Must Have Android Apps and Games?

mickoneill30 · 03-08-2010 11:15AM

charlie_says wrote: »

Found it, it was called Green Power. Search history hehe...

It's worth getting Locale. Not free but it was worth it for me.

I don't use mobile data so that's always turned off (Locale can't manage that).

When I come home or arrive at work, WiFi turns on.
From 11PM - 7AM WiFi turns off because if I get mail in the middle of the night I don't care and the phone is up to date by the time I'm interested in looking at it anyway.
If the battery goes below 15% WiFi is turned off. If I plug it in, WiFi will turn on.

I use the phone (Desire) a reasonable amount (a couple of hours of music / podcasts and plenty of apps) and get two days out of the battery, i.e. if I unplugged it at 7AM today I won't have to charge it until bedtime tomorrow, so not quite 48 hours.

Abelloid · 03-08-2010 04:24PM

breeno wrote: »

Chrome to Phone.

A handy app that, when set up, allows you to send web pages and Google maps links instantly from your desktop Chrome/Firefox browser to your phone with one click. I assume the technology is only going to grow and get bigge & better.

http://code.google.com/p/chrometophone/

The download links are on the site. It only works on 2.2.

Very handy.

Firefox add-on here -

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/161941/

Professey Chin · 03-08-2010 07:49PM

Anyone else try Tasker?
The level of setup you can do with it is pretty shocking :eek:

http://tasker.dinglisch.net/

Theres a 14 day trial on the website so you can try it out.Full version is about $6 I think

mackattack · 03-08-2010 10:34PM

Ultimate Chin wrote: »

Anyone else try Tasker?
The level of setup you can do with it is pretty shocking :eek:

http://tasker.dinglisch.net/

Theres a 14 day trial on the website so you can try it out.Full version is about $6 I think

Yep, using it here I only have a few profiles set-up as yet, I know what else I want it to do but it is a little tricky getting it to work they way you want. There are few example profiles on the wiki but only a few.

limpdd · 03-08-2010 10:47PM

Anyone get access to the android app Inventor yet? Sent an email as per the web page but haven't heard anything from them yet

Abelloid · 03-08-2010 10:50PM

mackattack wrote: »

Yep, using it here I only have a few profiles set-up as yet, I know what else I want it to do but it is a little tricky getting it to work they way you want. There are few example profiles on the wiki but only a few.

I had a play with it and came to the realisation it's easier to adjust the settings manually. If I can think of a really good use for it, I'll give it another go.

Mr E · 03-08-2010 11:21PM

Lifehacker ran a few tasker tutorials recently... pretty cool what you can do with this app.

http://lifehacker.com/5599116/how-to-turn-your-android-phone-into-a-fully+automated-superphone
http://lifehacker.com/5601133/push-your-automated-android-to-awesome-heights-with-these-tasker-setups

S.M.B. · 04-08-2010 10:08AM

Is there any stand-out reasons to chose Tasker over Locale or vice-versa?

JohnK · 04-08-2010 10:40AM

limpdd wrote: »

Anyone get access to the android app Inventor yet? Sent an email as per the web page but haven't heard anything from them yet

I filled in the form the day it was announced but I've still not heard anything

paddy2k · 04-08-2010 01:07PM

JustinOval wrote: »

Very handy.

Firefox add-on here -

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/161941/

It's quality Irish software engineering.
Myself and a guy from Spain have made the Firefox extension.
Plus the main project its led by an Irish lad from Google

Abelloid · 04-08-2010 01:38PM

paddy2k wrote: »

It's quality Irish software engineering.
Myself and a guy from Spain have made the Firefox extension.
Plus the main project its led by an Irish lad from Google

Nice one. It's one of my top Firefox plugins, very simple but effective.

eoferrall · 04-08-2010 06:34PM

There's now an app on the market for checking your used & remaining units in your bill for o2 and meteor customers.

search for 'mobile account checker' and you got it!

handy little app, no need to book mark the o2 page now!

Brian · 04-08-2010 07:09PM

paddy2k wrote: »

It's quality Irish software engineering.
Myself and a guy from Spain have made the Firefox extension.
Plus the main project its led by an Irish lad from Google

Any plans to do a Firefox equivalent of android2cloud?
http://lifehacker.com/5604248/android2cloud-opens-urls-from-your-phone-in-chrome

5starpool · 04-08-2010 07:18PM

paddy2k wrote: »

It's quality Irish software engineering.
Myself and a guy from Spain have made the Firefox extension.
Plus the main project its led by an Irish lad from Google

When I install Chrome to Phone on my Desire it says unable to connect using one of the gmail accounts linked on my phone.

Any ideas? I have the plugin above for firefox installed on my browser.

vengeance52 · 04-08-2010 07:31PM

5starpool wrote: »

When I install Chrome to Phone on my Desire it says unable to connect using one of the gmail accounts linked on my phone.

Any ideas? I have the plugin above for firefox installed on my browser.

It only supports 2.2 i think. What are you running?

5starpool · 04-08-2010 07:51PM

vengeance52 wrote: »

It only supports 2.2 i think. What are you running?

Stock 2.2, upgraded at the weekend.

ru437z9t8fidq2 · 04-08-2010 09:38PM

hey just wondering if ye know if both the hero and legend would be able for all these apps yere talking about?... trying to decide what model to get atm...

vengeance52 · 04-08-2010 09:43PM

Lorelei Plump Farm wrote: »

hey just wondering if ye know if both the hero and legend would be able for all these apps yere talking about?... trying to decide what model to get atm...

I have the Legend and I have lots of these Apps. I love my Legend

ru437z9t8fidq2 · 04-08-2010 10:21PM

so youd reccommend tha legend so?... hows your battery?

vengeance52 · 04-08-2010 10:22PM

Lorelei Plump Farm wrote: »

so youd reccommend tha legend so?... hows your battery?

Yes. the case is nice and comfortable in my hand or pocket. Using Advance Task Killer i get 2 days with average usage, or just over a day with heavy usage. I love this phone

ru437z9t8fidq2 · 04-08-2010 10:27PM

cool... ya mighta just made my mind up...

partyatmygaff · 04-08-2010 10:55PM

Lorelei Plump Farm wrote: »

so youd reccommend tha legend so?... hows your battery?

You should get a Desire tbh. It beats the Legend on all accounts barring looks and the price difference between both is negligible.

5starpool · 04-08-2010 11:23PM

partyatmygaff wrote: »

You should get a Desire tbh. It beats the Legend on all accounts barring looks and the price difference between both is negligible.

I haven't seen a Legend up close, but I can't see how people think it is a better looking phone? The Desire isn't the best looking phone out there, but it is better than the legend imo.

TheIrishGrover · 04-08-2010 11:29PM

Nimbuzz update now supports SkypeOut. (Meaning you can now use your Skype credit to dial numbers)

Abelloid · 05-08-2010 09:02AM

5starpool wrote: »

I haven't seen a Legend up close, but I can't see how people think it is a better looking phone? The Desire isn't the best looking phone out there, but it is better than the legend imo.

It's the aluminium case, which I hear will be used on the new Desire.

Krusty_Clown · 05-08-2010 09:17AM

JohnK wrote: »

I filled in the form the day it was announced but I've still not heard anything

As per the App Inventor thread, I got my invite this morning, so they seem to be rolling them out at the moment.

BopNiblets · 11-08-2010 03:24PM

Awesome Drop, push files over wifi to your phone!

Bookmark this: http://labs.dashwire.com/drop
Download this:

Very convenient, no hooking up to your USB cable anymore (unless you're transferring huge files)

Edit: bah beaten to it a few pages back.

youcancallmeal · 11-08-2010 09:59PM

I find Multicon quite useful, fit 4 icons in the space of one

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madmoe · 11-08-2010 10:18PM

Multicin and Awsome drop are both great apps, been using them for a while.

Anyone know a way to permenanlty disable the stock music app? I have TuneWiki which I love but the stock app seems to keep popping up when least wanted!!

JohnM81 · 12-08-2010 03:22AM

A Top 10 (unordered) list of my most recommended FREE apps from the Android Market.
List does not include any apps pre-installed with Android version 2.2 (Froyo).

Would be interesting to see other similar listings. Plenty of other FREE apps i've yet to find and try out !

1. Cabbage -- free texting using your webtexts
2. AndWobble -- hours of fun, and happens to cost $1.99 on the App Store !
3. Fake-Call Me -- better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it

4. Picsay photo editor -- excellent picture editing app, easy to use and fun
5. Astro File Manager -- if you like poking around with your phones files then look no further
6. Google Sky Map -- truly amazing app, we are officially the spoilt generation !
7. Gmail -- if your a gmail user
8. Twitter -- if your the tweeting type
9. Memory Trainer -- brain training game, only started to use it but already addicted
10. Advanced Task Killer -- one of the best, a must if your not happy with battery performance

Must Have Android Apps and Games?

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