Must Have Android Apps and Games?

thebman · 25-02-2013 09:19AM

god's toy wrote: »

Thanks! looking good.

So the ads i'm seeing within the threads of boards while using this app are from boards alone?

Yeah, I've no ads in it. I don't make any money out of it.

evolutionqy7 · 25-02-2013 09:45AM

thebman wrote: »

Ok my boards.ie touch app is up now.

Again just a web view app.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.brim4brim.boards_ie&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5icmltNGJyaW0uYm9hcmRzX2llIl0.

Is there any point to this? I mean most android phones can add a bookmark to the homepage that looks like an app

Uriel. · 25-02-2013 10:18AM

evolutionqy7 wrote: »

Is there any point to this? I mean most android phones can add a bookmark to the homepage that looks like an app

Yep like in the bottom left of my home screen. Don't understand the point but maybe I'm missing something

donalg1 · 25-02-2013 01:42PM

Does anyone know of a good weather forecast app, Met Eireann seem to only want to tell me what the weather is like today, which is as useful as looking out the window.

Delboy5 · 25-02-2013 01:54PM

donalg1 wrote: »

Does anyone know of a good weather forecast app, Met Eireann seem to only want to tell me what the weather is like today, which is as useful as looking out the window.

Check out the 1Weather app, i think its cool

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.handmark.expressweather&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5oYW5kbWFyay5leHByZXNzd2VhdGhlciJd

thebman · 25-02-2013 01:59PM

evolutionqy7 wrote: »

Is there any point to this? I mean most android phones can add a bookmark to the homepage that looks like an app

Well the point is that most users don't know that is possible.

It requires a certain level of knowledge that most people don't have about Android so it is an ease of use thing.

Also some sites don't populate with an icon in the drawer, they use the generic built in one so if you add a few, the icons aren't distinguishable at a glance.

So it is mostly a usability thing.

You could also just bookmark boards in the web browser but most people don't and want as few touches as possible to get to their most used sites.

Most people will search the store for an app and assume if they don't find one that it isn't possible to use that site on their phone as most people don't know the touch site exists unless they try to reach it with their phone browser.

So in short, there is a point to it...

evolutionqy7 · 25-02-2013 02:18PM

thebman wrote: »

Well the point is that most users don't know that is possible.

It requires a certain level of knowledge that most people don't have about Android so it is an ease of use thing.

Also some sites don't populate with an icon in the drawer, they use the generic built in one so if you add a few, the icons aren't distinguishable at a glance.

So it is mostly a usability thing.

You could also just bookmark boards in the web browser but most people don't and want as few touches as possible to get to their most used sites.

Most people will search the store for an app and assume if they don't find one that it isn't possible to use that site on their phone as most people don't know the touch site exists unless they try to reach it with their phone browser.

So in short, there is a point to it...

I still don't see the point. If their that uneducated they shouldn't be using a smartphone.. This is just dumbing down the society

RangeR · 25-02-2013 02:21PM

evolutionqy7 wrote: »

I still don't see the point. If their that uneducated they shouldn't be using a smartphone.. This is just dumbing down the society

That's a very ignorant comment. Smartphones aren't just for techies. By your view [and I assume you are just trying to be funny], most people shouldn't be allowed on a computer not have access to the interwebs.

Kenny Logins · 25-02-2013 02:21PM

evolutionqy7 wrote: »

Is there any point to this?

No..

Discodog · 25-02-2013 02:36PM

donalg1 wrote: »

Does anyone know of a good weather forecast app, Met Eireann seem to only want to tell me what the weather is like today, which is as useful as looking out the window.

yr.no is one of the best & it has a widget.

cullenswood · 25-02-2013 02:39PM

donalg1 wrote: »

Does anyone know of a good weather forecast app, Met Eireann seem to only want to tell me what the weather is like today, which is as useful as looking out the window.

The Met Eireann app gives a detailed forecast for the today and tomorrow. It also gives an outlook forecast for the next five days.

I am not sure what else you would need from a weather app. The ones that give 10, 15, 20 day forecasts are bullsh1t as it is impossible to predict that far ahead, and also, would other agencies not have to take their lead from the national weather agency?

donalg1 · 25-02-2013 03:02PM

Discodog wrote: »

yr.no is one of the best & it has a widget.

Just had a look at that, looks perfect exactly what I wanted.

evolutionqy7 · 25-02-2013 03:20PM

RangeR wrote: »

That's a very ignorant comment. Smartphones aren't just for techies. By your view [and I assume you are just trying to be funny], most people shouldn't be allowed on a computer not have access to the interwebs.

Not trying to be ignorant or funny. Its just a simple function, its not rocket science.
If they can manage to register for a Google Mail account to access the play store, I'm sure it cant be a massive leap to bookmark it.

As I said I hate these sort of apps, because I categorize them as marketplace spam. Fair play for making the effort, but I wouldn't even call it an app. Its just a shortcut to a website.

thebman · 25-02-2013 03:51PM

evolutionqy7 wrote: »

Not trying to be ignorant or funny. Its just a simple function, its not rocket science.
If they can manage to register for a Google Mail account to access the play store, I'm sure it cant be a massive leap to bookmark it.

As I said I hate these sort of apps, because I categorize them as marketplace spam. Fair play for making the effort, but I wouldn't even call it an app. Its just a shortcut to a website.

It does completely ignore reality though. Many people get help to get the phone and mail accounts setup and are shown how to search the store and that is all they know.

By your logic, the terminal is good enough and everyone else should stop being ignorant of the commands.

It completely ignores that for many, bookmarking a site in the browser app and then adding a widget from the home screen that points at the bookmark created by the browser app is horribly unintuitive.

Personally I didn't even know you could do it before I wrote my first web app for myself and I don't want those shortcuts on my home screen as I access everything else through the drawer.

Same way if I want to access alarms I can tap the clock widget but I usually go through the app drawer as it is how I access things.

So it does serve a purpose but it depends on your preferences on how you want to do things on your phone.

You only consider it spam because it isn't your preference and you consider a bookmark on your home screen or in the browser good enough.

RangeR · 25-02-2013 04:03PM

Ultimately, it's about choice.

Now... back on topic. Show me the apps.

Krusty_Clown · 25-02-2013 07:13PM

evolutionqy7 wrote: »

I still don't see the point. If their that uneducated they shouldn't be using a smartphone.. This is just dumbing down the society

Exactly. What we need are more spelling, grammar and punctuation apps.

MonkstownHoop · 26-02-2013 10:43PM

brian ireland wrote: »

woeful app, used it tonight and unless its one of the top leagues or competitions you dont get notifications until full time

batistuta9 · 26-02-2013 10:52PM

MonkstownHoop wrote: »

woeful app, used it tonight and unless its one of the top leagues or competitions you dont get notifications until full time

out of interest what league were you trying?

MonkstownHoop · 26-02-2013 10:54PM

batistuta9 wrote: »

out of interest what league were you trying?

had championship, league 1 and setanta cup

Alpha Dog 1 · 26-02-2013 10:56PM

Cant beat the fotmob app for football scores/notifications.

killbillvol2 · 26-02-2013 10:59PM

Alpha Dog 1 wrote: »

Cant beat the fotmob app for football scores/notifications.

Easily the best of them. And has fixtures too.

batistuta9 · 26-02-2013 11:01PM

MonkstownHoop wrote: »

had championship, league 1 and setanta cup

not that obscure really, well maybe the setanta cup

where ever they use for the scores mustn't have them leagues in real time

batistuta9 · 26-02-2013 11:01PM

killbillvol2 wrote: »

Easily the best of them. And has fixtures too.

does it give real time updates/scorers?

Cienciano · 27-02-2013 12:05AM

cullenswood wrote: »

The Met Eireann app gives a detailed forecast for the today and tomorrow. It also gives an outlook forecast for the next five days.

I am not sure what else you would need from a weather app. The ones that give 10, 15, 20 day forecasts are bullsh1t as it is impossible to predict that far ahead, and also, would other agencies not have to take their lead from the national weather agency?

Yeah, I use the met eireann mobile site every day, I've a shortcut to Dublin on the regional section and I find it great.

Cienciano · 27-02-2013 12:10AM

batistuta9 wrote: »

does it give real time updates/scorers?

I use Soccer Livescores
It does real time updates of LOI games definitely, not sure about setanta, never tried that.
Simple to use, so good I paid to remove ads from it.

s_carnage · 27-02-2013 12:29AM

Cienciano wrote: »

I use Soccer Livescores
It does real time updates of LOI games definitely, not sure about setanta, never tried that.
Simple to use, so good I paid to remove ads from it.

I use this one too and even though I try any new ones that comes out I always return. Seems to be the quickest at updating scores too.

Cienciano · 27-02-2013 01:00AM

s_carnage wrote: »

I use this one too and even though I try any new ones that comes out I always return. Seems to be the quickest at updating scores too.

Yeah, it's very quick. Sometimes the replay isn't even on tv, the player is still celebrating and the update comes in.

Alpha Dog 1 · 27-02-2013 10:01AM

batistuta9 wrote: »

does it give real time updates/scorers?

Yes this does real time updates. It's very quick.
It lists the goalscorer and the assister.
It gives fixtures, tables, and statistics.
It also gives the starting line up and provides radio coverage of the big games.

Fantastic app.

natnifnolnacs · 27-02-2013 11:15AM

fxguru seems like a bit of fun

Thargor · 27-02-2013 12:00PM

Im looking for a better music player than the stock android one, something intelligent so I dont have to keep unlocking the phone if you know what I mean, it still locks after one minute even though it should know its being used if theres music playing. Although thinking about it I wouldnt want the phone screen on alll the time either, maybe give me some control with the volume keys or something? Or at least have it go straight to the music player if I press something not the lockscreen again.

Anyway Im sure a smarter app developer than me has already thought of a perfect solution, any ideas?

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