Must Have Android Apps and Games?

Dozen Wicked Words · 25-07-2015 5:14pm

NeoGeo games are in the Humble bundle if anyone is interested:

GAROU: MARK OF THE WOLVES
BLAZING STAR
THE KING OF FIGHTERS '97
METAL SLUG 2
METAL SLUG X

for $1, and if you wanted:

FATAL FURY SPECIAL
SAMURAI SHODOWN II
METAL SLUG 3
+ more to come

you'd currently have to pay $4.60

https://www.humblebundle.com/mobile

jimmynokia · 25-07-2015 6:20pm

One plus 2 fans with no cardboard headset can now watch the event live with their new app just announced http://techbuzzireland.com/2015/07/25/one-plus-2-vr-app-is-ready-to-download-oneplus-app-vr/

Mr E · 25-07-2015 7:14pm

Unium is a brilliant puzzle game.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=kittehface.unium

Amalgam · 25-07-2015 8:21pm

Simon Tatham's Puzzles Chris Boyle

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=name.boyle.chris.sgtpuzzles&hl=en

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Free. No ads. No permissions needed. Playable offline.

Take a look, a lot to choose from. Varied and quite challenging.

The_B_Man · 26-07-2015 6:51pm

Patww79 wrote: »

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They get ongoing income from ads every week, so they get more money this way than if they did a once off payment of a euro or so.

Dennis Reynolds wrote: »

Aye it's criminal with Ads. State broadcaster bla bla bla

I agree. Although we compare it to the BBC a lot, who have a 65 million population paying the TV licence, so they naturally have a lot more money to go without ads. Its just the way it is over here. Without that extra revenue, they'd go broke and the government would probably start taking it out of our wages in a stealth tax.

OldMrBrennan83 · 26-07-2015 6:53pm

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The_B_Man · 26-07-2015 8:21pm

Ad blocker!

Uriel. · 27-07-2015 4:42pm

Can anyone recommend a good (especially secure) username/password/pin locker app for storing all of your various account details.

Cheers

droidman123 · 27-07-2015 4:46pm

Uriel. wrote: »

Can anyone recommend a good (especially secure) username/password/pin locker app for storing all of your various account details.

Cheers

I use hexlock which i find very good and not over complicated to use

Mr E · 27-07-2015 4:55pm

I use Safe In Cloud. 256-bit AES encryption, cloud syncing, free desktop app (great for data entry), paid android app.

https://www.safe-in-cloud.com/en/

droidman123 · 27-07-2015 4:56pm

Mr E wrote: »

I use Safe In Cloud. 256-bit AES encryption, cloud syncing, free desktop app (great for data entry), paid android app.

https://www.safe-in-cloud.com/en/

Hmmm what are you trying hide?

Mr E · 27-07-2015 4:58pm

It's for saving logins/passwords/ID numbers, not er... other types of content.

TitianGerm · 27-07-2015 5:05pm

I use lastpass to store my websites and passwords

jonski · 27-07-2015 5:07pm

I'll probably have to come back and correct this later on tonight after I speak to one of the lads online that is always raving on about this . He has been using it for a good while now and finds it excellent and I'll be impressed with myself if I have actually remembered the name . ( TBH I'm impressed when I remember his name, and I talk to him most nights )

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lastpass.lpandroid&hl=en

Lucas Hood · 27-07-2015 5:42pm

emmetkenny wrote: »

I use lastpass to store my websites and passwords

Same here. Very good.
Can pay for it using your credit on three too.

TitianGerm · 27-07-2015 5:54pm

Lucas Hood wrote: »

Same here. Very good.
Can pay for it using your credit on three too.

I got a 12 month free pass for it last August so I haven't had to pay for it at all yet

Uriel. · 27-07-2015 6:41pm

Cheers. Any that have a once off purchase and snyc across devices ? Prefer not to do annual subs

Banjo String · 27-07-2015 11:49pm

Uriel. wrote: »

Can anyone recommend a good (especially secure) username/password/pin locker app for storing all of your various account details.

Cheers

Use lastpass

It's been the best one I've tried so far.

Captain Flaps · 28-07-2015 10:39am

daytob wrote: »

why dont you up it to drive and share the video that way?

So you reckon taking the video, uploading to drive, entering contact names, creating a sharing URL, sending it to them and waiting for each person to download/view the video is somehow more convenient than opening a whatsapp group, hitting record and then hitting send?

flangemeistro · 28-07-2015 10:52am

Captain Flaps wrote: »

So you reckon taking the video, uploading to drive, entering contact names, creating a sharing URL, sending it to them and waiting for each person to download/view the video is somehow more convenient than opening a whatsapp group, hitting record and then hitting send?

Don't waste your breath mate, your talking to the type of people who think Vodafone is the only mobile provider in the country, who think Eircom are the only Broadband providers in the country, who are still amazed when they text someone in Australia "and they get it straight away" and who think Radio 1 is the only channel on the radio.

nedd · 28-07-2015 10:56am

flangemeistro wrote: »

Don't waste your breath mate, your talking to the type of people who think Vodafone is the only mobile provider in the country, who think Eircom are the only Broadband providers in the country, who are still amazed when they text someone in Australia "and they get it straight away" and who think Radio 1 is the only channel on the radio.

We have 2fm as well!!

James74 · 28-07-2015 11:01am

...here, I'm happy enough with my Atlantic 252.

Mr E · 29-07-2015 10:03am

I know it's out a while, but I've just started Peggle Blast in the last few days and it's a brilliant version. Lots of new mechanics (compared to the regular Peggle and Peggle Nights). Standard FTP model (5 recharging lives etc.) but no paywalls yet - I'm at about level 60.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ea.game.pegglex_row

Mr E · 30-07-2015 9:55am

Angry Birds 2 is out. Looks more polished than the first generation of Angry Birds games. Uses the ubiquitous 5 lives model and map screen that seems to be in most free to play games these days.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rovio.baba

Keith186 · 30-07-2015 1:25pm

App Install Tracker.

Gives the history of app install dates on device. Handy for troubleshooting what app you installed a few days ago that's could be causing battery drain etc.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=johndoeapps.site.com.google.sites.android.appinstallhistory

Niemoj · 01-08-2015 1:18am

Mr E wrote: »

Angry Birds 2 is out. Looks more polished than the first generation of Angry Birds games. Uses the ubiquitous 5 lives model and map screen that seems to be in most free to play games these days.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rovio.baba

IAPs €0.99 to €99.99!

Dan_Solo · 01-08-2015 7:45am

Has anyone installed Sopcast? It's my favourite PC streamer but the permissions are set to "violate" on my Android TV. Don't trust it!

Mechanical Clocktail · 01-08-2015 4:56pm

Hi guys, new phone in hand and not up to date on things. Adaway seems like a must have so I'll probably root. Any other basics? There's only Google play for music on this device. In not to keen on all of Google's stuff. It's a bit much. I just downloaded black player, it seems alright.

OldMrBrennan83 · 01-08-2015 5:02pm

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jgbyr · 01-08-2015 5:13pm

Mechanical Clocktail wrote: »

Hi guys, new phone in hand and not up to date on things. Adaway seems like a must have so I'll probably root. Any other basics? There's only Google play for music on this device. In not to keen on all of Google's stuff. It's a bit much. I just downloaded black player, it seems alright.

Have a look at adguard. Doesn't require root.

Mechanical Clocktail · 01-08-2015 5:30pm

Patww79 wrote: »

Spotify is the clear alternative to Google Play music unless you're actually playing your own MP3's. I liked the UI on Doubletwist for that.

Playing my own music. I dislike streaming services.

OldMrBrennan83 · 01-08-2015 5:31pm

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DopeTech · 01-08-2015 9:02pm

Mechanical Clocktail wrote: »

Any other basics? There's only Google play for music on this device. In not to keen on all of Google's stuff. It's a bit much. I just downloaded black player, it seems alright.

I'd recommend downloading cm apps from the play store and then downloading Apollo music player from that.

dougm1970 · 02-08-2015 6:14pm

i am looking for a music app, which will work like rocket player in the respect that i can browse folders on my external sd card...not just browse by artist or album......but...with the ability to play on chromecast......thanks in advance for any replies.

corkie · 02-08-2015 7:04pm

dougm1970 wrote: »

i am looking for a music app, which will work like rocket player in the respect that i can browse folders on my external sd card...not just browse by artist or album......but...with the ability to play on chromecast......thanks in advance for any replies.

Shuttle+ has chromecast support and the ability to browse folders on sd card!

I got it as an amazon free app of the day once!

dougm1970 · 02-08-2015 7:21pm

fook me....rocket player does have a setting for chromecast....works perfect.

scrub that question so

what a great little app it is.

thanks for the shuttle+ reply.

Mantis Toboggan · 03-08-2015 10:55am

jgbyr wrote: »

Have a look at adguard. Doesn't require root.

How safe is this app, it's looking to create a vpn?

0gac3yjefb5sv7 · 03-08-2015 2:38pm

Google Photos is a very handy one to have

Mr E · 03-08-2015 3:08pm

Google Photos is great. I have nearly 8,000 photos in the cloud, all nicely organised.

TitianGerm · 03-08-2015 3:10pm

Mr E wrote: »

Google Photos is great. I have nearly 8,000 photos in the cloud, all nicely organised.

Could this be used an alternative to Dropbox ? I'm losing 10GB of my Dropbox space next month.

Mr E · 03-08-2015 3:13pm

Unlimited space for photos (if that's the main thing you want to store).

DopeTech · 03-08-2015 3:16pm

emmetkenny wrote: »

Could this be used an alternative to Dropbox ? I'm losing 10GB of my Dropbox space next month.

Google photos for your photos and google drive for everything else.

mass_debater · 03-08-2015 5:15pm

I moved all my Dropbox stuff to Google long ago. Dropbox really need to get with the rest of them, their pitiful limits are ridiculous today.

Synode · 03-08-2015 5:43pm

mass_debater wrote: »

I moved all my Dropbox stuff to Google long ago. Dropbox really need to get with the rest of them, their pitiful limits are ridiculous today.

Drive is a nightmare on a PC though. Uses up far too much RAM

mass_debater · 03-08-2015 5:59pm

Synode wrote: »

Drive is a nightmare on a PC though. Uses up far too much RAM

I use linux and ram isn't an issue

kearneybobs · 03-08-2015 6:07pm

mass_debater wrote: »

I moved all my Dropbox stuff to Google long ago. Dropbox really need to get with the rest of them, their pitiful limits are ridiculous today.

Limits on their free service are pitiful? They aren't supplying that service for the same reasons Google are. Google scan all your photos for advertising purposes. Dropbox, although they may actually be doing the same as Google, are primarily offering the free space with the hope you'll upgrade.

batistuta9 · 03-08-2015 6:45pm

Dan_Solo wrote: »

Has anyone installed Sopcast? It's my favourite PC streamer but the permissions are set to "violate" on my Android TV. Don't trust it!

If you're trusting it on your PC, no reason not too on android

03-08-2015 6:51pm

mass_debater wrote: »

I use linux and ram isn't an issue

Is there a Google Drive client for Linux? I'm using Mint and the popular Dropbox client is the main reason I'm sticking with them. Couldn't find anything for Google Drive in the ol' Software Manager!

mass_debater · 03-08-2015 6:56pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Is there a Google Drive client for Linux? I'm using Mint and the popular Dropbox client is the main reason I'm sticking with them. Couldn't find anything for Google Drive in the ol' Software Manager!

I'm using this, not free, $5

El Guapo! · 03-08-2015 9:21pm

I just bought a Galaxy S6 and basically have no clue what I'm doing. I always had an iPhone before now but I've jumped ship! Liking it so far.
I want to try set the phone up as best I can so I'll be having a read through this whole forum.
Is there anything people can recommended as an immediate must have?
The first thing I'm thinking of is something similar to the "Find my iPhone" app? Any idea what I could get to do the same job?

Must Have Android Apps and Games?

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