Must Have Android Apps and Games?

Amalgam

Duolingo: Learn Languages

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

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Just a heads up for Nexus 7 owners and similar (tablets). Duolingo can now be downloaded for it.

The app seemed to be restricted to smaller screens/phones, up until recently.

Learn a language with a vibrant clear interface.

Free. An account is required, but can be created within the app.

RainyDay

New Transport for Ireland app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.osds.rtpi&feature=search_result

madmoe

Amalgam wrote: »

Duolingo: Learn Languages

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

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Just a heads up for Nexus 7 owners and similar (tablets). Duolingo can now be downloaded for it.

The app seemed to be restricted to smaller screens/phones, up until recently.

Learn a language with a vibrant clear interface.

Free. An account is required, but can be created within the app.

Played with this late into the night last night (wrecked now :-) on my Nexus 10 and I am very very impressed! I think it can even synch your progress between your phone and tablet which I am well impressed with!! I'm off to Spain tomorrow to the North for the first time and it may come in handy! Speaking of Spain and Spanish what in your opinion is the best translation app on Android? Ideally one with a decent offline feature would be best as I may not have WiFi all the time.

Cheers,
Mark

Thargor

RainyDay wrote: »

New Transport for Ireland app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.osds.rtpi&feature=search_result

That is actually really impressive thanks, the most well designed public service app Ive seen. Dont think it will replace my next Bus dublin app though as that has never let me down and saved my ass plenty of times, good to have the train times in my pocket though.

Thargor

madmoe wrote: »

Played with this late into the night last night (wrecked now :-) on my Nexus 10 and I am very very impressed! I think it can even synch your progress between your phone and tablet which I am well impressed with!! I'm off to Spain tomorrow to the North for the first time and it may come in handy! Speaking of Spain and Spanish what in your opinion is the best translation app on Android? Ideally one with a decent offline feature would be best as I may not have WiFi all the time.

Cheers,
Mark

I find the typing in German annoying and it messes up my Swiftkey dictionary with German words creeping in that I then have to manually delete, any advice? I would like to force myself to do an hour of German every morning and it is a very well built app.

Turtwig

Thargor wrote: »

I find the typing in German annoying and it messes up my Swiftkey dictionary with German words creeping in that I then have to manually delete, any advice? I would like to force myself to do an hour of German every morning and it is a very well built app.

I just switch to default keyboard input when using the app. It doesn't take long and the hassle is rather worth it too.
Swyper here.

madmoe

Jernal wrote: »

I just switch to default keyboard input when using the app. It doesn't take long and the hassle is rather worth it too.
Swyper here.

I installed the French and Spanish language packs in SwiftKey and found them both a big help!

So....best translation app out there? I don't mind paying for it if necessary.....

Cheers,
M

EGriff

madmoe wrote: »

I installed the French and Spanish language packs in SwiftKey and found them both a big help!

So....best translation app out there? I don't mind paying for it if necessary.....

Cheers,
M

You can download offline language packs for Google translate if that's any good to you.

smackyB

Thargor wrote: »

That is actually really impressive thanks, the most well designed public service app Ive seen. Dont think it will replace my next Bus dublin app though as that has never let me down and saved my ass plenty of times, good to have the train times in my pocket though.

I personally think it looks awful, doesn't follow any of the Android design guidelines. If you're after train times be sure to check out the companion app for next bus dublin I made :-) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nextTrain

Thargor

smackyB wrote: »

I personally think it looks awful, doesn't follow any of the Android design guidelines. If you're after train times be sure to check out the companion app for next bus dublin I made :-) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nextTrain

Yeah its not as good as I thought now, theres a pretty horrible 30-60 second syncing procedure every time you open it and it just crashed on me there, bye bye.

I don't suppose there's an app for Bus Eireann City Services i.e Limerick!?!? At the moment I have 5 or 6 pdfs...

Cienciano

Can anyone recommend a decent launcher? I've being using launcher pro for about 3 years but it's a bit dated and I'm getting bored with it. Using an S4 which is unrooted.

Professey Chin

Cienciano wrote: »

Can anyone recommend a decent launcher? I've being using launcher pro for about 3 years but it's a bit dated and I'm getting bored with it. Using an S4 which is unrooted.

Action Launcher Pro is my go to now. After using Launcher Pro, Go, Apex and Nova but this is definitely my favourite

smilerf

Cienciano wrote: »

Can anyone recommend a decent launcher? I've being using launcher pro for about 3 years but it's a bit dated and I'm getting bored with it. Using an S4 which is unrooted.

Go nova apex they're all much as much

RangeR

I use ADW Launcher Ex and have done for years. Served me well. There is a free version too.

madmoe

EGriff wrote: »

You can download offline language packs for Google translate if that's any good to you.

Great mate! Will give that a lash!

tupac_healy

Cienciano wrote: »

Can anyone recommend a decent launcher? I've being using launcher pro for about 3 years but it's a bit dated and I'm getting bored with it. Using an S4 which is unrooted.

I like buzz launcher, mostly because you can download ready made packages!

Much easier!

Isn't this guy a Boardsie? Bad form by Google. (I had no idea where to post this.)

TriggerLivesOn

Everyone shud get snapchat its so cool!

Shane St.

TriggerLivesOn wrote: »

Everyone shud get snapchat its so cool!

Yea i just got snapchat it's class

RangeR

Deleted User wrote: »

Isn't this guy a Boardsie? Bad form by Google. (I had no idea where to post this.)

Yes he is

Thargor

The main development/playtesting thread for that was around here somewhere...

Cienciano

Thanks for the recommendations. I went with action launcher pro, like it so far. Wasn't a fan of Buzz. Might be good if you spend time with it, but I'm impatient and just want something that's straightforward.

Pj!

Does anyone use ONE Browser?

I initially got it for just the page capture feature but now find myself using it all the time. It's slick and very nice to use.

Recommend you give it a try. It's free.

AlmightyCushion

Deleted User wrote: »

Isn't this guy a Boardsie? Bad form by Google. (I had no idea where to post this.)

https://twitter.com/terrycavanagh/status/350397479222640641

He got it sorted. Good to see it was just something small and stupid that was easily fixed and not some big assed thing that would have dragged out for ages.

homer911

Shine runner is the free app of the day on amazon, from the same people who wrote beach buggy blitz. Not quite in the same league but very playable.

Turtwig

Carmageddon is free for this weekend on Android and iOS.

No idea if it's any good, but I loved the original.:)

Lelantos

Jernal wrote: »

Carmageddon is free for this weekend on Android and iOS.

No idea if it's any good, but I loved the original.:)

It was free approx a month ago also. Well worth a download & release some road rage tension

corkie

Sudoku 4ever Plus --- Free app of the day amazon

_Whimsical_

What's the best ad blocking app ATM? If you use a good one please mention if it needs root or not.

The good ones seem to be gone from play and there's a confusing array from other sources.