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Recommended Apps on the Market

So I got g1 last night and I love it, downloaded a few apps from market so I figured I would share recommendations for apps I have so far. First tmobile hot spot locater is a must. Also got myspace which is cool but not really needed. Wikimobile is awesome, a must have and any cut program allows you to place shortcuts on homescreen on just about anything on your phone, including battery. Which programs has everyone else found useful, recommend?
Downloaded
Stopwatch
Flashlight
Spelldial - love it!
Bistromath
Ringdroid - mp3 cutter
Pacman
Solitaire
Quickpedia
Yellow book
Anycut
Hotspot locator

I installed:
"ShopSavvy" its great
"AnyCut" Great as well
"T-Mobile Hot Spot Locator"
Locale
PAC-MAN, what a classic
Pro-Football , it's Awesome
I-Map
Video Player
AndNav
Barcode Scanner
College Football
Flashlight
QuickList
WikiTap

Mikey1022 said:
I installed "ShopSavvy" its great and im also reading great reviews about "AnyCut"
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Yes sir it is a great app a must have mikey my man! Starting to think I don't need internet sharing g1 internet is blazing fast!

Anycut: ***** Great little app that makes anythign info a desktop shortcut. Very handy for battery info and network settings
Bonzai Blast**** Amazing and addicting game. Only proble is that it sucks your battery life
WikiMobile**** Does a great job of mobile implementation of Wikipedia. Great for looking up facts on certain things. Try looking up the G1

How long are apps going to be free on the market? Are apps even free?

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donutman said:
How long are apps going to be free on the market? Are apps even free?
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Apps will be free untill the end of the year, starting Jan then we pay

Mikey1022 said:
I installed:
"ShopSavvy" its great
"AnyCut" Great as well
"T-Mobile Hot Spot Locater"
Locale
PAC-MAN, what a classic
Pro-Football , it's Awesome
I-Map
Video Player
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I installed all of those except I-Map. I also installed these:
College Football
Barcode Scanner
imeem
Shazam
Telegraph
The Weather Channel
Translate
TuneWiki
WikiMobile

compareeverything is my current favorite... most common merchandise is found and prices given- easy to impress others with this program

Has anyone figured out how to change icons for apps on the home screen?

Updated my post #2

We got a android file explorer on the market this morning... Must have...

gospeed.racergo said:
compareeverything is my current favorite... most common merchandise is found and prices given- easy to impress others with this program
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Would you recommend it over shopsavvy? Updated my first post as well, by the time I'm done my first post will take up the first page lol.
As far as the file manager its a good start but can't open most of the files which sucks.

stats555 said:
Would you recommend it over shopsavvy?
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I do recommend Compare everywhere over shop savy. Compare averywhere has more products...

Yos025 said:
We got a android file explorer on the market this morning... Must have...
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Sweet....thanks man I just got it....some people complain about the apps,but they are doing pretty well uploading stuff,consideing the device was relased a week ago.

Yos025 said:
I do recommend Compare everywhere over shop savy. Compare averywhere has more products...
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Cool thanks gonna switch em out right now!

I didn't like the solitare interface. It was a forced landscape, and the card sizing is funky...not the cards themselves, but the symbols/numbers. They should've taken a cue from WinMo and made the hearts, diamonds, clubs, spades oversized so that they're more visible.

Spotify is now releast Official

Spotify is now releast Official http://www.spotify.com/en/mobile/overview/install-for-android/

Yes!
This made my monday great
(endelig har svenskene fått til noe bra)

I don't (and won't) have the premium service but I installed it anyway!

Thx for the news, but it seems like for free version you need an invit?
Does anyone have one more?

howimboe said:
Thx for the news, but it seems like for free version you need an invit?
Does anyone have one more?
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You have to pay to use it on your android.. (or iphone)

is it just me or is it pretty laggy, esp pulling up the playing now screen?

I have a premium account but the DAMN market won't give me Spotify... it doesn't show up. Just because I'm in Finland? Aaaaargh!

x666 said:
I have a premium account but the DAMN market won't give me Spotify... it doesn't show up. Just because I'm in Finland? Aaaaargh!
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Hmm, it should show up. Try to clear the cache..
It's a free app..

I am in Finland and tried this today, works great! I seem to recall adding external links to these posts is forbidden, so if you need the Spotify APK file to install on your Android, head over to the Swedish forums (of a site called Swedroid) and read the threads about the new release - somebody put up a link to the apk-file there.
I listened to Spotify on my way to work today and it's awesome! No lag at all, even though I always go through areas with really bad HSDPA reception...
Edit: I see the first post in this thread has a link and since the spotify client is free, this shouldn't be considered piracy (?). Mods, remove the link if you are in doubt. http://www.megaupload.com/?d=MNTO3B06. Sorry.

Looking forward to giving this a whirl.

"The mobile service has been made available exclusively to Spotify Premium members in the majority of our launch countries including the UK, Sweden, Spain, France and Norway. Spotify is not yet available on Android Market in Finland."
This sucks. But thanks jayjay, will try that out!

Simply awesome, doesn't feel like a beta at all. On t-mobile stock rom and the app is snappy with no lag. Works fine over hsdpa. offline playlists are great but still dont know if theres a limit on how much can be downloaded or if they have a time limit.
Only gripe so far is that the t&c say that a day pass gives you access but wouldn't let me until I bought full premium.

Yeah the £9.99 monthly fee is putting me off to be honest. Another tenner on top of my monthly contract, no ta.

Stick to ripping off the artists eh?

Nah, just use my own MP3's.

Roy_Drage said:
Nah, just use my own MP3's.
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Where did these come from?

barryallott said:
Where did these come from?
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Not everyone steals music! He could have ripped them from a CD, or paid to download them from somewhere else.

barryallott said:
Where did these come from?
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I always buy CD's, then import them into my Itunes.
I seem to be one of the few people who still likes to buy CD's for the album work, CD inserts etc

Oh, never mind my previous "secret spotify apk link". It seems you can download the Android apk straight from the spotify website, which makes much more sense than some free download service.
-J

barryallott said:
Stick to ripping off the artists eh?
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2009/aug/17/major-labels-spotify
Apparently the artists aren't getting anything from Spotify anyway. Buying CD's or MP3's from iTunes/Amazon et al seems to be the only way to ensure the artist is compensated for their work. Which is pretty rubbish.

another update before 31st launch?

an insider told me:
"the software I am running is beta. there was already an update since I ran the quadrant benchmark. There will be another one before/at launch."

noobnl said:
an insider told me:
"the software I am running is beta. there was already an update since I ran the quadrant benchmark. There will be another one before/at launch."
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Probably gonna be touchwiz being updated

chococrazy said:
Probably gonna be touchwiz being updated
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I sure hope so. I really like the music player in touchwiz
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koolhand79 said:
I sure hope so. I really like the music player in touchwiz
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Doubt it. They might have to change the user manual if they do upgrade to the TW 3.0 and that takes time to publish.
However, Samsung/Sprint's user manual are not thorough. So they could purposely leave out these additional "features" and put them on an updated PDF file user manual on their website.

ConceptVBS said:
Doubt it. They might have to change the user manual if they do upgrade to the TW 3.0 and that takes time to publish.
However, Samsung/Sprint's user manual are not thorough. So they could purposely leave out these additional "features" and put them on an updated PDF file user manual on their website.
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I was under the impression it already had TW 3.0....

noobnl said:
an insider told me:
"the software I am running is beta. there was already an update since I ran the quadrant benchmark. There will be another one before/at launch."
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Is it possibble you can pm me or post a link to your benchmark results. Thanks
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Kcarpenter said:
I was under the impression it already had TW 3.0....
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Samsung went build backwards on us ,They call it 2.5.
It lacks music player , FM Radio and some other goodies.

sling said:
Samsung went build backwards on us ,They call it 2.5.
It lacks music player , FM Radio and some other goodies.
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nope. it is 2.5. the app dock at the bottom cannot be changed. home screen cannot be moved or removed. music is similar to the stock android player which is very basic. no equalizer in the music player. it is definitely not 3.0. not sure y they did not add all those features. i dont understand why it costs $250 as the only extra thing is the keyboard, led flash and vga cam. rest all features are either similar or lesser than what is provided in captivate and vibrant which are available on amazon now for $49 and $0.01 respectively. $250 is simply ridiculous.

coolkams03 said:
nope. it is 2.5. the app dock at the bottom cannot be changed. home screen cannot be moved or removed. music is similar to the stock android player which is very basic. no equalizer in the music player. it is definitely not 3.0. not sure y they did not add all those features. i dont understand why it costs $250 as the only extra thing is the keyboard, led flash and vga cam. rest all features are either similar or lesser than what is provided in captivate and vibrant which are available on amazon now for $49 and $0.01 respectively. $250 is simply ridiculous.
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Also your forgetting the multicolor notification light, and once again AMAZON is selling those other phones for $49.99 and $.01. What do you think amazon will sell the EPIC 4G for? I guarantee you it won't be $250 unless the phone is consistently sold out. Wait til a month after the epic 4g has been out like how the vibrant and captivate have been and then see what it is going for on amazon. If I go to the carrier websites they still want $200 for the phones. You are being completely unfair in your comparisons.

coolkams03 said:
nope. it is 2.5. the app dock at the bottom cannot be changed. home screen cannot be moved or removed. music is similar to the stock android player which is very basic. no equalizer in the music player. it is definitely not 3.0. not sure y they did not add all those features.
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You lost me there.
I basically stated that 2.5 was a step backwards lacking goodies found in 3.0.

ConceptVBS said:
Doubt it. They might have to change the user manual if they do upgrade to the TW 3.0 and that takes time to publish.
However, Samsung/Sprint's user manual are not thorough. So they could purposely leave out these additional "features" and put them on an updated PDF file user manual on their website.
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The spec doc that was published yesterday has TW 2.5 listed in it.
http://community.sprint.com/baw/com...nd-devices/android_phones/epic?view=documents
I'm with you: I wouldn't expect TW 3.0 by launch. It is strange that they'd go with 2.5 though...

Aww man no fm radio! wtf my touch pro 2 didn't have on either, that sucks

B-Real206 said:
Aww man no fm radio! wtf my touch pro 2 didn't have on either, that sucks
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Supposedly it'll have the hardware for FM radio, but it doesn't sound like it'll be usable without a custom ROM or hacking
http://forum.sdx-developers.com/epic-general-discussion/outstanding-spec-questions/
Someone else linked that originally...don't remember where or who, but thanks.

Thanks, any idea why they disable it.

B-Real206 said:
Thanks, any idea why they disable it.
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Its the carriers who decides what to put on their phones. Samsung builds it to their request.

ConceptVBS said:
Its the carriers who decides what to put on their phones. Samsung builds it to their request.
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I would think it's a matter of both Sprint and Samsung deciding the specs. The reasons for axing it could come down to cost of development, bugs, etc., too.
IIRC, there was a case of a phone sharing some of the same hardware as the N1; the N1 had FM radio and the other did not. Modders found that they had the chipset for radio and were able to add it. Similar events have happened with phones that are wireless N capable but were not released with software that enabled it.
Either way, I'm pretty confident modders will get FM radio working on the Epic.

HAHA a SIRI killer app...

So today i came across this app and installed it on my phone,and damn,this is an awesome app.Works perfectly on our phone,almost all of speech is recognised,almost instantaneously even on 2g network.More details here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1304629

ashishv said:
So today i came across this app and installed it on my phone,and damn,this is an awesome app.Works perfectly on our phone,almost all of speech is recognised,almost instantaneously even on 2g network.More details here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1304629
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Yeah its pretty awesome.
The developers used just 8!! hours to develop it.
I downloaded it the day after SIRI was launched.
Yeah, well it was in alpha version and WAS buggy, but that kinda work is pretty amazing for 8 hours of work eh ?

Thats EPIC!
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Thanks, this is a great app.
You should check out Eva / Evan Intern as well.
It's the same concept, but has all the features of SIRI (including location based reminders) plus some.. I prefer it to SpeakToIt, but they're both great apps!

Yes great app
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Rutuj said:
Yeah its pretty awesome.
The developers used just 8!! hours to develop it.
I downloaded it the day after SIRI was launched.
Yeah, well it was in alpha version and WAS buggy, but that kinda work is pretty amazing for 8 hours of work eh ?
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Try the latest version.Lots of bugs are fixed.Sam replies to almost all questions that i ask her.

ashishv said:
Try the latest version.Lots of bugs are fixed.Sam replies to almost all questions that i ask her.
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:O
So does sassibob !

the app is great but i cant use google voice..i installed the voice app but says the voice search is not activated on my email....and when i try to activated it i get this : Google Voice is not available in your country.
Thanks for visiting Google Voice. We're not yet open for users outside the US, but are planning to expand our service to additional countries in the future.
how can i activate google voice? and do i need an invite from google to activate it?

alex1cfc said:
the app is great but i cant use google voice..i installed the voice app but says the voice search is not activated on my email....and when i try to activated it i get this : Google Voice is not available in your country.
Thanks for visiting Google Voice. We're not yet open for users outside the US, but are planning to expand our service to additional countries in the future.
how can i activate google voice? and do i need an invite from google to activate it?
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U just need to have voice search app,not google voice for this app to work.

Google Ears

So reviews had this available and even accessible as a lock screen widget, but my N4 doesn't have it at all.
Is it a USA thing only, or did something change and it get left out?

Rusty! said:
Is it a USA thing only
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Yes.

Poo, have to add it myself then. Ta.

Rusty! said:
Poo, have to add it myself then. Ta.
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It's handy. But I wish it would keep a history like similar apps do, e.g. Shazam and Soundhound. That and the lack of sharing features.

TheFiveDots said:
It's handy. But I wish it would keep a history like similar apps do, e.g. Shazam and Soundhound. That and the lack of sharing features.
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if you like something you hear you can tap the album art and bookmark it in the play store. you can also share from there.

v3rk said:
if you like something you hear you can tap the album art and bookmark it in the play store. you can also share from there.
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Ah, good to know. Thanks.

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