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New Android Owner Looking for Interesting Apps

Let me start by introducing myself. I'm the new owner of a Droid 2 Global (but I'm posting in Plain Droid 2 General, because the distinction has no relevance for my questions).
I previously owned an HTC Titan (which I left stock, which is unusual for me). Before that I had an HTC Apache, which I customized heavily, back in the day when XDA only covered HTC WinMo phones. I was even customizing ROMs, although not at a particularly advanced level. I mostly followed other forums, but many of the important utilities used originated here.
But enough of the old history. I now have the D2G. Relative to the tiny low resolution screen of my WinMo phones, this was a real upgrade .
So the first thing I did was root the phone, and installed Fission. I've also installed various apps I've seen recommended, and am wanting to hear any suggestions people have for other apps.
I'm no interested in most of the things that top many "must-have apps" lists, like social networking apps, and I'm especially interested in knowing about interesting obscure apps, but I could still have missed some interesting mainstream apps.
I'm including an annotated list of my currently installed (non-rom) apps.
Thanks for any suggestions!
Current Apps:
Adobe Flash Player 10.1 (com.adoble.flashplayer)
Adobe Reader (com.adobe.reader)
AudioManager (com.smartandroid.audiowidget) I'm not particularly happy about this app's widgets being refreshed by polling, rather than by somehow subscribing to the volume change events. Is there a similar root-only app hat works like that?
Barcode Scanner (com.google.zxing.client.android)
Compass (com.apksoftware.compass)
Dolphin Browser HD (mobi.mgeek.TunnyBrowser)
Droid 2 Bootstrapper (com.koushikdutta.droid2.bootstrap)
Earth (com.google.earth)
eSpeak TTS (com.marvin.espeak)
Fission Rom Manager Lite (br.romdownloader)
GMail (com.google.android.gm) Fission omits this since it is on the market
Goggles (com.google.android.apps.unveil) Interesting, albeit not practical
Google Sky Map (com.googl.android.stardroid) A bit more practical
Google Translate (com.google.android.apps.translate)
GPS Test (com.chartcross.gpstest)
Maps (com.google.android.apps.maps) Fission omits this since it is on the market
Root Explorer (com.speedsoftware.rootexplorer)
Shopper (com.google.android.apps.shopper)
Street View (com.google.android.street) Fission omits this since it is on the market
Superuser (com.noshufou.android.su) Downloaded latest version from market, so I am notified of updates
Terminal Emulator (jackpal.androidterm)
Titanium Backup (com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup)
Titanium Backup Pro (com.keramidas.TitaniumBackupPro)
Voice Search (com.google.android.voicesearch) Fission omits this since it is on the market
YouTube (com.google.android.youtube) Fission omits this since it is on the market
Update: Apps I've tried based on suggestions and think that I will stick with (unless I see something better) will be added to the above list, in bold.

Handcent sms. Best text messaging app out there and its free. Launcherpro is also awesome.
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i would get a cpu control app like setcpu, or if you want to overclock go with droid overclock by jrummy, i personally cant use an android phone without fancy widget. i also noticed that there wasnt an xda app in there

orkillakilla said:
Handcent sms. Best text messaging app out there and its free. Launcherpro is also awesome.
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Agreed, I'd go ADW launcher though

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Agreed, I'd go ADW launcher though
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theres a new version called adw ex and it costs$2.50 but it is SO worth it. so much more customization. i also second handcent sms.

botnryan said:
theres a new version called adw ex and it costs$2.50 but it is SO worth it. so much more customization. i also second handcent sms.
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I have it, and love it as well

Here's some worth checking out:
Google Voice: Google Voice will transcribe your voicemails to text, store them on the web, make them searchable, and allow you to archive them forever. Single most amazing thing to happen to phones since they got data connections. Ignore the rest of this list and get google voice. It's worth the few minutes of setup time.
qik: You can stream video live to the web. I haven't really found a great use for it, but how cool is that?
Dropbox: If you don't use Dropbox on your PC, that's a whole other story I need to tell you about, but there's an app for your android. It syncs your data to the cloud and keeps all your computers in sync with the newest versions.
Google Sky Map: Do you see a constellation? Hold your phone at arms length in front of the stars in question and google sky map will tell you their names, the name of the constellation, and other cool stuff. It's one of those you have to see it to believe it.
Jorte is a much better calendar than the default one. You can put much more useful widgets on the desktop and see the names of your events when you're in monthly or weekly views.
ADW is an awesome launcher (I use it), but Launcher Pro is probably cool too.
Get your bank's mobile banking app. Super useful.
Verizon has an app that shows you your minutes used, txts sent, and data downloaded.
Cool games:
Rocket Bunnies
Mechanics Touch
Robo Defense
Repilica Island
Air Control
Buka
Radiant
Totemo

Feedback on the suggestions: (Updated)
Its really not clear what Handcent SMS gets me over the default provider, especially since I don't use SMS very much. Also if I do decide to go Google Voice in the future, said app becomes somewhat moot, since AIUI only the GV app works well with GV's SMS.
ADW Launcher EX looks interesting. I do have some reservations though. I remember that early on all replacement launchers had issues that varied from effectively locking you out of the phone by breaking (with the breakage surviving restarts), through to eating up battery like crazy. Have those all been pretty well resolved?
The XDA-Developers app has ads, and more importantly does not seem to let me refer back to older posts while composing.
I'm not sure what to make of Dolphin HD. It has ads unless you buy a license, but those ads are hidden away in places like the bookmarks management screen (while the bookmarks sidebar is what you use most of the time). It does support downloading any file even if no app for the format is installed. On the other hand functionality like a password manager is only available in an add-on (and the password manager one is a paid add-on).

I've used both adw and launcher pro, I loved adw but I just didn't find it as stable or as smooth as launcher pro, so I stayed with launcher pro, just a little input for your consideration
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I'm sure there is someone who will disagree, but I really like Dolphin HD browser. It may be a hair slower than some other browsers, but I really like the bookmarks bar on the left side.
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Some other apps I've found are the miui music app (best music player app I've found) and also the miren browser from the miui rom. Worth checking out and they are free.
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I just downloaded that miren browser, I haven't heard of it. I'm going to have to test it for a while.
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AdFree if you don't like the ads. Cachemate, drocap2. Just some suggestions
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Tried the miren browser. I still prefer dolphin though.
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chompSMS over Handcent for me. Main reason for these is the popup notifications. Saves me from turning on screen, unlocking, dragging down status bar, tapping message, and then being able to read it. Auto lights up screen (20 sec configurable for me) and opens a pop-up window, you can instant-reply there too. Oh and the quick-compose, I map that through the LauncherPro activities feature to search button + P to instantly start composing an SMS.
andChat if you ever need irc
tTorrent Lite looks nice haven't used it just have it installed
K-9 Mail much better than gmail (gmail hogs precious vertical viewing area when in landscape mode)
GTask, enable tasks in google labs on your gmail (if this is still a labs feature and not official now).
MusicJunk: I won't spoil this one for you.
I'd say that's it.

I actually like go sms, its very customizable and has the pop ups like chomp, although I disable them from time to time. And I also found hancent a little buggy, sometimes it wouldn't send my messages, go sms sends them very fast, almost as soon as I hit send.
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rusty815 said:
I actually like go sms, its very customizable and has the pop ups like chomp, although I disable them from time to time. And I also found hancent a little buggy, sometimes it wouldn't send my messages, go sms sends them very fast, almost as soon as I hit send.
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IMO, Go SMS, like most apps, uses too much vertical space. Who needs half an inch for a message ? I wish more would do it like k-9 mail and just make it like 1/4th inch high at the max.

I don't use very many social networking apps and mainly use my phone for media purposes aside from some of the more popular news type apps like Tapatalk, Pulse news reader and stuff here are a few you may be interested in:
Media Apps:
BeyondPod - If you like podcasts this app is amazing. Doggcatcher is pretty good also, but I simply prefer the more minimalist style of BeyondPod.
iSyncr - if you want to sync music from itunes to your phone
PlayerPro - imo this is the best music player for android hands down. its very customizable and has a ton of options and features. If you are interested in trying it check out the Sens skin for it.
RockPlayer - plays literally any video format. Eventually I hope to move to vPlayer, but that isn't all that stable on the Droid 2/X phones atm.
XiiaLive - a shoutcast streaming player with a pretty good interface. I think Winamp may also stream as well.
System/Widget Apps:
LauncherPro - other people have mentioned it. To clarify I have never had a reboot lock problem or any battery drain from it and I have been using it since I got my droid 2 back in the summer (4-5+ months), so I can confidently say it is more than stable and very fast.
Volume Toggle (Free or Pro) - I have been using free for months. Its similar to AudioManager except superior in every way. I am fairly sure it works with system change events in the latest versions of it. If nothing else give it a shot. It has a nice widget you can tap to change profiles and can auto-profile things like the headset. The ads in the free version are so minimal you wouldn't notice them as they only exist down in the profile creation screens so you wouldn't see them 9/10 days.
SimiClock - A great homescreen widget with date/time/weather and a super minimalistic look.
Launch-X (Free or pro) - A pretty neat launcher widget with a decent amount of customization.
Other Interesting Apps:
TippyTipper - easy tip calculator
Urbanspoon - find good places to eat fast!
psx4droid- Play playstation games on your phone
An app you will probably never hear of:
SimplyNoise - A White noise generator. It really helps me when studying and/or programming. Its basically a version of the website http://www.simplynoise.com/ stuffed into a concise little app. Its kinda weird, but I really like it!

swift key
its a keyboard with the capability of predicting the next word you're going to write and it works very well with the physical keyboard (the whole purpose of owning a droid 2 lol) it is a paid app but it is so worth it

Recommend some programs

Finally have my phone where I like it with Redemption and Ive gone through the market only a million times. Chances are I over looked things and skipped others.
Basically looking for recommendations on system utilities, tools, programs, games, etc.

Battery monitor widget
Temp+CPU V2
Pew pew 2
X Construct
SetCPU (if your rom doesn't have built in OC)
Those are a few I'd recommend.
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Adfree
Call confirm
Fancy widget
Gmote
Incbits
Where's my Droid
Widget locker
Craigsnotifica
IMDB
The weather channel
There's a quick list for ya. Hope it helps.

Adfree
All Apps Organizer
Colornote
Pandora
Alarm Clock Plus
My Tracks
Pocket
Shop Savvy
Double Twist (you might perfer sense music player / widget, but I just like this one better)
TV Shows Stream
Music Junk (no longer available in market but you can pick it up elsewhere)
iheartradio
Camera ZOOM FX
Dolphin Browser Mini
Speedx 3D free
Auto Rotate Switch
Beautiful Widgets
Where's my Droid
Vibrate mode by force
Tasker
Wifi Analyzer
Wireless Tether
Soundhound

evileclipse said:
Adfree
Call confirm
Fancy widget
Gmote
Incbits
Where's my Droid
Widget locker
Craigsnotifica
IMDB
The weather channel
There's a quick list for ya. Hope it helps.
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POQbum said:
All Apps Organizer
Colornote
Pandora
Alarm Clock Plus
My Tracks
Pocket
Shop Savvy
Double Twist (you might perfer sense music player / widget, but I just like this one better)
TV Shows Stream
Music Junk (no longer available in market but you can pick it up elsewhere)
iheartradio
Camera ZOOM FX
Dolphin Browser Mini
Speedx 3D free
Auto Rotate Switch
Beautiful Widgets
Where's my Droid
Vibrate mode by force
Tasker
Wifi Analyzer
Wireless Tether
Soundhound
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Everything in bold I already have. I tried Tasker, but it would take me forever to tweak things. Thanks. Lets keep them coming.

Angry Birds & Seasons/Rio????
Birds is a must... then you'll checking Market several times a day for update cause you've beaten it already.
Amazon App Store for all the free daily apps
Black Facebook
Chandroid
Handcent
Live Profile
Not Call Log (MUST!!!!)
MissedIt!
Swype
ADW Launcher.exe
TV Guide Mobile
XDA Premium - OF COURSE

BenHolliday said:
Angry Birds & Seasons/Rio????
Birds is a must... then you'll checking Market several times a day for update cause you've beaten it already.
Amazon App Store for all the free daily apps
Black Facebook
Chandroid
Handcent
Live Profile
Not Call Log (MUST!!!!)
MissedIt!
Swype
ADW Launcher.exe
TV Guide Mobile
XDA Premium - OF COURSE
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I have both Angry Birds from the Amazon app store. Later tonight after work Ill be checking some of these out. I havent heard of a few of them.

Well I like many of the ones that have already been mentioned but here is my list:
Used daily:
minimalistic text
scrollable news widget
Jorte
facebook for android
xda
yammer
finance (google)
amazon app store (as mentioned for free apps daily)
the weather channel
ADW (installed with CM7)
ADW Notifier (great addition to ADW to put hte bubble on gmail )
Gmail
Google Voice
Other apps that I use once in a while:
Movies (flixter)
TV Guide
IMDB
Score Mobile
SyncMyPics (only when running ASOP, HTC's People app does a great job with this on its own).
My Verizon
ASTRO Browser
Google Maps/ Street view/ Navigation
Games that I have played with (I am not a gamer so others probably have better picks):
Super Dynamite fishing (because of Opening fishing this past weekend this is my top pick )
Angreybirds (all)
Doodle Jump
Majesty (probably best app of the day from amazon that I got)
world series poker
LOL so after looking through my apps I have a TON that I have never even started... I guess I would say get amazon to get the free ones but try them to see if you like them LOL
have to go back and try a bunch of these now.
SoBBie

wave launcher and circlelauncher are a couple of really nice folder type widgets.

supersobbie said:
Well I like many of the ones that have already been mentioned but here is my list:
Used daily:
minimalistic text
scrollable news widget
Jorte
facebook for android
xda
yammer
finance (google)
amazon app store (as mentioned for free apps daily)
the weather channel
ADW (installed with CM7)
ADW Notifier (great addition to ADW to put hte bubble on gmail )
Gmail
Google Voice
Other apps that I use once in a while:
Movies (flixter)
TV Guide
IMDB
Score Mobile
SyncMyPics (only when running ASOP, HTC's People app does a great job with this on its own).
My Verizon
ASTRO Browser
Google Maps/ Street view/ Navigation
Games that I have played with (I am not a gamer so others probably have better picks):
Super Dynamite fishing (because of Opening fishing this past weekend this is my top pick )
Angreybirds (all)
Doodle Jump
Majesty (probably best app of the day from amazon that I got)
world series poker
LOL so after looking through my apps I have a TON that I have never even started... I guess I would say get amazon to get the free ones but try them to see if you like them LOL
have to go back and try a bunch of these now.
SoBBie
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rpz3.14 said:
wave launcher and circlelauncher are a couple of really nice folder type widgets.
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Way more to go through now. Keep them coming.

Sideloaded working apps for OUYA

I've got a bunch of apps working, lets compile a list of working apps.
~Netflix
~Hulu
~Flash Player
~WatchESPN
~Dead on Arrival 2
~Beach Buggy Blitz
~At Bat
~Slingbox
~Adobe AIR

Other's I've got working:
- Amazon App Store
- Chrome Browser (can't exit without a keyboard)
- Plague Inc.
- Astro File Browser
- XBMC (of course)
Which version of Hulu did you get working?
None of I've tried the latest from the Play Store as well as the "modified" versions available here at XDA and neither of them work for me. The latest one loads the Hulu splash screen and then crashes, the modified ones just show the main screen no matter what I click on.

- ES file browser
- GBAoid
- Others mentioned
Have others had good luck with Netflix, while I can make it run I have had no luck with audio. Hopefully we get some official versions of some of these soon.

Here's a couple on mine:
-Falcon Pro
-Titanium Backup
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madmofo145: I had netflix up at one point, audio was hit or miss.

Haven't had any issues with Netflix, but I didn't really use it all the much either lol
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How about Hulu?

It was an old modified apk I made, not the latest but it works. I'll see if I will change the new version of it
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Here's another
-YouTube for Google TV (works great!)

I LOVE the UI for YouTube for Google TV...knocks everything else out of the park
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WinDroidGuy said:
It was an old modified apk I made, not the latest but it works. I'll see if I will change the new version of it
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Any chance you could share the modified apk?

I sideloaded GTAIII just to try out the stereoscopic 3d support. It seems to work great, 3d display works, controller works, everything.
Then just for kicks, I gave quadrant standard a run too.
Other than that i've only tried the obvious things, busybox, Titanium Backup, etc.
It seems that all those games that didn't adapt well to having a touch screen and not a controller are the ones I didn't keep around, so now I'll have to go browsing through the play store to find them all again.

I would like an copy of that hulu apk too
@madmofo, with Netflix you need to use the touch pad and click to increase the volume. The bar is not working correctly, at like 80%~ on the bar you get no audio, you move it as high as possible, it then works.

I am running NOVA LAUNCHER which now that I finally setup makes the system a lot more accessible. The nice surprise is how well ZEN PINBALL HD plays, the plunger is triggered by the O button not the analog stick. I posted over galcon.com to ask for controller button mapping for DYNAMITE JACK, the directional controls do work already. DRAG RACING also supports the controls for driving.

TadeoNYC said:
I am running Nova Launcher which now that I finally setup makes the system a lot more accessible. The nice surprise is how well Zen Pinball HD plays, the plunger is triggered by the O button not the analog stick. I posted over galcon.com to ask for controller button mapping for Dynamite Jack, the directional controls do work already. Drag Racing also supports the controls for driving.
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I didn't even consider this would work. Would definitely like a cleaner launcher.
Do the OUYA games still show up in Nova? Is Nova easily navigated with the controller?

elmerohueso said:
I didn't even consider this would work. Would definitely like a cleaner launcher.
Do the OUYA games still show up in Nova? Is Nova easily navigated with the controller?
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Yes and yes. Though I find Nova easier to use with the touchpad than the controller itself.

chrisanthropic said:
Yes and yes. Though I find Nova easier to use with the touchpad than the controller itself.
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Good to know. Maybe I'll try one of the Windows 8-esque tile-based launchers.

My MOGA came with Sonic CD and MC4, loaded them both, Sonic CD works flawlessly, MC4 won't launch

I tried Zen Pinball HD because I wanted to see if the stereo 3D worked - loaded and ran no problem (runs considerably better than the pinball game in the Ouya store - but no analog for the plunger which is a bit of a bummer.)
And yes the stereo 3D "just worked". My TV detected it and switched into 3D mode without me having to do anything. Only problem was one game of pinball was enough to give me a headache...but that's not the Ouya's fault!

jhitesma said:
I tried Zen Pinball HD because I wanted to see if the stereo 3D worked - loaded and ran no problem (runs considerably better than the pinball game in the Ouya store - but no analog for the plunger which is a bit of a bummer.)
And yes the stereo 3D "just worked". My TV detected it and switched into 3D mode without me having to do anything. Only problem was one game of pinball was enough to give me a headache...but that's not the Ouya's fault!
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Have you tried copying over data files for any other tables? I made my first attempt and now the app crashes at the splash screen.
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TadeoNYC said:
Have you tried copying over data files for any other tables? I made my first attempt and now the app crashes at the splash screen.
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No I haven't. The Ouya is my first tegra device so I haven't used any tegrazone apps before and haven't tried buying any additional tables yet.

Your 5 must have apps

TSF Shell
MX Player
Poweramp
Swype
Flash Player even tho its not working.
Yours?

swiftkey
better wifi on/off
greenify
lightflow
hd widgets
^^definitely must haves... well.. at least the first 4, i just like hd widgets

Dropbox
Chase
Titanium Bkup
Root Explorer
Easy Money

Dropbox
Titanium backup
Root explorer
Greenify
Xda App
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Solid Explorer (Windows grade file manager, with support for absolutely everything built in)
Titanium Backup (would be lost without it, its my swiss army knife of tools)
Multi Mount SD-Card (simple tap toggles USB Media mode, for better compatibility, and functionality when connecting to PC)
Thumb Keyboard (even tho im currently using Swype, you can't beat the massive customization of a keyboard you can taylor yourself as you go along, even to the point where 'ahdjfhafha' should autocorrect to 'nice to meet you, too'. and always having arrows on screen makes a world of difference)
SMS Popup (even tho I don't use its popup sms feature, I use it as an extremely lightweight sms notifier, and disable stock texting's; as it forces the screen to wakeup even in my pocket -__-, which we all know leads to battery drains/wakelocks/ not to mention pocket dialing/app opening/and all sorts of other unwanted chaos..)
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tvp480 said:
TSF Shell
MX Player
Poweramp
Swype
Flash Player even tho its not working.
Yours?
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flash player works in a flash supported browser, ie: FireFox, Lightning Browser, Boat Browser
well since im making a second post here, might as well list 5 more =]
Flashlight (tried many flashlight apps, this one uses max brightness, loads the fastest, can be set to auto on on launch which is perfect for lockscreen apps, and works with screen off)
QuickPic (as neat as the stock gallery's is, it's important to have reliable picture viewer that does it all)
PowerAmp (unlike QuickPic I know there's lots of 3rd party music players that support everything. I choose PowerAmp because opened media files still play when navigated away from, option to delete while listening to, Enqueued options, better file type support than stock, and can LISTEN to a movie/video with screen off/ navigation away. oh yeah and best external hardware control support (car hw toggles, BT controls, wireless keyboard media buttons, etc)
SmartRemote (IR remote custom built for sgs4 that supports EVERYTHING, not just TVs.. even my bedroom air conditioner/heater, bedroom lights, sound docks, EVERYTHING!
Audio Manager (no explanation needed ^.~)
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soraxd said:
SmartRemote (IR remote custom built for sgs4 that supports EVERYTHING, not just TVs.. even my bedroom air conditioner/heater, bedroom lights, sound docks, EVERYTHING!
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could you link me to this SmartRemote you speak of? i see a couple different choices when i search SmartRemote, want to get the right one....

Nova Launcher Prime
Tasker
Titanium Backup
XDA Premium
ES File Explorer
I'm assuming everyday productivity things like Messaging, Play Store, and Maps don't count in this list.

mattdm said:
Nova Launcher Prime
Tasker
Titanium Backup
XDA Premium
ES File Explorer
I'm assuming everyday productivity things like Messaging, Play Store, and Maps don't count in this list.
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Ya i decided maps and such were under the 'duh' category. I prolly shoulda booted hd widgets from my 5 for tasker too!

Better Battery Stats
AntTek Explorer
Titanium Backup
Avast Mobile Security
SwiftKey

ES File Explorer
Adobe Reader
Kingsoft Office
MX Player
gReader

Swiftkey 4.1
Titanium Backup Pro
Nova Launcher Prime
XDA app (preferably Xparent Skyblue Tapatalk 2)
Appy Geek
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soraxd said:
flash player works in a flash supported browser, ie: FireFox, Lightning Browser, Boat Browser
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I like the full screen of stock browser and i actually use the air gestures daily. =)
Hopefully someone can make flash work on stock player.

SwiftKey 4
Nova Launcher
Falcon for Twitter
Chrome Or firefox browser
File manager

Titanium backup
ES File Explorer
Nova Launcher
Dashclock
Dolphin Browser
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Surprised no one mentioned Airdroid, has to be one of the coolest apps out there
Airdroid
Titanium
Nova launcher
Falcon Pro
Swiftkey
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Nova Launcher Prime
Root Explorer
Dropbox
Titanium Backup
Dolphin Browser

tvp480 said:
TSF Shell
MX Player
Poweramp
Swype
Flash Player even tho its not working.
Yours?
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Flash works fine on my S4 (using Firefox)! duh...
that said,
Apex
TiBackup
ES File Explorer
AutomateIT
HD Widget

Is nova really that good on the s4? I wasn't a huge fan on the skyrocket.
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Been using trebuchet since day one and just switched to apex (couldnt deal with touchwiz) and loved it so much I got the pro version. I usually dont.buy any.apps

Tibackup
Efs Explorer
Hardradio..hehe Terminal emulator.
Xda
Fing networks

Top 10 Apps you cannot live without!

Hey,
Here you can write the top 10 apps you can't live without. Also if you want, you can add a brief description of what this app does,
Purpose is mainly to kill time ;P but also learn about new apps which someone may not have heard about. You can experiment more with a larger variety of apps and maybe increase your battery time even more, or get a fast internet browser etc etc..
Oh and please write the names of your apps as they are on Google play, so it easy to find. And if it's an app outside of google play, provide with a link too.
You can just write 10 apps/games/whatnots, there is no system here that first one is the favourite one, but it'll probably be your favourite since you thought about that app first But 10 isn't necessary, just write what apps you like and maybe you can add them later
I guess i'll start..
1. Go Launcher EX. - very good customixable launcher with many features.
2. File Manager (Rhythm Software) - best file manager i've had yet.
3. Airdroid - With this you can transfer files between PC, very fast! Handy to have incase your USB cable has gone faulty
4. Titanium Backup Pro. - Great app to have if you're a flashaholic. Backups apps and data for later to be restored after a factory reset or new rom
5. FML Official. - good app to kill some time by reading about fails that people have done :laugh:
6. Adfree by BigTinCan - good app to get rid of ads.
7. Kingsoft Office. - excellent document reader.
8. Greenify (Donate). - Best task manager of its kind
9. iGag. - 9gag viewer, better then the official according to me. (but with ads)
10. avast! Mobile security & antivirus. - The best (free) antivirus app out there, with some handy features too!
Good luck with writing this, it took me about 13 mins to write all

1. XDA premium. Won't have tot explain why
2. Sygic mobile navigator. Offline navigation cheap and great.
3. Mobile banking software
4. Nova launcher. It's my favorite
5. Rainy days. Great tot see if you keep it dry
6. Flashlight.
7. Strava cycling. (Just started)
8. Ted conferences (Nice to see soms great ideas)
9. Spotify Nice lo listen tot music
10. Whatsapp. Don't we all Chat
Bonus.
Poweramp (payed). Real Nice mp3 player.
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1.XDA app
2.Facebook
3.Whatsapp
4.Viber
5.Pinterest
6.Skype
7.Airdroid
8.Dolphin Browser
9.MX Player
10.Flashlight
I hope I dont need to explain what they do..Every1 knows them for sure..
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lol what a thread man... apps can't live without..
I can live without apps..but my phone needs following apps to live happily
1. messaging
2.dialer
3.camera
4.browser
5.some weather app
my favorite apps
1. camera 360
2.yandex launcher
3. mx player.

can we consider those as incontournable ?
contacts/phone/sms - and any launcher you prefer
so 10 apps for me :
touchwizz or trebuchet , depend of rom.
tapatalk to follow XDA threads essentialy but others forums too
rootexplorer
droidsshd to open WINSCP on my PC
google play music
viper4android to have a good sound but i prefer xda thead from @zhuhang
camera (with mod shutter sound On/Off)
BoatBrowserMini
Snapdragon™ BatteryGuru
and i can forget only one mod on all roms if possible : BackToKill mod
thanks for the idea of this thread.

1) Sygic (offline navigation)
2) Swipepad (great for multitasking)
3) Greenify (battery saver - root needed)
4) Better Battery Stats (for checking wakelocks etc. - root needed)
5) Adfree (ad blocker - root needed)
6) LBE Security Master (antivirus with other very usefull tools - root needed)
7) Titanium Backup (for backing up apps - root needed)
8) Screen Filter (reduce the brightness and reduce battery usage)
9) Android Weather (nice, extensive weather app)
10) Whatsapp (most common messaging app, at least for me)

1. WhatsApp
2. Instagram
3. YouTube
4. Facebook
5. Vine
6. SoundCloud
7. Chrome
8. AdAway
9. Play Music
10. Waze

1. Opera
2. Skype
3. DriveDroid
4. xda
5. Chrome
6. ES File Explorer
7. Task Manager
8. ttorrent
9. Twitch
10. Youtube

YouTube
Whatsapp+
XDA
Facebook
Facbook messenger
App extractor
Gsam battery monitor
Sony walkman
Root browser
Blacked out gmail

1. Dailer
2. Contacts
3. Browser (Anyone, AOSP version preferably)
4. Whatspp
5. Google Keep
6. Google Music (Any music player really...)
7. MX Player
8. Root Explorer (By Speed Software. One of the first rootexplorers ever released. Used it for 3 years already...)
9. Youtube
10. ROM Control LOL

In no particular order:-
Ti
PowerAmp
Root Explorer
BGNJ
Tweetcaster
Navigon
SuperSU
Firefox
DopeWars
Google Calendar
Amazed only one person so far has mentioned Ti. I'd suggest a lot of people who should know a lot better aren't backing stuff up regularly that being the case.

In no particular order :
1. Tapatalk
2. Opera (classic)
3. Beautiful widgets
4. YouTube
5. mVideoPlayer
6. PowerAmp
7. Torch
8. Root explorer
9. mTorrent
10. Adfree
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MistahBungle said:
In no particular order:-
Ti
PowerAmp
Root Explorer
BGNJ
Tweetcaster
Navigon
SuperSU
Firefox
DopeWars
Google Calendar
Amazed only one person so far has mentioned Ti. I'd suggest a lot of people who should know a lot better aren't backing stuff up regularly that being the case.
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Been flashing roms long enough and learned one thing. Dont get attached to anything on the phone

Top 10?!!!......
Adobe AIR 3.8.0.87
Adobe Flash Player
Adobe Reader 10.6.1
Advanced Task Killer Free 1.9.7B103
Aldiko Premium 2.2.3
Argos 1.3.1
BBC iPlayer 1.7.0.112
BBC Media Player 2.1.1
BBC News 2.4.4 UK
BBC Radio Player 5.6
BBC Sport 1.3.0
BBC Weather 1.0.6
Beautiful Widgets Animations Addon 1.04
BeautifulWidgets 5.3.1
Bump 3.6.9
CamScanner 2.5.0.20130711
Chrome 28.0.1500.94
CS Portable 3020
Dead Trigger 1.8.2
Drive 1.2.228.32
DuckDuckGo 2.0.30
Earth 7.1.1.1781
Engadget 1.8.1.15
Facebook 3.5
FINAL FANTASY III 1.0.5
Flipboard 2.0.7
Galcon 1.9.13
Google Keyboard 1.0.1870.703320
Google Sky Map 1.6.4
Great Big War Game 1.4.8
GTA III 10-YEAR ANNIVERSARY 1.4
Guardian 2.6.3
Gumtree 1.11.0
Huffington Post 11.4.0
IMDb 3.3.1.103310110
iPlayer Radio 1.1.2
Lookout 8.19.2
MC3 1.1.3
MechCom 1.3
Messenger 2.6.1
Minecraft - Pocket Edition
Mobile Odin
N.O.V.A. 3 1.0.5
Nova Launcher 2.2
Nova Launcher Prime 1.1
Nzb Leech+ 1.4.3
OpenVPN for Android 0.5.40
Perfect Viewer 2.0.3.2
Real Racing 3 1.2.0
Rebirth 1.2
Respawnables 1.5.5
Skype 4.0.0.22082
Speed Test 2.0.9
Splashtop Remote 1.6.6.5
Stark (theme) 1.4.7
StumbleUpon 3.1.4
SwiftKey 4.1.3.149
Titanium Backup PRO 1.2.3
Triangle Away
TV Guide 1.2.1
Twitter 4.1.4
Unified Remote 2.9.1
Vendetta Online 1.8.259
Visualiser 2.0.A.0.11
WALKMAN 5.1.A.0.13
Waze 3.7.2.0
Wifi Analyzer 3.6.2
xda premium 2.2.1
Yell 3.9.1.1
Zedge 3.5
Zynga Poker 6.54
Well, not quite 10 but close!
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1. Whatsapp
2. Reddit Sync
3. Dolphin (or any other browser)
4. Adfree
5. PixlrExpress
6. Greenify
7. TubeMap
8. Clean Music
9. Lux Dash
10. Google Maps

Google Chrome
Poweramp
Next Launcher 3D
Titanium Backup Pro
iGo primo
Es file explorer
Shazam
Quickoffice Pro
Airdroid
RealCalc Plus
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1. Go Launcher
2 Titanium BAckup
3. Root explorer
4. airdroid
5. Google chrome
6. CoPilot
7. hovering controls
8. swiftkey
9. juice defender
10 SuperSU (ofcourse!)
no order here actually either.
And thx guys i actually found out about apps which i have installed and am now using through this thread!
Thx OP and contributers

MistahBungle said:
BGNJ
Amazed only one person so far has mentioned Ti. I'd suggest a lot of people who should know a lot better aren't backing stuff up regularly that being the case.
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Mate, what is BGNJ?
I would write Ti but i forgot it when writing in OP :laugh:
mckeowngoo said:
Top 10?!!!......
Adobe AIR 3.8.0.87
Adobe Flash Player
Adobe Reader 10.6.1
Advanced Task Killer Free 1.9.7B103
Aldiko Premium 2.2.3
Argos 1.3.1
BBC iPlayer 1.7.0.112
BBC Media Player 2.1.1
BBC News 2.4.4 UK
BBC Radio Player 5.6
BBC Sport 1.3.0
BBC Weather 1.0.6
Beautiful Widgets Animations Addon 1.04
BeautifulWidgets 5.3.1
Bump 3.6.9
CamScanner 2.5.0.20130711
Chrome 28.0.1500.94
CS Portable 3020
Dead Trigger 1.8.2
Drive 1.2.228.32
DuckDuckGo 2.0.30
Earth 7.1.1.1781
Engadget 1.8.1.15
Facebook 3.5
FINAL FANTASY III 1.0.5
Flipboard 2.0.7
Galcon 1.9.13
Google Keyboard 1.0.1870.703320
Google Sky Map 1.6.4
Great Big War Game 1.4.8
GTA III 10-YEAR ANNIVERSARY 1.4
Guardian 2.6.3
Gumtree 1.11.0
Huffington Post 11.4.0
IMDb 3.3.1.103310110
iPlayer Radio 1.1.2
Lookout 8.19.2
MC3 1.1.3
MechCom 1.3
Messenger 2.6.1
Minecraft - Pocket Edition
N.O.V.A. 3 1.0.5
Nova Launcher 2.2
Nova Launcher Prime 1.1
Nzb Leech+ 1.4.3
OpenVPN for Android 0.5.40
Perfect Viewer 2.0.3.2
Real Racing 3 1.2.0
Rebirth 1.2
Respawnables 1.5.5
Skype 4.0.0.22082
Speed Test 2.0.9
Splashtop Remote 1.6.6.5
Stark (theme) 1.4.7
StumbleUpon 3.1.4
SwiftKey 4.1.3.149
Titanium Backup PRO 1.2.3
Triangle Away
TV Guide 1.2.1
Twitter 4.1.4
Unified Remote 2.9.1
Vendetta Online 1.8.259
Visualiser 2.0.A.0.11
WALKMAN 5.1.A.0.13
Waze 3.7.2.0
Wifi Analyzer 3.6.2
xda premium 2.2.1
Yell 3.9.1.1
Zedge 3.5
Zynga Poker 6.54
Well, not quite 10 but close!
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Wow, kinda not the purpose of only 10 apps but i understand, android is beautiful!

0.Apex Launcher
1.Dialer
2.Contacts
3.Root Browser
4.Fancy Widgets
5.iGO
6.KaitenMail
7.Browser
8.Missed Call Reminder
9.Viber
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Pocket
Titanium BAckup
SuperSU
Google maps
Gmail
Evernote
YouTube
Es file explorer
mx player
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