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What are some must have apps

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.

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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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.
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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.
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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.

[Q] MP3 Tagging

Morning all
I'm getting a bit frustrated my the inability of the Samung music library to pick up and sort my mp3's into the correct albums
I have one album split into two albums, one with 6 tracks on, the other with 2 tracks on and then a number of individual songs with no artist name associated just a track number?
I've tried retagging them but can't really find a decent app for it... what do you guys use?

On my PC I use EasyTAG (Linux only I think) and MusicBrainz Picard (cross-platform). The latter has the ability to take a fingerprint of any music file, match it up against its online database, and download complete ID3 information. It's generally accurate and a huge time-saver.
I don't know of any retagging apps for Android, though.

try this...

if you're using windows, try this - it's free :
http://www.mp3tag.de/en/index.html
it's important to make sure that each file only has a single set of tags rather than multiple tags which confuse applications. mp3tag can do all sorts of things like set your tags based on the filename and delete old tags.

Cheers lads, I'll check em all out asap...
If I should only have one set of tags, should they be v1 or v2?
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pretty sure i've gone for v2 and my files are identified correctly ...

make sure the album title is exactly the same as a tiny differences (e.g. caps) might result in your situation.
mp3tag is great in recognizing and editing tags and i think it changes them all so you dun have to worry about v1/v2=)

mrdo said:
if you're using windows, try this - it's free :
http://www.mp3tag.de/en/index.html
it's important to make sure that each file only has a single set of tags rather than multiple tags which confuse applications. mp3tag can do all sorts of things like set your tags based on the filename and delete old tags.
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+1. The only tagging software you'll ever need. Customisable to the nth degree, never let me down after 4 years.

Any ideas if i should use ID3v1 or ID3v2.3? From a quick Google search Android 2.3.3 seems to have an issue with reading id3 tags and correctly sorting mp3 files.

stBlueJay said:
Any ideas if i should use ID3v1 or ID3v2.3? From a quick Google search Android 2.3.3 seems to have an issue with reading id3 tags and correctly sorting mp3 files.
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v2.3
10 char

sckc23 said:
make sure the album title is exactly the same as a tiny differences (e.g. caps) might result in your situation.
mp3tag is great in recognizing and editing tags and i think it changes them all so you dun have to worry about v1/v2=)
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I love this software Thanks man....
I tagged a load of alums with ID3v2.4 and they are being recognized.. happy days

I personally use mediamonkey myself I found it with my own creative zen so I could add album art to the Id3 tags i got a licence just offering another option
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[Solved][ICS] Non-working Google Music Player + Double media entries in Gallery.apk.

Hello,
Here is a solution for the issues with Google Music Player + Double media entries in the Gallery app.
If you see double media entries in the Gallery App and at the same time your Google Music Player doesn’t work, then:
1. Use a root explorer and delete external.db from /datadata/com.android.providers.media/databases/
2. Replace the Gallery.apk in /system/app with the attached Gallery2.apk and give it the right permissions.
3. Reboot and wait for the media to refresh.
4. Done!
Tell me if that works with you. Good luck!
N.B: I'm not used enough to this website so I may have posted in the wrong section. May a kind MODERATOR move the topic to the right section or simply close it, please. Thank you!

tictico said:
Hello,
Here is a solution for the issues with Google Music Player + Double media entries in the Gallery app.
If you see double media entries in the Gallery App and at the same time your Google Music Player doesn’t work, then:
1. Use a root explorer and delete external.db from /datadata/com.android.providers.media/databases/
2. Reboot and wait for the media to refresh.
3. Done!
Tell me if that works with you. Good luck!
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What is the solution for making people stop posting this stupid things on Android Development section?

burakgon said:
What is the solution for making people stop posting this stupid things on Android Development section?
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Just made a mistake + just wanted to help.
But I see some stupid people like to act like "BOSSES"

What is the solution for making people stop posting this stupid things on Android Development section?
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Whats the correct section for this ?

Apps of course

IREWolfman said:
Apps of course
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It's not an app issue though, it's a generic ics issue, general would be best imho

I really dont get the rudeness of some people....
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sorry guys, but why i have this problem with all roms except the CM9? i explain.. i was with the CM9 for about 3 month and didn't have this "bug", yesterday i decided to flash aokp with all wipes and have double entries in gallery than i come back to CM9 and the problem vanished. why?

Angelu$88 said:
sorry guys, but why i have this problem with all roms except the CM9? i explain.. i was with the CM9 for about 3 month and didn't have this "bug", yesterday i decided to flash aokp with all wipes and have double entries in gallery than i come back to CM9 and the problem vanished. why?
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+1
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Thanks for the solution, music is fixed. (even this is the correct place to post this or not, which I really don't know).
Thanks again.
tictico said:
Hello,
Here is a solution for the issues with Google Music Player + Double media entries in the Gallery app.
If you see double media entries in the Gallery App and at the same time your Google Music Player doesn’t work, then:
1. Use a root explorer and delete external.db from /datadata/com.android.providers.media/databases/
2. Replace the Gallery.apk in /system/app with the attached Gallery2.apk and give it the right permissions.
3. Reboot and wait for the media to refresh.
4. Done!
Tell me if that works with you. Good luck!
N.B: I'm not used enough to this website so I may have posted in the wrong section. May a kind MODERATOR move the topic to the right section or simply close it, please. Thank you!
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As rescanning all the media can take a while if you have lots of music (I got 12GB so a full scan usually takes 30-40mins), I've figured out a way to fix the issue without rebooting and without the need for a full rescan.
1. Go to /datadata/com.android.providers.media/databases/ and take backups of the external.db, external.db-shm and external.db-wal files when media is correctly scanned.
2. When this issue happens, goto Settings -> Applications and clear data for Google Play Music and force close Media Storage.
3. Restore the backups to /datadata/com.android.providers.media/databases/ and set permissions to rw-rw---- (in Root Explorer).
4. Run media scanner. (Lots of apps for that in Play Store)
5. Wait for a few minutes for Google Play Music to import the database again.
6. Done.

I don't think this works for the newly updated play music released yesterday the 18th of July? I erased my external.db files.. (they had numbers behind them not just external.db) but didn't replace the gallery apk as I am not getting duplicate gallery entries. Any one getting the new Google play music to work with out FC?
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[Q] walkman app

Has anyone else had this problem and is there a way to stop it?
I keep getting random unknown music tracks appearing in my playlist and to make it worse they do not show up on my file explorer so I cannot delete them from there. Is there a way to delete music from within the walkman app itself?

Has nobody any ideas about this. 100 views of my post and no replies!

spurs1959 said:
Has nobody any ideas about this. 100 views of my post and no replies!
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havent had this issue

spurs1959 said:
Has anyone else had this problem and is there a way to stop it?
I keep getting random unknown music tracks appearing in my playlist and to make it worse they do not show up on my file explorer so I cannot delete them from there. Is there a way to delete music from within the walkman app itself?
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Check if you're missing some tracks you placed on the device, if so, then most likely they are the ones and need to be properly tagged with Artist, Title, Album name, etc. iTag is a quite good app to do so. If that's not it, I can't help you any further.

[Q] Zooper Widget Problems

So I just bought zooper widget pro and I'm not sure if I'm missing something or what but I've tried adding a couple different music widgets and it seems that they don't work... I've tried apollo and google play music apps and neither work... Am I missing a setting somewhere or something? Appreciate the help!

fatmando2 said:
So I just bought zooper widget pro and I'm not sure if I'm missing something or what but I've tried adding a couple different music widgets and it seems that they don't work... I've tried apollo and google play music apps and neither work... Am I missing a setting somewhere or something? Appreciate the help!
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For a lot of the Zooper and UCCW widgets you need this app to be able to use the Music widgets:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.batescorp.notificationmediacontrols.alpha.

zooper widget problems
You can try to return to the store and require the exchange for the new one.

APK X Original APP
Hello there! I'm from Brazil.
I always loved to customize my Galaxy S3 home screen. I have always been using UCCW.
I have always heard about Zooper Widget, but have never tried. Then I did it... And realiazed how I was wasting time with UCCW.
Zooper is, by far, much more customizable, it is easier and faster as well.
So I decided to purchase the Pro version, but a few days ago, the banks here in Brazil were not approving the credit card international purchases in Google Play Store, because the prices were in Reais (Brazil's currency), and people were not been warned that they would be charged with some taxes.
I was really lookin forward to try the Zooper Widget Pro version. Then, for the fisrt time in my 'android life', I downloaded an APK file. And installed it...
I loved Zooper. I created so many widgets by myself... It is amazing..
Now, the credit card issue I told you above is gone. I can finally purchase the Pro version then.
Would somebody please tell me what should I do, so I won't loose all the widgets I created with the APK file I've downloaded and installed??
I tried Google Play Store, but it shows that Zooper Widget Pro is already installed.
Should I uninstall it, delete the APK, and then buy the app??
How can I restore all my widgets then??
That's it. I hope someone can help me with that.
PS: sorry if I don't make myself clear, my english is not that good.