Must Have Android Apps and Games?

Pj! wrote: »

There are so many phone tracking apps out there now. Many read messages and calls etc.. Is there a way to tell if the phone is being tracked? I know this might defeat the purpose when dealing with thefts, as in it would be best if the robber didn't know that there was a tracking app installed.
But I know that I could install these apps on friends on families phones very easily without their knowledge (and they could do to me). I'd have no interest in it and I'd hope my friends and families wouldn't either, but there are strange people out there. There must be plenty of people out there who are being tracked without their knowledge. So how could somebody check? Is a factory reset the only sure way of knowing that you are not being tracked?

Not even a factory reset, if yer phone is rooted

Cossax wrote: »

You sure about that?

Yep. If rooted you can make some of them install to the system partition so a factory reset doesnt remove them

Cossax wrote: »

Ah, I was wondering. I had installed it on a rooted phone and had factory reset and formatting some partitions and it wasn't working when I tried it the next time without reinstalling. Makes sense there has to be a different setting for it.

With cerberus, its not a different setting. They provide an update.zip that you can flash via recovery. It goes direct into system partition. Very sexy. That coupled with hiding the app icon makes for a stolen phone to be found.

Cabbage Ultimate, this is a webtext app, that when you 1st sign it it will then use your webtext credits to send messages, it lets you send them all over the world for free (it does on 3 network other networks may vary).

Sky Sports Live Stream - This is a Sports streamer, watch all live matches, events F1 etc - Great app.

Clean master - Cleans up your phone and relesases space from the memory.

No To 1890 - Gives you landline alternative numbers to all 1890/1850 etc Numbers.

Passwaord Safe - You can set it up so it stores all your passwords and information in 1 place.

Tune In Radio Pro - Great app for listening to World Radio anywhwere.

Home2 Shortcut - This is an App where once installed you can get rid of the Annoying SVoice on your Galaxy Phone, at present when you double tap the home button on your Galaxy S device it automatically takes you to SVoice, this App gives you the option to turn it off and set it as a default for another App, so by pressing it twice it can open any other App you want.

Real Racing 3 - great Racing Game touring the GP circuits of the worls - it's interactive and can be played live (Internet based if playng live).

Simple MP3 Downloader - Get all your favourite Tunes Free of Charge using this great little App.

TV Listings - Why ever buy a TV guide when this app gives you all the Stations programmes.

WhatsApp - Messanger service

Tango - Free Calls & Texts - Better quality calls than viber.

G1032 wrote: »

But a thief that installs titanium backup can just uninstall it that way? Or if titanium backup is already on the phone any app can be uninstalled.

Most people who go and buy the phone would not know what titanium backup is or that it can uninstall apps. Most thieves would be thicker than this. Also bear in mind that there probably won't be any clues that they are being tracked so they won't even know to try and find a way of getting one of these apps off the phone. Most likely they will do a factory reset and think that they've done enough.

steve_r wrote: »

I'd also like to know this. At the moment I use the Paddy Power site which provides tv times for all sports

Same as , not ideal though, a dedicated app would be tidy.

mooseknunkle wrote: »

I use this tv guide its very useful and has all the sports on it too

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ukfree.jersey.tvguide&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsInVrZnJlZS5qZXJzZXkudHZndWlkZSJd

Pretty good, doesn't include the irish channels though!

Alpha Dog 1 wrote: »

Pretty good, doesn't include the irish channels though!

TV listings Ireland but it's just a guide you'd have to look for whats on yourself. It's a good app

Obviously has the Irish channels, English + sky too

You can sort the channels in your own order which might help with seeing whats on

Alpha Dog 1 wrote: »

Pretty good, doesn't include the irish channels though!

It does.

[Deleted User] wrote: »

You're right (go into channel settings and change provider is how I did it) and it's really quite pleasant! Think I'll change over from my recommendation! (I hate ads and this has none).

Oooo now that is epic-pretty much what I was looking for!