Hiya everyone. This type of thread isn't new to XDA as it's on almost every device fora, but I decided to bring it over here aswell.
I'm going to share the most useful applications I have on my S3 and would like you to share more must have apps to add to this list.
Check out post #2 for some of the best games on Android and check out post #3 for some of the best widgets we can use.
1. Power Toggles - This is simply the best toggle app around. Able to toggle lots of main features.
2. Picsay Pro - This is a brilliant photo editor, but limited compared to some others. My personal favourite.
3. Rotation Locker - WYSIWYG. It locks your screen to either Portrait or Landscape. Really useful on some apps.
4. XDA App ICS Blue Colours/Themed - Our favourite forum app but with a complete red or blue colour theme thanks to our own Whiskey103
5. Home Switcher - Switches between any Home Launchers you have on your device.
6. Memory Usage - Lists all current apps and tells you current memory usage, peak memory usage and priorities.
7. PicSpeed Wallpapers - Over 170,000 HD wallpapers of all different genres, for our device.
8. Bar Shortcut - This is for the people who want their home screen nice and clear.
9. Desktop Visualizer - Makes shortcuts or widgets using a custom image and can be used to make custom icons.
10. Wave Control - Execute actions by waving your hand over the screen.
11. 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.
12. PowerAmp - The most powerful music player there is.
13. SuperSU - SuperSU is the Superuser access management tool of the future. *ROOT*
14. ROM Toolbox Pro - ROM Toolbox combines apps like Titanium Backup, Root Explorer, ROM Manager and others. A must-have root app *ROOT*
15. AirDroid - For moving files between your PC and phone using WIFI
16. QuickPic - An alternate photo gallery app, incase you don't like the default
17. AdAway - AdAway is an open source ad blocker for Android. *ROOT*
18. Tasker - The best app of its kind. It does almost anything
19. MXPlayer - MXPlayer is one of the best apps for viewing movies.
20. Photo Timeline - Lets you create a time elapsed sequence of anything you want with your camera and then play as a slideshow
21. AVG Anti-Virus Pro - AntiVirus Pro is a mobile security solution that helps protect your mobile device from viruses, malware, spyware & online exploitation in real-time
22. 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!
23. Dropbox - Dropbox is a free service that lets you bring all your photos, docs, and videos anywhere.
24. Cerebus - Cerberus is a complete anti-theft application, the best protection you can get to recover your misplaced, lost or stolen Android device.
25. ScreenCast - ScreenCast records your phones screen at high frame rates and makes a HQ MPEG4 video with audio.
26. WidgetLocker - Simply the most powerful lockscreen replacement app there is.
27. Watchdog Task Manager - Allows you to see which apps are acting up and need closing.
28. Skype - Free voice and video calls + IM to anyone else on Skype, whether they're on Android, iOS, Windows, Mac etc.
29. Tapatalk Forum App - If you're a member on multiple forums, then Tapatalk is the ultimate forum app you will find.
30. ProCapture - Capture photos and panoramas like a pro with the ProCapture camera app. ProCapture adds advanced features to the Android camera experience. Multiple advanced camera shooting modes supported: Timer, Burst, Reduced Noise, Wide Shot and Panorama.
31. 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!
32. 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.
33. Dolphin Browser - Dolphin browser is the fastest, smoothest and best mobile browser, in my opinion. With Sonar voice recognition, gestures and multiple add-ons, this browser just gets better and better.
34. imo - Multiprotocol IM client - Support for Facebook Chat, Google Talk, Skype, MSN, ICQ/AIM, Yahoo Messenger, Jabber, Hyves, VKontakte and Steam
35. BetterBatteryStats - With BBS, you can analyze the behaviour of your phone, find out which apps are causing major battery drain and measure the effect of corrective actions.
36. app2zip - App2zip allows you to backup apps to a flashable zip file through CWM or TWRP. Simply choose which apps you want and then click GO.
37. Shorten - Simply a URL shortener which saves a lot of time rather than going onto the internet each time.
IF YOU'VE FOUND THIS POST, OR ANY OF THESE APPS USEFUL, BE SURE TO HIT THE THANKS BUTTON!
If you know any unique or useful applications, games or widgets please suggest them in this thread so I can check them out. If I think they're good, I'll add them to the list.
*NOTE* - If you wish to know what the best app is regarding your needs, ask in this thread and I, or others, will be able to help you out.
So, if you want to know what the best music player is, ask here and I'll suggest the best ones available.
If there are any apps that you feel shouldn't be in this list, please let me know and suggest a better one. I can then test it and maybe add it to the list, in place of the other one.
If you don't suggest a better app, I won't change anything.
Must Have Apps on the Galaxy SIII
Due to popular demand via PMs, I've decided to add a slot to this thread to display some of the best games we can get on our Android device.
As with the app list above, if there's a great game you'd like to be added to this list, let me know and I may well add it in
1. Pool Break Lite - If you like to play pool, snooker, billiards etc. on the go then this is a great app you. There are a few different variations to play in either single player or multiplayer online mode and even more variations if you buy the pro version.
2. FIFA 12 - This game speaks for itself. It's the latest mobile version of the FIFA franchise and is easily the best so far, with it showing vast improvements. There's a load of different cups and leagues to play through and with great graphics with no lag in the slightest.
3. World Series Of Poker - Probably the best game from EA (in my opinion). If you like to play poker I totally recommend this game. You can play Texas Holdem and Omaha in either cash games, tournaments or play for a WSOP bracelet as the main prize. Guest mode is now available for no login from Facebook is needed.
4. iAssociate2 - This is a good choice if you prefer a bit of a brain tester. iAssociate2 is a word association game you have to figure out which words and phrases are associated to each other. Sound easy? Give it a try and you can soon find out differently.
5. Need For Speed Most Wanted - Another brilliant addition to the EA family, Most Wanted finally brings one of the best racing experiences to Android. It's a brilliant game all round but the only thing it's lacking, in my opinion, is 'free roam' mode. But apart from that, it brings brilliant graphics and flawless gameplay.
6. Grand Theft Auto III - Grand Theft Auto III was a crime game which changed the future of gaming and is amazing to play on the go with our Androids. The full console game with great graphics, full features and surprisingly no lag considering it's such a huge game. Countless hours of gameplay, HD quality resolution and visually stunning graphics make this a must for our devices.
Must Have Apps on the Galaxy SIII
The idea to add widgets into this thread aswell was an idea taken from Goku80 and I hope you lot like it.
So, the list in this post is strictly for widgets. I'll add some widgets myself as a base, but as always feel free to suggest some of your favorite widgets and they may make it into this list.
1. Beautiful Widgets - Beautiful set of Widgets containing clock widget, clock and weather widget, weather widgets, date widgets and toggle widgets with skins/themes support!
2. Fancy Widgets - Personalize your Android home screen with highly customizable clock widgets, weather widgets, home (clock & weather) widgets, forecast widgets, and more with lots of customization options.
3. Ultimate custom widget (UCCW) - If you enjoy customizing the look of your homescreen then this is pretty much a MUST HAVE app for you. It allows the user to create their own pure custom clocks with a near endless array of options to customize it how they'd like. However you want it, you can make it with UCCW.
4. Desktop VisualizeR - Here's another really useful widget if you love to customize your screens. This gives you the ability to make shortcuts and widgets with any image you specify, rather than just the default logos. You can also use this app to give apps a custom icon of your own, which is handy if your icon design doesn't currently exist.
5. Minimalistic Text - Minimalistic Text is a widget app that displays information in a minimalistic way. It can be configured to display time, date, battery and weather information. The layout of the widget is highly customizable throughout.
6. Eye In The Sky Weather - This is for all those who like their weather clean, simple and beautiful. The app includes 12 of the best weather icon sets and the ability to add your own icon sets.
KidCarter93 said:
Hiya everyone. This type of thread isn't new to XDA as it's on almost every device fora, but I decided to bring it over here aswell.
I'm going to share the most useful applications I have on my S3 and would like you to share your must have apps. If an app gets mentioned by numerous people, that isn't on this list, I'll be sure to add it.
1. Power Toggles - This is simply the best toggle app around. Able to toggle lots of main features.
2. Picsay Pro - This is a brilliant photo editor, but limited compared to some others. My personal favourite.
3. Rotation Locker - WYSIWYG. It locks your screen to either Portrait or Landscape. Really useful on some apps.
4. XDA App ICS Blue Colours/Themed - Our favourite forum app but with a complete red or blue colour theme thanks to our own Whiskey103
5. Memory Usage - Lists all current apps and tells you current memory usage, peak memory usage and priorities.
6. Desktop Visualizer - Makes shortcuts or widgets using a custom image and can be used to make custom icons.
7. ES File Explorer File Manager - An all-in-one file/app manager, task killer, cloud storage and much more. Plus, it's free.
8. PowerAmp - The most powerful music player there is.
9. Superuser - Grant and manage Superuser right for your phone. *ROOT*
10. Titanium Backup - The most powerful backup tool on Android. Simple as that. *ROOT*
11. AirDroid - For moving files between your PC and phone using WIFI
12. AdFree for Android - Removes most ads in the browser and other apps. *ROOT*
13. Tasker - The best app of its kind. It does almost anything
14. MXPlayer - MXPlayer is one of the best apps for viewing movies.
15. Photo Timeline - Lets you create a time elapsed sequence of anything you want with your camera and then play as a slideshow
IF YOU'VE FOUND THIS POST, OR ANY OF THESE APPS USEFUL, INSTEAD OF POSTING THANKS, JUST USE THE BUTTON!
*NOTE* - If you wish to know what the best app is regarding your needs, ask in this thread and I, or others, will be able to help you out.
So, if you want to know what the best music player is, ask here and I'll suggest the best ones available.
If there are any apps that you feel shouldn't be in this list, please let me know and suggest a better one. I can then test it and maybe add it to the list, in place of the other one.
If you don't suggest a better app, I won't change anything.
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Replace titanium with ROM toolbox pro, then you'll have the most powerful and best root app
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Widget locker. Allows you to completely revamp your lock screen by adding anything. Works with (disable lock screen for ex.) and without root..
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Replace titanium with ROM toolbox pro, then you'll have the most powerful and best root app
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I'll test it out immediately. From the info just on the Play Store it seems like I'll defo be replacing it
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"Knowledge is power" = Check out this [GUIDE] How to be a New User (and not a noob)
ROM Toolbox Pro has been added to the OP. Brilliant app and a definite must-have app for all root users.
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Replace titanium with ROM toolbox pro, then you'll have the most powerful and best root app
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I see about 3 apps that aren't need on the list once you have rom toolbox lol it even has its own terminal emulator
FrameCityJackal said:
I see about 3 apps that aren't need on the list once you have rom toolbox lol it even has its own terminal emulator
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I'm gonna remove the ones that now aren't needed, in a few minutes. Just doing some updating
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I'm gonna remove the ones that now aren't needed, in a few minutes. Just doing some updating
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I'm just messin around man lol really though romtoolbox is the end all be all of root apps.
I've really never given TB a chance or used it that much.
May I suggest some apps
Apex Launcher- https://play.google.com/store/apps/...51bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5hbmRkb2VzLmxhdW5jaGVyIl0
IMDb- https://play.google.com/store/apps/...t#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5pbWRiLm1vYmlsZSJd
ClockQ-Digital Clock Widget- https://play.google.com/store/apps/...1bGwsMSwxLDEsImN6LmtpbnN0Lmpha3ViLmNsb2NrcSJd
1Weather- https://play.google.com/store/apps/...xLDEsImNvbS5oYW5kbWFyay5leHByZXNzd2VhdGhlciJd
Wallbase HD Wallpapers- https://play.google.com/store/apps/...t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5jaXRjLndhbGxiYXNlIl0.
Phantom Music Control - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cz.jhg.musiccontrolwidget&hl=en
I use it with Widget Locker, great lockscreen music control that has great themes if you get the pro unlock (just $1.99 i believe)
I've been digging Gameboid and Nesoid. Snesoid and psx4droid are nice but too many onscreen buttons if you don't have a controller.
The Root said:
I've been digging Gameboid and Nesoid. Snesoid and psx4droid are nice but too many onscreen buttons if you don't have a controller.
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Gameboid is a great one but I haven't used it in ages to be honest. I did love playing Pokemon on it though
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Gameboid is a great one but I haven't used it in ages to be honest. I did love playing Pokemon on it though
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I'm all over Dragon Warrior right now.
ROM toolbox is all you need
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Notifier pro plus---gives you repeat notifications for apps you choose. great for when you get certain events or notifications you dont want to miss
auto wifi toggle-- lets you set up times through out the day that it triggers wifi. if there is no connection with in a set amount of time it turns back off. great for people who like to be connected to wifi. saves battery because wifi isnt always on.
screen on app that keeps the screen on when in apps you choose. great for well pretty much every app that you want the screen to stay on
screen caster app that records the android screen. great for if you want to show a but to a dev or show an app to a friend. you can record the screen, it can also record your voice so you can explain whats going on. you can then load it to youtube.
droid wall great security app that actually works. when set up it block incoming and outgoing data connections. with this app you can ensure that none of your data is leaving your phone with out you knowing. note that if one of your apps isnt working you may need to check what you have set up.
Lux auto brightness a screen brightness app that works very wekk when set up properly. helps me save battery. also great for at night with a loer brightness. the screen no longer hurts my eyes when i first turn it on.
Smart screen off good app for turning off the screen. uses the proximity sensor to turn off the screen if its covered for a certain period of time. great so you dont pocket dial!
this is just some of my collection that ive been gathering over the years.
most of these app are paid apps but trust me they are good ones.
hope you like them!!!!
If you want a security app, how about Cerberus?
LBE Privacy Guard is a great security app as well. Allows you to manage and change any permission on any app. For example, if some apps want GPS (Angry Birds Space) and will automatically turn it on for location based ads, you deny it right off the bat.
Anytime you install an app from the store, a notification will allow you to manage the permissions for that app before you ever launch it.
Another one would be Avast. A security app that does all kinds of things I don't even know what they are. Have the ability to install at kernel level if rooted too, which could be beneficial.
Zedge should probably be in there somewhere.
Never really used romtoolbox.. I've never had a reason..
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I'm not gonna be adding any lockscreens or launchers to the list because there's already tons of threads on each forum that go into detail about them. You're all welcome to post them in your own list as a couple of you have
I'm not too sure on which security app I'll add yet because I haven't really tried many yet.
I'm also undecided about a wallpapers app at the moment. I used to use Zedge until I found out about PicSpeed HD Wallpapers and I've used it since. Then there's Wallbase HD Wallpapers that FrameCityJackal mentioned aswell.
Any other wallpaper apps I should check out?
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THIS IS PREVIEW!
Distribution policy:
This app provided exclusively on xda-developers, please post link to this thread instead of copying files to other resources, so users will be able to track changes and report bugs in one place.
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Preview version attached.
It's still missing features, but fully functional as my (and few other testers) daily driver.
Known bug (not implemented/fixed yet): Not working in force landscape.
Also, this app is straight from my nook signed with debug keys, once beta will be launched you will have to uninstall and reinstall.
I travel at least every other week, so I have little time to dedicate to the project.
I'm considering to move source to github, so that other developers can contribute in order to speedup development.
Plz PST me if you are android dev and interested.
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subj!
I found myself not liking android type home on my NST, but I do not have good design/look and feel ideas (Of course besides Partial Refresh and gamma friendly functions).
Please drop ideas and if we can come up with something interesting I can implement it.
Update:
Features to consider:
* http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/gadgetlab/2010/01/dsc00387.jpg
Recent added files widget
* High contrast icons and text, e.g. http://www.asus.com/websites/global/products/47XM7SydX7IhkXP3/theme.jpg
* Partial refresh
* Ability to open as dialog (as soft keys) with soft keys?
* app Drawer widget?, similar to https://market.android.com/details?id=com.th.android.widget.SiMiFolder
Yeah that kind of things sounds great.
Personally, I think that a mix between the (stock) nook launcher and a standard android launcher could be interesting.
For example, a screen with the last opened books (if it is possible) + links to favorite apps or something like that
BTW, there is already a Nook specific launcher (Relaunch). It has interesting features but I don't use it as I don't really like how it looks ...
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Yeah that kind of things sounds great.
Personally, I think that a mix between the (stock) nook launcher and a standard android launcher could be interesting.
For example, a screen with the last opened books (if it is possible) + links to favorite apps or something like that
BTW, there is already a Nook specific launcher (Relaunch). It has interesting features but I don't use it as I don't really like how it looks ...
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Relaunch looks terrible.
I'm thinking of partial refresh/color theme friendly aosp launcher with widgets for recently added books and will have to check about last access info.
May be high contrast recent/running apps widget as well.
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i have a idea, cause i think some limitation of the eink display
i don't think we need too many scrollable effect, this only have one page at the main screen
it would be simple & high contrast
attached is some demo
chriscsh said:
i have a idea, cause i think some limitation of the eink display
i don't think we need too many scrollable effect, this only have one page at the main screen
it would be simple & high contrast
attached is some demo
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Awesome, I like it. Will start tinkering next week.
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chriscsh said:
i have a idea, cause i think some limitation of the eink display
i don't think we need too many scrollable effect, this only have one page at the main screen
it would be simple & high contrast
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Great demo, I like it too.
I´m using Zeam launcher 2.8.8.
yeah i like the demo of chriscsh too...
(maybe round the corners, the squares are too windows phone like )
and Id like to have a bar or something where you can place books with covers like on stock home or your demo...
the idea with a "native" nook touch launcher is very exciting
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yeah i like the demo of chriscsh too...
(maybe round the corners, the squares are too windows phone like )
and Id like to have a bar or something where you can place books with covers like on stock home or your demo...
the idea with a "native" nook touch launcher is very exciting
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I don't even remember how the stock home looks like lol!
XorZone said:
I don't even remember how the stock home looks like lol!
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I know what you mean
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/nook/index.asp?PID=35699#productimg
Guys mayby the best idea would be to edit stock home app, in order to look like that image from first post http://www.asus.com/websites/global/products/47XM7SydX7IhkXP3/theme.jpg
I think it is so cute.
I think the idea of a NST specific launcher would be great. I prefer Zeam, but am using Go launcher because of widget management. Go Launcher allows you to resize widget once created AND there is a simple click here to delete. I have always had a problem deleting widgets using Zeam because I can't always tell when the widget is in the trash bin, i.e. 2x4, or 4x3 widgets. If the nook launcher could have go launcher like widget management that would be great OR if you go with the trashcan idea once item is in can have an x or something like that appear on the widget.
Well, i think it would be easier to use a modified version of a popular launcher. The things that would need to be changed are transitions, animations, contrast and colours(nook touch themes i suppose).
To i use to minimize refreshing and ugliness i use Do it theme for go launcher ex, the change the app drawer background to a white one(just a white.png) and a wp wallpaper. The transitions for both the desktop and the app drawer is named shutter(go launcher ex, haven't tried others).It lets me go through the app drawers with out a full refresh. One last thing i did was changed the Icon set to the default.
It would be nice to have a small widget with next calendar envent (taken from google calendar acount) on the launcher
How is called the clock widget in second post before?
IF you are talking about my post, its Wp clock .Not really a widget as it replaces your wallpaper with the clock.
There are a couple of *minor* things wrong with the android standard launcher types;
1) Colors should be inverted. Most are black with colored icons over them. This makes sense on color LCDs, particularly AMOLED displays, because it saves power. Not on eink though.
Instead of colors on black, it should be colors on WHITE.
I am using golauncher, it is ACCEPTIBLE when the proper THEME is applied and background images are changed to plain white backgrounds.
2) Scrolling. Eink displays DO NOT SCROLL. The ideal launcher would get rid of all scrolling/moving/swiping/whatever cuteness effects and just flip from one state to the final without ANY intermediate states.
Features I'm thinking right now:
0. Based on aosp launcher or launcher-plus (at least partially)
1. Ability to set size of the app launch button to 2x1 or 3x1 as in http://www.asus.com/websites/global/products/47XM7SydX7IhkXP3/theme.jpg
2. Option to set higher contrast to the icons as I do in quicknav in my mod now.
3. I plan gestures in addition to arrow buttons, but w/o any animations.
4. Instead of darg'n'drop to uninstall and maybe for homepage cell action selection I plan to show action select popup.
5. Widgets with popups covering part of the screen for all apps, settings, recently added files (selected by the masks, e.g. *epub, *.fb2, *.txt, etc.) if possible with covers
6. Back/Menu/Home/Search buttons will not require root (will not show granted root Toast at top) if launcher running with my mod.
WOW!!! If someone did a launcher that looked like this
with partial refresh for the nook touch, I would pay for it with pleasure, its gorgeous!
Hope this idea dosnt die, and development starts on this.
Mantain us informed XorZone, and thanks!
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Mantain us informed XorZone, and thanks!
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In progress. Unfortunately I'm flying a lot this weeks so can not concentrate on this atm.
Looking forward to it, thanks for the update, and keep us informed when you have time to advance on this.
Thanks
hi guys ! as the title says ! first time android user ! and i get my galaxy nexus after i finish work today, hopefully it'll be in my house !
I just had a few questions, and i do apologize in advance!
Firstly,
What are the best top 10 Paid & Free apps you would recommend/ Would say you could NOT live with-out?
What are the best mods that you currently use/ you would recommend? (i.e theme mods and lock screens,icon mods etc)
Secondly, I bought the nexus as i like to customize! and i have browsed around but failed to find a guide on how to adjust icons on ics on the nexus, im looking to install http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1493269.
your help is greatly appreciated
many thanks !
Dan
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deamondiamond said:
hi guys ! as the title says ! first time android user ! and i get my galaxy nexus after i finish work today, hopefully it'll be in my house !
I just had a few questions, and i do apologize in advance!
Firstly,
What are the best top 10 Paid & Free apps you would recommend/ Would say you could NOT live with-out?
What are the best mods that you currently use/ you would recommend? (i.e theme mods and lock screens,icon mods etc)
Secondly, I bought the nexus as i like to customize! and i have browsed around but failed to find a guide on how to adjust icons on ics on the nexus, im looking to install http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1493269.
your help is greatly appreciated
many thanks !
Dan
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Some paid apps I love:
- Android Pro Widgets
- BetterBatteryStats
- franco.Kernel updater
- HaxSync
- Poweramp
- Root Explorer
- SetCPU for Root Users
- Soundhound
- Tapatalk
- Titanium Backup
- Widgetlocker
- Cerberus
Some free apps I love:
- mClock
- Simple Calendar Widget
- CPU Spy
- Desktop Visualizer
- Dropbox
- Facebook
- iFunny (pretty funny stuff )
- Music Junk
- Netflix
- Quick Settings
- Ringtone Maker
- Skype
- Speed Test
- Visual Voicemail
- Google Wallet
The best mods for me come from the Roms themselves. I'm currently running AXI0M Crossbreed (AOKP 4.0.4 Kang/Hybrid), but AOKP build 27 and GummyNex 0.8.1 are also very cool. My three favorite themes are Black Exodus by Nitroz, Amoled Blue, and ICS&Black.
You can use Nova Launcher or Apex Launcher to modify your icons on your homescreen. Also, Desktop Visualizer can do this too!
Any questions, just ask. =]
First welcome to the world of android and welcome to the Galaxy Nexus . Second work your way over to the "Post your screen shot" thread of any forum and have a field day . You will be surprised at what you can do with these phones and set ups people run . I have seen both sides of the fence Apple/Android . In terms of setting up the phone to look the way you want it , in my opinion Android wins hand down everytime . You can keep the screens as minimal as you want or pack the hell out of them with widgets and apps . The sky is the limit and have fun with it . Im not totally knocking Apple they have their place in the world . But to put it in a metaphore : Apple is like a resturant that makes a really kick ass dinner . Android is a buffet that has kickass everything on it that you can pick and choose whatever you want and set it up however you want .
anton2009 said:
Some paid apps I love:
- Android Pro Widgets
- BetterBatteryStats
- franco.Kernel updater
- HaxSync
- Poweramp
- Root Explorer
- SetCPU for Root Users
- Soundhound
- Tapatalk
- Titanium Backup
- Widgetlocker
- Cerberus
Some free apps I love:
- mClock
- Simple Calendar Widget
- CPU Spy
- Desktop Visualizer
- Dropbox
- Facebook
- iFunny (pretty funny stuff )
- Music Junk
- Netflix
- Quick Settings
- Ringtone Maker
- Skype
- Speed Test
- Visual Voicemail
- Google Wallet
The best mods for me come from the Roms themselves. I'm currently running AXI0M Crossbreed (AOKP 4.0.4 Kang/Hybrid), but AOKP build 27 and GummyNex 0.8.1 are also very cool. My three favorite themes are Black Exodus by Nitroz, Amoled Blue, and ICS&Black.
You can use Nova Launcher or Apex Launcher to modify your icons on your homescreen. Also, Desktop Visualizer can do this too!
Any questions, just ask. =]
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Damn anton2009. You must have almost the exact set up as I have. I fully agree with all the above.
Hi guys, got it in my hand ! loving it so far ! would you be able to point me into the direction of being able to mod it for custom icons as per my original post? i have downloaded nova launcher, thank you !
I just got my Gnex a few days ago and I highly recommend installing the Gummy ROM. It has several features that would be so hard for me to live without now that I have them! One is if you hold down the power button to bring up the power menu there is an option to disable the soft keys. Not only does it give you full use of the screen, it prevents people from accidentally hitting a button when you hand them your phone to look at something. You can also customize the soft keys in the settings, I can't live without my search key!
Free app
Facebook
Amazon app store
Sound hound
Angry Bird
Google Voice
Google Earth
Super Power
My top 10 (not in order):
1. Adfree
2. AirDroid
3. Catch Notes
4. DroidWall
5. Google Authenticator
6. Soundhound
7. Titanium Backup Pro (paid)
8. WhatsApp
9. Sugarsync
10. GotYa! (paid)
Top 10:
1. Root Explorer
2. Alarm Clock Plus
3. Power Amp
4. Android Pro Widgets
5. BetterBatteryStats
6. Touchdown for Exchange (need this for work emails)
7. NFC Task Launcher
8. Tasker
9. Tweetcaster
10. Vlingo (free, but I paid to remove ads)
Free:
1. 1Weather
2. Dropbox
3. Evernote
4. GoSMS Pro
5. Google Voice
OK, before you can just go modding anything, you will have to unlock the bootloader and root your phone. Then you can customize to your hearts content. Right now, without root, the only customizations you can use are the different launchers in the Market and themes made for them, like ADW launcher and it's themes or Go Launcher is another popular one. I suggest reading. Then after that read some more. When you get done reading some more, go read some more. THere are dangers in rooting and flashing roms and themes, but the benefits far outweigh the bad. Don't just go into it blindly though. Make sure you know what rooting is, why you should do it and the risks and rewards involved. Get the most out of your phone with root, but like I said, make sure you read about it and don't just do it or you'll be starting a new thread saying....'Hey, My phone won't boot up, it just plays the bootscreen over and over. HAAALPPP!!!!'
This was my first Android device too. I highly suggest unlocking the bootloader and rooting before you start to customize your device. This is why you got a Nexus right?
Follow my guide on getting these mods to work.
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Anyone havr some suggestions for some cool/useful apps that you use on a daily basis?
Poweramp Mp3 Player
Google Drive
Quickpic Photo Gallery
Solid Explorer for file exploring/managing.
Swipepad + recent apps add-on (paid)
Smart Screen Off - awesome if you have a wallet style or flip case cover
Screen Filter - used ever morning and every night
Any.do - very good reminder
Timesheet Free - awesome app for managing many jobs/projects including overtime, expenses and time of day related overtime (hourly rates)
messagease - the worlds fastest mobile keyboard! (80 words per minute!!!)
greader
Action list - for Note II users - it allows you to create a menu with upto four apps that pops-up when you take out the S-Pen
AntTek Explorer - Root/Simple Browser.
Battery Widget Reborn - Best battery management App I've ever used, a lot of customizable.
FoxFi - Mobile Hotspot software that's insanely simple to setup.
Titanium Backup/Carbon Backup - both great apps, Carbon doesn't backup settings but it's got a much easier interface to use
AirDroid - Connect your device over wifi and control it from a browser on any PC (text,file moves,full device management). (no software install needed on the PC)
for you, OP, I suggest Droid of the Day. then you can get new app suggestions every day. nice variety, and I've found quite a few keepers.
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BetterBatteryStats - useful for analyzing wakelocks for improving battery life
Sidebar pro is a new app that's very useful and is constantly improving.
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DSploit.
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AirDroid - convenient for file transfer to or from any computer no matter where you are and you don't need a transfer cable.
One of my favorite features is the screenshot feature, as long as it's connected it will let you screenshot things such as pulldowns and menus and lock screens that the native screenshot feature on the phone doesn't allow.
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We all have em. Apps that we wouldn't want to part with ever. I love finding new apps that do crazier stuff. So what are some apps you can't live without?
I NEED pie controls. This dev made it work without it being be baked into the rom. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1330150 after having it on beans roms I couldn't live without it. You must be rooted though to use it.
If you aren't rooted, try Wave Launcher. It is the same thing as ISA (invisible swipe area) in pie controls. But I've never gotten ISA to work in pie. You just swipe from a set location to layout a list of your apps that you want. Works over any other app without needing root. Loved this until I got pie controls. Now I don't need it as much.
Package Tracker I use Pro edition. But i buy so much stuff & hate monitoring shipments. This does it all, it and can auto check at set frequencies for you. Hourly or every two. And you can sync it online. So if you use multiple devices all can share the same list just by one uploading it.
MSecure or Keepass - who wants to remember hundred of passwords. At work mine change every thirty days. With these, remember your One master password to get in, and the rest is stored in a secure database on the phone. Put in web logins. Insurance info. Whatever. I like MSecure better cause it can sync with Dropbox to save your encrypted file. But Keepass is free. I think both have pc apps the let you enter all info on that then import the datafile to the phone.
My fitness pal - great app for tracking calories and food intake
ES file Explorer everyone loves it.
Alarm clock Plus great alarm app. Hate losing my phone alarms everytime I reset. This has a backup function. Win!
Wifi Analyzer great app for finding wifi. Troubleshooting wifi problems. See what channels are being used the most. How good signals are, etc.
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Press, the only newsreader that isn't buggy garbage.
BaconReader Premium, because bacon, and reddit, and bacon.
Sleepbot - alarm clock/ sleep tracking
Pocket - simple password keeper
Just started using waze - realtime traffic/police tracking navigation app, loving it so far.
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XDA Premium
ROM Toolbox Pro - "all-in-one" app for backups/restores/boot animations/fonts/app2sd/root browser/overclock/undervolt 40% off in the Play Store right now
Adaway - blocks ads with custom list for your hosts file
Xposed Framework+modules
Wakelock Detector+Greenify+Advanced Freeze in Rom toolbox for battery saving
Airdroid
Sidebar Plus+Switchr for multitasking/app switching
Tasker+Secure Settings for automation like at home=wifi on/pin off but away from home = automatic revert, wifi off, pin on
Navfree USA as an emergency offline/no data GPS(download maps by state ahead of time to internal SD card)
Lightflow - set custom colors to different types of notifications (sms, Gmail, mms, hangouts, ext) and also different colors for certain contacts.
SwiftKey - replacement keyboard
Lux - alternate for screen brightness auto adjustment (i like to set the lowest setting far lower than android default)
Nova Launcher - launcher
Any alternate messaging app. Right now I'm using sliding messaging and liking it.
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Google
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BeyondPod - Best podcast indexer and player. Tons of features and an expansive index of podcasts. Use it in my car daily so I don't have to listen to the same crap on the radio. Plus you can download and save podcasts to your device.
Root Explorer - Has always been awesome and got even better with recent updates: Multiple tabs and file copy progress indicators.
Open GPS Tracker - Awesome for bike rides, walks, hikes, or disproving a speeding ticket from a rookie cop. Shows your track on a Google map with distance, speed, elevation, etc.
Tapatalk - loving to read some topics on XDA and etc ;D
Power toggles - you can access your toggles easily
Poweramp - the best music player on Android for me
Solid explorer - the best files explorer for me
Nova launcher - great and fast launcher
Appdialer pro - I can find my files much easier and quicker
Power amp- I love the options
Nova- isn't that obvious
Quick pic- better image quality
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AdAway
AppSales
Better Battery Stats
DigiCal
Google All Access Music
gReader Pro
mSecure
LagFix Premium
Quick Boot
Root Explorer
Screebl
Tapatalk Pro
TinyURL Link Shortener
Titanium Backup
ViPER4Android FX
Wakelock Detector
Xposed framework
YouTube Downloader (by xda_dentex)
Xposed modules:
Greenify
Multiwindow Manager
S-View Music Controls
Samsung Keyboard Short Delay
Swap Volume Keys
Wanam Xposed
XQuickSettingsToggles
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Velis Auto Brightness - Total control over automatic brightness. Set your own curve, speed of adjustment. Lots of presets that work very well.
Audiomanager Pro - Set audio volume presets and assign them to a schedule (ie: automatic mute at 9:30pm, preset for work, preset for after work, preset for weekend, etc)
Root Explorer - Still the best root access file manager around. Doesn't look like a 12 yr old designed it (cough, ES File Explorer, cough)
Airdroidhttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sand.airdroid - I transfer so much stuff back and forth between my phone and PC. This makes life much easier. No need to plug in. I can also do my messaging from my computer if my phone isn't nearby.
Grompy said:
Sleepbot - alarm clock/ sleep tracking
Pocket - simple password keeper
Just started using waze - realtime traffic/police tracking navigation app, loving it so far.
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My biggest gripe about Waze it does not tell you what side of the road your destination is at.
Titanium Backup
Root Explorer
Dropbox
Nova Launcher
Lux (auto brightness control)
Lightflow (led notification control)
Boring I know but these are the apps that are always there for me.
dgjenkins said:
Titanium Backup
Root Explorer
Dropbox
Nova Launcher
Lux (auto brightness control)
Lightflow (led notification control)
Boring I know but these are the apps that are always there for me.
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Does Lightflow work unrooted?
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Does Lightflow work unrooted?
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Depends on the device. Download the free version and try it. I paid for the full version just out of respect for the developer who bought a Verizon Galaxy S3 (he's in the UK I think), just so he could get it to work with Verizon and Samsung's crazy settings. He figured everything out and it was a must have app on my S3. On my HTC One, not so much because the LED can only be red or green which really limits the options. Different devices work differently so it's just one of those things you have to try out. A rooted device is obviously going to have more freedom though.
I'll check it out on the note 3
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mikeone33 said:
My biggest gripe about Waze it does not tell you what side of the road your destination is at.
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I'm sure they will add that feature in the near future but definitely an awesome navigation app. I think Google acquired them so that might help them enhance their product.
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facebook
instagram
zedge
picsay pro
facebook page manager
clean master
android studio
firefox
quickpic
Avast Mobile Security - antivirus, SMS/call filter, app locking, firewall, network meter, most importantly...device anti-theft (send SMS commands or via web to locate device using GPS, wipe device, sound an alarm, etc).
system ui
If i do not root the telephone, can I use personalized widgets and themes?
Sorry for the quite trivial question but I do not have Samsung experience
trocchietto said:
If i do not root the telephone, can I use personalized widgets and themes?
Sorry for the quite trivial question but I do not have Samsung experience
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If partner. goes through my web
www.eladiosthemes.com
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trocchietto said:
If i do not root the telephone, can I use personalized widgets and themes?
Sorry for the quite trivial question but I do not have Samsung experience
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Absolutely! That's the great thing about Android. You can even choose to go with something completely different than Samsung's launcher. There's lots of different launchers that support themes. Nova and Apex are two popular options. Themes are also available for Samsung.
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1. Launcher and theme as mention above.
2. Ads free by Adguard on Play Store.
3. Disable almost apps anf module you want by EZ Disable Package or Package Disable Pro
4. Change dpi by Content Scaling or some commands through adb
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I prefer not to root or tinker with my primary business phone because I don't want to have something not work as intended and miss a call or appointment.
The level of customization you can do with launchers and themes these days is almost on par with what you can achieve with a rooted device.
In addition to themes you can also download and install custom icon packs to customize the look of all of your icons.
For widgets you can get something like the Beautiful Widgets app that lets you customize various widgets for the device. It is very popular for people who like the HTC type clock widget look on their home screens.
Just do some searches on the play store for themes, icon packs, widgets, keyboards, etc and there are enough customization options to make your head spin.
For Home screens / App drawer / Folder, any Launcher will do. My all time fav, and most reliable recommendation is easily Nova Launcher.
- Nova lets you customize the font size, label colours, icon sizes, icon packs, homescreen grid, app drawer grid, homescreen gestures and so much more.
For custom button remapping, Button Remapper works perfectly without root. It will let you set custom actions for your physical buttons (swap the recent/back if you wish, or add hold functionality)
- The app is a bit limited without root in regards to added functionality, but its something!
- I believe the non-rooted version also allows you to map volume keys to add Music skip / pause functionality. (Correct me if im wrong!)
For global app / service disabling, definitely use Package Disabler Pro. It has a built in list of (currently) 97 apps considered unneeded, and gives you full control of every app.
- This has been proven to save battery btw!
For added Toggles in the Notification panel (not QuickPanel) there are hundreds of working apps that add their own little notification bar, fully interactive, that shows up as a notification card.
- It may seem a bit redundant considering Samsung's built in QuickPanel does mostly everything, but for a few things that may be missing (ie. Hotspot, Mobile Data, or specific functions like opening apps, setting gps/data to specific modes etc).
For ad blocking, you can use AdGuard. I havent personally tried this app, but it is highly recommended by most users in this forum.
For button backlight disabling / modding, you can use Button Backlight 2.
- It allows you to turn off button backlight completely, add a custom time, or have them on all the time
Android is so vastly open, even without root, if you ever feel like you are missing a certain function / feature, theres a very high chance that a solution would have been made long ago.
It never hurts to google what you wish to do. When I first got my Note 5 for example, the first phone with button backlights, I wanted to turn them off completely as well as swap the layout of them from recents home back, to back home recents. A few minutes later and I found myself using the two apps mentioned above, and a happy camper!
well it looks like I am really grateful to samsung to give me the possibilities under the hood. My dev friends scared me in every way saying that touch wiz is bloatware, that people think is really taking the control of the system, instead I found it effective, and most important of all I am happy samsung is not taking coltan from congolese mines.
I am also really grateful to you.
which tutorial do you recommend me to customize my themes? if there is an app, Gui super, otherwise I am also an android developer, so do not mind also to write some java/xml. Also i guess there is some design involved, which software should i use photoshop or gimp? Last but not least, as I use to test my apps, installing a lot of themes will decrease the perform, or the fact that is run one per time will not affect performance? thank you guys. Customization is everything for me, as bosters creativity and make the day more exciting
EDIT: I am wondering if downloading themes is safe in terms of malicious code.