Must Have Android Apps and Games?

jgbyr · 15-12-2015 03:03PM

Settings - untick enable album art?

OldMrBrennan83 · 15-12-2015 03:33PM

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duploelabs · 15-12-2015 04:03PM

jgbyr wrote: »

Settings - untick enable album art?

Settings/lockscreen/ doesn't have the option to enable/disable album art

gaius c · 15-12-2015 06:44PM

FrostyJim wrote: »

Its has to be vodafone credit, its a vodafone deal!

I wonder would work mind me signing up for it!

alex.middleton · 15-12-2015 07:51PM

any type of pomodoro timer app! does wonders for productivity

killbillvol2 · 15-12-2015 09:09PM

duploelabs wrote: »

Unfortunately, neither pressing the stop button nor exit on the top right work, only restarting the phone gets rid of it. Rather embarrassing having a picture of sean moncrieff as my lockscreen image, the missus wasn't impressed

It used to be like that for me too - it left Marty Whelan on my lockscreen one day ffs! - but it doesn't happen any more. I think it stopped when I got Lollipop?

Amalgam · 16-12-2015 07:35PM

OsmAnd+ Maps & Navigation OsmAnd

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

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€0.10

Ten cent.

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More or less free. I use this often, great for a quick map search offline, when you're not bothered going online, or have no data/credit left..

Quoting what I said about it a few weeks back..

Amalgam wrote: »

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

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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.

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_Tombstone_ · 16-12-2015 09:04PM

^^^Finding where you want to go is an awful pain though, house number, street, town, county, cannot find....grrr f%^k off.

I use it but it'd drive ya demented. I wouldn't even pay 10cent for it.

AND AND, now it's awhile since I tried it so maybe it's improved but it's missing a rake of the crap backroads that ya get in the arsehole of nowhere like where I currently live. The HOOPS ya have to go through to tell them they're missing a road/POI. Shure I ended up not bothering.

Lucas Hood · 16-12-2015 09:06PM

Here maps is free . pretty good too.

Asmooh · 16-12-2015 09:08PM

I use navmii , and yes it's free

mass_debater · 16-12-2015 09:09PM

I use Waze, finding it amazing. The maps are lovely and clean. I can quickly send an eta to the missus so she knows when to have dinner ready

Asmooh · 16-12-2015 09:09PM

Zombienosh wrote: »

Best apps of 2015 according to google play.

I only recently started using Nova Launcher and Swiftkey, anyone recommend anything else from that list?

I use nova but I think the BlackBerry keyboard is soo much better than swift key

OldMrBrennan83 · 16-12-2015 09:53PM

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corkie · 18-12-2015 12:45AM

Lara Croft Go - on sale for 99 cent!

Asmooh · 18-12-2015 07:53AM

Patww79 wrote: »

Google Maps has offline functionality now anyway.

After you planning a route yes, not like you can download a complete map

OldMrBrennan83 · 18-12-2015 08:20AM

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DopeTech · 18-12-2015 08:39AM

Asmooh wrote: »

After you planning a route yes, not like you can download a complete map

You can download large areas the size of Ireland. Look on the menu for offline areas.

killbillvol2 · 18-12-2015 10:33AM

Apart from the easier way of downloading maps, recent updates to Google maps have improved it beyond all recognition from the old days. It's a very slick app now and I find myself using it in preference to a navigation app I actually paid for.

OldMrBrennan83 · 18-12-2015 01:11PM

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mass_debater · 18-12-2015 01:57PM

Google maps is great but my problem is you cannot have it running in GPS heads up map mode without setting a destination which is very handy when you're trying to look for addresses when you have an idea of the area and don't want to stop to type it. This is one of the reasons I moved to Waze

OldMrBrennan83 · 18-12-2015 03:02PM

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mass_debater · 18-12-2015 04:50PM

Patww79 wrote: »

I tried Waze for a while and it's pretty handy, especially with the notifications from other drivers. But it is just so ugly and cumbersome to use. The lack of businesses on there is a big minus too.

I'm the opposite, having a clean map without the distractions is what I find great about the Waze map. Night mode works great too. I don't find it ugly or cumbersome at all

OldMrBrennan83 · 18-12-2015 04:52PM

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mass_debater · 18-12-2015 05:05PM

Patww79 wrote: »

..... all the floating heads on the map.

What floating heads? I have one friend, the missus, I have most distractions disabled so my map is clean

Mantis Toboggan · 18-12-2015 09:29PM

Google maps is definitely one of the best apps ever created. Continuously getting better also.

Skuxx · 18-12-2015 11:05PM

Snapchat not working on my Oneplus One anymore for some reason.
Is there any 3rd party apps that I can use to log into my snapchat?

jeffk · 19-12-2015 09:54AM

http://www.androidpolice.com/2015/12/18/android-polices-picks-for-the-20-best-android-apps-of-2015/

duridian · 19-12-2015 12:32PM

For any western style RPG fans out there

Baldurs Gate and Baldurs Gate II Enhanced Edition down to €4.05 from about a tenner regular price.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.beamdog.baldursgateenhancededition
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.beamdog.baldursgateIIenhancededition

Icewind Dale Enhanced Edition down to €2.42 from around a tenner regular price.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.beamdog.icewinddale

Doge · 19-12-2015 09:51PM

Would it be worth having a dedicated thread for Android Apps and Games Bargains, without the chat, and keep this thread for chat / discussion?

If Mr E doesnt see this post in a week, I'll ask him in a PM.

jeffk · 20-12-2015 12:14AM

http://www.androidpolice.com/2015/12/19/android-polices-team-picks-our-favorite-and-most-used-apps-in-2015/

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