Just a few recommendations for people who haven't stalked the market lately. I'd highly recommend checking these out.
1. Amazon Appstore - Google it, it's not available on the Google market but from the amazon website instead. Gives away a paid app for free every day and it is very seriously awesome. I now have WidgetLocker, SwiftKey keyboard, Angry Birds Rio Adfree, Soundhound Unlimited, and more. All for free.
Amazon Mp3 - Now includes a music player and widget, and both are seriously cool. Go to the Amazon site and sign up for the Amazon Cloud for free and you'll get 4 gigs of free storage that you can store music in and play from the Amazon Mp3 music player.
Go SMS Pro - The new version of the go sms app. Blazing fast, great popup, widget, sms backup features, beautiful themes. It's the complete package really, and runs perfect on the Hero.
Launcher Pro Plus - There is a new unlock key for the full version for those who don't use Paypal. The latest version has a few new transition effects that run very well on the latest Gingerbread roms. Launcher Pro Plus is the all around best Launcher on the market as far as I'm concerned. Very stable, very fast, very smooth, and very customiseable. And has a great backup feature for flash addicts
Edit: A few more to add to the list
JAMT CM7 Themes - Search for the black and white versions on the Google Market. Free and paid are both very good, the best I've seen so far I think. I bought the pro white version simply to support the dev, the free version is basically the same minus battery percentage in the status bar
Quickpic - It's been mentioned in a lot of threads but it still needs some more attention I think. A brilliantly fast and smooth alternative to the stock gallery
Sleek Camera - For CM7 users this app is a must have to improve camera quality. The only other app I've found that comes close is the flashable zip Miui Camera(not the apk version) which will not work with 3.0.2.4 Clockworkmod. A must have in my opinion.
Opera Mobile Browser - Bigger and badder than Opera Mini and any other browser. Probably not to popular with minimalist fans but this browser is a very pretty and solid browser with a great development team. The latest version has a new ui and is very stable in my experience
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i was taking a stroll down memory lane and have been using a stock sense rom and had the amazon app store installed. i just flashed CM7, do you know if i can reinstall the apps i downloaded for free without any problems?
kashb91 said:
i was taking a stroll down memory lane and have been using a stock sense rom and had the amazon app store installed. i just flashed CM7, do you know if i can reinstall the apps i downloaded for free without any problems?
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Yep, shouldn't be a problem. Just log back in to your amazon account and they'll be on your apps list to reinstall. I've done a full wipe to test it.
Edit: As well, all apps from the Amazon Appstore are upgraded from the Appstore so as far as I know, there should be no issues between it and the Google market.
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sweet just did and had no problems at all. as a bonus, i was actually able to install angry birds rio this time around on gingerbread.
Thanks OP,
I agree with all your apps youve posted but i have yet to try the amazon app.
If i may... i'd like to reccomend a few as well...
..if you are really into music (like i am) and have lots of gigs on your pc (i have about 500 gb) then the app {Audiogalaxy} is a MUST.
For all the music on your phone and a sweet-arse EQ you gotta have {PowerAmp}. my fav.
{Flow} for a flawless facebook experience. way better than the regular FB app, but not themed all purdy-like from our guys here at XDA. maybe soon??
...for an awesome clock/weather/system-info Widget, look no further than {FlipClock Blue Magic Dark}
{Music Junk} for downloading that song that just popped into your head.
{LCD Density Changer} i believe it changes the dpi of your screen.
{rootExplorer} my favorite file manager.
{Tweetcaster} my fav twitter app next to TweetDeck. has a killer blue themed interface and sweet Widget.
and i use {YouMail} for my voicemail needs and i have no complaints. i really like how you can change what greeting plays if the incoming call is either blocked/unavailable/or someone specific.
...and my favorite Camera App has got to be {Vignette}. it has sooo many filters/effects and takes the best looking pics imo. better than MIUI i think.
thanks XDA
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I'm using a new SMS app called GeekSMS that popped up today. Minimalist and sleek, I dig it.
I agree about the Amazon Appstore. There are a lot of haters but yesterday Wolfram Alpha was free. Can't complain about the quality free apps of the day.
I really like GO SMS but I'm using Geek SMS, it's less weighty.
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i was taking a stroll down memory lane and have been using a stock sense rom and had the amazon app store installed. i just flashed CM7, do you know if i can reinstall the apps i downloaded for free without any problems?
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If you back them up with Titanium, they'll reinstall no problem when you flash a new or different rom.
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I'm using a new SMS app called GeekSMS that popped up today. Minimalist and sleek, I dig it.
I agree about the Amazon Appstore. There are a lot of haters but yesterday Wolfram Alpha was free. Can't complain about the quality free apps of the day.
I really like GO SMS but I'm using Geek SMS, it's less weighty.
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Sweet, I'll definitely check that out, hadn't seen anything about it yet
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jckeyser said:
I'm using a new SMS app called GeekSMS that popped up today. Minimalist and sleek, I dig it.
I agree about the Amazon Appstore. There are a lot of haters but yesterday Wolfram Alpha was free. Can't complain about the quality free apps of the day.
I really like GO SMS but I'm using Geek SMS, it's less weighty.
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Gotta say, that app is pretty unbelievable. I'm having problems getting the popups to work but it is very very fast. Very stable too, no force closes at all and loads fast too. I'm probably going to uninstall Go SMS for now and try out Geek for a few days
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After a quick search, I couldn't find a topic on this. I loved the CM10 lock screen. The fact you could easily access the camera, Google Now, or unlock your phone was really helpful. Is there a mod like this for Sky-ICS rom?
If not, would there happen to be a Galaxy S3 lockscreen mod for it?
Thank you
check the addons on skyics thread
Sky ICS has look a like lock screen but your not able to customize it like in a CM/AOSP/AOKP. If you want a customizable lock screen then go to the play store and download a 3rd party.
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I've used Ten Points Pro with MagicLocker for a while and I love it. It lets you customize up to 10 apps you can run immediately upon unlock. I wish I could recommend it but I can't because I just searched and found out that it has been removed from the Google Market for some reason..:crying:
UPDATE: My bad.. apparently it was removed then re-uploaded with a new name or something. I don't THINK this is something shady, as it seems to be a name change and some added features. Worth a look if you don't mind spending $1 for it. https://play.google.com/store/apps/...clocker.theme.paid.dani_rb.tenpointspro&hl=en
Just wondering if there is a good site or forum with access to great CM10 themes for my Samsung Galaxy S3
Look no further but in our own backyard http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1799685
Also, you can find a plethora of themes in the playstore by searching for CM10 or CM9 themes
There's also a cool free app called Theme Chooser, that makes finding all aosp themes much easier than in the play store. The play store after a search, automatically goes to the top of your search after you look at an app. Annoying if you've scrolled down far to check some out.
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I saw a couple post some where in the G3 section that people are recommending using Swiftkey , but some say they don't like it cause of the lack of themes...well I bring you a solution to the lack of themes..
Team black out and Sonny Sehkon have collaborated and released a free Super Swiftkey version 5.0.3.26 with some great themes
Jump on over to this post in the TBO thread here on XDA.. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=55294484
And download the free tbo app in DJ's post and in the recently updated section of the app you will see the Swiftkey app... Download and install and pick a theme of your liking...
This is not my work just sharing the work of some awesome themers.
Btw I use a lot of their blacked out and cleared out apps on my G3..
I'm pretty new to Android (haven't had an Android phone since 2009).
I'm not up to date on the current widgets or anything like that.
Looking to improve what I have currently
http://imgur.com/1yiBPVP
I'm willing to pay up to $10 paypal for some helpful advice.
Looks better than mine#
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That looks pretty sleek! What icon pack is that?
What have you already got?
Have you tried playing around with Themer yet?
And try Zooper Widget, it allows you to create your own widgets from scratch (Although that one already looks a lot like a Zooper). Also has the option to install widget packs that others have made. There's an XDA board on it if you want ideas. It also allows you to make fullscreen widgets (and thus custom homescreens with buttons and all).
I personally greatly adore Live Wallpapers. Check out Forest HD, Galaxy Pack and the sort.
Next Launcher is also great fun. (Though I prefer Apex, as it's more vanilla. Which one's the one you're using?)