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Must Have Android Apps and Games?

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  • #8202
    OldMrBrennan83
    Closed Accounts Posts: 26,658 ✭✭✭✭OldMrBrennan83


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  • #8203
    jimmynokia
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,467 ✭✭✭jimmynokia


    You can also do it from desktop now and ring your device.


  • #8204
    Mantis Toboggan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,099 ✭✭✭✭Mantis Toboggan


    El Guapo! wrote: »
    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 apps for me apart from the usuals would be,

    SwiftKey keyboard
    Mx player
    Fotmob pro
    Flight radar pro
    Pocketcasts
    Filmon
    Powertoggles

    Turn on google now and start backing up your pics to the photos app.

    Free Palestine 🇵🇸



  • #8205
    OldMrBrennan83
    Closed Accounts Posts: 26,658 ✭✭✭✭OldMrBrennan83


    This post has been deleted.


  • #8206
    RainyDay
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,925 ✭✭✭RainyDay


    El Guapo! wrote: »
    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?

    Cerberus is a good 3rd party app, at a small cost. I did notice that the Avast anti-virus app seems to have some anti-theft faciliities, though I haven't checked these out yet. You'll need some anti-virus, so this might kill two birds....


  • #8207
    mass_debater
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,072 ✭✭✭mass_debater


    RainyDay wrote: »
    Cerberus is a good 3rd party app, at a small cost. I did notice that the Avast anti-virus app seems to have some anti-theft faciliities, though I haven't checked these out yet. You'll need some anti-virus, so this might kill two birds....

    I recommend cerberus too but you have no need for an antivirus. Just stick to the trusted markets and you'll be fine.


  • #8208
    RainyDay
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,925 ✭✭✭RainyDay


    mass_debater wrote: »
    I recommend cerberus too but you have no need for an antivirus. Just stick to the trusted markets and you'll be fine.

    And the trusted websites? And the trusted email attachments?


  • #8209
    Tinie
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,402 ✭✭✭Tinie


    RainyDay wrote: »
    And the trusted websites? And the trusted email attachments?

    Its not windows your talking about; its Android.


  • #8210
    mass_debater
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,072 ✭✭✭mass_debater


    RainyDay wrote: »
    And the trusted websites? And the trusted email attachments?

    They do not affect Android. Only Windows gets viruses.


  • #8211
    Digital Solitude
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,397 ✭✭✭✭Digital Solitude


    mass_debater wrote: »
    They do not affect Android. Only Windows gets viruses.

    He's going to start talking about Malware now, which is fine on android once you're not a tool about what you install


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  • #8212
    RainyDay
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,925 ✭✭✭RainyDay


    Tinie wrote: »
    Its not windows your talking about; its Android.
    mass_debater wrote: »
    They do not affect Android. Only Windows gets viruses.

    Really?

    http://www.itmanagerdaily.com/android-virus-phishing-emails/

    http://androidflagship.com/7692-remove-tapsnake-virus-android-smartphones


  • #8213
    mass_debater
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,072 ✭✭✭mass_debater


    Digital Solitude wrote: »
    He's going to start talking about Malware now, which is fine on android once you're not a tool about what you install

    Exactly, just stick to the proper markets. Antivirus scanners work by comparing the installed apps with a database which is exactly what privacy guard built in to Android already does anyway.


  • #8214
    Digital Solitude
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,397 ✭✭✭✭Digital Solitude


    RainyDay wrote: »
    Really?

    http://www.itmanagerdaily.com/android-virus-phishing-emails/

    http://androidflagship.com/7692-remove-tapsnake-virus-android-smartphones

    And Malware is brought up. I should have put a fiver on it.

    In both of those articles you get the Malware by downloading a dodgy .apk and installing the file, which is what we've been saying not to do this whole time. Stick to the Play Store and you don't need to worry


  • #8215
    Synode
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,967 ✭✭✭Synode


    Digital Solitude wrote: »
    Stick to the Play Store and you don't need to worry

    How realistic is this though. I don't know anyone who hasn't wanted to download an app outside the play store


  • #8216
    mass_debater
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,072 ✭✭✭mass_debater


    RainyDay wrote: »
    Really?

    http://www.itmanagerdaily.com/android-virus-phishing-emails/

    http://androidflagship.com/7692-remove-tapsnake-virus-android-smartphones

    Don't install them then


  • #8217
    Digital Solitude
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,397 ✭✭✭✭Digital Solitude


    Synode wrote: »
    How realistic is this though. I don't know anyone who hasn't wanted to download an app outside the play store

    Depends on the App and where you're getting it from.

    If you want the App as opposed to being told you need it you're probably okay, eg the Paddy Power app is grand, while a pop-up Antivirus is a bad idea.

    I would have thought this was common sense to people trying to give technical advice on a forum but obviously not.

    Use your head when you're installing stuff, did you look for it or did it find you, if the latter then its a bad idea.


  • #8218
    RainyDay
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,925 ✭✭✭RainyDay


    Digital Solitude wrote: »
    And Malware is brought up. I should have put a fiver on it.

    In both of those articles you get the Malware by downloading a dodgy .apk and installing the file, which is what we've been saying not to do this whole time. Stick to the Play Store and you don't need to worry

    From http://www.itmanagerdaily.com/android-virus-phishing-emails/
    The email contained a malicious attachment disguised a letter from a group of human rights activists. So far, it’s pretty standard stuff as far as security attacks go.
    The twist in this case: The attachment was a malicious .apk file — the file type use for Android apps. Of course in this case, when the attachment was open on a smartphone, an Android virus was installed on the recipient’s device.

    No Store, dodgy or otherwise involved - just an email attachment...


  • #8219
    Digital Solitude
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,397 ✭✭✭✭Digital Solitude


    I never mentioned from dodgy stores. Someone emails you an app and you just install it?

    As I've said, only install from Google Play, if you can't use some common sense and know what you're installing, its not difficult


  • #8220
    RainyDay
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,925 ✭✭✭RainyDay


    Digital Solitude wrote: »
    I never mentioned from dodgy stores. Someone emails you an app and you just install it?

    As I've said, only install from Google Play, if you can't use some common sense and know what you're installing, its not difficult
    If it was that simple, there would be no anti-virus industry or software in the world.


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  • #8221
    nedd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,027 ✭✭✭nedd


    RainyDay wrote: »
    From http://www.itmanagerdaily.com/android-virus-phishing-emails/



    No Store, dodgy or otherwise involved - just an email attachment...

    When you click the attachment you get prompted that you are installing an app. Don't blindly install apps.


  • #8222
    donspeekinglesh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,868 ✭✭✭donspeekinglesh


    And unless you've the unknown sources option ticked in settings it won't install.


  • #8223
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    this game has been out a while but it's probably the best action game that I've played on android

    https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.deadmage.shadowblade.paid&hl=en

    good replayability as you complete a stage but then you can also complete to get achievement points based on time and collecting things.

    achievement points are then used to unlock hardcore stages.

    two control schemes available - would recommend using the virtual joystick - normally not a fan of this but it works amazingly well here - one of the main reasons that the game is so good.

    there is also a free demo version.

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

    The full version has 40 stages (that get harder as you go along).


  • #8224
    Digitalism
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 991 ✭✭✭Digitalism


    RainyDay wrote: »
    If it was that simple, there would be no anti-virus industry or software in the world.

    Again as said thats for Windows. Android does not get traditional viruses in the same way as windows.


  • #8225
    Tinie
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,402 ✭✭✭Tinie


    OSI wrote: »
    The Stagefright MMS vulnerability would certainly have something to say about all the "You can only get compromised from installing apks from unknown sources" comments.

    But thats nothing an antivirus app off the store can help you with, thats up to google.


  • #8226
    Digital Solitude
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,397 ✭✭✭✭Digital Solitude


    AVs don't detect them until they're added to the database, in which time word of it has already gotten out. It will be much better than manual control in instances like that though, as its normally faster than a manual uninstall


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  • #8227
    RainyDay
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,925 ✭✭✭RainyDay


    nedd wrote: »
    When you click the attachment you get prompted that you are installing an app. Don't blindly install apps.
    Digital Solitude wrote: »
    AVs don't detect them until they're added to the database, in which time word of it has already gotten out. It will be much better than manual control in instances like that though, as its normally faster than a manual uninstall


    Word might have 'gotten out' to people who hang around forums like this, but the vast majority of Android users don't hang around forums like this. They have no idea of the difference between an apk and a pdf or a xls. They are trained by crap software to pretty-much ignore error messages and click 'yes' blindly.

    Is there any reason NOT to install an AV app on an Android phone?


  • #8228
    Digital Solitude
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,397 ✭✭✭✭Digital Solitude


    RainyDay wrote: »
    Is there any reason NOT to install an AV app on an Android phone?

    Eats up RAM, CPU and battery


  • #8229
    mass_debater
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,072 ✭✭✭mass_debater


    RainyDay wrote: »
    Is there any reason NOT to install an AV app on an Android phone?

    Yes, they don't do anything that your Android phone isn't already doing, costing you CPU and wasting your battery


  • #8230
    sentient_6
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,780 ✭✭✭sentient_6


    Google Photos vs Dropbox anybody? I've used dropbox for awhle, simplest way I upload and keep my stuff organised on the phone is plug the phone into the laptop and copy the folders into the dropbox folder and everything uploads.....in the folders I already have.

    Checking out google photos today........and its an absolute mess with everything uploaded together and just sorted by time?! Every folder ignored. WTF is this about or what am I doing wrong?

    If I wiped my phone fully right now with dropbox I could have everything back in an instant by copying the share folder on the laptop back to the phone, how would this work with Google photos?! Im confused as f**k right now and will be deleting google photos and drive off my laptop fairly soon.


  • #8231
    mass_debater
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,072 ✭✭✭mass_debater


    sentient_6 wrote: »
    Google Photos vs Dropbox anybody? I've used dropbox for awhle, simplest way I upload and keep my stuff organised on the phone is plug the phone into the laptop and copy the folders into the dropbox folder and everything uploads.....in the folders I already have.

    Checking out google photos today........and its an absolute mess with everything uploaded together and just sorted by time?! Every folder ignored. WTF is this about or what am I doing wrong?

    If I wiped my phone fully right now with dropbox I could have everything back in an instant by copying the share folder on the laptop back to the phone, how would this work with Google photos?! Im confused as f**k right now and will be deleting google photos and drive off my laptop fairly soon.

    The Dropbox app camera upload straight from your phone works the exact same way as Google Photos, all upload to a single camera upload folder. You've been doing things manually and using Dropbox folder sync. Google Photos are sorted by date unless you put them in collections.


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  • #8232
    sentient_6
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,780 ✭✭✭sentient_6


    mass_debater wrote: »
    The Dropbox app camera upload straight from your phone works the exact same way as Google Photos, all upload to a single camera upload folder. You've been doing things manually and using Dropbox folder sync. Google Photos are sorted by date unless you put them in collections.

    Ok I get ya, thinking about it since to get the same functionality as I currently use Dropbox I need to copy direct to the drive windows folder, I can't stand pictures all mixed together with no organisation! And I don't want to re organisation stuff into collections needlessly when its already organised.


  • #8233
    Mantis Toboggan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,099 ✭✭✭✭Mantis Toboggan


    sentient_6 wrote: »
    Google Photos vs Dropbox anybody? I've used dropbox for awhle, simplest way I upload and keep my stuff organised on the phone is plug the phone into the laptop and copy the folders into the dropbox folder and everything uploads.....in the folders I already have.

    Checking out google photos today........and its an absolute mess with everything uploaded together and just sorted by time?! Every folder ignored. WTF is this about or what am I doing wrong?

    If I wiped my phone fully right now with dropbox I could have everything back in an instant by copying the share folder on the laptop back to the phone, how would this work with Google photos?! Im confused as f**k right now and will be deleting google photos and drive off my laptop fairly soon.

    Why do you back everything up to your laptop when it's already backed up in the cloud?

    Free Palestine 🇵🇸



  • #8234
    Digital Solitude
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,397 ✭✭✭✭Digital Solitude


    Dennis Reynolds wrote: »
    Why do you back everything up to your laptop when it's already backed up in the cloud?

    Data is lost from cloud servers too


  • #8235
    sentient_6
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,780 ✭✭✭sentient_6


    Dennis Reynolds wrote: »
    Why do you back everything up to your laptop when it's already backed up in the cloud?

    Only using the Dropbox share folder as a means of upload.


  • #8236
    Tinie
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,402 ✭✭✭Tinie


    Digital Solitude wrote: »
    Data is lost from cloud servers too

    Its never happened me in years of using cloud services such as OneDrive and Google Drive/Music.


  • #8237
    Digital Solitude
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,397 ✭✭✭✭Digital Solitude


    Tinie wrote: »
    Its never happened me in years of using cloud services such as OneDrive and Google Drive/Music.

    I've never lost data from mechanical hard drives, I'm just saying it happens


  • #8238
    _Tombstone_
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,006 ✭✭✭_Tombstone_


    El Guapo! wrote: »
    Is there anything people can recommended as an immediate must have?

    Tiny Flashlight (it's the best one, you'll never find the charger to plug in your phone when you're in bed without it, does heaps of other cool sh!t, like Morse Code)

    OsmAnd Maps & Navigation (Offline Maps for when you get lost (use morse code here), it's the best cuz of all the points of interest and sh*t in it to do when you bored outta your tree)

    Flud (Helps you obtain stuff too look at when your not lost)

    Yahoo Weather (Saves you havin to look up at the Dark clouds, if they are gonna wet your head, this will tell ya)

    Unit Converter (Cuz Americans like being awkward)

    Quickpic (For looking at your pics, you can turn on a secret password protected folder to store all your better halfs suacey pics so some nosey fecker doesn't see them when you give them your phone to look at a pic of a nice cat. Also links up to the mighty 500px with a swipe of the screen to the right, you'll never go spare looking for a new background again. Doesn't want permission to look at all your pics)

    ISS Detector (Tells ya that thing you thought was an alien was actually a..........)

    Strava App (For the Fitness yo)

    Textsecure (Stops that nosey fecker^^^from looking at your Txts + stops your better half from saving your sent saucey pics if you don't want them to save them, disables screenshots within the App.)


    Twilight (The only really must have for me, stops you going blind)


  • #8239
    duploelabs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,701 ✭✭✭✭duploelabs


    Wasn't tiny flashlight involved in having Malware integral to the program?


  • #8240
    toby2111
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,280 ✭✭✭toby2111


    _Tombstone_ wrote: »
    Flud (Helps you obtain stuff too look at when your not lost)

    Is Flud better /quicker than uTorrent?


  • #8241
    duploelabs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,701 ✭✭✭✭duploelabs


    Anyone recommend an instagram app that allows multiple accounts?


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  • #8242
    GBX
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,015 ✭✭✭✭GBX


    Phonegram?


  • #8243
    duploelabs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,701 ✭✭✭✭duploelabs


    GBX wrote: »
    Phonegram?
    Doesn't allow posting, just viewing


  • #8244
    nedd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,027 ✭✭✭nedd


    duploelabs wrote: »
    Anyone recommend an instagram app that allows multiple accounts?

    The only option is to install Instwogram from here.

    It is a copy of the instagram app, so you have the official app pointed to one accound, Instwogram pointed to the other.


  • #8245
    Amalgam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,026 ✭✭✭Amalgam


    Osmand.gif

    OsmAnd+ Maps & Navigation OsmAnd

    Paid/Support (€6.49): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.osmand.plus&hl=en

    Free: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.osmand&hl=en
    OsmAnd+ (OSM Automated Navigation Directions) is a map and navigation application with access to the free, worldwide, and high-quality OpenStreetMap (OSM) data. All map data can be stored on your device's memory card for offline use. Via your device's GPS, OsmAnd offers routing, with optical and voice guidance, for car, bike, and pedestrian. All the main functionalities work both online and offline (no internet needed).

    ---

    Having a proper, full, offline country map is a Godsend. I'm partial to the vector style of map display that OsmAnd offer, very reminiscent of road maps supplied by Ordnance Survey Ireland. (osi.ie)

    Vector mapping that to me, beats the likes of Google and Bing, from the point of view of aesthetics.

    I haven't tried the free version, but the paid app allows the download of any country that you care to view, Ireland is a vector map download of about 150MB, give or take.

    A crowd sourced manner of mapping, evolves thanks to, possibly, *your* input.

    There are issues with the UI, having to enter a full address to 'go to', can be tiresome, if you're looking for wildcard searches, Google/Bing will provide a more instant experience, but for offline use, it works great.

    ---

    Osm_And01boards.gif

    Osm_And02boards.gif

    Osm_And03boards.gif


  • #8246
    DopeTech
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,896 ✭✭✭DopeTech


    toby2111 wrote: »
    Is Flud better /quicker than uTorrent?

    Pretty much the same just looks better IMO.

    https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dopetech.ie



  • #8247
    JaMarcusHustle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,719 ✭✭✭JaMarcusHustle


    I'm heading to Iceland in September and want a good SatNav to use where I can download an offline map of the country and use this (without having to use data).

    Any suggestions? I use Google Maps pretty religiously here in Ireland so a similar interface would be welcome, and preferably one that suggests locations as I type.

    OsmAnd+ but I don' know about having to type in full addresses, especially in a country I'm not familiar with.


  • #8248
    Professey Chin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,054 ✭✭✭✭Professey Chin


    JaMarcusHustle wrote: »
    I'm heading to Iceland in September and want a good SatNav to use where I can download an offline map of the country and use this (without having to use data).

    Any suggestions? I use Google Maps pretty religiously here in Ireland so a similar interface would be welcome, and preferably one that suggests locations as I type.

    OsmAnd+ but I don' know about having to type in full addresses, especially in a country I'm not familiar with.

    I used Here Maps over there a few months ago. Worked perfectly


  • #8249
    Fluffy88
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,414 ✭✭✭Fluffy88


    JaMarcusHustle wrote: »
    I'm heading to Iceland in September and want a good SatNav to use where I can download an offline map of the country and use this (without having to use data).

    Any suggestions? I use Google Maps pretty religiously here in Ireland so a similar interface would be welcome, and preferably one that suggests locations as I type.

    OsmAnd+ but I don' know about having to type in full addresses, especially in a country I'm not familiar with.

    See http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057472008 for more suggestions


  • #8250
    god's toy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,241 ✭✭✭god's toy


    Amalgam wrote: »
    Osmand.gif

    OsmAnd+ Maps & Navigation OsmAnd

    Paid/Support (€6.49): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.osmand.plus&hl=en

    Free: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.osmand&hl=en





    ---

    Having a proper, full, offline country map is a Godsend. I'm partial to the vector style of map display that OsmAnd offer, very reminiscent of road maps supplied by Ordnance Survey Ireland. (osi.ie)

    Vector mapping that to me, beats the likes of Google and Bing, from the point of view of aesthetics.

    I haven't tried the free version, but the paid app allows the download of any country that you care to view, Ireland is a vector map download of about 150MB, give or take.

    A crowd sourced manner of mapping, evolves thanks to, possibly, *your* input.

    There are issues with the UI, having to enter a full address to 'go to', can be tiresome, if you're looking for wildcard searches, Google/Bing will provide a more instant experience, but for offline use, it works great.

    ---

    Osm_And01boards.gif

    Osm_And02boards.gif

    Osm_And03boards.gif



    That app needs an update as the stena is gone from Dun Laoghaire.


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  • #8251
    OldMrBrennan83
    Closed Accounts Posts: 26,658 ✭✭✭✭OldMrBrennan83


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