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Must Have Android Apps and Games? (Part II)

  • 13-01-2017 10:23pm
    #1
    Davy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,340 CMod ✭✭✭✭


    This thread is for posting essential apps and games.

    Please post a link and a short note on it if you can.

    PART I of this thread is HERE




    Let the suggestions continue.....


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  • #2
    OldMrBrennan83
    Closed Accounts Posts: 26,658 ✭✭✭✭OldMrBrennan83


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  • #3
    Cianos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,850 ✭✭✭Cianos


    Can we add our own apps here ;) ?


  • #4
    Keith186
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,213 ✭✭✭Keith186


    Cianos wrote: »
    Can we add our own apps here ;) ?

    Only if it's must have 😁


  • #5
    patmac
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,589 ✭✭✭patmac


    I have car droid, my onePlus2 sits nicely on my dash and it works well.


  • #6
    Tom Mann Centuria
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,070 ✭✭✭✭Tom Mann Centuria


    For fans of chiptunes (including music created by, and for, retro computers and consoles) this is an excellent app.

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

    Oh well, give me an easy life and a peaceful death.



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  • #7
    moonboy52
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,200 ✭✭✭moonboy52


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

    I pay €1.99 per year for ad-free etc.

    It is a great app to notify you about Android sales.

    Superb way to use ones carrier billing credit :D


  • #8
    Doge
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,059 ✭✭✭Doge


    Tom Mann Centuria wrote: »
    For fans of chiptunes (including music created by, and for, retro computers and consoles) this is an excellent app.

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


    This one is really impressive, I love how you can browse, search and download from the online libraries for chiptunes.

    Its just a shame theres no online library for the Genesis / SNES and a lot of other systems.


  • #9
    steve_r
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,043 ✭✭✭steve_r


    @ DanC90:

    There was a discussion re Podcast apps on the previous thread.

    It was mentioned that Podcast Addict can sync between devices - is this only android/web or would it include iOS?

    I'm looking to keep an android phone and an Iphone in sync


  • #10
    Lovely Bloke
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,748 ✭✭✭✭Lovely Bloke


    No, it's Pocket Casts that can sync across devices, not Podcast Addict - I switched recently for that reason.

    It's 1.99 though.

    not sure if it's cross-platform though.


  • #11
    Alf Stewart.
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,789 ✭✭✭Alf Stewart.


    Right lads got myself a VR headset and hand controller.

    Bit of an impulse buy from Groupon.

    My question is now what?

    Any apps or recommendations to show off what it can do?


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  • #12
    corkie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,644 ✭✭✭corkie


    Alf Stewart. wrote: »
    Right lads got myself a VR headset and hand controller.

    Any apps or recommendations to show off what it can do?

    Is it a cardboard clone? Check this thread out.


    Haven't been keeping up on apps recently, only occasionally using it for 3D movies.


  • #13
    Alf Stewart.
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,789 ✭✭✭Alf Stewart.


    corkie wrote: »
    Is it a cardboard clone? Check this thread out.


    Haven't been keeping up on apps recently, only occasionally using it for 3D movies.

    No idea mate.

    Here is the link to it

    https://www.groupon.ie/deals/virtual-reality-headset


  • #14
    corkie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,644 ✭✭✭corkie


    Alf Stewart. wrote: »
    No idea mate.

    Here is the link to it

    https://www.groupon.ie/deals/virtual-reality-headset


    Yes it is a cardboard clone, so the thread I linked should help.

    What phone are you using with it. Probably doesn't have daydream support, so it is cardboard apps you should be looking at.


  • #15
    Alf Stewart.
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,789 ✭✭✭Alf Stewart.


    corkie wrote: »
    Yes it is a cardboard clone, so the thread I linked should help.

    What phone are you using with it. Probably doesn't have daydream support, so it is cardboard apps you should be looking at.

    Forgive the ignorance corkie, but I'm on a s6 edge plus. As i said, impulse buy . I've three days to return it, what you think?


  • #16
    corkie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,644 ✭✭✭corkie


    Alf Stewart. wrote: »
    Forgive the ignorance corkie, but I'm on a s6 edge plus. As i said, impulse buy . I've three days to return it, what you think?


    Not to take this thread off topic any further, I have replied to your questions here.


  • #17
    Alf Stewart.
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,789 ✭✭✭Alf Stewart.


    Cheers for that !


  • #18
    _Kaiser_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,929 ✭✭✭✭_Kaiser_


    Any recommendations for a nav app besides Google maps /drive? It has a bad habit of taking you down every local back road and dirt track with no option to keep to more main roads.

    Cheers!


  • #19
    corkie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,644 ✭✭✭corkie


    _Kaiser_ wrote: »
    Any recommendations for a nav app besides Google maps /drive? It has a bad habit of taking you down every local back road and dirt track with no option to keep to more main roads.


    Don't use these apps myself, but have read good reports for Waze!


  • #20
    wheresmybeaver
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,120 ✭✭✭wheresmybeaver


    _Kaiser_ wrote: »
    Any recommendations for a nav app besides Google maps /drive? It has a bad habit of taking you down every local back road and dirt track with no option to keep to more main roads.

    Cheers!

    Here WeGo (former Here Drive) is a pretty good offline-capable navigator. Found it very reliable over the last year or so on Irish roads, but like google maps it does also suffer occasionally from directing you along a logging road or up through somebody's farm. it uses a different map source to Google and lets you download maps for countries and regions before you go travelling.


  • #21
    John mac
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,131 ✭✭✭John mac


    Have you tried HEREWE go ?
    i have used it a few times and found it fine .


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  • #22
    OldMrBrennan83
    Closed Accounts Posts: 26,658 ✭✭✭✭OldMrBrennan83


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  • #23
    flazio
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,253 ✭✭✭✭flazio


    Personally, I swear by Sygic. It's a pay for maps app but it does pretty well at keeping to the good routes (except for Roscommon where it keeps bringing me through town instead of the ring road.) plus "Emma"s voice is pleasant to hear imo.


  • #24
    nedd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,027 ✭✭✭nedd


    Maybe this has been mentioned already, I just bought Oceanhorn on my Shield. Great game so far. Very reminiscent of old Zelda games.

    Plays like a dream on the Shield as well.


  • #25
    OldMrBrennan83
    Closed Accounts Posts: 26,658 ✭✭✭✭OldMrBrennan83


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  • #26
    nedd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,027 ✭✭✭nedd


    Patww79 wrote: »
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    Local Android game. Works on phone or tablet as well.


  • #27
    larchielads
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,735 ✭✭✭larchielads


    Just realised somethin. If all these apps are must haves then going by the last thread and this one I'd want some bloody phone to fit em all on and run em properly without any lag and still have space for the odd phone number I might need :D


  • #28
    The high horse brigade
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,456 ✭✭✭The high horse brigade


    One for anyone with an Android box, Android Tv, Nexus player, Nvidia Shield etc. Aerial Dream, set it as screensaver.

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


  • #29
    moonboy52
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,200 ✭✭✭moonboy52


    nedd wrote:
    Maybe this has been mentioned already, I just bought Oceanhorn on my Shield. Great game so far. Very reminiscent of old Zelda games.

    nedd wrote:
    Plays like a dream on the Shield as well.


    Cheers for the recommendation. Bought it as supports Android TV

    Cloud and Controller support and no IAP, apart from the cost of the game.

    Android people need to support games like this


  • #30
    OldMrBrennan83
    Closed Accounts Posts: 26,658 ✭✭✭✭OldMrBrennan83


    This post has been deleted.


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  • #31
    nedd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,027 ✭✭✭nedd


    Patww79 wrote: »
    Is there not? I went to download it the other day and the play store listing had it as free with in app purchases, so I never even tried it out.

    Have I the right game? https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.FDGEntertainment.Oceanhorn.gp

    The first 30 mins or so is free then €6 unlocks the entire game. I'm about 5 hours in and at 20% complete. So plenty of play for 6 quid.


  • #32
    OldMrBrennan83
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    This post has been deleted.


  • #33
    Slattsy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,775 ✭✭✭✭Slattsy


    What's the best irish news app lads?


  • #34
    moonboy52
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,200 ✭✭✭moonboy52


    Slattsy wrote:
    What's the best irish news app lads?


    I guess it depends on one's political slant.

    But I use Google Play Newsstand, The Guardian and The Journal.

    Plus Reddit of course.


  • #35
    OldMrBrennan83
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    This post has been deleted.


  • #36
    Slattsy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,775 ✭✭✭✭Slattsy


    Never got the reddit hype and the journal is what I currently have, its only ok.

    Maybe going via the browser is the way to go.


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  • #37
    flazio
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,253 ✭✭✭✭flazio


    I have the BBC News app, and whenever the app sends a breaking news alert, it notifies by playing the BBC News theme. Anytime I hear it I think"Oh carp, now what's happened."


  • #38
    Mantis Toboggan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,101 ✭✭✭✭Mantis Toboggan


    Google now launcher will be gone in a few weeks.

    Is Nova still the go to launcher after Google now?

    Free Palestine 🇵🇸



  • #39
    OldMrBrennan83
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  • #40
    Slattsy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,775 ✭✭✭✭Slattsy


    Yeah Nova unreal, and recently went to Prime for a few bob, its worth it.


  • #41
    smilerf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,596 ✭✭✭smilerf


    Tyson Fury wrote: »
    Google now launcher will be gone in a few weeks.

    Is Nova still the go to launcher after Google now?
    zen ui is my go to launcher


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  • #42
    nedd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,027 ✭✭✭nedd


    Tyson Fury wrote: »
    Google now launcher will be gone in a few weeks.

    Is Nova still the go to launcher after Google now?

    Now launcher will be replaced with the pixel launcher which is basically the same thing.


  • #43
    54and56
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,700 ✭✭✭54and56


    Tyson Fury wrote: »
    Google now launcher will be gone in a few weeks.

    Why? Cr@p. I use and love it on a number of devices. :(


  • #44
    54and56
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,700 ✭✭✭54and56


    nedd wrote: »
    Now launcher will be replaced with the pixel launcher which is basically the same thing.

    Do you know if installing Pixel over Google Launcher will transition your screen set up and shortcuts etc from Google to Pixel?


  • #45
    nedd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,027 ✭✭✭nedd


    Je_suis_Jean wrote: »
    Do you know if installing Pixel over Google Launcher will transition your screen set up and shortcuts etc from Google to Pixel?

    In my experience it will not.


  • #46
    OldMrBrennan83
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    This post has been deleted.


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    OldMrBrennan83
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    This post has been deleted.


  • #48
    nedd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,027 ✭✭✭nedd


    Patww79 wrote: »
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    Tried it earlier on my Nexus 6 and didn't activate Assistant.


  • #49
    OldMrBrennan83
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    This post has been deleted.


  • #50
    Tom Dunne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,212 ✭✭✭✭Tom Dunne


    Patww79 wrote: »
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    I'm on a Note 5. What do I need to do?


  • #51
    nedd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,027 ✭✭✭nedd


    Patww79 wrote: »
    I had to disable it and get it to update to the beta again as the Now feed itself wasn't working right.

    Having that problem now as well. Nothing loading in the Google app. How did you disable it and roll back?


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