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What are some good apps/widgets to download?

Seeking suggestions on some good widgets/apps. My interests are social networking, music, ..the norm.
Also, what do you guys think about the "Twitter for HTC Sense" widget vs. the "Touiteur"?

For music services try pandora or slacker. For players, poweramp, mixzing, or meridian. For song id shazam.
Some people like Foursquare.
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SkyRaider Sense 3.3.3
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Radio 2.15.00.07.28

Double twist is a good music player and tweetdeck is good for social networking
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PowerAMP is the best for music players. Hands down. I bought the full version today - the trial is full-featured but expires after a while.
I use Peep (the HTC twitter widget) but I don't do any tweeting I just follow stuff and check up on it a few times a day. Definitely get Handcent; it's a great SMS replacement app that is really customizable. My favorite is getting it to split messages after 160 characters by word, so there's no word being cut off, and you dont get an annoying message from Verizon about how you can't send over 160 characters to carriers other than Verizon like you do with the stock app.
For web browsing, I'd pick up Dolphin HD. I like it better htan the stock one because I can exit out of it and end the process - for a while I was having problems with the stock browser getting my phone hot and using CPU while I wasn't using it.
Definitely get Appbrain. Then:
On Appbrain, you can install an app called Car Home released by Google. It replaces the (awful) stock "Car Panel." Add it to your phone from the web site and then install it from the application and open the Car Panel app and choose Car Home. It's much more customizable and it doesn't use GPS all the time whenever it's open.
Obviously, get Angry Birds.
Good Morning is an alarm app that I like. It starts playing music and then tells you the time, day, weather, and if you purchase it, your calendar appointments for the day. Get the free version and then upgrade if you want multiple alarms and the calendar appointments.
Hope this helps enjoy your phone.

Here's a list of my apps:
Apps on the HTC Droid Incredible
Phone: HTC Droid Incredible
70 total, 68 free (97%), 2 paid (2%), 92MB total size, $4.03 total price
- Dolphin Browser™ HD
- Home Switcher - switches between launchers
- Delete old messages - haven't had to use yet; deletes SMS to speed up the phone
- Pandora Radio
- SiMi Clock Widget - nice clock widget
- PowerAMP Music Player (Trial) - i bought the full verison but it doens't show up in appbrain
- XDA-Developers
- Fandango Movies
- AppBrain App Market
- Handcent SMS
- TV Listings for Android - don't have a comcast box in my basement
- Lookout Mobile Security - like in the VZW commercial
- Chess for Android
- OneSeven - 1x4 widget showing the day of the week
- SpeedView - gps speedometer
- Paper Toss - game
- Dropbox - definitely check this out if you don't know what it is
- Yahoo! Music Radio
- Vlingo: Words to Action
- Adobe® Reader®
- WidgetLocker Lockscreen - don't really use this; it's laggy and inconsistent
- Slacker Radio
- BattStatt Free - battery percentage spelled out (right now it says sixty percent)
- HotSpot Toggle - for using free vzw wifi hotspot
- Beautiful Widgets - can't use the HTC clock with launcherpro
- LauncherPro - alternate launcher
- Shazam
- Google Goggles
- Barcode Scanner
- SportsTap
- Good Morning
- ASTRO File Manager
- Facebook for Android
- Voice Search
- Google Search
- Street View on Google Maps
- YouTube
- Amazon.com
- Adobe Photoshop Express
- Handcent Location Plugin
- TFLN - texts from last night... good widget
- SleepTimer - shuts off music after a specific amount of time
- CallTrack - creates events in gcal of your phone calls.
- Amazon MP3
- Mobile Banking - Bank of America
- FOX News - yep
- Google Chrome to Phone
- Fast Reboot
- JuiceDefender beta - shuts off 3g data while the screen is off, but still allows it every 15 minutes to check for emails. useful when you work in a building with no service
- Edwin, Speech-to-Speech
- Patience Revisited solitaire
- RADIO 104.1 WMRQ
- Dial Zero v1.04
- PdaNet - don't use this now that I use vzw hotspot for free
- Angry Birds
- StumbleUpon - add porn mode
- Wolfram Alpha Search
- Ringdroid
- Music Mod (Froyo Only) - don't use this, poweramp is way better
- Battery Left Widget
- Note Everything - best note taking app
- SystemPanelLite Task Manager
- Gmail Unread Count - widget that's a gmail icon with the number of unread messages as a bubble. just opens gmail if you tap it
- PapiJump
- Tuner - gStrings - guitar tuner
- Flash Player 10.1
- Gmail
- Google Maps

Can't thank you enough for your time and input. Def. gonna try some of these out.

poweramp kinda sucks I use winamp.
Also, I don't really understand why people use custom browsers on android, the stock webkit is great.

tv show favs is a great app for keeping track of tv programs. Great if you have a lot, but sometimes forget to watch when they air. Love it

Great list! I found that you and I have many of the same. Some that I might add though...
-Mobile Queue for Netflix users (until there is an official Netflix app)
-Open Table to make restaurant reservations on the go
-Basichords to go with gStrings Tuner for guitar players
-TIKL for people who enjoy Push To Talk (PTT) functionality
-Pulse for a decent RSS reader
-ESPN ScoreCenter
-VocaNote - you can record voice notes with this app, it translates them to text and sends to your in either SMS or email format (can specify). Love this app for taking notes in the car!
-SoundHound - I prefer it over Shazam, but basically the same thing (I purchased the unlimited song "findings" version)
-Dazzle Widget or Extended Controls - gives you the functionality of toggling sound, display, GPS, bluetooth, Airplane Mode, etc. from one 1x4 widget. (I purchased Extended Controls but Dazzle is probably just as good for free)

If you are rooted...
Root Explorer (by far the best money I ever spent on an app, especially if you're into modding)
Titanium Backup Pro
Quick Boot
Drocap2
AdFree Android
Rom Manager Premium
SetCPU
Rescan Media
And the apps that root is not required...
Quick Settings
Spare Parts
SugarSync
Dropbox
MultiPicture Live Wallpaper
SystemPanel App / Task Manager (paid, not lite)
Jorte
XDA-Developers
Good Morning
Multicon Widget
Keeper Password & Data Vault
Handcent SMS

Any sports fan needs ScoreMobile.
Get psx4droid just to impress people that your phone can play playstation games.
Ringdroid to turn your songs into ringtones very easily.
Taptalk for forums.
Wireless tether for hotspot.
Google sky map still amazes me.
Live holdem greatest online poker game on android.
Lookout mobile security in case some jackass steals your phone.

Jes7er said:
Here's a list of my apps:
Apps on the HTC Droid Incredible
Phone: HTC Droid Incredible
70 total, 68 free (97%), 2 paid (2%), 92MB total size, $4.03 total price
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What did you use to generate that report?

spatton said:
What did you use to generate that report?
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I'm guessing 6th grade math.....

spatton said:
What did you use to generate that report?
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Appbrain. It used to be more useful than it is now, but it still lets you browse apps on your computer and add them to a list that you cam install from your phone in the app.
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chris7os said:
I'm guessing 6th grade math.....
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Lol 99%
Sent from my Droid Incredible running Myn's Warm Two Point Two RLS4.

adw.launcher and adwnotify - I like adw better and adwnotify gives me the unread count wherever the icon is.
handcent sms for texts - top notch app
angry birds for waiting in lines
Astro file manager
dropbox (easiest way ever to get things to your phone)
autostarts - this lets me control what starts on startup, so i can do things like make the random games that i play once a week not start up every time i boot the phone.
barcode scanner
dolphin browser - yay tabs!
Touchdown/exchange for my work email (yes, i know they can remote wipe it if they want....since i wipe the whole thing myself every couple of weeks to play with a new rom, that hardly matters.)
appbrain
lookout mobile security or threat aware (trying this one out)
mahjong
pandora
robo defense
springpad (awesome note taking app that syncs to the web)
trap! (annoying awesome game)
U.S. Army Survival Guide (in case of zombie apocalypse)
XDA
Y5 Battery Saver (turns off wifi unless you are in range of a remembered wifi hot spot)
Two that I wish worked better are:
Widget Locker (as stated above - can be laggy and flakey - replaces the lock screen but lets you put whatever you want on it.)
ICE - In Case of Emergency (also replaces lock screen, but force closes on 2.2 a LOT)

Some apps I haven't seen mentioned, For humor, try
Fml, epic fails, demotivational posters, daily comic strip
For shopping, amazon, best buy.
For in the car, I just ordered a blueant s4, which has app that goes it that will read texts to you, allow for navigation to be read via Bluetooth, and announce callers and give option to answer or not. Haven't got it yet, don't know how well it works.

Is car home gone guys?
Sent from my HTC Incredible

For me, here is some of my favorites:
Lastpass
Doodle Jump
Kindle for Android
Diaro
Catch for Notes
Foxyring
City Jump
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Most of mine are listed above, but I'll add:
CamScanner
Multicon
ConvertPad
Scanner Radio
Rainy Days
CPU Tuner
FBReader
JustPictures
PicSay

List of top-20, must have apps for the Vibrant?

Just wondering if there was a top-X list somewhere for beginner users who have just moved to Vibrant like myself. I read http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=732458 and found some valuable tips but did you see a list posted anywhere. Just wondering!

lektrix said:
Just wondering if there was a top-X list somewhere for beginner users who have just moved to Vibrant like myself. I read http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=732458 and found some valuable tips but did you see a list posted anywhere. Just wondering!
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here are a couple of my favorite apps... a bunch of them are paid, but worth it I think.
3G Watchdog
ad free
barcode scanner
go sms
gps status
isyncr
power amp
quickpic
root explorer
smart keyboard pro
springpad
tapatalk
titanium backup
tweetdeck
widgetlocker
also Launcher Pro or ADW EX, both are great!

Oh yea..those are awesome...
I love ADW EX...but not to repaeat i will try to just add on...
XDA Developers
Advanced Task Killer
Beautiful Widgets
Bloater
Audio manager (Hide it Pro)
Chandroid (for the deviant in me)
Dropbox
Handcent SMS
Lookout Mobile Security
MetaMorph

arelia said:
Oh yea..those are awesome...
I love ADW EX...but not to repaeat i will try to just add on...
XDA Developers
Advanced Task Killer
Beautiful Widgets
Bloater
Audio manager (Hide it Pro)
Chandroid (for the deviant in me)
Dropbox
Handcent SMS
Lookout Mobile Security
MetaMorph
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good choice on Bloater there

text secretary, Zedge, Applanet, root explorer, rom manager, mobile ap shortcut, setcpu, appbrain

birgertime said:
good choice on Bloater there
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Yes....you made my day with that app after my first ROM flash !!

here are some of my favorites in no particular order:
BLN control
Desktop visualizer
zdbox
voodoo control
Titanium backup
shootme
coltage control
root explorer
wolfram alpha
appbrain market
poweramp
pulse
unified remote
3g watchdog

Soundhound ftw.
oh, and Megavideo is a close second.

I'm guessing all of these require you to "root" the phone or modify it in some way? I modify desktop computers all the time but not really familiar with mobile phones...lots of reading for me to do, hopefully I get myself up to par!
BTW I have no data, just WIFI!

lektrix said:
I'm guessing all of these require you to "root" the phone or modify it in some way? I modify desktop computers all the time but not really familiar with mobile phones...lots of reading for me to do, hopefully I get myself up to par!
BTW I have no data, just WIFI!
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MOST of the ones listed, no.
But trust me, if you read, "rooting" will be the least of your worries .

birgertime said:
MOST of the ones listed, no.
But trust me, if you read, "rooting" will be the least of your worries .
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Exactly, once you root look out because no matter how great the rom your running is you'll still want to checkout the latest & greatest. If you do decide to root you'll definitely want these apps.
Root Explorer
Rom Manager
Superuser
Titanium backup
SGS Tools

Angry birds rio!
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My Personal TOP 10+ Apps
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1. AdFree
2. AppBrain
3. Battery Indicator
4. Beautiful Widgets
5. Download All Files
6. MyWeb
7. Pandora
8. TubeMate
9. Root Explorer
10. Quick Boot (One of my fav's! Reboots phone faster than the Power Menu mods)
11. IP Webcam
12. CacheMate
13. Remote Notifier

These i use quite a bit
Real Calc
Barcode scanner
Task manger
Cam scanner
Ulysse Gizmo
System panel
For fun Pic Say

I use Launcher Pro, System Panel (paid version to monitor what apps are using my battery), Swiftkey (30 day trial is available in the market, I find the prediction better and faster than the gingerbread keyboard), Tapatalk Pro (for viewing message boards), last.fm (music app like pandora)

adfree
barcode scanner
call confirm
ebuddy
kapersky mobile security (they are giving away 6 months free service)
root explorer
miui music player
save mms
xda
key ring rewards
games:
crazy snowboard
zendice
tri-towers
words free
pool break pro
poker square
let's golf
homerun battle 3D
doodle bowling

Titanium Backup
AutoStarts
Elixir, System Panel, and Androzip all have good task managers and do more than just manage apps
DropBox
FolderOrganizer
SwipePad and/or PowerStrip
GPS Test
Tricorder
Virtual Trackball (but use the dpad)
VLC S&C
gStrings
iMap Weather (spot on, and never runs in the background)
Traffic Widget
Inserty and/or Clipper
*Quick Addroid (get the Pro version) I open this most often, works for anything you have to remember, great for tracking medications, smokes, diet, times your Ex.... whatever, in case you want to keep track....
Business Calendar or Touch Calendar (I hear Gemini is good if you like it, too)
Extensive Notes or NoteEverything
Smart Keyboard or Ultra Keyboard (Smart runs a bit cleaner, but it's not quite as cute/customizeable) - they both allow voice input right from the keyboard, swipe entry, and a recognizable layout
Ringdroid
Car Home from Market, but it needs a clock
Simple Audio Manager - it's so tiny and useful I almost forgot it
Right now I like Seesmic, but you'll likely troll around for the right Social app(s) for you.
I am also heavily dependent on Google Voice and am very happy with Handcent for SMS (so I know who I'm texting by what color their bubble is. Trust me, it's worth it.)
And yes, as a matter of fact, I do spend way too much time checking out apps, and all of these developers have been great with me, and I'm a pest.
Once you get a handle on things, if you want to automate volume/connectivity, I strongly recommend Tasker. I tried Locale, and a bunch of other schedulers, auto-text reply apps, call filters, power managers, but Tasker replaced all of them, and just the way I like it.
EDIT: Blast those background apps. I recommend SMSBackup+, too. Backs up your call log to your calendar.

pulse reader - this one is the best!
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See most of my favorites already. As a fellow newbie I find these useful:
Quick boot (awesome)
Bloater
SGS tools
My backup (too cheap for TB pro)
Voodoo Control
Quickpic
Voltage Control
XDA App
Ad free android
Rom manager
Ebuddy
Go SMS
Launcher Pro
Winamp
Tune in radio
Games:
Star Traders RPG Elite
(mostly text based RPG w/fantastic Devs and frequent updates)
Yongzh's GBA Emulator
(just so I can play pokemon lol)
EDT's ZSJPJ Tweaked + Overstock 1.4.2
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feel like recommend some free and lite handy apps for you guys

These are my favorite free and lite apps , veterans might have them all, just feel like sharing with some newer comer ,
My aim is Free, Lite(under 1MB) and Handy
Anyone are welcome to add more to the list , let's share
1. Home Smack
HomeSmack allows you to easily manage your default apps, in the following categories:
Home: Launcher that runs when you hit the Home button
Long-Press Search: Normally Voice Search
Browser: When clicking web links in other apps
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.teslacoilsw.homesmack&feature=search_result
2. Adfree (need root)
AdFree removes most ads in the browser and other apps. It does this by nullifying requests to known host names in the system hosts file.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.bigtincan.android.adfree&feature=search_result
3. Cache mate (need root)
CacheMate for Root Users allows you to clear cache from your device in one click
★ ROOT ACCESS, BUSYBOX REQUIRED ★
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.aac.cachemate.demo&feature=search_result
3. My data Manager
Take control of your mobile data - save money & use your plans more effectively.
Take control of your mobile data. Monitor app data usage for your home and roaming plans. Set usage alarms to manage your bill. Track historical consumption to ensure you are buying the ideal plan and maximize how you use your data. Monitor per app data consumption to understand what apps are consuming the most data, and what apps are almost free. Save money by using your data plans more effectively.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.mobidia.android.mdm&feature=search_result
4. Quickpic (lightning fast gallery app)
Quick Your Pictures! The best picture viewer/browser/gallery!
The best photo gallery and picture browser&viewer in Android, more quick and clear then the lazy stock Gallery, just as millions of users said!
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.alensw.PicFolder&feature=search_result&hl=en
5. ExDialer (fast and support T9, fully support custom DPI setting)
May be the best smart dialer in android market. ExDialer is a MiUI style smart dialer. If you like it, visit http://www.miui.com to experience excellent MiUI rom. Also you could donate to support my work.
When exDialer installed, two icons will be found in launch panel, exDialer and exContacts. exDialer is the entry of dialer interface with call log view initiated. exContacts give you a view to browse /filter/manage all known contacts.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.modoohut.dialer&feature=search_result
6. Wifi Analyzer
Turns your android phone into a Wi-Fi analyzer!!
Shows the Wi-Fi channels around you. Helps you to find a less crowded channel for your wireless router.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.farproc.wifi.analyzer&feature=search_result
7.gStrings
gStrings - a chromatic tuner for the guitar, violin, or any other instrument.
This is the ad supported version of gStrings (www.cohortor.org/gstrings), a chromatic tuner application measuring sound pitch and intensity.
It will let you tune any musical instrument (violin, viola, violoncello, bass, guitar, piano, wind instruments).
https://market.android.com/details?id=org.cohortor.gstrings&feature=search_result
8. AppZorter Lite for TouchWiz
AppZorter provides you the easiest way to rearrange icons in TouchWiz application drawer.
https://market.android.com/details?id=net.demidoes.appzorter.lite&feature=search_result
last but not least special
Airdroid
AirDroid is a fast, free app that lets you wirelessly manage & control your Android device from a web browser Over-The-Air.
https://market.android.com/details?...=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5zYW5kLmFpcmRyb2lkIl0.
This is not a lite app (2.7MB) but it's just too good to ignore, I totally can't live without it now.

Autostarts
Though it is not free, but sure it is lite.
It removes autostarting of many application that you are hardly using. it also prevents to start application with any triger. It just keeps your ROM free, as well save battery too.

DGT & GTD & To-do List
The best To-do App I have found. Its Beta but its great. I've used Astrid, Any.Do & many others To-do Apps but I found GTD to be the best!
Unlock With Wifi FREE
A very useful program. If you have a phone lock, It keeps your phone secure but disables the lock if connected to a friendly Wifi router. Saves the headache for entering your password everytime ! There is also a paid app with more options (which I have bought).

Nice apps, except for this one:
darkinners said:
2. Adfree (need root)
AdFree removes most ads in the browser and other apps. It does this by nullifying requests to known host names in the system hosts file.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.bigtincan.android.adfree&feature=search_result
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I don't feel comfortable shutting down ads on free apps. I mean, putting up with a little ad at the top/bottom of the screen is the least I can do if it means supporting a developer's efforts, even if I can't/won't buy their paid app.
And doing stuff like that is especially hard on developers from countries that can't sell apps in the market...

Therotically, morally i completely agree with you.
But i can't deny it is annoying too.
And consumes reasonable amount of data too.
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Oneiricl said:
Nice apps, except for this one:
I don't feel comfortable shutting down ads on free apps. I mean, putting up with a little ad at the top/bottom of the screen is the least I can do if it means supporting a developer's efforts, even if I can't/won't buy their paid app.
And doing stuff like that is especially hard on developers from countries that can't sell apps in the market...
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totally agree with you on this one, I myself don't use privacy since I graduated from school . I also working in creative industry, I do know the value of intellectual properties and how important to protect them.
for the app that are up for selling and I liked the free version I will purchase the full version but just sometimes. some apps doesn't have paid or ad removed version and I really want the ads go away.
I never care the data as I am on unlimited plan but just hate those ads floating around

Another awesome App is Diskusage.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
It shows exactly what app is using how much disk. Very useful if you have limited disk space.
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and bogramm
Great thread and looking for some more cool apps.. keep them coming people...

Button saviour for people having problems reaching across screen.
Ice streams for movie watching. This is a non market app. Better than July/Netflix plus its free.
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Total Commander, a two-panel view file explorer with root capabilities.
http://www.ghisler.com/android.htm
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Thanks for mentioning Appzorter - it's just what I needed.
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Zeam Launcher
absolutely tiny and beautiful launcher/home replacement.
best I've used, without all the usless bloat.
https://market.android.com/details?...rch_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsIm9yZy56ZWFtIl0.

Fx file manager has the best UI. Its free and has root. It organizes all you media files.
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intruda119 said:
Fx file manager has the best UI. Its free and has root. It organizes all you media files.
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Nice! thanks man, I was looking for a better file explorer to replace the Astro, This seems do the job

intruda119 said:
Fx file manager has the best UI. Its free and has root. It organizes all you media files.
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Try ES File Explorer. Its the best I have used. You can stream files from your PC, NAS to your phone through it also it lists your Cloud service files (for example on Dropbox)

JulyDerek said:
Try ES File Explorer. Its the best I have used. You can stream files from your PC, NAS to your phone through it also it lists your Cloud service files (for example on Dropbox)
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Check fx, its 10x better with all type of server configuration for streaming.
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Best Apps you purchased for Note

Dear All,
I am starting this thread just to learn about the most useful apps (free+paid) from Android Play Store we all are using with small reviews (your experiences) of them on Galaxy note.So that people can get a good idea before spending money. Like rite now I am confused which camera app I should buy or download for better and easy capture. It would be nice if you mention the ROM you are using.
Here are mine info :
Stock ROM 4.04 not rooted
Apps That I use -
1) TSF Shell - my default launcher. Version 1.6.1 Beta. I found the best launcher I ever used(I tried SBP shell also, used only 3 hours). I simply love this launcher as it's unique, super fast, very easy to use, inbuilt icon decorator (designer v.3), density changer (bigger or smaller icons), desktop decorators like Pendant(simply great), different weather and music widget, two finger swipe (very useful), folder animation, multi select etc etc.
2)TSF Shell glass theme(paid) and TSF shell Box theme HD(free)-TSF shell glass theme is one of the most beautiful theme I have seen with the shell.
3)Widget Locker (paid) - well known, best lock screen application lot of free themes.
4)Player Pro(paid) - gives good audio quality and better look and feel.
5) Missed It (paid) - I use it for WL, useful, good looking too
6)Touchpal Keyboard(free) - better keyboard than stock swipe keyboard
7)FancyWidget(free lite version) - lite version is enough for me.
8)UCCW - the best clock,battery,weather widget maker
9)Camera 360 ultimate - although stock camera is good but I found this is better.
10)Nice Simple Clock and Nice Simple Battery (free) - simple and configurable.
11)JuiceDefender(free and paid) - just using for two days, hopefully this will be useful.
Well I do have other apps as well but the above apps are really useful and good looking on Note.

Titanium backup
Mobile Odin Pro
Without these i can't play around ROM frequently.

I have Apex Launcher Pro, Pocket Casts, Push-Up Pro, Sketchbook Mobile, SoundHound Infinity, SyPressure Pro, Tapatalk, TuneIn Radio Pro, and my favourite, Tasker As for free apps, I have Quick ICS Browser, QuickMark and X-Plore. My phone's not rooted but I would also recommend Titanium Backup.

I'm a cheapskate - only paid apps are Titanium Backup and Tapatalk forum app.
My phone is mainly used as a work tool - as you might guess, I work in IT...
Holo launcher
Clock and event widget - great time/calendar view
RSSDemon - fantastic news reader
Waze - Crowdsourced satnav and traffic
Dolphin browser
Droidedit free - text editor
Dock Clock - night-time clock
Tunein radio
Hacker keyboard
uPnPlay - DLNA media streamer
Serviidroid - remote control for Serviio media streaming app
MX Player - media player
AndChat - IRC app
RealCalc - calculator
Connectbot - SSH terminal for support
2X client - RDP client for support
Mocha VNClite - VNC client for support
ES file explorer
Fing - network tool
Sharesfinder - network tool
OpenVPN
CSipSimple - VOIP phone
Wifi analyzer
Addons detector - ad push detector
Lookout - virus scanning
CPU spy - CPU monitor
Foldersync - cloud backup (for my photos)
Memento database - DB designer
Offi - local/national transport timetables and planner (very good)
Screen on - keep screen on in selected apps
SuperSu - Super user manager
Timerific - make things happen on phone at set times (like mute/unmute ringer overnight)
Vault - store confidential stuff in encrypted form

Solid explorer
SoundHound
jetAudio
eBay app
500px
Smart tools
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Xda pro
Hd widgets as they have note specific sizes
Paper camera
Sygic gps
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The thread states "purchased", but I'll also be placing free apps:
AirDroid
Tapatalk
D7 Reader, but lately I've been using Taptu
Endomondo
Dropbox and Sugarsync
MyBackup Pro
Ultra Keyboard
FolderSync - I can't live without this one!
Wifi Tunes Sync Pro to get my music playlists on my phone
Shazam is such a useful tool
Some games:
Amazing Alex is fun
Draw Something
Brain Trainer
Zen Bound 2
Azkend is fun, too
All Talk

desh_iit said:
Dear All,
I am starting this thread just to learn about the most useful apps (free+paid) from Android Play Store we all are using with small reviews (your experiences) of them on Galaxy note.So that people can get a good idea before spending money. Like rite now I am confused which camera app I should buy or download for better and easy capture. It would be nice if you mention the ROM you are using.
Here are mine info :
Stock ROM 4.04 not rooted
Apps That I use -
1) TSF Shell - my default launcher. Version 1.6.1 Beta. I found the best launcher I ever used(I tried SBP shell also, used only 3 hours). I simply love this launcher as it's unique, super fast, very easy to use, inbuilt icon decorator (designer v.3), density changer (bigger or smaller icons), desktop decorators like Pendant(simply great), different weather and music widget, two finger swipe (very useful), folder animation, multi select etc etc.
2)TSF Shell glass theme(paid) and TSF shell Box theme HD(free)-TSF shell glass theme is one of the most beautiful theme I have seen with the shell.
3)Widget Locker (paid) - well known, best lock screen application lot of free themes.
4)Player Pro(paid) - gives good audio quality and better look and feel.
5) Missed It (paid) - I use it for WL, useful, good looking too
6)Touchpal Keyboard(free) - better keyboard than stock swipe keyboard
7)FancyWidget(free lite version) - lite version is enough for me.
8)UCCW - the best clock,battery,weather widget maker
9)Camera 360 ultimate - although stock camera is good but I found this is better.
10)Nice Simple Clock and Nice Simple Battery (free) - simple and configurable.
11)JuiceDefender(free and paid) - just using for two days, hopefully this will be useful.
Well I do have other apps as well but the above apps are really useful and good looking on Note.
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dr.ketan said:
Titanium backup
Mobile Odin Pro
Without these i can't play around ROM frequently.
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dr. ketan, I think desh_iit device is not rooted, as he mentioned on his thread.
desh_iit, if you want to feel more on the android application, first, you have to root your device first.
Most of the good application, especially "tools" application, need a rooted device.
The 2 applications mentioned by dr.ketan, need a rooted device also.

I have bought lots of apps. I know many of these are available free pirated but I do think the developers deserve our money if they spend so much time & energy on apps we enjoy....
My bought Apps :-
Final Fantasy 3
PicFolio for Picasa HD - (Best Picasa app)
Perfectly Clear for Android
Silhouette Live Wallpaper
IP Cam Viewer Pro - (Best app for viewing your webcams)
MX Player Pro (No movie viewer app better than this one. Has option to play full screen movies too)
PicFrame
2Do: To do List (Bought it but never used it as it didn't do what I wanted)
Handy Scanner Pro (Best scanning app)
Dead Space
Camera Zoom FX
Unlock with Wifi - (Very useful app)
Quell - (Beautiful mind-twister game. Great music score too)
TouchRetouch
Grand Theft Auto 3 (Bought it because of nostalgia)
ezPDF Reader (Got it for 10cents but I prefer using the Amazon PDF reader)
Paper Camera
Beautiful Widgets (Dont use it)
Great Little War Game (thought it was multiplayer but wasn't)
JuiceDefender Ultimate (useless app.)
LogMeIn Ignition - (use it a lot to connect to all my PC's)
Endomondo Sports Tracker Pro (need to use it)
Carcassone (waste of my money)
Tapatalk Forum App (use it a lot)
Aquarium Live Wallpaper
UniWar HD (great game, haven't got around learning it)
PicSay Pro (best photo editing app ever!!)
SwiftKey 3 (Cant type without it)
Some other Free apps (other than Google apps) I use a lot :-
Flipboard
QuickPic
Evernote (one of the most useful app ever)
Appy Geek
CNET TV
ES File Explorer
World Newspapers
Office Calculator (Free)
DropBox

@desh_iit
Try Redswirl theme on TSF. You will be delighted.
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Tasker - does things behind
Wave launcher - for quick contacts
SIMI folder - for almost everything on desktop
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Must have paid apps for any device.
ROM Toolbox Pro
Titanium Backup Pro
PowerAMP Pro
LCD Density Modder Pro
Tasker

Go to Play Store and check Top Apps in all Categories...
Mods pls close this thread...Piracy in veiled form...
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indiandroid said:
Go to Play Store and check Top Apps in all Categories...
Mods pls close this thread...Piracy in veiled form...
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I found the thread useful because it showed me apps that other people using my same device found useful. Play store can't sort by that. If there's policy violation in specific posts, report those, not the entire thread.

I have created two major thread and both are stickies.with highest viewership and both thread i have mentioned there titanium backup and mobile odin pro, now it won't b surprised if someone demand to.close those thread too.
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dr.ketan said:
I have created two major thread and both are stickies.with highest viewership and both thread i have mentioned there titanium backup and mobile odin pro, now it won't b surprised if someone demand to.close those thread too.
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yours app mentions are in a particular context or as a guide tool...so no question of yours transgressing the territory
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Dungeon47 said:
I found the thread useful because it showed me apps that other people using my same device found useful. Play store can't sort by that. If there's policy violation in specific posts, report those, not the entire thread.
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Agreed ... But a situation has more than 1 truths to it
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Thanx a lot
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Tapatalk and mobile odin pro......
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antique_sonic said:
dr. ketan, I think desh_iit device is not rooted, as he mentioned on his thread.
desh_iit, if you want to feel more on the android application, first, you have to root your device first.
Most of the good application, especially "tools" application, need a rooted device.
The 2 applications mentioned by dr.ketan, need a rooted device also.
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Thank you for the suggestion. I was rooted before but since I got 4.04 I reflashed the stock ROM.
Just to avoid brick bug and I used titanium back up in xperia and Acer iconia as well. Rite now I am just enjoying the Samsung Stock Rom with TSF.
Is there any widget that shows androids data usage (only from setting, not app's own counter )?

NaveenKD said:
@desh_iit
Try Redswirl theme on TSF. You will be delighted.
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Thank you a lot. ..I like it and going to purchase

[Q]Some Must Have Applications for Note 3. Your Experience

Hi there
I was looking for some cool applications for Note 3 which you all are using. NO stock apps please.
Mainly I am looking to keep notes, looking at offline maps of cities (detailed), any way I could write with S pen and it is automatically converted into typed words. Other handy business applications that could be of help!
Thanks alot in advance!

Mobile Notes is a note taker that will transform your scribblings into digital text, LectureNotes is an excellent note taker for handwriting with S-Pen. There is also an calculator app that takes handwriting input.
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MapsWithMe Pro. Brilliant offline map app, ridiculously detailed, it even lists benches and powerlines. Based on Openstreetmaps.Org as opposed to google maps.
Another app I've found to be incredibly useful is Sidebar Pro. It gives you a sidebar you can swipe onto the screen with a list of apps and toggles you can manually add (every app, not just a specific few) and also lists active apps you can open or swipe away to close.
There are free versions of both.
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Supersu
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adblockplus (wifi only without root with the wifi proxy thing ) or ffox with adblock extension (no root).
likewise, norootfirewall. (it's a bit meh compared to android firewall...)
disablemanager to disable some of the bloatware (although samsung marks some bloat as essential so you need root)
appops shortcut - to revoke the permissions for some of the things I install. pity you can't revoke the internet one
FileManager - decent free file manager without annoying fremium
JetAudio - FLAC, folders, DSP, etc (although the shake to switch song feature breaks up audio when walking - must be the sensor monitoring or interrupt algo :/ )
ezPdfreader \ repligo - instead of adobe reader for PDFs to easier scroll/page zoom. (although reflow is not perfect on either. by far)
MultiLing keyboard - because although beta-ish, it's pretty amazing for one handed typing and YMMV may have better swype.
a mix of super backup and i'm not sure what, because without root there's not TBU
Any alt apps for watchon for the IR remote?

Try smart remote...its a paid app, but it works for everythind I have ...climate control, hifi, tv, cable..ect....basically I hve not touched any of my IR remote after installing this.
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Kumabjorn said:
Mobile Notes is a note taker that will transform your scribblings into digital text, LectureNotes is an excellent note taker for handwriting with S-Pen. There is also an calculator app that takes handwriting input.
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ShadowLea said:
MapsWithMe Pro. Brilliant offline map app, ridiculously detailed, it even lists benches and powerlines. Based on Openstreetmaps.Org as opposed to google maps.
Another app I've found to be incredibly useful is Sidebar Pro. It gives you a sidebar you can swipe onto the screen with a list of apps and toggles you can manually add (every app, not just a specific few) and also lists active apps you can open or swipe away to close.
There are free versions of both.
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dr.m0x said:
Supersu
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svyr said:
adblockplus (wifi only without root with the wifi proxy thing ) or ffox with adblock extension (no root).
likewise, norootfirewall. (it's a bit meh compared to android firewall...)
disablemanager to disable some of the bloatware (although samsung marks some bloat as essential so you need root)
appops shortcut - to revoke the permissions for some of the things I install. pity you can't revoke the internet one
FileManager - decent free file manager without annoying fremium
JetAudio - FLAC, folders, DSP, etc (although the shake to switch song feature breaks up audio when walking - must be the sensor monitoring or interrupt algo :/ )
ezPdfreader \ repligo - instead of adobe reader for PDFs to easier scroll/page zoom. (although reflow is not perfect on either. by far)
MultiLing keyboard - because although beta-ish, it's pretty amazing for one handed typing and YMMV may have better swype.
a mix of super backup and i'm not sure what, because without root there's not TBU
Any alt apps for watchon for the IR remote?
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dcracks said:
Try smart remote...its a paid app, but it works for everythind I have ...climate control, hifi, tv, cable..ect....basically I hve not touched any of my IR remote after installing this.
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I am very grateful to all of you for sharing your experience and applications. Highly appreciated. I will try all of them !
I ran out of thanks if I hadnot thanked you today, you will get soon !