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Apps for 2.1

Now when the release of 2.1 is close, what the "must have apps" are for us.
For me first I will get is firefox and winamp
any other apps that have passed under our radars?

Winamp. Must have music player.
Launcher pro. Must have launcher.
Lots of the newest games if you are into that.
Most of the new apps made by members at the android apps and games section requires 2.1+
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I will W8 for 2.1 and gonna play with live wallpapers for a while ....

Wait till you get 2.1 first...
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Aps2sd
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Angry Birds Game and live wallpapers,....

live wallpapers,3d games and useful apps

whatsapp!
live wallpapers
angry birds full
the empire strikes back app

kevwo said:
whatsapp!
live wallpapers
angry birds full
the empire strikes back app
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Whatsapp and the live wallpapers are the two biggest things im waiting for. Also being able to download the latest versions of good games. I had to download v1.0 of doodlejump because the rest are for 2.0+

Seriously, I mentioned it before, with the already short battery life time, why waste it on live wall papers? I never tested it but I assume it really drains your battery, wouldn't it?
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The last time when a thread like this was opened, the update delayed for another month, so be careful with such things
Launcher Pro
Whatsapp!
Winamp (perhaps, I'm very satisfied with doubletwist atm)
Cheers
qwer23

Perhaps also 2.1 HTC Keyboard apk?

ZeeSpeed said:
Perhaps also 2.1 HTC Keyboard apk?
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Is that any different to the one I have now? Cheers. (I have HTC IME)

1st: PowerAMP !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(sorry for that, but it's really sekseeh)
2nd: Launcher Pro
3rd: App2SD
4th: whateverthehellifindfor2.1

don't forget twitter and skype

Launcher pro
Winamp
Gde groovemix
Skype
All 3d games
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Apoena said:
don't forget twitter and skype
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oh tnx for skype already forgot that one

ADW Notifier
likely the app I'm looking forward to the most for now.

PollPixx said:
Seriously, I mentioned it before, with the already short battery life time, why waste it on live wall papers? I never tested it but I assume it really drains your battery, wouldn't it?
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I use non-3d live wallpapers on my 2.2 Captivate and get through a full day (8am-11pm) with at least 60% battery. Well optimised live wallpapers use less than 2% battery. Well worth it IMO.

Apps2sd is kinda super important 2 me ) and all of the games and apps witch support 2+ android ... but i will be pretty impatient to use Tango.apk

LauncherPro still amazing!

So I use the laucnher Launcher Pro... and its lagless and smooth. You have transition affects and everything. I use the scale and flip 2. They look the finest go check the laucnher out... p.s. easy to use while intoxicated~
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I agree. And use it as my daily. If enough people request it. I can make some custom icons and docks for it.
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i used to use it, until i started using ebproductions gingerbread launcher. It is much smoother and it is a 3d app drawer gb launcher. It isn't customizable though.

Blackphenix you totally should! i love luncher pro its the best luncher in my opinion.
anyone know if its worth buying the plus version?
I ve recently been using goLuncher and i like the widgets that it has. Does luncher pro plus have widgets like that?

Launcherpro plus has calender,facebook,messages, friends, bookmarks and I think like twitter and gmail
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+1 for launcher pro icon packs and themes
On the moon our weekend are so advanced they encompass the entire week

yeah @ Blackphenix go for it bro...

Dude please blackpheonix and I love your honeycomb theme for the ICBINB rom
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+1 for launcher pro icons.
I bought launcher pro plus just to support the developer. He made something really customizable that I love. Deserves my money.

Lol yupp I bought it too~ very smooth and lagless <3
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I love launcher pro too. It occasionally stutters for me while scrolling through the 3d app drawer though. I don't even have that many apps.
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Keep in mind that part is still in beta~
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Bl4ckpheniX said:
I agree. And use it as my daily. If enough people request it. I can make some custom icons and docks for it.
Sir, could you please make customized icons for the launcher pro. I'm an avid fan of launcher pro sir. Thanks!
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Good tip. Thanks.
airfluip1 said:
i used to use it, until i started using ebproductions gingerbread launcher. It is much smoother and it is a 3d app drawer gb launcher. It isn't customizable though.
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I have every paid launcher out there and I have to say ADW ex is by far the best because of all the customizations u can make including scroll animations like tumble slide cube ect.... if you know how to get the apps free try out ADW ex or just take my word for it and buy it it's well worth it. much better than launcher pro plus
or here is a video from youtube check it out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5uT3vNp2qc

thanks bro gonna try <3

go launcher ex is by far the best on gb2.3.6 the dev is very active with weekly updates and is by far the most customizable launcher out launcher pro development is dead and not even close to go launcher ex imo

[Q] what apps are you using?

I was just wondering what apps everyone is using.. Like everyday use.. How is the app performing and stuff like that.. Im only wondering so I can learn some cool apps to download lol
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kvswim said:
XDA-developers...works perfectly
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+1 I use it like 10 times a day...legit
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XDA-developers...works perfectly
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+1
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I was on my computer when I saw this thread. Grabbed my phone and opened xda just to agree haha.
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Xda like everyone else, weather bug elite, tech buzz, amazon app store, google music beta, poweramp, avsforum, zedge....those are my most used
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In all seriousness the best Apps I couldn't live without would be SwiftKey x, handset sms, dolphin hd browser, quadrant(lol), xda, rocketdial, all my emulators and lastly beautiful widgets although it's not totally necessary if you run eclipse since its got gs2 Apps like accuweather which look better imo.
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stupid question, with handset sms, how do i stop messenger from running?

hockeybpr25 said:
stupid question, with handset sms, how do i stop messenger from running?
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hockeybpr25 - First off, you may want to try ChompSMS instead of Handcent. They are both good, though. In the TW Messaging app, turn off "Auto-retrieve" and "Notifications".
blarrick said:
In all seriousness the best Apps I couldn't live without would be SwiftKey x, handset sms, dolphin hd browser, quadrant(lol), xda, rocketdial, all my emulators and lastly beautiful widgets although it's not totally necessary if you run eclipse since its got gs2 Apps like accuweather which look better imo.
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blarrick - +1 on SwiftKey X! Been using SwiftKey ever since they started the beta a couple of years ago. [email protected] near telepathic, it's scary!
Regarding the Dolphin HD Browser, I used to <3 it a lot, but I've moved on now to the Miren Browser. Miren is free, and it seems like their UI is much better thought-out. I seem to get stuff done easier in it. You should give it a shot!
rand4ll said:
Xda like everyone else, weather bug elite, tech buzz, amazon app store, google music beta, poweramp, avsforum, zedge....those are my most used
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Hey, rand4ll - I was curious about Weather Bug Elite. Does it support a scrollable widget for multiple cities? I'm really looking like crazy for a weather app that supports a scrollable widget. The only ones I know about are wrapped in various manufacturer's UI (like HTC Sense and MotoBlur).
Now, on to my apps:
Agenda Widget, Awesome Drop, Barnacle Wifi Tether, Beautiful Widgets, Bloat Freezer, Calendar Snooze, ChompSMS, EasyTether, FlightTrack Pro, Happy Hours, KeePassDroid (KeePass is on everything I own with a CPU), Miren Browser, Mr. Number Caller ID, MyBackup Pro, Note Everything Pro, Our Groceries, PhoneMyPC, Plume, Pure Messenger, RealCalc, ROM Manager, Root Explorer, Remote Notifier, Sipdroid, Shazam, StayAwake, SwiftKey X, TapaTalk Pro, Team Black Hat, TripIt, WinAmp, and uTorrent Remote.
Whew.
Cheers!

hockeybpr25 said:
stupid question, with handset sms, how do i stop messenger from running?
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You could also just do this
1) Open Handcent
2) Hit the menu button
3) Select Settings
4) Application settings
5) Default Messaging Application.
6) All(SMS & MMS)
Both work though

best launcher ever for skyrocket

called DXHOME and its super fast smooth.
throw an ics theme on and your good to go
EDIT: please dont say it looks like an iphone u can use it and with an ics theme (I use an htc sense theme) it does not look like an iphone. its worth it is smoother than spb shell, go launcher, and all the other popular launcher (i have tried almost all of them and all of the ones u guys have mentioned) and has cool 3d effects and is overall a better user experience
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...GwsMSwxLDEwMiwiY29tLmRpYW54aW5vcy5keGhvbWUiXQ..

looks like it would make my phone look like an iPhone
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Way too many permissions....
Free App....
Looks Chinese....
Do not know the vendor....
iPhone looking icons???
Would not touch this....
Mine is SPB Shell 3D
Yes it is a shell replacement so asks for more permissions than I am usually comfortable giving but.....
You pay for it... to me it means Quality and Support
Have great Widgets bundled with the shell .... get what you pay for
Trusted vendor has been around for years

If I wanted an iPhone, I would have went out and wasted my money on an iPhone. No thanks.
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That thing is junk

Go Launcher Ex!!!!!! is best ever!!!!!!!!! Don't argue with me because i m just not gonna be convinced to listen to your bs!

Adw ex kills them all!

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Go Launcher Ex!!!!!! is best ever!!!!!!!!! Don't argue with me because i m just not gonna be convinced to listen to your bs!
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Agreed!!!!

Wow just got spb 3d that's ****s way baller
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I tried spb but after seeing it consume 100mb of ram I uninstalldd and got a refund.
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appdroid said:
Go Launcher Ex!!!!!! is best ever!!!!!!!!! Don't argue with me because i m just not gonna be convinced to listen to your bs!
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+ 1 I used to love launcher pre but since the release of go launcher its the only launcher that I use.
~PsyCl0ne
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Will of fire said:
looks like it would make my phone look like an iPhone
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thats why u put an ics theme on it!

theres like 1000 reviews when an app has that many i usually trust it, and it is overwhelmingly 5 stars. i know the dev is chinese but its all in english and not a big deal. u guys should try it before you flame it

Sorry guys, adw launcher ftw. Hands and feets down.
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Dx home is the smoothest launcher yet. If you dont want the iphone look...just go to themes and choose border and then transparent and choose regular system icons. You dont need to download an ics theme. Go launcher sucks hard...never liked it. Qq launcher...adw ex...dx home and zeam are easily the best choices.
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I'm sticking with Launcher Pro, I just tried Launcher Ex and it doesn't do it for me. I haven't had problems with Pro and I unlocked it to get the Facebook and Twitter widgets. It's smooth, I mainly only use widgets on my screens, only one icon, and use the rotating dock (yes, I know Ex has it also), and it just flat out rocks for me.

Riehlthing said:
I'm sticking with Launcher Pro, I just tried Launcher Ex and it doesn't do it for me. I haven't had problems with Pro and I unlocked it to get the Facebook and Twitter widgets. It's smooth, I mainly only use widgets on my screens, only one icon, and use the rotating dock (yes, I know Ex has it also), and it just flat out rocks for me.
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I use to love launcher pro. However since it hasnt been updated since last year makes it obsolete for me.
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Riehlthing said:
I'm sticking with Launcher Pro, I just tried Launcher Ex and it doesn't do it for me. I haven't had problems with Pro and I unlocked it to get the Facebook and Twitter widgets. It's smooth, I mainly only use widgets on my screens, only one icon, and use the rotating dock (yes, I know Ex has it also), and it just flat out rocks for me.
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Same here. Couldn't ask for more with LP.
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pingfl00d said:
Wow just got spb 3d that's ****s way baller
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Watched the video for it, pretty wild but is too much for me honestly. I like it simple.
Also, the guy holding the phone in the video is obviously a robot because he barely moves his left hand. And ive seen terminator one too many times to know not to trust robots.

I tried it out. Actually a very cool launcher after changing the theme. Very smooth and fast.
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[Q] Launcher question

I'm on the lookout for a new launcher, maybe.
I'd really like one that shows notification badges (not sure if Xperia does) for all apps (especially K9). Apex only shows notifications for Gmail accounts, and even then I can't seem to get them working recently.
I know that the Tesla Unread plugin shows the notifications on Widget Locker, but does it also work with Nova?
I'm not interested in going back to Go Launcher at all, and I'm not looking at the launchers that are $15.
The ability to customize icons would be nice, but won't affect my decision if something better is out there.
Help me out. I've not used any launchers except Go and Apex for quite some time, so I'm not even sure what's out there and good.
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I'm on Nova using Tesla unread notification. I can confirm that it works on Gmail, Samsung emails, messenger, gTalk & goSMS.
I used goLauncher before but it lagged on Embryo 6.1 rom. Was lucky to purchase Nova during Play Store 25¢ sale.
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Yeah, I missed that sale unfortunately.
I'm going back and forth between Nova Prime and Holo HD, unless someone else has another question.
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A few hours later I notice...
That should say "suggestion", not question...
Now then, if I'm choosing between Holo or Nova, is there a way in either to check for beta versions?
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liquidzoo said:
A few hours later I notice...
That should say "suggestion", not question...
Now then, if I'm choosing between Holo or Nova, is there a way in either to check for beta versions?
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Then edit your post to say suggestion.
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Try the new miui v5 launcher. Super smooth, pretty ui, different from other launchers.
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It is different, but not exactly what I'm looking for. To me, MIUI looks more iPhone-ish than I really want.
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Just put an folder for all your apps. Fixes that problem.
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liquidzoo said:
A few hours later I notice...
That should say "suggestion", not question...
Now then, if I'm choosing between Holo or Nova, is there a way in either to check for beta versions?
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Tesla unread will not work with free Nova.
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I know that. If I choose Nova (over Holo HD or others) I will be purchasing Nova Prime.
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My vote is for nova. Great customization options, you have the option of beta version or stable, and yes, k9 mail is available for the count badges.

Pretty sure that sealed the deal for me, thanks!
One off-topic question, though...
What theme are you using in those screenshots? I like it a lot.

Subzero... You can find it here on xda

liquidzoo said:
I'm on the lookout for a new launcher, maybe.
I'd really like one that shows notification badges (not sure if Xperia does) for all apps (especially K9). Apex only shows notifications for Gmail accounts, and even then I can't seem to get them working recently.
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I confirm Tesla unread notification with Nova (prime) works perfectly with K-9.
Have fun and enjoy.

I use the Xperia Z Launcher, and I love it. It is pretty amazing, except that when at the home screen, pressing the menu button doesn't let you go to settings. You have to find it in your apps.
That is one little annoyance, but other than that it is a great and customizable launcher.