain names, and my business domain name email all work well on Outlook mobile.
Applications:
Facebook
Tiny Twitter
Skyfire
Pandora
Agenda One Calender
CorePlayer
TCPMP
Palringo
CHome Config
Bing
Google Mobile App
Opera Browser
Viigo
Total Commander
Weather Watcher
Mortscript and a bunch of my own scripts
SKTools
CeleTask
Games:
Atomic Cannon
Bejeweled 2
Nine Hole Golf
Virtual Pool
Astroware Casino
anyone know of a good weather app besides the obvious one it comes with?
i wasnt able to get Mini Weather Ver 1.2 to work on my ozone...
SoCalSpecialist said:
anyone know of a good weather app besides the obvious one it comes with?
i wasnt able to get Mini Weather Ver 1.2 to work on my ozone...
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Weather watcher is what I use, you have to use Chome Config to create a custom panel for it if you want the weather on your home screen though
Bupahs said:
Weather watcher is what I use, you have to use Chome Config to create a custom panel for it if you want the weather on your home screen though
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ill give it a run..thanks!
i kno u guys are gonna love this one..here it is soft reset!
Bupahs said:
Weather watcher is what I use, you have to use Chome Config to create a custom panel for it if you want the weather on your home screen though
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Can you give us new users instructions/link on how setup WW as a panel?
I also tried to use NRG's mini Chome Weather. It works fine on the Ozone, but I can not get it to work with the HTC panels.
P
how are u guys getting it to work on the ozone?
i get the big red x for my location
SoCalSpecialist said:
how are u guys getting it to work on the ozone?
i get the big red x for my location
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I didn't do anything special. Just installed NRG Mini Chome Weather 1.3 + Monitor HTC Version.cab and chose the appropriate Home Screen layout. Awesome app, I love it. Much better than HTCWeather.
My problem is when I try to modify NRG's Home Screen to add the HTC Panels, they simply don't show up. Chome Config shows them as active, just not there. I'm assuming we need an updated version to work with updated HTC Panels on the Ozone.
P
i ran into the same issue with NRG's weather.
i guess we're just gonna have to wait and see whats produced..
i need a FREE real calendar for the maple the one that you see like a real calendar not no bs thats on the phone
email scheduler
Hi guys,
Does anyone know if there is a software similar to email scheduler (http://www.gudensoft.com/emailscheduler/)
For non-touchscreen it doesn't run.
Moresco
Hey everyone love this phone so far.... i have these apps installed and work Great
Garmin XT, free caddie ,smart toolkit, phm reg edit, chome config, pocket SNES, Smartgear, new bing search, facebook, opera mini, skyfire, pandora, tcpmp + Flash video bundle, sk tools
How the hell do you get pandora working? I just get stuck on the connecting... screen and can't get past that!!! So frustrating!
miker2431 said:
How the hell do you get pandora working? I just get stuck on the connecting... screen and can't get past that!!! So frustrating!
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i don't know what version your using but this is the one that works on my Dash and really good with just 3G.....
MagiKb
Hi, anyone tried magikb on the snap?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=344677
I'll be getting my snap early next month, cant wait
I was thinking, why not post some of our favourite apps here, so that everyone could enjoy them.
You may post one or more, preferably not well known ones. Everyone knows about SPB Online, CorePlayer and Skype, but not about Slick, HTC mp3 trimmer, etc. If you don't have a rare one to contribute post your favourite, no matter how popular it is, maybe someone here will find it useful. Post anything, the important thing is to share .
As usual, no warez are allowed. Links to developers' sites are welcome, but I don't see the point, you can find them with google in seconds.
Here is mine:
Kinoma Play - media centre app that scans your phone for all your pics, vids and music and plays them in the app itself. Catalog of online radio stations and access to many sites from the app itself - YouTube, Flickr, Picasa and more . All in one media app.
can you upload mp3-trimmer please, or someone else who has this programm. i dont really have somethin new, think there are not that much usefull apps anymore which i dont know... but would need mp3trimme. cya
l like this game ---worldofwarcraft
natedastate said:
can you upload mp3-trimmer please, or someone else who has this programm. i dont really have somethin new, think there are not that much usefull apps anymore which i dont know... but would need mp3trimme. cya
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Well, why didn't you share one of those many apps tha you know of? That's the point of this thread . Just google the trimmer, but be sure to get the VGA version. The other one is too small.
I like how 100+ people have checked out the thread and didn't post anything, probably thinking "why is no one posting anything?" while NOT contributing themselves lol.
And you, yes YOU, will you post something after you read this, or will you choose not to be part of the community?
Here is another one to keep things rolling:
pPod - it's an iPod mp3 player. Same skin as the iPod classics. All the functions work, including the touchscreen scrollwheel and the backlight. Fully functional iPod for your WinMo ROFL .
WKTask - maybe this is well known to y'all, but it's an awesome task manager that tiles your running apps in the top menu bar so you can see them and open them or kill them, basically like XP or Vista.
orelsi said:
I was thinking, why not post some of our favourite apps here, so that everyone could enjoy them.
You may post one or more, preferably not well known ones. Everyone knows about SPB Online, CorePlayer and Skype, but not about Slick, HTC mp3 trimmer, etc. If you don't have a rare one to contribute post your favourite, no matter how popular it is, maybe someone here will find it useful. Post anything, the important thing is to share .
As usual, no warez are allowed. Links to developers' sites are welcome, but I don't see the point, you can find them with google in seconds.
Here is mine:
Kinoma Play - media centre app that scans your phone for all your pics, vids and music and plays them in the app itself. Catalog of online radio stations and access to many sites from the app itself - YouTube, Flickr, Picasa and more . All in one media app.
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i downloaded the free kinoma play and i dont have the facebook or twitter stuff thats on there site. do u have the paid version? if so does it have these programs included?
standard good stuff here from microsoft http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/en-us/downloads/microsoft/default.mspx
orelsi said:
pPod - it's an iPod mp3 player. Same skin as the iPod classics. All the functions work, including the touchscreen scrollwheel and the backlight. Fully functional iPod for your WinMo ROFL .
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I'm surprised you of all people think that's a good thing given your blind hatred of anything apple...
ring-bearer said:
WKTask - maybe this is well known to y'all, but it's an awesome task manager that tiles your running apps in the top menu bar so you can see them and open them or kill them, basically like XP or Vista.
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I cry myself to sleep every night, because there was a month between me buying the X1 and me discovering WKTask. That app is amazing and my phone is a piece of .... without it .
Ganondolf said:
i downloaded the free kinoma play and i dont have the facebook or twitter stuff thats on there site. do u have the paid version? if so does it have these programs included?
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I have an older version of the soft. I shall try to update it.
P.S. Do you have a nice app suggestion for all of us?
xperiance said:
I'm surprised you of all people think that's a good thing given your blind hatred of anything apple...
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1 - Facts =/= hatred. You are the hater here .
2 - I can always show iTards that, I can have iPod on my X1, but they can't get WMP on their iCraps MUAHHAAHAHAH. Plus, I love having as much as possible on my phone.
3 - I didn't see you contributing to the thread, thus rendering your own post useless and hateful....
my app for u guys to try is : BarBack Drink Guide.
mixes, cocktails, party themes, punches etc. i nice data base of drinks. tells u what u need and how to make it.
ps. uses DataViewer
Ganondolf said:
my app for u guys to try is : BarBack Drink Guide.
mixes, cocktails, party themes, punches etc. i nice data base of drinks. tells u what u need and how to make it.
ps. uses DataViewer
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Will try it eagerly .
Lol, it turns out I have had those Facebook and Twitter "widgets" all the time (I haven't used the app in a long time ).They work perfectly. Unfortunatelly I use neither of those services on a regular basis...
I suggest Worldcard Mobile. It is a helpful app for businessman.
Manage contact with camera and save into address book directly.
http://worldcard.penpowerinc.com/worldcard-mobile-standard.html
- Best Game: Tony Hawk Pro Skater
- Best Translator: Babylon Mobile
- Best Videoplayer: Coreplayer Mobile
- Best Calculator: HiCalc
- Best Internet browser: Opera Mini 5
- Best RSS Reader: Newsbreak (Because of the search function)
- Best File Explorer: Resco Explorer
- Best Diary: ThumbCal
- Best User Interface: SPB MobileShell 3
- Best (Online) Radio Player: SPB Radio
- Best Keyboard Software: Cliquick
- Best Navigator: Sygic Mobile
Here are some of the apps I use all the time and would recommend ...
Beyondpod (freeware podcatcher with scheduled downloads ... I get mine to download at 3am ... but make sure you set it to wifi only!)
G-Alarm (Alarm manager - Not free anymore but well worth the money)
G-Profiles (Free Profile Manager)
FingerMenu/Finger Message (Free Enlarged finger friendly menus)
HomeScreen++ (Free Today screen system info/ power consumption etc)
Flix (Free Download cinema/current film information based on typed location or gps)
GPSToday (Free GPS location application based around Google maps with low power consumption)
Microsoft Recite (Free Voice notes application that you can search by voice!)
SPB Backup (Backup util thats saved my bacon quite a few times!)
(p.s. Really liked WKTask but it always drained my battery fast)
Nice to see people sharing . A lot of soft to try, but that's good! Post as much as you want people. The more, the better hehe.
Here is another one from me:
W.M.D. (Web Video Downloader) - Amazing soft that lets you download ANY video from YouTube and other video sites (including 18+ ones).
No apps or games but something I find usefull on SE phones and directed at those users who might not be aware of it: to mute incoming call ringtone, click volume rocker up once and to cancell incoming call just double click.
Hello,
it´s my first post I´m also looking everytime for new stuff for my x1. some good apps which i use are SpeeedReader (based on googlereader), nimbuzz (chatclient) and to blogging i use shozu.
Sorry for my english, it´s not the best
Hello, ALL
My T-Mobile (USA) HD2 plans to move to Android. Currently using stock (3.14) ROM and happy with it. I'm VERY experienced WM user, but tried couple Android ROMS and now I want to move.
It took me quite some time to get the BEST (imho and for my needs) apps for WM and I'm looking for alternatives with Android. It does not matter if they are free or paid. They have to be BEST of the BEST.
E.g CorePlayer is the king of WM video players. I'm looking for the king on Android. Not just "some" player, but the best player. Got the idea ?
There are so many apps for Android and I would appreciate your help in finding best alternatives for my favorite WM apps.
Here is the list of apps on WM and I'm looking for alternative in Android. And YES I did read other 2 threads about same "migration"
1. Resco Explorer
2. iGo Primo 1.1
3. Magicall - this program intercepts calls/messages and change them.
E.g. when I call international phone#, Magicall automatically (!)
determines it is international - then calls my calling card access#,
enters PIN and then original phone#
4. RSS Hub - RSS aggregator
5. ABBYY Lingvo - dictionary. NOT online, does not require internet connection.
Can speak words
6. SPB Radio - online radio with nice touch interface and ability to add own URLs
7. Nitrogen - music player
8. AlReader2 - ebook reader
9. Panoramic Calc Pro - great calculator with a lot of things and with
self-updating currency rates
10. Resco Photo Manager
11. PPC Pim Backup - for contacts/email/appointments backup/restore
12. SPB Backup - full system backup/restore
13. Panoramic moTweets - twitter client
14. LMT - allows me to close/open apps by sliding fingers in different directions
15. Pigeon - ICQ client
13. PortGo - similar to fring, but finger friendly interface for SIP calls
16. FPSE - Sony PS emulator
17. Slacker Radio - similar to Pandora, but I find it better
18. GrooveMobile - client for GrooveShark service, where you can search and
listen to music
19. ArkSwitch - program task manager, shows me what is running,
close apps/close all, finger friendly
20. MobileTag - barcode reader with price check on internet.
Very handy in determining "deal or no deal"
21, Official Livejournal app for mobile
22. MS Facebook app
23. SPB Wireless monitor. Calculates you data usage. Can produce charts per app/day/month/date range/etc
I know this list is big. But its been so many years on WM
And BTW, if you know absolute KILLER app on Android which is not in WM but everybody knows it on Android (like Angry Birds ) - let me know too !
You can get Slacker on Android. As for playing MP3s, I use MixZing on a daily basis and love it...but it really all comes down to personal preference.
Edit: Oh, and one of those killer apps you mentioned, IMO, is LauncherPro. It's a replacement launcher that adds a lot of functionality. There are both free and paid versions of the app.
bogdatov said:
Hello, ALL
My T-Mobile (USA) HD2 plans to move to Android. Currently using stock (3.14) ROM and happy with it. I'm VERY experienced WM user, but tried couple Android ROMS and now I want to move.
It took me quite some time to get the BEST (imho and for my needs) apps for WM and I'm looking for alternatives with Android. It does not matter if they are free or paid. They have to be BEST of the BEST.
E.g CorePlayer is the king of WM video players. I'm looking for the king on Android. Not just "some" player, but the best player. Got the idea ?
There are so many apps for Android and I would appreciate your help in finding best alternatives for my favorite WM apps.
Here is the list of apps on WM and I'm looking for alternative in Android. And YES I did read other 2 threads about same "migration"
1. Resco Explorer ------------ Astro, Root Explorer, etc
2. iGo Primo 1.1 ------------- CoPilot ($5) works like a charm!
3. Magicall - this program intercepts calls/messages and change them.
E.g. when I call international phone#, Magicall automatically (!)
determines it is international - then calls my calling card access#,
enters PIN and then original phone# --------- not sure if there is anything similar to this app - I never got into SIP calling on Android.
4. RSS Hub - RSS aggregator ---------- you have many RSS feed readers - for news I recommend PULSE app (non-RSS but really cool)
5. ABBYY Lingvo - dictionary. NOT online, does not require internet connection.
Can speak words - not sure about this one
6. SPB Radio - online radio with nice touch interface and ability to add own URLs -------- Pandora or Slacker Radio
7. Nitrogen - music player
8. AlReader2 - ebook reader --------- Aldiko and Kindle for Android
9. Panoramic Calc Pro - great calculator with a lot of things and with
self-updating currency rates ------------- REAL CALC along with another app ConvertPAD
10. Resco Photo Manager ----------- android built-in photo manager fits my needs
11. PPC Pim Backup - for contacts/email/appointments backup/restore ---------- google sync (integrated in Android) is the best way along with Calendar, Google Voice - everything is synced under one google account
12. SPB Backup - full system backup/restore --------- backup ends on you copying whole SD CARD on your computer - kind of simple since Android is on sd card
13. Panoramic moTweets - twitter client ------------ many sense widgets would take care of this
14. LMT - allows me to close/open apps by sliding fingers in different directions ------------ do not think there is an app for this.
15. Pigeon - ICQ client ----------- fring client
13. PortGo - similar to fring, but finger friendly interface for SIP calls ------ nimbuzz or fring or skype would do it...
16. FPSE - Sony PS emulator --------- do not think it exists
17. Slacker Radio - similar to Pandora, but I find it better ------------ Slacker Radio
18. GrooveMobile - client for GrooveShark service, where you can search and listen to music - Pandora
19. ArkSwitch - program task manager, shows me what is running,
close apps/close all, finger friendly - not sure if you are going to need one under Android - there are plenty but android is not WinMo to need one at all times...
20. MobileTag - barcode reader with price check on internet. --------- ShopSavvy, Barcode Scanner, Google Shopper, etc.
Very handy in determining "deal or no deal"
21, Official Livejournal app for mobile ------------ google integrated documents - check 'em out
22. MS Facebook app ------------ Facebook for Android would do it
I know this list is big. But its been so many years on WM
And BTW, if you know absolute KILLER app on Android which is not in WM but everybody knows it on Android (like Angry Birds ) - let me know too !
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See italic answers and this should help at least a lil bit!
Would like to make some additions to the poster above. First of all, the video player you would need is RockPlayer. Still in beta i believe, but plays all kinds of formats without having to convert the video: you can just put the divx files you would normally watch on your computer on your microsd, and RockPlayer handles them just fine. Subtitles support included.
You also mention Grooveshark, they have developped their own app for Android for quite some time already. Haven't used it, but I suppose it's good.
CoPilot is very good if you don't have a mobile data plan (or wish to navigate abroad), but the built-in google maps navigation is probably the best there is, and it's free.
Other recommended apps:
- Tasker: paid, extremely advanced profile manager. Triggers include date/time, battery %, power source, headset plugged, wifi enabled, app launched, ... - basically everything you can imagine
- Wavesecure: paid, very innovative remote lock/wipe/backup/trace application. There are alternatives by now, but Wavesecure was first and I believe they are still the best.
- Chrome to phone: free, app that sort of links google chrome or firefox (google fox2phone) to your phone. Send links, text, google maps, ... with just 1 click, very useful at times!
"7. Nitrogen - music player"
- For what it's worth, i find that winamp for android is a very good music player, much better than stock. Just an opinion but worth checking out.
"16. FPSE - Sony PS emulator --------- do not think it exists"
- There is a PS Emulator. It's on the market and (I believe) it's free, or at least donation-ware.
Also, for what it's worth, at the moment with running android from SD card, some people experience data loss when copying over usb. The best solution so far for me is use FTP. There is a free FTP server (just search on market) and FTP clients for all platforms are widely available. I personally use FileZilla.
Sorry for not being more specific with app names but I don't have phone with me ATM.
Regards
Thanks for suggestions. Keep going !
Also I forgot one app which I find useful in WM and want to see something like that on Android.
23. SPB Wireless monitor. Calculates you data usage. Can produce charts per application/day/month/date range/etc
Hum Copilot is a big chit compared to Igo Primo !
FPSECE is 3x faster than the PSX4DROID
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No Igo , no Android for me ! mails, task not synchronised, bad for job
Android is same as Iphone, good for games and useless apps ...
Best music player for Android is PowerAMP. You can find it on the market for $5 bucks. It is worth it..
dyter said:
Hum Copilot is a big chit compared to Igo Primo !
FPSECE is 3x faster than the PSX4DROID
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No Igo , no Android for me ! mails, task not synchronised, bad for job
Android is same as Iphone, good for games and useless apps ...
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wow, a pro hater..
now seriously why posting, if you have no clue dude...
Copilot looks not as great as iGo Primo, but at least it has TTS voices. My main concern with CoPilot are maps/poi. With iGo I can mix and match maps/poi from Navteq and TeleAtlas. And I new they are pretty reliable. Not sure about maps/poi source for CoPilot.
But iGo Myway does not have English TTS
I also tried Aura. Interface is better, but again - not sure about map/poi source and no TTS. Some routing issues too.
For now I settled with iGo MyWay but it does not look as nice as Primo. Even with skins and such. And no TTS.
BTW ... for RSS/Podcasts I ended up using BeyondPod.
bogdatov said:
23. SPB Wireless monitor. Calculates you data usage. Can produce charts per application/day/month/date range/etc
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You can use 3G Watchdog Pro for this...
Cant use SPB Backup or PPC PIM Backup
Please help...
recently changed from wm6.5 to google android for the htc hd2.
coupla quick questions.... every time i reboot it loads windows again and i have to click the haret.exe file to load andriod again... is this normal? will it slow down my phone and is there any way to completely get rid of wm6.5? i followed the xda thread for android and it was great but unsure of this last bit...
secondly i backed up all my contacts email etc. on spb backup and on ppc pim manager but neither backup file is compatible with android. are there any programs that will work with both operating systems so that i can transfer contacts easily?
Thank you in advance!
In WM6.5:
1. Sync you PIM data (contacts, calendar) with your google account via exchange. (creage google account before if you do not have one, then setup google sync via exchange as described here: http://www.google.com/support/mobile/bin/answer.py?answer=138636&topic=14299 )
2. Flash one of the Android NAND ROMS from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=928 and during firs boot enter the credertials of your google acooudt from 1st step. All you PIM data (contacts, calendar) will be downloaded from google account.