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Apps, Games, etc. for ICS

I can't for the life of me find a thread dedicated to what apps and stuff are working on ICS, so I figured I would start one up.
-WORKING-
|Games|
-Dead Space
-World of Goo
-R-Type
-Real Racing 2
-Samurai II
-The Impossible Game
-Osmos
-Angry Birds
|APPS|
-Chainfire3D
-EmitFree
-Moon+ Reader Pro
-ICS Keyboard Pro/Donate (I use it for Dvorak )
-Seed of Life Live Wallpaper
-SetCPU
-DeadMau5 Live Wallpaper
-SipDroid
-IMO Messenger
-Engadget app
-Joystiq app
-BobClockD3
-Google Voice (SMS portion)
-NOT WORKING-
|GAMES|
-Doom (The one with the 'Final Doom' icon)-- It launches but can't seem to get it to let me start up a game. Basically stuck in the main menu.
|APPS|
-GrooveIP
-Emit(Paid Version)
-Grid Live Wallpaper
-SetCPU (Widget, it will not update on it's own. You have to remove it and place a new one to get updated info on it)
-Google Voice (Calling people)
I haven't really tested much more.

MDMonster said:
I can't for the life of me find a thread dedicated to what apps and stuff are working on ICS, so I figured I would start one up.
-NOT WORKING-
|APPS|
-Google Voice (Calling people)
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Google Voice works fine for me (Samsung Galaxy Nexus, stock 4.0.2) - what sort of problem are you having with it?

Chain fire nightmide or msxaa doesn't work

It would be easier to list only those that do not work. I've yet to encounter an app that didn't work with ICS.
My apps that work with 4.0.3 :
Battery Monitor Widget
Better Battery Stats
SwiftKey
Elecont Weather
Miren browser
ES File Explorer
Root Explorer
Switchpro widgets
Evernote
XDA premium
AIX weather widget
ADW Ex launcher
Quickpic
Wallbase
Zedge
Picspeed
NStools
Gtasks
Voodoo filter
System Tuner Pro
Solo (guitar app)
NFL Pro 2012 HD
Android Pro Widgets
Statistics Calculator (by C. Gollner)

Se7enLC said:
Google Voice works fine for me (Samsung Galaxy Nexus, stock 4.0.2) - what sort of problem are you having with it?
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Well I can use all of the features of Google Voice that revolve around txt. I used GrooveIP for phone calls and it just crashes. I tried setting up SipDroid and it works but I recently had to re-install my ICS and now it wont work (setting up an already existing account is a pain ). I could use G.Voice as the phone part alone, but it requires some form of a phone plan and I use my cappy as a pmp mostly so no plan on it.

Braneless said:
It would be easier to list only those that do not work. I've yet to encounter an app that didn't work with ICS.
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Well I have had apps that don't work , just figured I'd see what people have worknig AND what they have not been able to get working. That way people, like me, can know what they can actually install and use instead of wasting storage space just to find out an app dont work

I've had problems with some apps not thinking I have tts installed while using SVOX. Some apps work fine, others do not. An example that comes to mind is Smarter Alarm. Not sure if the prob is with SVOX or the other apps..
Also Where's My Water works great on my SGN, havnt spent too much time with other games.. GTAIII worked but the buttons seamed not positioned properly, I know they can be manually changed but I haven't done that yet.
GotYa works great.

lockscreen widgets

With Android 5.0 without an option its there an alternative...
Lockscreen widget was very useful, sure we know got notification and improved lockscreen there where tons of thing that widget can bring like a calculator without unlocking a phone or a flashlight those useful stuff that normally google wouldnt add

Yes i agree, it seems that Google want to make Android simple to use for a average user and not have to use extra features. (just a guess)
If Google is really aiming for that then why there are bunches of separate app that does the same thing, eg hangout and messenger and Photo app require G+? There is no simplicity but more of a invasive apps. Take it for example, the Photo app is very unorganised, it is hard to tell which image is taken from camera/downloaded or from whatsapp/other social networking app and you're required to login G+ to access "Highlight" section. They dumped old organised AOSP Gallery app over Photo app and confuse people with too many apps, so i'm not really sure how is this really helping Android users if Google aims for simplicity...

[Lightweight App alternatives] - Pump your phone with energy!

Hello,
recently I became obsessed with replacing Batter Hungry applications with their low power alternatives which has almost same functions. Every app I try has one full battery cycle. I do not have the values of how many power the apps consumed, you just have to trust me or ignore it. Some of these apps are very simple (I am a simple user, I need phone with awesome battery life and good funcionality).
I am open to alternatives, so write what you are using and think it will be better and I will give it a try
I have Huawei Phone, so I do not need Greenify. EmUI does stopping services by itself.
So here is the list:
Mails : AquaMail(Free/0.99Cents now on sale!) - It does support all email types, Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail, FastMail, Apple, GMX, AOL and more. It has unified inbox. You can select if you want push notifications on some account or just download messages every X minutes. It is very customizable and more power saving than everything I tried. The interface is kewl too, you can from notification delete /mark as read message etc. Definitely worth a try, now it is on sale ( with free app you can add to the app just one email account). THIS APP SHOULD NOT BE GREENIFIED/KILLED IF YOU WANT PUSH NOTIFICATIONS!
I tried : Gmail, BlueMail
Link to playstore: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.kman.AquaMail
Music: ??? Now my favourite is ported app from sony called Music - It has all kind of features I expect from music player while keeping battery hungriness low.
viz. https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2728110
I tried: Google Music, Huawei Player, PiMusic Player, and a lot of another one (15+) I did not wrote it down.. Now I will.
Browser: Lighting browser (Free/Paid 0.99 cents) - This browser is amazing, compared of others its incredible. It needs less than 5 MB of storage and has nice minimalistic UI. It has everything you expect from a browser, adblock, tabs, speed, clean UI without adds and more.. Definitely worth a try and did I mention the battery? <3
Link to Google Play : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=acr.browser.barebones
Tried: UC Browser, chrome, Naked Browser, Opera, Firefox, Doplhin Browser, Puffin
Facebook Messenger : Messenger Lite (Free) - This messenger is a masterpiece, I do not need the circle overlay from FB messenger, and I do not need to video call to my friends.. This messenger has everything you expect from it, you can connect with your friends and write them messages, emoji and be calling them. I can see who is online and all your contacts. Well I do not need integration with SMS app because for SMS messaging there is a stock app. This is a huge memory and battery saver!! I liked the overlay from original fb messenger but now I do not want it, I am just used to used my phone efficiently.
Link to Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.facebook.mlite
Launcher: Now is wining Nova Launcher (Free/Paid) - It is highly customizable launcher, it supports dynamic unread badge, has dark design, you can scale icons and basically do everything with it. It is easy on memory and battery compared to another launchers.
Link to Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teslacoilsw.launcher
I tried : Arrow launcher, LppLauncher, Flick Launcher, Evie Launcher, Cold Launcher, Apex Launcher, KK launcher, Nougat launcher, DailyDo Launcher and more which I can not remember.
Weather and Widget : Transparent Clock Weather (Free/Paid) - This is a tricky category, I except from weather widget to allow me get to the Clock app ( to setup alarms etc.) by clicking on Time on widget. And this one do, also its battery friendly (depends on fruequency of weather actualizing). It has nice weather and the predictions follows your location.
Link to Google Play : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.droid27.transparentclockweather
I tried : Yahoo weather, Yo Weather, Weather Live, Weather, YR Weather, Today weather
Facebook app : Simple for Facebook (Free/Paid) - Well this section depends on how much you using facebook, I am a simple user I just read feed and sometimes post some status or upload pics, if this is what you want then this app is for you. It works as a wrapper on facebook web API. If you courious you need to give it a try. This app is huge memory and battery saver. Also its very small it needs just 5,6MB of your storage
This app will help you to get better battery life on your phone Mainly if you are runnning out of RAM or Storage the replaces for FB App and FB messaging app will save you.
I will be updating this post as I will be testing more apps. Currently I am looking mainly for Music player and Weather widget If you know any awesome APP which is battery friendly just let me know and I will try it

Any working alternative for FB with Messenger and Android 4.0.3 support? Any working alternative for FB with Messenger and Android 4.0.3 support?
Got old tablet with no way to update to higher Android version and most apps aGot old tablet with no way to update to higher Android version and most apps are either KK+ or 5.0+

howpathetic said:
Hello,
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Sir also add apps on Keyboard, Cleaning, Explorer
I prefer Multiling O Keyboard
in browser Via, and in cleaning SD Maid and in explorer MiXplorer and in Music Musicolet is best.....Have a try sir...

I guess I created the most customizable Facebook app so far...

Hey guys,
I created a Facebook app called Touch which does currently have the most customization I ever saw in any alternative Facebook app. And I tried many others.
You can enable a full-screen mode, replace the Bottom Bar with tabs and also text tabs, remove the toolbar icons, set custom colors and many other things (like enable an AMOLED mode, tint the navigation bar etc). It also has a special internal browser called "Focused Browsing" and a feature I call "Stories" which helped me rearrange and clear out photos in my gallery while also supporting me in getting posts and pictures ready for Facebook. What I really recommend is also trying out the "Native Posting" feature. If you have the official Facebook app installed, you can post stuff in a native UI that is full of animations and looks and feels great. What I personally also use often is a feature called Tickers which enables me to use Facebook without ever leaving other apps, it works similarly to Chat Heads and is available for all time, notifications and messages. There is actually even more to talk about, I'd really suggest you to try it out
Here is a YouTube video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOEklkLDQYc
Here is the Google Play page:
http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fa.touch.free
Have you already tried it out?

I will currently check this ou. This seem great for who love personalization like my friends

[App] AutoZen App a good alternative for Android Auto for phones

Hello everyone, I would like to introduce the "AutoZen app". Since the dawn of Android Auto for phones, I have tried to make this app better and better. I'm a single developer and I develop this app in my free, I know there is a great options like Automate (but is not longer in development). so I decided to make my own version , with touch of material You. AutoZen can work as a navigation app but also as a launcher, there is a launcher mode in settings/themes, where you can select different "dashboards" and widgets that I made, I will keep updating this widgets and I will make it better.
Also data privacy is really important so I don't collect any sensitive data or information, only the necessary data for crash reports and some analytics events.
you can dowload here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zenthek.autozen&hl=en&gl=US
Features
Turn by turn navigation (powered by Mapbox), everyone loves Google maps but unfortunately is not possible to "embed" GMaps navigation , mapbox is nos perfect but is great tho, I'm looking the possibility to integrate Here Maps and navigation but I'm still testing this feature and is also pricey.
Navigation Launcher, if you don't like my turn by turn navigation you can "launch" your favorite navigation app like Waze, Google Maps, Tom Tom and so on after a destination is selected
Built in call: if you you set my app as default call app this will give you full control within AutoZen so you don't have to leave the navigation screen to answer the call, built in with contacts, recent calls and a dialer
Messaging: play aloud incoming messages from Whatsapp, telegram, signal, slack,.. , reply using voice input, mute specific messages or all messages.
Built in music player: select your favorite music player like Spotify and control your music (play/pause, rewind and next song),
Light/dark mode
Speed cameras : Alerts for static speed cameras
Speed Limit
Weather: Built in Weather
Built in calendar: Easy to find your calendar events and one click navigate to the meeting
Voice commands: I use my own "algorithm" to recognize commands like, navigate to "home/work, street 123...", play music, stop music, weather and some others
Known limitations:
Music:
Unfortunately due Android limitations i can't incorporate more actions for music, i applied for Spotify SDK but they only accept certain partners.
Voice commands
is not 100% accurate but i'm working in ways to improve using AI, also I plan to incorporate google actions so it would be possible to use Google Assistant
Voice recognition sometimes is not 100% accurate but this depends of the device and microphone, this comes from Android platform and if the place is too noisy the voice recognition is not always the best
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zenthek.autozen&hl=en&gl=US

zen kun said:
Hello everyone, I would like to introduce the "AutoZen app". Since the dawn of Android Auto for phones, I have tried to make this app better and better. I'm a single developer and I develop this app in my free, I know there is a great options like Automate (but is not longer in development). so I decided to make my own version , with touch of material You. AutoZen can work as a navigation app but also as a launcher, there is a launcher mode in settings/themes, where you can select different "dashboards" and widgets that I made, I will keep updating this widgets and I will make it better.
Also data privacy is really important so I don't collect any sensitive data or information, only the necessary data for crash reports and some analytics events.
you can dowload here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zenthek.autozen&hl=en&gl=US
Features
Turn by turn navigation (powered by Mapbox), everyone loves Google maps but unfortunately is not possible to "embed" GMaps navigation , mapbox is nos perfect but is great tho, I'm looking the possibility to integrate Here Maps and navigation but I'm still testing this feature and is also pricey.
Navigation Launcher, if you don't like my turn by turn navigation you can "launch" your favorite navigation app like Waze, Google Maps, Tom Tom and so on after a destination is selected
Built in call: if you you set my app as default call app this will give you full control within AutoZen so you don't have to leave the navigation screen to answer the call, built in with contacts, recent calls and a dialer
Messaging: play aloud incoming messages from Whatsapp, telegram, signal, slack,.. , reply using voice input, mute specific messages or all messages.
Built in music player: select your favorite music player like Spotify and control your music (play/pause, rewind and next song),
Light/dark mode
Speed cameras : Alerts for static speed cameras
Speed Limit
Weather: Built in Weather
Built in calendar: Easy to find your calendar events and one click navigate to the meeting
Voice commands: I use my own "algorithm" to recognize commands like, navigate to "home/work, street 123...", play music, stop music, weather and some others
Known limitations:
Music:
Unfortunately due Android limitations i can't incorporate more actions for music, i applied for Spotify SDK but they only accept certain partners.
Voice commands
is not 100% accurate but i'm working in ways to improve using AI, also I plan to incorporate google actions so it would be possible to use Google Assistant
Voice recognition sometimes is not 100% accurate but this depends of the device and microphone, this comes from Android platform and if the place is too noisy the voice recognition is not always the best
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zenthek.autozen&hl=en&gl=US
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Will car manufactures with built-in Android Auto recognize the variations of AutoZen or is this app strictly a stand-alone for devices only?

rodken said:
Will car manufactures with built-in Android Auto recognize the variations of AutoZen or is this app strictly a stand-alone for devices only?
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for now is stand-alone for devices only, but I'm trying to figure out how to "hijack" Android Auto more like a mirroring, but not success yet. so sadly for now will work as stand-alone app

I think there are some issues to fix and if you want I can help with italian translations, but I took this app for my headunit and its one of the best looking. <3

Lucaluca95 said:
I think there are some issues to fix and if you want I can help with italian translations, but I took this app for my headunit and its one of the best looking. <3
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Hey Luca, I have some translations in italian, I must admit I paid for some, others using google translate and some are missing, please send me an email to [email protected] so I can see what are the issues and maybe you can help me out with the italian translations!!!!

this app seems cool.
got it mostly setup and configured on a xperia 5 ii with root forced on android 10.
also got it going for the prem subscription.
it work's quite well in the smallest official DPI settings.
currently using the coolwalk launcher and it looks sweet. but it's missing some more customization options.
also only really room for 2 widgets. even though. for example.. the speed cam and speed limit could easily be combined into 1 widget rather than both having to take 2..
i plan on using it along side android auto. the navigation will be on the phone with music control trough android auto.
if you do seek some suggestions and stuff let me know.
*also* the music widget like's to bug out quite a bit with apple music. it just stops updating it seems.

sebaskitten said:
this app seems cool.
got it mostly setup and configured on a xperia 5 ii with root forced on android 10.
also got it going for the prem subscription.
it work's quite well in the smallest official DPI settings.
currently using the coolwalk launcher and it looks sweet. but it's missing some more customization options.
also only really room for 2 widgets. even though. for example.. the speed cam and speed limit could easily be combined into 1 widget rather than both having to take 2..
i plan on using it along side android auto. the navigation will be on the phone with music control trough android auto.
if you do seek some suggestions and stuff let me know.
*also* the music widget like's to bug out quite a bit with apple music. it just stops updating it seems.
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Thanks a lot!!!
yes, about the widgets, I did some of them as alternative, not is become more popular this launcher mode so I will work to bring more widgets/ small space, I will check about the applie music, if is possible and you can make a quick video and send it to me that would be great so I can see the issue.

zen kun said:
Thanks a lot!!!
yes, about the widgets, I did some of them as alternative, not is become more popular this launcher mode so I will work to bring more widgets/ small space, I will check about the applie music, if is possible and you can make a quick video and send it to me that would be great so I can see the issue.
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i'll try to figure out how to reproduce the issue. it has not happened again so far.
basically the music status and display would freeze even trough music was still playing/another track was playing.
but switching between music apps from the drop down menu fixed that.

Hi;
i have a question to you.
When i connected my phone to car , Andorid Auto starts automatically. I see AA on car screen.
If i uninstall AA, then install AutoZen, does AutoZen starts automatically on car screen when i connected my phone to car?
Thanks in advance

heya me again!
i have found a app that does not seem to work with the auto-zen media controls
got farmata auto+farmata auto control installed.
here is a little video
issue persist after restart

Maybe an neat suggestion idea.
if the user taps on the little status icons on the bottom right corner in for example. coolwalk UI. open up the notification center.
it would make easier access to the notification center than having to swipe a bunch of times for it to come down.