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so im a winmo expert and wont be switching to android til my hd2 dies.
but since my mom and sis are on vzw i told them to get the incredible since they were bugging for smartphones.
i already got them setup in terms of using sense and setting up accounts, got them advanced task killer and all that
any recommendation for good apps for basic use, not power users obviously.
then in terms of music is it as simple as drag and drop to the sd like with winmo?
and how about data tethering do i have to root the phone for her or is there a simple hack or app to do it for free instead of paying vzw
thanks guys
lbhocky19 said:
so im a winmo expert and wont be switching to android til my hd2 dies.
but since my mom and sis are on vzw i told them to get the incredible since they were bugging for smartphones.
i already got them setup in terms of using sense and setting up accounts, got them advanced task killer and all that
any recommendation for good apps for basic use, not power users obviously.
then in terms of music is it as simple as drag and drop to the sd like with winmo?
and how about data tethering do i have to root the phone for her or is there a simple hack or app to do it for free instead of paying vzw
thanks guys
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You can get doubletwist for MP3 and video playback and theres even a PC program that goes with it, kind of like iTunes, but probably better. You can drop music on your SD card as well.
other apps I recommend
Beautiful widgets
Handcent SMS
Pandora or Slacker Radio, etc.
Google Voice, they can go to google.com/voice and get a free account, you can get free visual voicemail or get another phone number or both
ah doubletwist that came on my hd2 i didnt realize it was a syncing app i might just use that as well, thanks
what videos work on android or do you need different players for codecs like divx and such
being a smart phone and android n00b and a lady hopwefully my list will appeal to your mom and sis
Just a short list of the easy-to-use apps I've really liked so far...
Where's My Droid, fun little app that, at its most basic, will allow you to txt your "lost" phone to turn up the vol to max so you can find it... this seems to happen to me a lot so it is invaluable to me.
Mobisle Notes, simple notes app... lets you make multiple lists, groceries, feelance, what have you... easy to use.
Google Sky Map, self explanatory, amazes my 'rents
Gesture Search, set it up on long-hold of search soft key and draw letters on screen for speedy searching of pics, apps, files, people, etc.
Good Morning, interesting alarm app that will wake you with a custom message, the weather, your choice of song
Some fun and easy to understand games:
Coloroid
Grid Droid
Alchemy
Bonsai Blast
Doodle Jump
dali137 said:
being a smart phone and android n00b and a lady hopwefully my list will appeal to your mom and sis
Just a short list of the easy-to-use apps I've really liked so far...
Where's My Droid, fun little app that, at its most basic, will allow you to txt your "lost" phone to turn up the vol to max so you can find it... this seems to happen to me a lot so it is invaluable to me.
Mobisle Notes, simple notes app... lets you make multiple lists, groceries, feelance, what have you... easy to use.
Google Sky Map, self explanatory, amazes my 'rents
Gesture Search, set it up on long-hold of search soft key and draw letters on screen for speedy searching of pics, apps, files, people, etc.
Good Morning, interesting alarm app that will wake you with a custom message, the weather, your choice of song
Some fun and easy to understand games:
Coloroid
Grid Droid
Alchemy
Bonsai Blast
Doodle Jump
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some good apps;
paper toss
epic fails
funny jokes
astro file manager
also, there are many soundboards from most movies
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Other Useful apps.
yelp: Search for your favorite restaurant, stores, gas station and much much more... along with reviews. Searches by gps location
ziplocal: kind of like yellow pages.. only much better
google shopper (and or barcode): Useful when you want to scan bar codes in stores and see comparative prices online. Can also scan book covers and C/DVD covers
Uninstaller: good program that'll uninstall apps cleanly
Titanium backup: if you want to back up your apps along with user data and system data
guage battery widget: Nice widget that'll show your battery remaining as a gauge
sound manager: good for scheduling/setting ringtone sound, notification sound and vibration setting
Pandora: good for listening music
thanks to all, il forward suggestions to them.
last thing is just the tethering hack, anyone been successful? dont need wifi sharing just usb is fine
lbhocky19 said:
thanks to all, il forward suggestions to them.
last thing is just the tethering hack, anyone been successful? dont need wifi sharing just usb is fine
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PdaNet works fine for tethering.
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For tethering I'd recommend EasyTether from the Market. Cheaper than PDAnet and faster to boot. Just don't try playing WoW or Starcraft 2 on it.
Also, task killers kill batteries because of the way Android operates. Android is very efficient at managing resources. Heck, Froyo (the new version of the OS that is rolling out) disables 3rd party task killers.
If battery life is a concern, look into UltimateJuice or Sedio's 1700mah battery. I'm a moderate to heavy user and the combo of those two gets me through the day on a single charge.
Also, they might like the program Foxy Ring. It auto adjusts ringer volume based on ambient noise and a toggle for a "timed" silence mode.
Hope that helps!
apps on the market get around having to pay for vzw's fees for tethering? surprised thats allowed
had no idea task managers did that, so even if 10 things are running in the back they really aren't using power like on winmo?
lbhocky19 said:
apps on the market get around having to pay for vzw's fees for tethering? surprised thats allowed
had no idea task managers did that, so even if 10 things are running in the back they really aren't using power like on winmo?
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As long as you're not using exorbitant amounts of data, it doesn't phase VZW or even come to their attention. So Facebooking and light to moderate YouTube streaming is peachy-keen.
Processes are kept in the background to launch faster and provide better QoS. Unless they are set to sync with the cloud on an interval, they actually aren't doing anything in the background. That's where UltimateJuice comes in with regulating sync and when the APN is on.
Now, if you have programs that came with the phone which you never use, but insist on loading into the background at boot, you can use a Startup Cleaner to nix those, but allow them to be reloaded if they actually are used.
Cheers!
dali137 said:
being a smart phone and android n00b and a lady hopwefully my list will appeal to your mom and sis
Just a short list of the easy-to-use apps I've really liked so far...
Where's My Droid, fun little app that, at its most basic, will allow you to txt your "lost" phone to turn up the vol to max so you can find it... this seems to happen to me a lot so it is invaluable to me.
Mobisle Notes, simple notes app... lets you make multiple lists, groceries, feelance, what have you... easy to use.
Google Sky Map, self explanatory, amazes my 'rents
Gesture Search, set it up on long-hold of search soft key and draw letters on screen for speedy searching of pics, apps, files, people, etc.
Good Morning, interesting alarm app that will wake you with a custom message, the weather, your choice of song
Some fun and easy to understand games:
Coloroid
Grid Droid
Alchemy
Bonsai Blast
Doodle Jump
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Funny to see a list of apps that most of which I've never heard of. Other than Google Sky map and Doodle Jump. Shows the market is getting more diverse.
Just thought of a couple of apps they might like.
Movies: find movie theatre times, reviews, trailers, and manage Netflix queue.
eBuddy: universal chat client for MSN, aim, Facebook, etc.
Mood Agent: quick temp playlist generator based on mood or song.
Hey guys,
Im trying to replace some basic applications that came with my SGS for some better ones and i could use some advice. Im listing the ones I use atm, if you think you have a better option please say so.
EDIT: I changed this first post to list app suggestions for each category. My intention is not to list ALL available options, just the better ones, of course this is really subjective and opinions may vary but im counting on your help. Feel free to suggest additional categories as well.
alarm/clock:
calculator: handyCalc (free), realCalc (free)
calendar: stock android calendar (pls share the .apk), pure grid calendar (€1,29), smooth calendar (free)
camera: vignette (demo free/UK£2.99), camera 360 (free/pro US$3.99)
ebook reader: aldiko (free/premium US$2.99)
file manager: astro (free/pro US$ 3,99), root explorer (UK£ 2,50)
IM: nimbuzz (free), fring (free)
launcher: launcherpro (free/plus US$2.99)
lock/unlock screen: widgetlocker (US$1.99), no lock (free), executive assistant (US$ 5,99)
messaging/SMS: chomp (free), handcent (free)
music player: N1/stock android player (pls share the .apk)
podcasts: doggcatcher (US$6.99)
system info: android system info (free), systempanel (lite free/US$2.99)
video player: act 1 (free trial/US$2.49), mvideoplayer (free)
voice recorder:
weather: weatherbug (free/elite US$1.99), beautiful widgets (€1.49 uses accuweather)
web browser: dolphin/dolphin HD (free), xscope (lite free/US$2.99)
Feel free to suggest any other "must have" apps that doesn't match any of these categories.
Thanks
Rui
Calendar ... pure grid calendar
Im... fring
File manager... root explorer
Weather.. beautiful home
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Thanks for your reply. Didn't know about that root explorer, its amazing thanks!
For an application to actually replace the calendar there's stock android one, should find it on xda somewhere.
Nice list anyhow, also looking for some replacements so I'll be watching.
Music Player: N1/stock Android player is pretty good, works better with headset controls as well, found it on xda somewhere
Video Player: Just downloaded mVideoPlayer (free), pretty good, more options than the crappy Sammy default, actually changes screen orientations! (I hated how the Sammy one didn't)
Calendar: Smooth calendar widget (free), I like it, and I just didn't feel like paying for Pure Calendar
You didn't mention podcasts but if other ppl need to know, Doggcatcher is expense but totally worth it. I tried literally every other android podcatcher and they just didn't have the features and the simplicity of Doggcatcher. (and the headset control capability!)
Ya and root explorer and beautiful widgets are must haves.
I checked out mVideoPlayer and it really is a good alternative... and FREE! Thanks!
Maybe i should edit my first post so it contains all sort of apps? And keep adding nice suggestions?
Lock Screen = Widget Locker (please buy) + No Lock App (Free) = FTW
I much prefer Executive Assistant for lock screen.
Looks nice and clean, plus you have the option of using pin code and dot pattern at the same time (on the lock screen press back for pin dialog or home for dot pattern). Either one will unlock the phone.
Here's my lockscreen
added category with your suggestions, thanks guys
stock android 2.1 music player
Found the stock android 2.1 music player on xda
h t t p://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=7372435&postcount=6
Sorry, you gotta fix the link and copy and paste, I'm not important enough to post links I guess.
can any one recommend a good phone dialer with full screen caller ID ?
But i didnt test it: http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.androminigsm.fsci
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But i didnt test it: http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.androminigsm.fsci
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Thanks, i tried this one before but unfortunately the stock caller id runs behind it and is quite annoying
K-9 for email.
Lithium music player for music
Camera 360 for camera
Newsroom for rss
Aurora for search
Xscope for browser
Swiftkey beta for input
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Alarms ver 1.1 for alarm
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@ferd: Yeah its quite stupid, that you have to touch the pictuer and then to slide to answer the call..
Maybe someone can change it in the sourcecode and make a completly new ROM..
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@ferd: Yeah its quite stupid, that you have to touch the pictuer and then to slide to answer the call..
Maybe someone can change it in the sourcecode and make a completly new ROM..
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No its got an answer or decline button on incoming call, oh well i decided to pay for the app and use it as it serves its purpose
Oho, because the version i tested, was different..
You saw the picture in full screen and after pressing on it, you have the standard call-screen and there you have to pick up..
Can you refund this app (within 24 hours) if you are not satisfied? (Not every app has the feature, afaik)
you can refund it, i did it then decided to buy it again
updated with some info i found here and some by myself
Just wanted to kno if im missin out on some good apps.
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Battery Monitor Widget (free)= gives you up to the minute updates on how much power your phone is using (or getting, if you're charging). The widget tells you your battery life and clicking on it gives you several options on viewing exactly how fast your battery is draining.
Subsonic (one time donation of ~$10) = my favorite app ever, it sets up your computer as a server your phone can access so that you can play EVERY song you own without having to load it to your phone. I sold my iPod after getting this because, hey, I don't need it anymore. My 32GB iPod Touch is nothing compared to streaming all 300+GB of music I own. Audio Galaxy has a free version but if you haven't been keeping up with your id3 tags, you're screwed.
If you don't like the sense news widget you can get feedr. Not sure how much it costs though, it's a nice alternative and works very well. They do basically the same thing except feedr gives you more options and it's easier to find the rss feeds you want to subscribe to.
Other than that, I just use sense widgets. Hope this helps.
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Battery Monitor Widget (free)= gives you up to the minute updates on how much power your phone is using (or getting, if you're charging). The widget tells you your battery life and clicking on it gives you several options on viewing exactly how fast your battery is draining.
Subsonic (one time donation of ~$10) = my favorite app ever, it sets up your computer as a server your phone can access so that you can play EVERY song you own without having to load it to your phone. I sold my iPod after getting this because, hey, I don't need it anymore. My 32GB iPod Touch is nothing compared to streaming all 300+GB of music I own. Audio Galaxy has a free version but if you haven't been keeping up with your id3 tags, you're screwed.
If you don't like the sense news widget you can get feedr. Not sure how much it costs though, it's a nice alternative and works very well. They do basically the same thing except feedr gives you more options and it's easier to find the rss feeds you want to subscribe to.
Other than that, I just use sense widgets. Hope this helps.
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Yea thanks alot im a look into the subsonic app it sounds pretty interesting
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Not all of these are FREE, but look into them anyways.
Customization
Launcher Pro/ADW Launcher - These replace your launcher, or homescreen. They allow you to change a lot of the way the phone looks.
Widget Locker - This replaces your lockscreen, allowing you to change that like a homescreen. You can use custom unlock bars and even add widgets to your lockscreen.
Widgets
SwitchPro - This is my most used widget, its a transparent bar that allows you to turn on/off system settings. I use it for my 3G/4G Radios, Wifi, Bluetooth, and a quick button to turn my phone on vibrate and mute my media.
System Info Widget - If you look at screen-shots around here, you'll run into this widget. It monitors your Battery, Temperature, RAM, Disk Space, and free space on your SD card. Its a handy tool to check how much space you really have.
SMS Unread - This gives you an icon for Email, Messages and Phone that has a little bubble to show if you have new Email/Text/Calls. I keep it on my lockscreen, since my notification bar is hidden.
Applications
APK Installer - Install APK's downloaded from the internet. As you spend more time on XDA you'll find a ton of custom APK's, free programs, and beta releases.
Titanium Backup - This is the MUST have APP if your going to be trying new ROMS, it backs up your apps and data so you don't have to go through the tedious task of reinstalling them all.
AdFree - Removes Ad's from your phone. First thing I install personally.
Lookout - Mobile security, find your phone if lost through GPS, Wipe your phone remotely, backup all your data, and scans for malicious APK's.
Apps are a funny thing though, It's half about functionality, and half about what suits you personally. So I'd recommend you dig into the market and check out XDA to find the apps that you can't live without.
Thx for the subsonic..... trying it out shortly
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Check the link in my sig, it has a big list of apps that I use.
I haven't used it in a while but I preferred Mecanto over Subsonic because it is free and actually loads your music onto their servers so you dont have to leave your computer on to listen to your tunes.
MIQLive - Cloud management app (http://miqlive.com/tour)
Dropbox - Cloud Storage
Handcent SMS - A great SMS application
AbsolutZeroGI said:
Battery Monitor Widget (free)= gives you up to the minute updates on how much power your phone is using (or getting, if you're charging). The widget tells you your battery life and clicking on it gives you several options on viewing exactly how fast your battery is draining.
Subsonic (one time donation of ~$10) = my favorite app ever, it sets up your computer as a server your phone can access so that you can play EVERY song you own without having to load it to your phone. I sold my iPod after getting this because, hey, I don't need it anymore. My 32GB iPod Touch is nothing compared to streaming all 300+GB of music I own. Audio Galaxy has a free version but if you haven't been keeping up with your id3 tags, you're screwed.
If you don't like the sense news widget you can get feedr. Not sure how much it costs though, it's a nice alternative and works very well. They do basically the same thing except feedr gives you more options and it's easier to find the rss feeds you want to subscribe to.
Other than that, I just use sense widgets. Hope this helps.
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I used Subsonic for sometime the only that really got to me was the fact that you had to keep your computer on all the time if you wanted access to your music library.
I recently discover Mecanto, it's free and it stores all of your music on their servers, meaning you can pull it up anytime anywhere without your computer having to be on. It's truly amazing! Many people havent heard about it but they are doing a great job. I'm not sure how long it is going to last free, so if I were you I would get it ASAP. It doesnt have all the tweaks as subsonic but the music is streamed in CD quality and it's fine.
As far as other must have apps...
Handscent
Wireless Tether
Pulse - Amazing news reader and very easily customizable
AdFree - blocks ads...lots of debate about this one...
Dolphin Browser
Dropbox - Probably the God of all other apps
Epistle - Takes notes on your phones and automatically syncs with your dropbox! I use this all the time!
Folder Organizer - If you use folders this is the app to have!
Sportacular - to keep up with sports, sends you realtime updates
Music Junk - stream and download music for free!
TV Show Stream - Watch tv shows free on your phone
Where's My Droid - God this comes in handy all the time
Zedge - download millions of ringtones and wallpapers
Wordfeud - it's scrabble, play with friends or
The best app in my opinion that streams music from your pc is audiogalaxy alot better then subsonic and its free.
Yes but audiogalaxy has a 3GB limit. Oh and your computer needs to be on as well.
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_MetalHead_ said:
Check the link in my sig, it has a big list of apps that I use.
I haven't used it in a while but I preferred Mecanto over Subsonic because it is free and actually loads your music onto their servers so you dont have to leave your computer on to listen to your tunes.
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I came across your thread last week and found one of the best android games, imo. Glyder© 2, really great game mechanics and HUGE environment.
My other must-have apps:
AdFree - not working for me on CM7
Autostarts
Audio Manager
DocsToGo
Dolphin Browser HD
-MyPDF, Dolphin add-on saves web pages as .pdf, excellent!
-Desktop Toggles, Dolphin add-on easily switches user agent.
Dropbox
gUnit
Handcent
OS Monitor
Pandora
Photobucket
Remote Desktop
Root Explorer
ShootMe
Swype
SystemPanel
TinyURL - very handy, adds tinyurl to share context menu. No more split links in sms!
Titanium Backup Pro
UltraChron
Google Voice
oblivior72 said:
Yes but audiogalaxy has a 3GB limit. Oh and your computer needs to be on as well.
Sent from my EVO
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Huh, I didn't realize there was a limit... guess I'll keep Subsonic installed as a backup then.
nebenezer said:
I came across your thread last week and found one of the best android games, imo. Glyder© 2, really great game mechanics and HUGE environment.
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Glad you like it, it's one of my favorites.
oblivior72 said:
Yes but audiogalaxy has a 3GB limit. Oh and your computer needs to be on as well.
Sent from my EVO
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wait so with the other one your comp does not need to be on?
Not with MeCanto. And its free and unlimited space.
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These are the apps on my phone:
Google Voice - Love this app. First thing I install and set up.
LauncherPro Plus - Launcher replacement.
AndroZip Pro - For all your archive needs.
BeamReader - Best PDF viewer out there.
Better Terminal Emulator - If you're a nerd like me, the terminal is a must.
Chrome to Phone - Look things up on the computer and send links to the phone.
Digital Clock - I like being able to customize my nightstand clock.
Documents to Go - Office software.
Key Ring - For all those store club cards my girlfriend insists I use.
Pandora - For the music I don't own.
Root Explorer - Best file manager out there.
Barcode Scanner/Shopper/Shop Savvy - Really pisses off retail workers.
SME Storage - Why limit yourself to Dropbox? Use all of them, including Google!
Square - Accept payments for services using your phone.
VPlayer - Best movie player I've found so far.
WinAmp - For the music I own.
Wireless Tether - Phone as a wireless modem.
I need to check out some of these apps people have posted now...
another option for music is Musikcube. your pc does need to be on but it is also free and no size limit.
just giving options.
IPCam viewer lets you look at traffic cams in your area (if you have any). Quite nice for watching traffic or weather.
Hi,
Coming from symbian/winmo phones, the S2 will be my first android phone, what would the best apps to install right away -input, launcher, navigation, etc. (I don't care about games, and I don't mind paying for my apps).
Thanks in advance for your help.
Pulse is the best news app.
Google Maps is the best nav app.
Launcher Pro is my favorite home replacement.
Google Goggles
Opera Mini
Callmeter NG (data count calls sms..)
Astro (file manager)
Barcode Scanner
Bit useless question to me, although understand that your asking for it, Ill try to give an impression what apps are needed for me and why
adfree: no more adds, even in paid games etc.
astro: mentioned before, best file manager
chrome to phone: send stuff from your chrome browser directly to your phone (note: works with both chrome and firefox!)
dropbox: send files directly from your pc to your phone
google maps: navigation etc etc
msn talk pro: best msn client
root explorer: file manager with root acces, nice if your a bit more comfortable with your phone and you want to place stuff in system folders
simi folder: nice free folder manager (very customizable)
launcher pro plus: best home replacement/launcher
skype: not the best app, but hey, skype on your phone.
soundhound: best music recognition app (similar to shazam, but a bit better)
google talk: nice messenger app from google, will soon work with video calling
thinkfree office: nice office package (also reads pdf)
titanium backup: best backup app for me
google translate: handy if your abroad all the time (like me)
whatsapp: free message app, similar to ping! or blackberry messenger
widgetsoid: (all in one widget creater, place nice toggles and shortcuts easily, very customizable)
Games:
ashpalt 6: good racing game
eternal legacy: good ff replacement
fruit ninja: just try to beat my highscore! (987)
Illusia: nice 2d adventure
JetCarStunts: really addictive platformerish game
Modern Combat 2: nice fps
Speedx 3d: strange reflex game, highly addictive
I have some more stuff, but these are my recommendations!
Thanks tennis11, okorn and stitch !
I understand your point stitch, it is a little bit like if I was asking "what would be the qualities I should be looking in a GF ?" We are all different, and our choices in anything including what we install in our phones directly reflect who we are, what are our personal interests, etc.
Still, if I could avoid going through 3454 web sites and 234 threads to discover what's the best rss reader or nav app, I would be very happy
Therefore merci beaucoup for the time you spent answering me guys !
and on the top of it, you will see a fair share of complete android noobs (like me) who juste made the move because of THIS phone !
Sorry in advance for the large number of basic questions we will ask the seasoned android warriors over here...
i'm one of these noobs too
thanks for asking JohnDoe01, and thanks for answers
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and on the top of it, you will see a fair share of complete android noobs (like me) who juste made the move because of THIS phone !
Sorry in advance for the large number of basic questions we will ask the seasoned android warriors over here...
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Yeah I do understand, as I mentioned, thats why I gave my complete list. For rss reader you might want to try BeyondPod podcast manager, its the best rss feed reader imo.
I see that your French, you might want to check out the ratp and sncf apps as well.
Pulse news reader has a nice layout. Free aswell
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On games add Angry Birds, but be careful...dont give the phone with Angry Birds installed to your GF, she wont five it back
Tx Stitch! !
You helped me a lot and spared me a lotta time searching.
These are the apps I will definitely need too ..........
Lemme ad:
Ulysse Gizmos (level meter, compass etc.)
Ulysse Speedometer (nice app for drive-tracking)
Stitch! said:
ashpalt 6: good racing game
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where did you get this? i can only find Asphalt 5!
Dickie
Never mind, was being a 'tard, forgot about GLs site lol
We are all differennt so here is my list of apps that I use:
General
LaunchPro
Fancy Widget (Pretty clock on screen + date weather etc)
Productivity
Android Agenda Widget
Astrid (and then integrated into Android Agenda Widget)
K9 Mail
APG (Gnu PGP encryption for K9 Mail)
Games
Pew Pew
VideoPlayer
mVideoPlayer
AudioPlayer
MIUI player (don't think that this is in the Market, but there is a link for it on this forum)
News and affairs
BuzzBox
Connectivity
ConnectBot (SSH/Telnet)
Torrents
tTorrent (lite). The paid version allows unlimited d/l whilst the free one allows a max 250kB/ps, which is quite adequate.
All these app are available for free on the Market (bar MIUI player, which is freely available). however some have paid versions that offer better features. LauncherPro comes to mind. I bought this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=827898
Doom Live Wallpaper works perfectly and looks great on the SGS2 screen.
Stitch! said:
Bit useless question to me, although understand that your asking for it, Ill try to give an impression what apps are needed for me and why
adfree: no more adds, even in paid games etc.
astro: mentioned before, best file manager
chrome to phone: send stuff from your chrome browser directly to your phone
dropbox: send files directly from your pc to your phone
google maps: navigation etc etc
msn talk pro: best msn client
root explorer: file manager with root acces, nice if your a bit more comfortable with your phone and you want to place stuff in system folders
simi folder: nice free folder manager (very customizable)
launcher pro plus: best home replacement/launcher
skype: not the best app, but hey, skype on your phone.
soundhound: best music recognition app (similar to shazam, but a bit better)
google talk: nice messenger app from google, will soon work with video calling
thinkfree office: nice office package (also reads pdf)
titanium backup: best backup app for me
google translate: handy if your abroad all the time (like me)
whatsapp: free message app, similar to ping! or blackberry messenger
widgetsoid: (all in one widget creater, place nice toggles and shortcuts easily, very customizable)
Games:
ashpalt 6: good racing game
eternal legacy: good ff replacement
fruit ninja: just try to beat my highscore! (987)
Illusia: nice 2d adventure
JetCarStunts: really addictive platformerish game
Modern Combat 2: nice fps
Speedx 3d: strange reflex game, highly addictive
I have some more stuff, but these are my recommendations!
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That was a nice collection. Allow me to add more.
In alphabetical order:
1Mobile Market: As great as the normal Android market, has some additions IMHO.
aMetro: Subway maps for various countries.
App Update Notifier: As the name says. You can also schedule updates check.
AppRemover: Best uninstaller out there.
BatteryCalibration: As the name says.
Cache Cleaner: As the name says.
Dual File Manager: Best file explorer IMHO (Root Explorer is great too if you want to access the system, but this one has a better interface).
FasterFix: A fix for applying fast GPS lock.
HD Wallpapers: As the name says.
JuiceDefender: Best battery saver out there, truly makes a difference.
Maxthon: An excellent browser indeed. As well as xScope.
MoboPlayer: Best flv videos player (Am not sure if SGS2 plays flv by default).
Mp3TaggerPro: Best tags editor for your music tracks.
MultiTasking Pro: Visual task switcher (Something like the good old task manager, back in WinMo days ).
PhoneUsage: Statistical reports for your usage (calls, SMS, and data).
Plume: The very best Twitter app out there.
PowerAMP: The very best music player out there.
SD Speed Increase: As the name says, makes a difference in reading/writing speeds.
Smart Keyboard: Best one IMHO, as well as SwiftKey.
Where's My Droid: Excellent one, if you lost your phone, just SMS it & it will ring.
NoLED is pretty handy - it shows a little sprite on your screen if you have a missed call or unread text etc, and uses very little power because of the SAMOLED+. A bit like the glowing trackball on the Nexus One.
can i download the apps on the pc and then install it on my phone?
If yes how?
and where can i get the apps to download from?
Try market first.
I personally think spark 360 is an excellent app for xbox live costs about a pound but well worth it if u have xbox
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Music downloader and other requests
I've just arrived at Android, having spent the last 18 months with the HTC HD2 and would like to try to find some similar apps to Winmo ones that I particularly miss (I don't miss the phone though...).
My wish list is for the best Android versions of;
Scilor's groovedownloader - absolutely superb free mp3 downloads
SPB Backup - saved my sanity on many occasions
iGo Primo - Great offline sat nav
That will do for now, if there are any suggestions out there.
I am loving this phone.
Hi guys..
This kinda thread not new for XDA, and i bring here one as well.. This list is all the must-have apps for this awesome device.. Will keep the OP updated regularly..
1.Sygic: GPS Navigation - High quality maps stored on your Android (no internet connection needed!) together with a robust set of navigation features help you drive with confidence.
2.Power Toggles - This is simply the best toggle app around. Able to toggle lots of main features.
3.Picsay Pro - This is a brilliant photo editor
4.Desktop Visualizer - Makes shortcuts or widgets using a custom image and can be used to make custom icons.
5.AirDroid - For moving files between your PC and phone using WIFI
6.MXPlayer - MXPlayer is one of the best apps for viewing movies.
7.Home Switcher - Switches between any Home Launchers you have on your device.
8.PicSpeed Wallpapers - Over 170,000 HD wallpapers of all different genres, for our device.
[9.URL="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dropbox.android"]Dropbox[/URL] - Dropbox is a free service that lets you bring all your photos, docs, and videos anywhere.
10.Aldiko Book Reader - Read and download thousands of eBooks right on your Android phone or tablet. Download one of the best Android eBook Readers now!
11.ES File Explorer- ES File Explorer is a free, featured all-in-one file manager & application manager & task killer & cloud storage client & ftp client & samba client which explores the pictures, music, video, document & other files on your phone and your computer.
12.TeamViewer for Remote Control - Remotely control your computer with TeamViewer Free while you are on the road! Mobile and flexible: remotely access computers from your android device!
13.Whatsapp Messenger - WhatsApp Messenger is a smartphone messenger available for Android. Switch from SMS to WhatsApp to send and receive messages, pictures, audio notes, and video messages.
14.Pocket - When you find something on the web that you want to view later, put it in Pocket. It automatically syncs to your phone, tablet or computer so you can view it any time, even without an internet connection.
15.Appy Geek - Appy Geek brings you all the leading tech news sources from the industry in a cleverly laid-out user interface, including TechRadar, Gizmodo, T3 Magazine, The Next Web and more... Staying at the cutting edge of innovation has never been so easy!
16.Tapatalk Forum App - The only and the best fully functional forum app in the Market, endorsed by over 35,000 of forums worldwide.
17.SmartTools - Measure length, angle, distance, height, direction and sound with your phone. Smart Tools is a complete package of 5 app sets. It includes 5 Pro sets for a total of 15 tools. In a word, All-in-One.
18.CPU Spy - This is a simple app to display the time the CPU spends in each frequency state. This can be a useful tool in diagnosing battery problems or tweaking your over-clock settings.
19.DroidWall - Allows you to restrict which apps can access the network. This is the perfect solution if you don't have an unlimited data plan, or just wants to see your battery lasting longer. For advanced users, it also allows you to manually define custom iptables rules.
20.GO SMS Pro - GO SMS PRO brings you cool UI, fast and convenient SMS/MMS experience. GO SMS Pro is the most popular messaging app; Very powerful, Cool, Funny, Safe, Fully customizable; Well support SMS/MMS + GO Chat(free message) + Walkie Talkie(free voice).
21.K-9 Mail - K-9 Mail is an open-source e-mail client with search, IMAP push email, multi-folder sync, flagging, filing, signatures, bcc-self, PGP, mail on SD & more!
22.Android Lost Free - Lost your android? We will help you find it. See http://www.androidlost.com. Remotely control your Android phone from the internet or by SMS.
23.Poweramp - Poweramp is a powerful music player for Android.
24.Google Googles - Search by taking a picture: point your mobile phone camera at a painting, a famous landmark, a barcode or QR code, a product, a storefront, or a popular image. If Goggles finds it in its database, it will provide you with useful information. Goggles also works as a barcode / QR code scanner.
25.Buzz Launcher Beta - Buzz Launcher is a new concept launcher which enables you to apply others’ Homescreens to your own smartphone. Download Homescreens best suited for your taste and preferences via Homepack Buzz Service. Homescreens will be applied instantly.
26.Chrome - No need for any introduction here
27.Screen Filter : Overcome the brightness limits of stock !! One of my fav..
28.SwiftKey Keyboard : The BEST keyboard out there !! Worth the money
29.PHOTO WARP - Want to tease your friend or sibling? Wanna have some fun? This is simple free app which will make everyone giggle and you'll love it on your handset.
30.Light Flow Lite - Take control of your notifications. LEDs, vibration, repeating sounds and more.
31.Sidebar Pro - A brilliant new way of multitasking on Android. It's fast, functional, fluid, and customizable to your liking. Populate the sidebar with your favorite apps, and simply swipe in from the edge of the screen to gain instant access to the apps you use most. You can also get the free version but feel free to use this one to support the dev..
32.Eye in Sky Weather - Eye In Sky Weather is for those who like their weather clean, simple and beautiful. The app includes 12 of the best weather icon sets available, with the ability to add your own icon sets.
33.XDA App ICS Blue Colours/Themed - Our favourite forum app but with a complete red or blue colour theme thanks to our own Whiskey103.
34.Solid Explorer - Solid Explorer is a file manager which with two independent panels is the most attractive, eye catching and intuitive file manager for the Android.
35.QuickPic - An alternate photo gallery app, incase you don't like the default.
36.Unified Remote - Easily the most feature-filled Android-PC remote. Turns your Android device into a WiFi or Bluetooth universal remote control for your Windows PC. Control your favorite programs, mouse, and keyboard.
37.AireTalk - Aire is a new communication app loaded with features that lets you talk to your friends and family in more ways than ever! Use Aire to make calls to any Aire user with voice or video for free!
38.SketchBook Mobile - Autodesk SketchBook® Mobile is a professional-grade paint and drawing application offering a full set of sketching tools and a streamlined and intuitive user interface.
39.AfterFocus - Bring DSLR-like Photography to Your Smartphone
40.VLC for Android Beta - VLC media player is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player that plays most multimedia files as well as discs, devices, and network streaming protocols. This is a BETA version of the port of VLC media player to the Android™ platform. It is intended for power users and hackers. This version is not perfectly stable and is slower than the final version.
41.Plume for Twitter - Plume is a beautiful and completely customizable Twitter app that will revolutionize the way you use Twitter! Brought to you by the authors of the popular Beautiful Widgets, Plume is one of the best Twitter clients for Android! (Plume was formerly known as Touiteur)
42. MD5Checker - This application allows the user to compare the MD5 checksum between two files or alternatively between a file and a value entered manually. When loading a .md5, it will read its content and put it in the field instead of calculating the hash.
43. Headset Button Controller - Headset Button Controller is very configurable, allowing you to play music, change tracks, adjust volume, answer phone calls, start Voice Command and many other things, just by clicking the button on your headset. Worth the money.
44. Google Keep : Best note/reminder app out there..
45. Amazon Mobile for Android - The Amazon Mobile app allows customers to browse and shop by department, search, compare prices, find deals, read reviews and make a purchase right from their mobile device.
46. Jorte Calendar - For personal use or for business, Jorte will assist you to manage your daily schedule thoroughly.
47. Wave Control : Control Your Music With a Wave of Your Hand!
Uses the proximity sensor on your phone to allow control of your music playback by waving your hand over your phone. No need to turn on your screen or even touch your phone at all!
48. External Keyboard Helper :A non visible soft keyboard (Input Method) intended to be used with hardware Bluetooth and USB keyboards. It automatically brings up the Input Method dialog when Bluetooth keyboard connects or disconnects (on some devices this can also be made to work with USB keyboards).
It supports a lot of different keylayouts for non-US external keyboards and also provides a lot of configuration options.
This app does NOT require a rooted device and there is a DEMO version available if you want to try it out before buying
49. Puzzle Alarm Clock : We know you have a problem with getting up in the morning, and we want to change it! Puzzle Alarm Clock will check if you're awake enough before you're allowed to turn alarms off.
50. Speedy Uploader for Facebook - Uploads pics in an instant, after compressing them. Great stuff.
51. Screen Off and Lock : One tap to turn off screen with animation and sounds..
52. Auto 3G Battery Saver - This is a simply tool that allows the user to save battery enabling the mobile connection only when it's needed!
When the user unlocks the phone, data will be enabled.
When user locks the phone, data will be disabled.
53. gReader - gReader is an unofficial Google Reader client for Android. Read all your RSS/Feed news in one place with Google Reader, where keeping up with your favorite websites is as easy as checking your email.
54. ArkMC DLNA UPnP Media Centre : The most advanced UPnP/DLNA app available to play movies, videos, music or photos on your HD TV. Stream wireless any video, with a single tap. Use us and you immediately will find out why this is a high-end solution! Have fun with your friends and family and enjoy your media on any screen.
55. Speedtest.net : Use Speedtest.net for easy, one-tap connection testing in under 30 seconds—accurate anywhere.
56. iSyncr for iTunes - PC : Want to stop carrying both your phone and your iPod? Keep your music fresh with smart playlists? iSyncr enables you to quickly sync your Android device with the music you have in iTunes using a simple to use interface. No need to move your music into a new music management software. iSyncr works directly with iTunes so you can sync hassle-free.
57. VEVO - Watch Free Music Videos : With the VEVO app you can watch music videos, stream live concerts, and discover new artists on your Android device for free! Access VEVO's entire catalog of 75,000 music videos from more than 21,000 artists.
58. Shortyz - Save space on your phone and challenge your brain instead of flinging birds. Gives you access to dozens of crossword puzzles daily.
59. YPmobile - Yellow Pages app. Sometimes it's just a lot faster than Google at finding local information.
60. gTasks - GTasks is a simple and efficient task management app with both local and google account mode. You can customize your to do list, set reminder, share tasks with your friends, family members or colleagues and sync with your google tasks perfectly.
61. DigiCal Calendar & Widgets - Experience the most stylish Android calendar with Holo light and dark themes with 6 powerful calendar views and 5 beautifully designed widgets!
62. Flip Silent - regardless the phone screen up or down, just flip it, the phone will become silent. Do not worry about missing calls. Automatic recovery: After the call ends, the phone ring will get back to the original settings.
APPS THAT REQUIRE ROOT :
1.ROM Toolbox Pro - ROM Toolbox combines apps like Titanium Backup, Root Explorer, ROM Manager and others. A must-have root app *ROOT*
2.Android Tuner - The most complete system tuner and manager for all your phones and tablets!
3.BetterBatteryStats - With BetterBatteryStats you can analyse the behavior of your phone, find applications causing the phone to drain battery while it is supposed to be asleep and measure the effect of corrective actions. Guys you can also find this app if you search on XDA..
4.Titanium Backup - EXTREMELY powerful tool. Needs no introduction.. Backup ALL apps, Market links, remove bloatware & MORE! ☆Needs ROOT, Android 1.5-4.1+ Go for PRO.. Worth every single penny.
5.Appextractor - AppExtractor is a tool which will allow you to restore individual applications, data, SMS, and MMS messages from your ROM Manager backups.
6.Greenify *ROOT(my fav)* - Greenify help you identify and put the bad behaving apps into hibernation when you are not using them, stop them from lagging and battery leeching, in an unique way! They could do nothing without your explicit launch, while still have full functionality when running in foreground, like what iOS apps act!
7.AutoStart Manager : Great app and very helpful to get rid of many app's autostart and makes systems more Smooth and better..
8.Tasker - The best app of its kind. It does almost anything.
9. Kernel Tuner - Name says it all.
10. Incredicontrol - Time tested app for voltage/frequency control.
11. Autostarts - Keep control over your phone: See what applications do behind your back.
Shows you what apps run on phone startup, and what other events trigger in the background. Root users can disable unwanted autostarts and speed up their phone boot.
12. Spare Parts Plus! - Spare Parts Plus! PRO allows you to enable and change some hidden settings of your Android device. This app is based on the open code provided by Google
Instead of saying Thanks, just use the button and keep the suggestions coming
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-Harsh- said:
Hi guys..
This kinda thread not new for XDA, and i bring here one as well.. This list is all the must-have apps for this awesome device.. Mine is going to get delivered soon !! Mean-while here is a list of apps that are really useful for the device users..
Sygic: GPS Navigation - High quality maps stored on your Android (no internet connection needed!) together with a robust set of navigation features help you drive with confidence.
Power Toggles - This is simply the best toggle app around. Able to toggle lots of main features.
Picsay Pro - This is a brilliant photo editor
Desktop Visualizer - Makes shortcuts or widgets using a custom image and can be used to make custom icons.
AirDroid - For moving files between your PC and phone using WIFI
MXPlayer - MXPlayer is one of the best apps for viewing movies.
Home Switcher - Switches between any Home Launchers you have on your device.
PicSpeed Wallpapers - Over 170,000 HD wallpapers of all different genres, for our device.
Dropbox - Dropbox is a free service that lets you bring all your photos, docs, and videos anywhere.
Aldiko Book Reader - Read and download thousands of eBooks right on your Android phone or tablet. Download one of the best Android eBook Readers now!
ES File Explorer- ES File Explorer is a free, featured all-in-one file manager & application manager & task killer & cloud storage client & ftp client & samba client which explores the pictures, music, video, document & other files on your phone and your computer.
TeamViewer for Remote Control - Remotely control your computer with TeamViewer Free while you are on the road! Mobile and flexible: remotely access computers from your android device!
Whatsapp Messenger - WhatsApp Messenger is a smartphone messenger available for Android. Switch from SMS to WhatsApp to send and receive messages, pictures, audio notes, and video messages.
Pocket - When you find something on the web that you want to view later, put it in Pocket. It automatically syncs to your phone, tablet or computer so you can view it any time, even without an internet connection.
Appy Geek - Appy Geek brings you all the leading tech news sources from the industry in a cleverly laid-out user interface, including TechRadar, Gizmodo, T3 Magazine, The Next Web and more... Staying at the cutting edge of innovation has never been so easy!
Tapatalk Forum App - The only and the best fully functional forum app in the Market, endorsed by over 35,000 of forums worldwide.
SmartTools - Measure length, angle, distance, height, direction and sound with your phone. Smart Tools is a complete package of 5 app sets. It includes 5 Pro sets for a total of 15 tools. In a word, All-in-One.
CPU Spy - This is a simple app to display the time the CPU spends in each frequency state. This can be a useful tool in diagnosing battery problems or tweaking your over-clock settings.
DroidWall - Allows you to restrict which apps can access the network. This is the perfect solution if you don't have an unlimited data plan, or just wants to see your battery lasting longer. For advanced users, it also allows you to manually define custom iptables rules.
GO SMS Pro - GO SMS PRO brings you cool UI, fast and convenient SMS/MMS experience. GO SMS Pro is the most popular messaging app; Very powerful, Cool, Funny, Safe, Fully customizable; Well support SMS/MMS + GO Chat(free message) + Walkie Talkie(free voice).
K-9 Mail - K-9 Mail is an open-source e-mail client with search, IMAP push email, multi-folder sync, flagging, filing, signatures, bcc-self, PGP, mail on SD & more!
Android Lost Free - Lost your android? We will help you find it. See http://www.androidlost.com. Remotely control your Android phone from the internet or by SMS.
Poweramp - Poweramp is a powerful music player for Android.
Google Googles - Search by taking a picture: point your mobile phone camera at a painting, a famous landmark, a barcode or QR code, a product, a storefront, or a popular image. If Goggles finds it in its database, it will provide you with useful information. Goggles also works as a barcode / QR code scanner.
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best of luck on the thread mate.... if you need any help let me know...if you want to use my thread as in idea on how to lay out your one feel free....best one to use out of all the threads would be the one in the nexus 4 one... anyways great list and subscribed
Goku80 said:
best of luck on the thread mate.... if you need any help let me know...if you want to use my thread as in idea on how to lay out your one feel free....best one to use out of all the threads would be the one in the nexus 4 one... anyways great list and subscribed
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Thanks man.. Will surely have a look
Cpu spy doesn't seem to work with this phone.
Also, Dropbox comes pre installed, nice thread btw. Will check out the rest, thanks
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yvibes said:
Cpu spy doesn't seem to work with this phone.
Also, Dropbox comes pre installed, nice thread btw. Will check out the rest, thanks
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You need root for cpu-spy !!
AW: [APPS]Must Have Apps for HTC One !!
-Harsh- said:
You need root for cpu-spy !!
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Didnt work on arhd either ..
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On my s3 it's working without root something wrong with related to kernal
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onlinejobwork said:
On my s3 it's working without root something wrong with related to kernal
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yup working on my N4 as well !!
AW: [APPS]Must Have Apps for HTC One !!
But that's not the s3 and not n4, this is the ONE thread, and cpuspy has a prob with s600 so a NoGo atm.
one'ed....
Any decent (or not) third party ir remote apps, HTC have done a pretty good job with theirs but I want to add remotes for other things?
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Any decent (or not) third party ir remote apps, HTC have done a pretty good job with theirs but I want to add remotes for other things?
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Here you go : TouchSqid Pro
few more apps have been added to the OP
does anyone know if light flow works on Htc One?
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Here you go : TouchSqid Pro
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Thanks but that's a little steep at £32 lol
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I asked q. To dev and he replied it will be compatible with one soon
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I know what forum is this if I post same in S3 forum someone could tell me "Its S3 forum why you posting HTC ONE query here? so I post it here because there is NO forum with a name "ALL DEVICE'S NOT WORKING APPS PROBLEM POST HERE"
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That price I can have 5 sky+ HD remote from eBay or amazon or 32 universal remote from poundland shop, not a worth
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thank you
very helpful mate, cheers
Great thread. Does anyone know of an email app that has a setting to show all pictures/images by default(instead of having to click the option when you open each individual email)?
Cheers :good:
happysteveo said:
Great thread. Does anyone know of an email app that has a setting to show all pictures/images by default(instead of having to click the option when you open each individual email)?
Cheers :good:
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have you had a look at aqua mail or even the good old trusted k9 email
Goku80 said:
have you had a look at aqua mail or even the good old trusted k9 email
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Thank you, have tried K9 before but couldn't get my head around some of the sync related things it did, will try aqua, cheers :fingers-crossed: