android Great Android Apps!

Whoa! That is one awesome list! I know those are all ones from your generated ShareMyApps listing, but are those all ones you strongly recommend?The reason I ask is I have a lot of apps for the iPod Touch, but my list of strongly recommend is much smaller than that.

October 9, 2011

Those are ones I would actually recommend as I frequently install/remove apps from my devices. As far as the best ones, that would be really hard to figure out. I could list the apps I use everyday but I find all of the apps listed as useful

October 9, 2011

I am going through the list and will post what I think are the most useful apps and what they do Give me a few minutes and I will post it.

October 9, 2011

Whew, ok here goes:

Adblock Plus: http://market.androi...mgeek.AdBlocker I am sure you know this application from Firefox

AdFree: http://market.androi....android.adfree Prevents ads from showing up on free apps / requires root

AFV (Android File Verifier): http://market.androi...tails?id=sa.afv Md5sum generator/verifier

aLogcat: http://market.androi...org.jtb.alogcat Nice log reader / requires root

AndFtp: https://market.andro...e=search_result The best ftp/ssh file transfer app (like Putty)

ASTRO: http://market.androi...om.metago.astro One of the best File Managers IMO

Aurora: http://market.androi...a.fennec_aurora The Beta build of Firefox Mobile

Barcode Scanner: http://market.androi....client.android Barcode scanner

CatLog: http://market.androi...anlawson.logcat The best log viewer / requires root

CodeRed: http://market.androi...ussware.codered Port Scanner

ConnectBot: http://market.androi...=org.connectbot IMO the besh ssh application for Android

CoreDroid Wallpapers: http://market.androi...ExtraWallpapers Excellent wallpaper collection

DeskSMS: http://market.androi...utta.desktopsms Allows you to recieve text messages in google chat on your computer

DiskUsage: http://market.androi...droid.diskusage Disk Usage chart

DoggCatcher: http://market.androi...oggcatcher.v1_0 The best feed app in the market. I use this to download the CNI Radio replays

Firefox: http://market.androi...mozilla.firefox Firefox

FxCamera: http://market.androi...ndroid.fxcamera My favorite camera application

G-MoN: http://market.androi...e.carknue.gmon2 WarDriving scanner and GSM/UMTS Netmonitor that scans for all WiFi networks in range & saves the data with GPS coordinates on your sd card.

imgur for Android: http://market.androi...imgurforandroid Imgur mobile image uploader

IRC Radio: http://market.androi...ndroid.ircradio Imo the best IRC app plus it can read messages out loud

LCD Density Changer: http://market.androi...density_changer Allows you to change your phones DPI so you can have a higher resolution / Requires Root

LHSee: http://market.androi...ls?id=com.lhsee Really cool app that shows the Large Hadron Collider at CERN with 3D images that you can zoom into different sections and watch 3D models of real time collisions as well. A must have

Mobile Signal Widget PRO: http://market.androi...mpirical.mswpro Shows your signal strength in a widget. Useful if you hide your status bar

MultiPicture Live Wallpaper: http://market.androi...er.multipicture Live Wallpaper that scales any size wallpaper to your device, allows you to set a different wallpaper for each screen, choose from a single image or a folder of images, etc.

Neon Clock: http://market.androi....painless.clock Live wallpaper that shows a techy style clock with battery, Network, and other options like moving lines etc.

Network Discovery: http://market.androi...cexiste.network Network tool for discovering, mapping,scanning,profiling your Wifi network, computer/device discovery and port scanner for local area etwork.

Network Tools: http://market.androi...rd.networktools Various network tols for Ping, traceroute, whois commands, etc.

Pandora: https://market.andro...e=search_result Internet Radio

RealCalc: http://market.androi...kfines.RealCalc Great calculator

Root Explorer: http://market.androi...re.rootexplorer File explorer for system / Requires root

Root Toolbox: http://market.androi...ent.roottoolbox Various Admin/Root tools

Shark: http://market.androi...id=lv.n3o.shark Wireshark for android

SharkReader: http://market.androi...n3o.sharkreader Wireshark log reader

Shazam: http://market.androi....encore.android Looks up any song by listening to 10 seconds of it. Tons of options like wikipedia entry, album link, etc

Simple Text: http://market.androi...dphx.simpletext Allows you to make text icons. Very useful for those minimal setups

Spare Parts: http://market.androi...pps.spare_parts System options / Requires root

Terminal Emulator: http://market.androi...pal.androidterm Android Terminal / Requires root

Titanium Backup PRO: http://market.androi...taniumBackupPro The best backup application for android period!! It can backup/restore all apps/data among many other tools. This is a required app if you have rooted your phone and plan on installing Custom Roms

TouchPal Keyboard: http://market.androi...ek.smartinputv5 The best "swype style keyboard. This is the keyboard I use.

TweetDeck: http://market.androi...eck.android.app The best Twitter app IMO

Unrar Pro: http://market.androi...zdroid.unrarpro Extracts rar files on your device

Visual Traceroute: http://market.androi...d=com.rc.vtrace Traceroute

wardrive: http://market.androi...?id=ki.wardrive Scan for hosts/ports

Whois: http://market.androi...obi.mgeek.whois Whois client for looking up IPs

Wifi Analyzer: http://market.androi...c.wifi.analyzer Tests the strength of SSIDs in you area

WiFi File Explorer PRO: http://market.androi...FileExplorerPRO File explorer that works over wifi

Edited April 14, 2012 by Neil P
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October 9, 2011

Also, no matter what you read you do not need a task killer on Android and using one may may decrease performance:

http://geekfor.me/fa...r-with-android/

https://www.infoworl...ask-killers-609

http://www.phonedog....on-t-need-them/

I used one for a while when I first started with Android but later realized that this was hurting my performance.

Edited April 14, 2012 by Neil P
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October 9, 2011

I will start perusing that list.......I simply kill apps with the Task Manager that came with the device. :)Adam

October 9, 2011

I will start perusing that list.......I simply kill apps with the Task Manager that came with the device. :)Adam

Read those links and you will realize that you are slowing your device down by killing apps. Android does not manage apps the same as your desktop does.

October 9, 2011

Fair enough. :hysterical: I will not worry about it and see how things roll. Now, I had folders to organize apps on the iPhone. Can I do something similar on Android?I like the Inferno Galaxy live wallpaper. Also starfield. Do you know of any other cool ones like those?Adam

October 9, 2011

Now, I had folders to organize apps on the iPhone. Can I do something similar on Android?I like the Inferno Galaxy live wallpaper. Also starfield. Do you know of any other cool ones like those?Adam

There are tons of folder widgets in the market and most of the custom roms have the function preinstalled. I used to use SiMi Folder Widget https://market.andro...e=search_result but there are many more apps, just search for "folder widget" in the market. As far as live wallpapers, I do not use them that much but I listed a few in the app list above and here are a couple of other good ones:

WarpDrive: https://market.andro...e=search_result

Nexus Revamped: https://market.andro...e=search_result

Neon Clock: https://market.andro...e=search_result

Galactic Core Live Wallpaper: https://market.andro...e=search_result

Shadow Galaxy: https://market.andro...e=search_result

Ice Galaxy: https://market.andro...e=search_result

Hope this helps

Edited April 14, 2012 by Neil P
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October 9, 2011

SiMi looks nice! Very iPhone like (What I am used to.Does Firefox improve on the mess that is Android's default browser?

October 9, 2011

Does Firefox improve on the mess that is Android's default browser?

Very much so!!! Plus you can add it your firefox sync and access history/bookmarks from within the app

October 9, 2011

Nice!

October 10, 2011

Very cool indeed! :hysterical:

January 19, 2018

Do I need an AV on my smart phone, Samsung Galaxy Express Prime 2? If so what is a good one (free preferably), and where is it available? I notice AVG is listed in apps.

Thanks, Jerry

January 20, 2018

I use ESET free and Malwarebytes free on my Android devices.

Both are available on googleplay.

Edited January 20, 2018 by zlim

January 20, 2018

Thanks,much,

That is what ai am using on my Kindle tablets. Didn't know i they were OK on my phone.

Regards,

Jerry

August 31, 2023

I have never used or needed a QR scanner before but needed one yesterday. I found this one which is free and open source and is add free too. Very KISS does only one thing.

https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/app-2-3-obsqr-2-6-beta.1528390/

No permissions. No UI. Does one thing.

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Have you ever been annoyed with extra options in a QR code reader when you just want it to scan QR and show the result? This was the reason why I started to develop my own light and clear QR reader - Obsqr.

Obsqr features in a nutshell:

can scan QR codes of the following types: URL, e-mail, geolocation, Android Market link, phone number, sms, contact information and plain text.

open-source ( find the sources here - https://bitbucket.org/trikita/obsqr )

is based on the zbar lib

ad-free

can be ran on x86 Android devices

English, Russian, Swedish, Dutch, Portuguese, Italian, German and Turkish localization. If you can speak other languages and would like to help with the translation - let me know!

https://f-droid.org/en/packages/trikita.obsqr/

https://play.google.com/store/search?q=obsqr&c=apps

August 31, 2023

You probably don't need an app.

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But ever since version 8 (Oreo), the Android OS features

a built-in QR scanner in its native camera app.

Source: https://www.androidauthority.com/scan-qr-code-android-3179791/

I had one on my old android v6 phone but didn't install any on my v 12 phone and it works fine. I can turn it on with one of my quick launch buttons.

Edited August 31, 2023 by zlim

September 1, 2023

My Realme 7 Pro is about 4 years old and on Android 12. Camera app doesn't seem to have QR function. I just use Google Lens for that maybe once a year time I want to scan a QR code. ${deity} knows whether it snitches to Google every time; probably.

September 1, 2023

@zlim @sunrat Just had a look at my phone app on my Android 10 phone. It does have what it calls a "intelligent scanning" feature, but I have to open up the phone,scroll across some text and choose "more", this opens up a selection of options one of which is "intelligent scanning", after choosing this if I point the phone at a QR code it scans and then opens up a web browser with the appropriate site. Not sure if it will do bar codes. The QR app I downloaded takes just one tap and point of the phone at a QR to get it to show a small window with the address of the site and an option to go there or to cancel. This seems like a safer way to do things as you get choice. With the inbuilt scanner on the phone as you get taken straight to a site this could be a security risk as the QR may contain nastys and be leading you to your doom.

Tried the "intelligent scanning" part of the inbuilt camera app on a bar code and it does read them. Takes a while but when completed it shows an option to access the information by offering to open up a browser. In my case it correctly scanned and took me to the correct site. So at least for bar codes it is more security conscious.

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