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[REQ] Eye-candy/Visual Toys

With the addition of the Nexus One to my Android family, I really want to use the excellent screen to the fullest of its potential. Games are one thing, but I would love to find some awesome eye-candy apps or trip toys.
A few that I have found so far are:
Andrainbow - Cool shifting color app
Automata - Game f life simulator that's interactive
IamascopeLE - Closest to what I'm looking for, it's like a 3D, interactive kaleidescope
Bubbles - Cooler if it were more realistic
Anybody have any good suggestions for apps that are just pure eye-candy? Not really looking for live wallpapers, just some neat (possibly interactive) shinys.

Try the Wave live wallpaper. Best eyecandy I've seen yet in a live wallpaper (no offense to earth rot! I just prefer the cartoonish, pastel style to the globe)--makes use of the accelerometer, has randomly appearing airplane/parachute/dolphins and all. The art is pretty good, too. I'm also fond of the Substrate live wallpaper package.
Have you tried out iLightr? I haven't given it a whirl yet, but it seems to be well-received.

Someone needs to directly copy the iTunes visualizers for live wallpapers. Those things are INCREDIBLE.

See, as I said - the Live Wallpapers are cool, but I want an app I can fire up and play around with. Like a physics demo engine. I've been browsing the Demo section and have come up with some cools things.
iLightr I had for a few minutes - MEH.

[APPS] Must-Have Apps List!

This is a small (growing) list of the apps that I use daily on my Evo, and that I couldn't imagine living without. I have installed and deleted hundreds of apps, and have spent over $200 in the market on apps that I don't need, so hopefully someone out there in internet land will find this helpful.
I'm going to start this off with the most important app I have and the best purchase I have ever made with regards to the Evo (aside from the Evo itself): LauncherPro Plus.
LauncherPro is in my opinion the best home replacement app available today. I have tried many others including but not limited to ADW, Better Home, DxTop. I used to be a big fan of Sense, and I still like it compared to the stock launcher, but it really can't touch LauncherPro. With LauncherPro, you can completely customize your phone's interface, from the number of homescreens, to custom docks, and everything in between. What I really love about it is the scrollable dock, with the ability to assign whatever apps you want as shortcuts, along with assignable swipe actions. For instance, I have my notifications bar hidden, so I assigned the swipe from the app drawer to drop my notifications down. A swipe from my camera icon opens up the gallery, a swipe from the dialer loads my call history. LauncherPro is extremely stable, I haven't had a single force close from it in over a month (there have been many updates since then), and the dev is incredibly responsive so any issues get cleared up relatively quickly. There is a free version available in the market, but the paid version includes Sense-like widgets (people, calendar, bookmarks, messages) and is available from LauncherPro for $2.99.
Apps-
Swype- I seriously HATED this keyboard when I first tried it. Now I can't live without it.
Smart Keyboard Pro Great multitouch keyboard, very fast with great word correction. I've tried them all, this one is my favorite. I even like it better than the Droid X multitouch keyboard that I was in love with back on 2.1
JuiceDefender- JuiceDefender still works well for non-rooted phones. It turns off your antennas when you're not using them. Simple, but extremely effective.
Spare Parts- All this app does is give you access to hidden settings on your phone. It's extremely useful for checking what apps are using the battery the most (partial wake usage). This app combined with System Panel gives you all the tools you need to track down pesky apps that might be preventing your phone from sleeping properly and killing your battery. I don't really mess with any of the other settings or use it for anything other than battery and usage statistics.
AppBrain- The best way to keep track of all your apps. Sync your app list to your desktop. Now with OTA market installs.
MeCanto- Music streaming service that streams YOUR OWN music so you don't have to store it locally on your Evo. It starts out streaming from your desktop but also uploads your music to their servers so you can listen without leaving your desktop on. Sound quality is way better than you would expect.
Pandora- Free, sounds better than Sirius, and turns me on to a ton of bands that I wouldn't have found otherwise.
MovieFone- I love going to the movies so this app is indespensable for me.
RingDroid - I used it to make my ringtone, Tom Araya's scream at the beginning of Angel of Death \m/. Use it to turn any song into a custom ringtone.
SystemPanel- Waaay more than a just a task manager, use this to track down problematic apps and battery issues. Has a steeper learning curve than all other task managers, but is well worth it once you figure it out. An absolute necessity, right behind LauncherPro.
EasyTether- For sharing your internet connection with a desktop/ laptop. One time fee of $10, works like a charm.
Chrome to Phone- By far one of the coolest features of Froyo. Send websites, maps, youtube videos OTA to your phone from your desktop with the press of a button.
Dropbox- App for online backup, storage and file sharing.
Widgets-
SiMi Clock- Very nice, semi minimalist clock. I really hate the Sense flip clock and it's imitators, this is a great looking alternative
SiMi Folder Widget- I used to use Folder Organizer but this one is much nicer. Has less features than FO but it has everything that I need and I think the folders look a heck of a lot nicer than FO.
Beautiful Widgets- Awesome replacement for the stock HTC flip clock. Has many different skins, a smaller clock widget, and also comes with various toggle widgets that I don't use because I prefer...
SwitchPro- Toggles for all the various antennas and many other things. Great way to consolidate many toggles into a smaller slot on your phone, many different options for customization.
System Info Widget- Great widget that displays your system info at a glance. Battery, temperature, RAM, ROM, SD card geebees.
Gauge Battery Widget- Battery meter modeled off a fuel gauge from a car. Just as awesome as it sounds.
Android Agenda Widget- I like it better than all the other calendar widgets out there and it's free.
Visual Bookmarks- There really isn't a great selection of bookmarks widgets out there, so I settled on this one. It's free, it does what it's supposed to do and has zero issues.
Games-
GalaxIR Star- Awesome fast paced multiplayer RTS.
Armored Strike- Cool Worms-like multiplayer game.
Robo Defense- Hands down the best tower defense game on Android.
Dante: The Inferno- VERY polished action/ puzzler based off the first book from Dante's divine comedy. My current favorite game.
Iron Sight- Like Armored Strike except in 3D and no multiplayer yet.
SpeedX 3D- Really cool game with accelerometer based controls. Hard to describe, you're flying through a tunnel trying to avoid colliding with blocks and other obstacles. Great time waster.
Homerun Battle 3D- Just getting into it, I can see why this is one of the most popular games for Android.
Hyper Jump- Cool twist on the stale jumping game genre. Little Big Planet style artwork, great control. Fun game to play when you only have a few minutes.
Radiant- Awesome updated Space Invaders style game with great retro style graphics.
Meteor Blitz- Really cool asteroids style game with awesome graphics, and great control.
Assassin's Creed- Altair's Chronicles- Great Gameloft action/platformer with some of the best 3D graphics I've seen on Android. Control is surprisingly simple.
SpaceSTG- Awesome single player space RTS that is like a cross between GalaxIR Star and OGame.
Heavy Gunner- Use your thumbs and the accelerometer to control gun turrets, shooting down what I think are supposed to be alien ships. I love this game.
N.O.V.A- Bad ass futuristic first person shooter, very similar to Halo.
Glyder 2- Relaxing flying game where you pilot your character around a MASSIVE open word collecting crystals and power ups. Reminiscent of Pilot Wings for the N64.
Fruit Ninja- iPhone best seller now on Android. Cut flying fruit in half with your sword be swiping the screen. Sounds really stupid but it is HIGHLY addictive.
Mini Squadron- Holy crap this game is amazing. Another iPhone best seller. Dogfighting with cute little planes. Multiplayer as well.
Angry Birds- The iPhone bestseller is now available on Android for FREE. Quite possibly the most addictive Android game I have played yet.
Sinister Planet- A little gem of a space shooter. Controls are a little difficult at first but once you get used to them the game becomes extremely fun. Very challenging game.
Reckless Racing- Top down racing game. Awesome controls, and some of the best graphics I've seen on my Evo
SteamBirds- Turn based, top down dogfighting. Highly polished and highly addictive.
Armored Defense- New TD game. A little tricky at first but a lot of fun once you get the hang of it.
Defensoid- TD game with cool retro graphics.
Grave Defense- post apocayptic/zombie themed TD
Gun Bros- Cool dual stick shooter
Tank Hero- Fun little tank game. Try bouncing your shots off walls.
Rocket Bunnies- Awesome time waster. Pilot your rocket bunny from planet to planet picking up your friends while avoiding baddies. This might become my new favorite game. (Thanks dirkyd3rk!)
Air Attack HD- Top down shooter, like 1941 but with a significant graphical overhaul. Awesome graphics, great gameplay.
*For Rooted Phones ONLY*
Wireless Tether- Exactly what it says, and it works great.
Titanium Backup- Still learning how to use it, but it did help me remove all the pre-loaded Sprint apps that I don't need.
AutoStarts- Startup manager, lets you disable apps from loading at startup, and many other conditions. Its amazing to see what causes some apps to load. For instance, IMDB is set to load when the the phone's storage is low, crazy. It also helps explain why certain apps reload themselves after killing them and now you can prevent that from happening. I now have over 220 mb of RAM available after startup.
Juice Defender- Disables data connection based on profiles that you set, increasing battery life dramatically. Can also throttle CPU but I use SetCPU for that.
SetCpu- CPU overclock/ underclock that automatically adjusts CPU speed based on profiles that you set. Works very well with Juice Defender to save battery and increase performance.
ROM Manager- Great tool that lets you download ROMs directly and flash them straight from the app. Reduces the headache of having to manually boot into recovery to flash ROMs. It has other great tools too, like ROM backup/restore, flashing different recoveries, and updating your ROM all through the app.
Root Explorer- File manager for rooted phones. Allows full R/W access to entire system including system and data folders.
Hot Reboot- Quick reboot like Desire HD. Just reboots your ROM and not the entire phone. Great way to free up memory and to fix sluggish performance. I recommend doing it once a day to keep your phone performing at its best.
Remote Desktop- Awesome way to access the file structure of your phone from any browser on your computer. Can send and receive sms as well.
PicMe- From the same developer as ShootMe. Does screenshots but within your computer's browser instead of directly on the phone. Much quicker and easier to use this for caps than ShootMe.
Quadrant- The standard for benchmarking. Be warned though- A higher benchmark score does not always translate to better real world performance.
Check back often as this list is constantly being updated. Feel free to ask me any questions about any of the apps I've listed.
Also, if anyone has any app recommendations, feel free to post them and maybe we can compile a combined list of the XDA EVO forum's favorite apps.

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Apps:
Folder Organizer- Lets you organize your apps into categories, then lets you put them up as widgets/shortcuts, and when you click on it, a popup with all the related apps comes up. Epic to say the least
Jam11- relatively good app for streaming music from iTunes onto your phone anywhere.
Flikie Walls HD- Great wallpaper app.
Vlingo- Like a better version of google voice search, because it also integrates more commands and is more accurate
Games
Gameboid- GBA emulator..
Psx4droid- Psx emulator
Super Tumble- weird puzzle game where you delete support from under a star to try to get it safely on a platform below
Amtalee- Definately one of the most intense puzzle games ever in which you flip around a tower of blocks on a map to fall into a hole. Sounds easy? Get ready to scream in frustration.
Zenonia- Basically an intense Zelda clone
Widgets:
Battstatt- A great word battery meter; displays your battery level remaining in a text string
Audiomanager Pro- Lets you set sound profiles, perfect for students/buisness people'

You can access the battery history option of spare parts through launcher pro via the activities option under add to homescreen.
I was using launcher pro plus for a time but have since gone back to sense. Yes launcher pro is a nice stable launcher but I had to use extra apps for widgets.
Switchpro widget is a good app but it bugs out sometimes when trying to turn on/off mobile data.
Right now my current apps are:
Tasker (replaces ALOT of other apps like switchpro, juicedefender,battery loggers)
Current widget
Temp+cpu v2
Root explorer
TIB
Astro
Wireless tether
Tempmonitor
Tasker is my favorite to date and the most powerful.

What the crap?! I had no freaking idea that Gameloft made Android versions of all these games. Just switched from iPhone a few weeks ago and I was having H.A.L.O. and Dungeon Hunter withdrawals....THANK YOU .
Why the heck aren't they in the Market? Or am I just a n00b...

abn.geek said:
What the crap?! I had no freaking idea that Gameloft made Android versions of all these games. Just switched from iPhone a few weeks ago and I was having H.A.L.O. and Dungeon Hunter withdrawals....THANK YOU .
Why the heck aren't they in the Market? Or am I just a n00b...
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They are dumb, not you. They aren't in the market.
Welcome to the winning team, by the way.

Hey nice list guys. I'll add some of my favorites as well.
Apps:
Zombie Booth: Take a picture of someones face and it will transform them into an animated zombie! Pretty neat experience.
PowerAMP Music Player: A very neat and nice graphical music player for android. Has a built in equalizer and tons of nice features.
Games:
Unblockme Free: An addicive puzzle game where you move pieces out of the way in order to move the red piece outside.
Totemo: Another puzzle game where you get rid of little heads in a specific number order. Graphics are pretty good for a android game.
N.O.V.A: A halo like clone for android. Online multiplayer included as well as a single player campaign. Nice experience for those looking for a quick death match.

Firehouse scheduler: if you work shift work it is a must have app put in one rotation and it automatically fills in the rest also syncs with google calender so you don't have to manually transfer all that info.
Sent from my warmed up evo

BUMP!!
Added Reckless Racing, SteamBirds and Armored Defense to OP. If you haven't tried those games yet, TRY THEM.

ROM Manager
Absolute System
Cache Cleaner
SetCPU
LauncherPro
Xda-dev
My-Cast Weather (by Garmin)
Pandora
GikSoft Screenshot
Engadget
Sent from AOSP's no nonsense froyo ROM / HERO200

great thread!! Keep up the good work... Now if I could only get my apps to download from the market...

Collin_Ph battery tweak
Absolute System Root Tool
Cache Cleaner NG
LauncherPro+
skAmped battery widget
Xda-dev
My-Cast Weather (by Garmin)
Pandora
GikSoft Screenshot
Engadget
Sent from my HERO200 using XDA App

Apps:
Rom Manager
SetCPU
aLogcat
OS Monitor
System Panel
AK Notepad
Alarm Klock
ASTRO
Cache Cleaner NG
Dropbox
GPS Status (for clearing GPS history [faster lock times])
Handcent
Linpack
MyBackup Pro (Must have, worth the 4.99$)
Pandora
Rom Gripper
Gameboid
SNESoid
Root Explorer (Best tool ever)
Shazam
Speed Test
Terminal Emulator
TweetDeck
WinAmp
XDA
Widgets:
Circle Battery
Simi Clock
Simple Text
Minimalistic Text

Thanks for the list

Angry birds
Swype
Chrome to phone
Ad free
Titanium backup
Those are absolute must haves for me
Via fresh-evo

Apps: On end call
Games: Slice it, throttlecoptor, moron test.

Collin_Ph battery tweak
Absolute System Root Tool
Autokiller Memory Optimizer
Battery Icon Mod
Cache Cleaner NG
Desktop Virtualizer
LauncherPro+
Xda-dev
My-Cast Weather (by Garmin)
Pandora
GikSoft Screenshot
Engadget
Sent from my HERO200 using XDA App
Sent from my HERO200 using XDA App

_MetalHead_ said:
MeCanto- Music streaming service that streams YOUR OWN music so you don't have to store it locally on your Evo. It starts out streaming from your desktop but also uploads your music to their servers so you can listen without leaving your desktop on. Sound quality is way better than you would expect.
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Audiogalaxy also rocks!

don't forget mobile defense....
Yes, it is still in beta, but I've had it from the beginning, and it is a major life-saver.
I'm sure that once they come out of beta, this list will still be here, so I'm putting it in.
Check it out https://www.mobiledefense.com/session/new

Must Have Apps, Games & Widgets For Note 10.1

Hiya everyone. This type of thread isn't new to XDA as it's on almost every device fora, but I decided to bring it over here aswell.
I'm going to share the most useful applications for the GNote 10.1 and would like you to share more must have apps to add to this list.
Check out post #2 for some of the best games on Android and check out post #3 for some of the best widgets we can use.
1. Power Toggles - This is simply the best toggle app around. Able to toggle lots of main features.
2. Picsay Pro - This is a brilliant photo editor, but limited compared to some others. My personal favourite.
3. Rotation Locker - WYSIWYG. It locks your screen to either Portrait or Landscape. Really useful on some apps.
4. XDA App ICS Blue Colours/Themed - Our favourite forum app but with a complete red or blue colour theme thanks to our own Whiskey103
5. Home Switcher - Switches between any Home Launchers you have on your device.
6. Memory Usage - Lists all current apps and tells you current memory usage, peak memory usage and priorities.
7. PicSpeed Wallpapers - Over 170,000 HD wallpapers of all different genres, for our device.
8. Bar Shortcut - This is for the people who want their home screen nice and clear.
9. Desktop Visualizer - Makes shortcuts or widgets using a custom image and can be used to make custom icons.
10. Wave Control - Execute actions by waving your hand over the screen.
11. Solid Explorer - Solid Explorer is a file manager which with two independent panels is the most attractive, eye catching and intuitive file manager for the Android.
12. PowerAmp - The most powerful music player there is.
13. SuperSU - SuperSU is the Superuser access management tool of the future. *ROOT*
14. ROM Toolbox Pro - ROM Toolbox combines apps like Titanium Backup, Root Explorer, ROM Manager and others. A must-have root app *ROOT*
15. AirDroid - For moving files between your PC and phone using WIFI
16. QuickPic - An alternate photo gallery app, incase you don't like the default
17. AdAway - AdAway is an open source ad blocker for Android. *ROOT*
18. Tasker - The best app of its kind. It does almost anything
19. MXPlayer - MXPlayer is one of the best apps for viewing movies.
20. Photo Timeline - Lets you create a time elapsed sequence of anything you want with your camera and then play as a slideshow
21. AVG Anti-Virus Pro - AntiVirus Pro is a mobile security solution that helps protect your mobile device from viruses, malware, spyware & online exploitation in real-time
22. Aldiko Book Reader - Read and download thousands of eBooks right on your Android phone or tablet.
Download one of the best Android eBook Readers now!
23. Dropbox - Dropbox is a free service that lets you bring all your photos, docs, and videos anywhere.
24. Cerebus - Cerberus is a complete anti-theft application, the best protection you can get to recover your misplaced, lost or stolen Android device.
25. ScreenCast - ScreenCast records your phones screen at high frame rates and makes a HQ MPEG4 video with audio.
26. WidgetLocker - Simply the most powerful lockscreen replacement app there is.
27. Watchdog Task Manager - Allows you to see which apps are acting up and need closing.
28. Skype - Free voice and video calls + IM to anyone else on Skype, whether they're on Android, iOS, Windows, Mac etc.
29. Tapatalk Forum App - If you're a member on multiple forums, then Tapatalk is the ultimate forum app you will find.
30. ProCapture - Capture photos and panoramas like a pro with the ProCapture camera app. ProCapture adds advanced features to the Android camera experience. Multiple advanced camera shooting modes supported: Timer, Burst, Reduced Noise, Wide Shot and Panorama.
31. Appy Geek - Appy Geek brings you all the leading tech news sources from the industry in a cleverly laid-out user interface, including TechRadar, Gizmodo, T3 Magazine, The Next Web and more... Staying at the cutting edge of innovation has never been so easy!
32. VLC for Android Beta - VLC media player is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player that plays most multimedia files as well as discs, devices, and network streaming protocols.
33. Dolphin Browser - Dolphin browser is the fastest, smoothest and best mobile browser, in my opinion. With Sonar voice recognition, gestures and multiple add-ons, this browser just gets better and better.
34. imo - Multiprotocol IM client - Support for Facebook Chat, Google Talk, Skype, MSN, ICQ/AIM, Yahoo Messenger, Jabber, Hyves, VKontakte and Steam
35. BetterBatteryStats - With BBS, you can analyze the behaviour of your phone, find out which apps are causing major battery drain and measure the effect of corrective actions.
36. app2zip - App2zip allows you to backup apps to a flashable zip file through CWM or TWRP. Simply choose which apps you want and then click GO.
37. Shorten - Simply a URL shortener which saves a lot of time rather than going onto the internet each time.
IF YOU'VE FOUND THIS POST, OR ANY OF THESE APPS USEFUL, BE SURE TO HIT THE THANKS BUTTON!
If you know any unique or useful applications, games or widgets please suggest them in this thread so I can check them out. If I think they're good, I'll add them to the list.
*NOTE* - If you wish to know what the best app is regarding your needs, ask in this thread and I, or others, will be able to help you out.
So, if you want to know what the best music player is, ask here and I'll suggest the best ones available.
If there are any apps that you feel shouldn't be in this list, please let me know and suggest a better one. I can then test it and maybe add it to the list, in place of the other one.
If you don't suggest a better app, I won't change anything.

Must Have Apps for the Note 10.1
Due to popular demand via PMs, I've decided to add a slot to this thread to display some of the best games we can get on our Android device.
As with the app list above, if there's a great game you'd like to be added to this list, let me know and I may well add it in
1. Pool Break Lite - If you like to play pool, snooker, billiards etc. on the go then this is a great app you. There are a few different variations to play in either single player or multiplayer online mode and even more variations if you buy the pro version.
2. FIFA 12 - This game speaks for itself. It's the latest mobile version of the FIFA franchise and is easily the best so far, with it showing vast improvements. There's a load of different cups and leagues to play through and with great graphics with no lag in the slightest.
3. World Series Of Poker - Probably the best game from EA (in my opinion). If you like to play poker I totally recommend this game. You can play Texas Holdem and Omaha in either cash games, tournaments or play for a WSOP bracelet as the main prize. Guest mode is now available for no login from Facebook is needed.
4. iAssociate2 - This is a good choice if you prefer a bit of a brain tester. iAssociate2 is a word association game you have to figure out which words and phrases are associated to each other. Sound easy? Give it a try and you can soon find out differently.
5. Need For Speed Most Wanted - Another brilliant addition to the EA family, Most Wanted finally brings one of the best racing experiences to Android. It's a brilliant game all round but the only thing it's lacking, in my opinion, is 'free roam' mode. But apart from that, it brings brilliant graphics and flawless gameplay.
6. Grand Theft Auto III - Grand Theft Auto III was a crime game which changed the future of gaming and is amazing to play on the go with our Androids. The full console game with great graphics, full features and surprisingly no lag considering it's such a huge game. Countless hours of gameplay, HD quality resolution and visually stunning graphics make this a must for our devices.

Must Have Apps for the Note 10.1
The idea to add widgets into this thread aswell was an idea taken from Goku80 and I hope you lot like it.
So, the list in this post is strictly for widgets. I'll add some widgets myself as a base, but as always feel free to suggest some of your favorite widgets and they may make it into this list.
1. Beautiful Widgets - Beautiful set of Widgets containing clock widget, clock and weather widget, weather widgets, date widgets and toggle widgets with skins/themes support!
2. Fancy Widgets - Personalize your Android home screen with highly customizable clock widgets, weather widgets, home (clock & weather) widgets, forecast widgets, and more with lots of customization options.
3. Ultimate custom widget (UCCW) - If you enjoy customizing the look of your homescreen then this is pretty much a MUST HAVE app for you. It allows the user to create their own pure custom clocks with a near endless array of options to customize it how they'd like. However you want it, you can make it with UCCW.
4. Desktop VisualizeR - Here's another really useful widget if you love to customize your screens. This gives you the ability to make shortcuts and widgets with any image you specify, rather than just the default logos. You can also use this app to give apps a custom icon of your own, which is handy if your icon design doesn't currently exist.
5. Minimalistic Text - Minimalistic Text is a widget app that displays information in a minimalistic way. It can be configured to display time, date, battery and weather information. The layout of the widget is highly customizable throughout.
6. Eye In The Sky Weather - This is for all those who like their weather clean, simple and beautiful. The app includes 12 of the best weather icon sets and the ability to add your own icon sets.

+1 AirDroid. Airdroid is an absolutely fantastic app. No cables required.
Here are a few to take advantage of all the screen real estate:
Google currents
News360
Flipboard - only configured to operate in portrait mode.
S-pen
Sketchbook Pro - great for the artist in all of us.
Music Apps:
These music players also take advantage of the screen real estate. Both are paid apps.
Ubermusic
Zplayer - only configured to operate in portrait mode
Camera
Paper Camera - great effects and simple interface and operation.
Glimmr - Best flickr app available. Thanks to XDA member brK3
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1891126

That Solid Explorer looks quite interesting thanks.

Oh, thank you for Solid Explorer. I was used to Astro but the new update has made it work strangely. Solid Explorer is sooo much better!
For Bar Shortcut, are you on JB? It doesn't seem to be compatible on my Note.

Tasker is the app to have! Thanks for this!:good:

Firefox Mozila - browser snyced with desktop and smarthopne
office suite pro + documents to go
Google currents - reader
Dropsync - to snyc dropbox
Evernote - snyc notes with desktop and smartphone
quickpic - userfriendly pic viwer
ezPDF Reader - to edit PDF with S pen
Franklin planner - not perfect, but one and only organizer

X-Plore is, in my eyes, the best file manager: https://play.google.com/store/apps/...SwxLDEsImNvbS5sb25lbHljYXRnYW1lcy5YcGxvcmUiXQ..

Here is the SGS3 easy ums , it let you mount your sd card as mass storage not mtp http://db.tt/Yd5xVvCi
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Hest88 said:
Oh, thank you for Solid Explorer. I was used to Astro but the new update has made it work strangely. Solid Explorer is sooo much better!
For Bar Shortcut, are you on JB? It doesn't seem to be compatible on my Note.
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I don't actually have the Note. I just figured it would help you guys out a bit, so I can't actually know if some of these apps will work or not.
Can anyone else confirm that Bar Shortcut doesn't work? I can then remove it from the list
I'll also update the list soon, once I've had something to eat

Playstore said that my device isn't compatible with this version for wave control...

whitebizzle2000 said:
Playstore said that my device isn't compatible with this version for wave control...
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Same here N8010.
Gonna Email the developper.

Speaker Boost.
Increasing your tablet volume.
This free app is working excellent on N8000 and I recomend it.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mobi.omegacentauri.SpeakerBoost&hl=en
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Must have ????
Infinity Painter ! This is a must ! :good:

I would say lecture notes is a must have app if you take a lot of handwritten notes. there is a trial version as well.

sharkeecz said:
Firefox Mozila - browser snyced with desktop and smarthopne
office suite pro + documents to go
Google currents - reader
Dropsync - to snyc dropbox
Evernote - snyc notes with desktop and smartphone
quickpic - userfriendly pic viwer
ezPDF Reader - to edit PDF with S pen
Franklin planner - not perfect, but one and only organizer
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I adore Google Currents,. Only issue I have with it is that it syncs with a delay. I end up reading many articles in Google Reader instead

Like to add Elixir
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bartat.android.elixir
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Here is a really good one to help set your wallpaper. Works fantastic.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ridgelineapps.simpleimagewallpaper
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Si Cotic said:
Like to add Elixir
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bartat.android.elixir
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Here is a really good one to help set your wallpaper. Works fantastic.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ridgelineapps.simpleimagewallpaper
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Elixir wants way too many permissions for me.

IMHO a absolute must have is share 2 copy https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.taroid.share2copy

[LIST]Great Apps You haven't heard of + Share YOUR App Recommendations Here!

Hello, everyone. I have decided to make this Recommend-An-App thread so that YOU can share your favorite apps with everyone in this community.
But there is one condition. NO SUPER POPULAR APPS.
Don't post apps like PowerAMP and Flipboard and Swiftkey. EVERYONE knows about these apps.
The purpose of this thread is to make everyone aware of new apps which are largely unheard of. Apps which are not so popular. I was too tired of seeing numerous lists full of apps I already knew about.
So everyone, start posting! A brief summary would be appreciated (Unless the name is self-explanatory) as well as a PlayStore link (we all are too lazy to search for ourselves)
I will try to keep this list as up-to-date as possible.
So, here's my list (You probably would've heard of some of these, but I guarantee, not all of them ) -
1) Atom Launcher- A great launcher with many options for customization while maintaining a minimalistic look. I personally recommend Typo Black Theme to go along with it.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dlto.atom.launcher&hl=en
Typo Black Theme- https://play.google.com/store/apps/...uYXRvbS50aGVtZS5OYW11U01vZGVyblR5cG9CbGFjayJd
2) WordWeb - In my opinion, THE best dictionary out there. Why? Because its offline. Doesn't require an internet connection!
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...3b3Jkd2Vic29mdHdhcmUuYW5kcm9pZC53b3Jkd2ViIl0.
3) Wallbase - I've tried 'em all and nothing has helped me find better wallpapers than this app. And most of them are full HD.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5jaXRjLndhbGxiYXNlIl0.
4) LyricsPlayer - This app shows a notification on the status bar when you're playing music, clicking on it automatically searches for the lyrics and displays them.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...xLDEsImNvbS5jYXJsb3NnczkxLmx5cmljc3BsYXllciJd
5) Holo Compass - The most minimalistic and cool looking compass around.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=pl.surix.holo.compass&feature=search_result
6) Circle Alarm - A holo themed and minimalistic alarm app.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS50amVhbm5pbi5hbGFybSJd
Here's another - AlarmQuick https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cz.kinst.jakub.alarmquick
7) Node- Just a super cool live wallpaper
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...=W251bGwsMSwxLDMsImNvbS5zdWZmaWNrLm5vZGUiXQ..
8) Pimp My Music - This is great for fixing up the ID3 tags in your songs and for finding all the right cover art.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImF1LmNvbS5waWNrdXAucG1tIl0.
9) T.E.A.M. Battery Bar - This displays a coloured bar on top of the status bar showing the battery level (remember MIUI?). A must have for me.
https://p lay.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pvy.batterybar&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5wdnkuYmF0dGVyeWJhciJd
10) Active Lockscreen - I think this is one of the best lockscreens out there.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...sMSwxLDEsImNvbS5jZWxsdGljay5sb2Nrc2NyZWVuIl0.
11) ConvertIt - Another holo themed and minimalistic app, this one is a unit converter.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...vbS5kcmlua2RyYW5rd2FzdGVkLmFuZHJvaWQuY3Z0Il0.
12) Phone Addict - This great little app counts how many times I check my phone. Over a period of time, shows the day I checked my phone the most times, the least times, and how often I check on average.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...wYW5kdXRlY2hub2xvZ3kucGhvbmVhZGRpY3RmcmVlIl0.
13) Llama - For me this app is a MUST HAVE. I'll explain how it works. Basically, when you're at home or at work, your phone is getting signal from multiple cellphone towers nearby. What this app does is remember these towers and triggers certain profiles when they are in the vicinity. So, when I reach home, my phone automatically turns silent and when none of these towers are in range i.e. when I'm outside, it automatically increases the ring volume. You'll have to let it scan once, of course.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...t#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5rZWJhYi5MbGFtYSJd
14) Godville - This is a super simple game. You are God and you create your hero and lead him on quests etc. Superb time-killer.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...sMSwxLDEsImNvbS5nb2R2aWxsZWdhbWUuYW5kcm9pZCJd
15) Plasma Sound HD - This is a super cool app which lets you create music which is visually stunning too. Try it out yourself.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...vbS5yai5wcm9jZXNzaW5nLnBsYXNtYXNvdW5kaGQiXQ..
16) Sensor Music Player - A music player which lets you use various sensors to change track, pause etc. For example, if I'm using my headphones and my phone is in my pocket, I can just tap my pocket to change the track. Pretty cool. eh?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...1bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS56Z3VpLm11c2ljc2hha2VyIl0.
17) Clockr - A text based clock similar to minimalistic text, but just simpler.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...sMSwxLDEsImNvbS56ZWhyby5hbmRyb2lkLmNsb2NrciJd
18) TasteKid - This is a very handy app. All you have to do is type the names of certain movies, music artists, books you like and it analyzes your taste and suggests similar movies, music, books etc. https://play.google.com/store/apps/...1bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS50YXN0ZWtpZC5UYXN0ZUtpZCJd
19) My Device Storage Analyser - This app has a very nice UI and is a simple way of finding out which files are eating up your space.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...2JpbGVfaW5mb2dyYXBoaWNzX3Rvb2xzLm15ZHJpdmUiXQ..
Another Alternative is Disk Usage - https://play.google.com/store/apps/...sImNvbS5nb29nbGUuYW5kcm9pZC5kaXNrdXNhZ2UiXQ..
20) Pew Pew - It is a retro style arcade game which is one of my all time favourite mobile games. Must try.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5qeWFpZi5wZXdwZXciXQ..
21) Wifi Key Recovery - Ever forgotten your wifi password and cursed yourself about it? Not to worry! This app generates a list of all the wifi networks you’ve ever used WITH passwords. How’s that, huh? Of course, you need root.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=aws.apps.wifiKeyRecovery&feature=search_result
22) Fetch - This is an amazing app which has helped me find many other useful apps. This app basically fulfills the purpose of this thread.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...sImNvLmFwcGRpc2NvLmFuZHJvaWQuYXBwZGlzY28iXQ..
Another alternative is Playboard.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsInBsYXlib2FyZC5hbmRyb2lkIl0.
Here is another - Best Android Apps https://play.google.com/store/apps/...vbS5hbmRyb2lkdGFwcC5iZXN0LmFuZHJvaWQuYXBwcyJd
23) NexMusic - A very nice holo themed, simple and minimalistic music player.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...1bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5sb2NvbWFpbi5uZXhtdXNpYyJd
Shuttle Music Player - A beautiful, minimalistic and Google now themed music player.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=another.music.player
24) AppGratis - This is an amazing app which tells you which paid apps are are currently free for the day. Take full advantage of it!
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.imediapp.appgratis
25) Flib - I have already shared a unit converter here, but this one is so awesome, I just HAD to share it. Very nice UI and surprisingly small in size.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...vbS50ZW5kYXlzb25lYXBwLmZsaWIuY29udmVydGVyIl0.
26) Run in Crowd - A great multiplayer running game.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...sMSwyLDEsImNvbS51cnNpbmVwYXcucnVuaW5jcm93ZCJd
27) ShrtnR - Hate those dreadfully long URLs? This holo themed app is the solution!
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...yLDEsImNvbS5yaWNoYXBwcy51cmxzaG9ydGVuZXIiXQ..
28) Daydream Launcher - Love daydream and wanna use it without a dock or while charging? Here is your solution.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...DEsImNvbS5icmlhbmNvLmRheWRyZWFtbGF1bmNoZXIiXQ..
29) Ultimate Stopwatch & Timer - A beautiful stopwatch and timer.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...NvbS5nZWVreW91dXAuYW5kcm9pZC51c3RvcHdhdGNoIl0.
30) Clean Calculator - A simple and beautifully themed calculator.
https://play.google.com/store/apps...bGwsMSwyLDEsImhvbWUuam1zdHVkaW9zLmNhbGMiXQ.. .
Here's another - Makina https://play.google.com/store/apps/...GwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5zZXJpb3VzYml0cy5tYWtpbmEiXQ..
Another beautiful calculator - HoloCalc https://play.google.com/store/apps...MSwyLDEsImNvbS5icm9ncmFtbWluZy5Ib2xvQ2FsYyJd
31) Next Browser - A new browser by the famous GO Dev team.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5qaXViYW5nLmJyb3dzZXIiXQ..
32) Glovebox Launcher - This is an Ubuntu inspired app which takes multitasking to another level. Swipe from the left or right of your screen and it displays a set of configurable Apps/shortcuts etc.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...t#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5mYi5nbG92ZWJveCJd
A similar app for more advanced users is - SwipePad https://play.google.com/store/apps/...vYmkuY29uZHVjdGlvbi5zd2lwZXBhZC5hbmRyb2lkIl0.
32) Software Data Cable - This lets you wirelessly sync folders between your computer and phone with a high transfer speed.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lyy.softdatacable
An alternative is - Airdroid https://play.google.com/store/apps/...=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5zYW5kLmFpcmRyb2lkIl0.
IMO, this on is the best - Fast File Transfer https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.floriandraschbacher.fastfiletransfer&hl=en
33) RoundR - Hate the sharp edges of your screen? This app gives a rounded look to your screen! It makes my S4 look great, especially in the dark.
https://play.google.com/store/apps...1bGwsMSwxLDMsIm1vaGFtbWFkLmFkaWIucm91bmRyIl0.
34) Copy - This is a new cloud storage service which gives 15 GB of free storage!!
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.copy&hl=en
35) Jumpr - A simpler and holo themed version of doodle jump.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jtrees.jumpr
36) Now SMS - A minimalistic messaging app which is inspired by the Google Now cards ui. No MMS support, though. But I love anything holo.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=crometh.android.nowsms
37) Clock Now - A beautiful Google Now-themed clock.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsInBhc3RyeWxhYi5jbG9ja25vdyJd
38) Flava - A great looking note-taking app with a timeline.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsIm5ldC5ncmVlbm1vbi5mbGF2YSJd
39) Climatip - A weather app with a difference. It shows you what you should wear before going out rather than boring temperatures. Great UI too.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...1bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS5yb2NrdGFwcy5jbGltYXRpcCJd
40) MyRealFont Lite - An awesome app which let's you create your own fonts using your own handwriting! How cool is that?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...1bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5tYS5teXJlYWxmb250bGl0ZSJd
41) Colours - Ever wanted to set a solid color as your wallpaper? This so is the solution!
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...t#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5jaXRjLmNvbG9ycyJd
42) Keymonk - A refreshingly new keyboard which has gesture typing with 2 fingers! It takes some time getting used to, but significantly increases speed.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5rZXltb25rLmxhdGluIl0.
43) SuperBeam - This app is the fastest way to transfer data from one android phone to another using WiFi direct or NFC. The fastest. Period.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...1bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS5tYWplZGV2LnN1cGVyYmVhbSJd
44) InstaWifi - Ever wanted to share your WiFi network with someone, but you just can't remember the password? This app is the solution. It let's the other person either scan a QR code from your phone or you could send the WiFi details using NFC.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...sMSwyLDEsIm5ldC5qZXNzZWNoZW4uaW5zdGF3aWZpIl0.
45) Timetable - Just can't remember you class timings in school/college? This beautiful app is the solution!
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...xLDEsImNvbS5nYWJyaWVsaXR0bmVyLnRpbWV0YWJsZSJd
46) Maluuba - Maluuba is a great voice assistant with an awesome UI. Almost always understand what I wanna say.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...1bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5tYWx1dWJhLmFuZHJvaWQiXQ..
Another great vice assistant - utter!
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...1bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5icmFuZGFsbC5udXR0ZXIiXQ..
Feel free to give your suggestions. Also, please inform me about broken links or any other errors and I will fix it immediately.
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App recommendations by other members-
1) UC Browser HD for tablets - A great tablet with Flash support which also supports downloading videos.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...1bGwsMSwxLDEwMiwiY29tLnVjLmJyb3dzZXIuaGQiXQ..
2) Archos Video Player - great media player, specially if you have your movies stored on network, finds covers and descriptions for movies and tv shows
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.archos.mediacenter.video
3) FolderMount - root needed, move data to SD
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.devasque.fmount&feature=search_result
4) AppSales - check what's on sale on Play Store
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.tsapps.appsales&feature=search_result
5) theChive - great if you like thechive.com 
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.thechive
6) ConnectBot - basically putty for android (Hackers Keyboard needed for proper use)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.connectbot
7) Lazy Car hands free driving
8)Traffic Eye allows you to see still images from motorway cameras
9) Rain Alarm a better way to check the weather
10) Sopcast watch movies and sports
11) Camera Ace brilliant camera app
12) Mighty Text puts texts on to your pc so you dont have to keep checking your device, also tells you when your battery is low
13) Photofunia have fun with photos
14) PDAnet turns your device into a wifi hot spot
15) Vaulty keep those x-rated photos safe from prying eyes
16) Cordy 1+2 game that is well worth the money
17) Best Parking - a must have if you live in NYC
18) Ski & Snow Report - exactly what is says. And you can save your favorite resorts for easy viewing. includes live pictures, trail maps, directions, etc. Worldwide powder reports make you think "how can i get to Switzerland?"
19) Vibe Vault - If you are familiar with the Live Music Archive (LMA), then you may already know this, but otherwise, if you LOVE live music, get this app to listen to tons of shows
20) Verizon FiOS Mobile Remote - haven't you ever wanted to set your DVR while away from home? Only works for FIOS customers
21) Sidewalk buddy love it, walk & use your phone
22) Camera MX great camera app
23) SuperBeam share files with wifi direct
24) Screen off & lock title says it all
25) Task Manager S4 Shortcut - a link to the original Samsung App's icon missing on Samsung GS4, GS3 and Notes II...and much more!
26) Data Switch SAVE BATTERY Easy - to cyclically connect to the Mobile Network or to the Wifi one...and save battery!
27) Bookmarks Easy Import - import Bookmarks from a ".htm" file exported from a Pc Browser and open links in your favorite Browser.
28) Cool Tool - Different system info everywhere you want: https://play.google.com/store/apps/...ult#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDMsImRzLmNwdW92ZXJsYXkiXQ..
29) Aqua Mail - Best mail app ever - https://play.google.com/store/apps/...t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsIm9yZy5rbWFuLkFxdWFNYWlsIl0.
30) Copy - Yet another cloud, but no limits for uploaded file volume, 15gb for free + 5gb for referral registration (here is mine, by the way https://copy.com?r=nDZ24z ): https://play.google.com/store/apps/...rch_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5jb3B5Il0.
31) Glowfly - Nice popup app for sms and missed calls with possibility to setup buttons you want - dissmis, replay, inbox etc.: https://play.google.com/store/apps/...lkZXJmbHkuaXNlcm0ucG9wdXBub3RpZmljYXRpb25zIl0
32) Saucillator - finger synth, very fun: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mattfeury.saucillator.android
33) ThereminCam - just check it out, hella weird: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.staircase3.facecontrol
34) Blue Mouse Touchpad (pay) - use your phone as a bluetooth touchpad from afar: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=pt.teixeira.blueapps.BluePadPro
35) TouchDAW - turn your phone into a MIDI controller for digital audio workstations: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.humatic.tdf
36) CPU Sleeper - only run one core while the screen is off (genius!): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.eugene373.cpu.sleep
37) AirVidPlay - easily send videos from your browser to a video app (like BSPlayer): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.logonapps.Airvidplay
38) Buycott - scan items to see if they are made or owned by *%$#&ed up companies (like Monsanto for instance): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.buycott.android
39) aCalendar+ (Free ver) - Great calendar app
40) Tasks - one of the nicest to do apps available.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ch.teamtasks.tasks&hl=en
41) Here is a very nice free flashlight
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.devuni.flashlight
* Temp+CPU
* sempervidlinks
* month calendar widget
* twonky beam
(Will provide the remaining links soon)

Credits (These are not the app developers, but the people who helped compile this list)-
- I r o n M a n (Me)
- cabloomi
- hiobb
- rab1es
- lucksp
- ZordaK_
- cb56
- 200mpx
- kchannel9
- nobodyknows
- beaver2233
- ahmedsalah83
- racerke
- MadTaz

Reserved for future

ucbrowser HD tablet version but from there website not from google play. the one on the website lets you download videos

Excellent list... Already installed half a dozen of the recommended apps
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Archos Video Player - great media player, specially if you have your movies stored on network, finds covers and descriptions for movies and tv shows
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.archos.mediacenter.video
FolderMount - root needed, move data to SD
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.devasque.fmount&feature=search_result
AppSales - check what's on sale on Play Store
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.tsapps.appsales&feature=search_result
theChive - great if you like thechive.com
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.thechive
ConnectBot - basically putty for android (Hackers Keyboard needed for proper use)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.connectbot

hiobb said:
Archos Video Player - great media player, specially if you have your movies stored on network, finds covers and descriptions for movies and tv shows
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.archos.mediacenter.video
FolderMount - root needed, move data to SD
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.devasque.fmount&feature=search_result
AppSales - check what's on sale on Play Store
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.tsapps.appsales&feature=search_result
theChive - great if you like thechive.com
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.thechive
ConnectBot - basically putty for android (Hackers Keyboard needed for proper use)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.connectbot
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mchu6am4 said:
Excellent list... Already installed half a dozen of the recommended apps
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cabloomi said:
ucbrowser HD tablet version but from there website not from google play. the one on the website lets you download videos
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Thanks
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Lazy Car hands free driving
Traffic Eye allows you to see still images from motorway cameras
Rain Alarm a better way to check the weather
Sopcast watch movies and sports
Camera Ace brilliant camera app
Mighty Text puts texts on to your pc so you dont have to keep checking your device, also tells you when your battery is low
Photofunia have fun with photos
PDAnet turns your device into a wifi hot spot
Vaulty keep those x-rated photos safe from prying eyes
Cordy 1+2 game that is well worth the money

Best Parking - a must have if you live in NYC
Ski & Snow Report - exactly what is says. And you can save your favorite resorts for easy viewing. includes live pictures, trail maps, directions, etc. Worldwide powder reports make you think "how can i get to Switzerland?"
Vibe Vault - If you are familiar with the Live Music Archive (LMA), then you may already know this, but otherwise, if you LOVE live music, get this app to listen to tons of shows
Verizon FiOS Mobile Remote - haven't you ever wanted to set your DVR while away from home? Only works for FIOS customers

rab1es said:
Lazy Car hands free driving
Traffic Eye allows you to see still images from motorway cameras
Rain Alarm a better way to check the weather
Sopcast watch movies and sports
Camera Ace brilliant camera app
Mighty Text puts texts on to your pc so you dont have to keep checking your device, also tells you when your battery is low
Photofunia have fun with photos
PDAnet turns your device into a wifi hot spot
Vaulty keep those x-rated photos safe from prying eyes
Cordy 1+2 game that is well worth the money
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lucksp said:
Best Parking - a must have if you live in NYC
Ski & Snow Report - exactly what is says. And you can save your favorite resorts for easy viewing. includes live pictures, trail maps, directions, etc. Worldwide powder reports make you think "how can i get to Switzerland?"
Vibe Vault - If you are familiar with the Live Music Archive (LMA), then you may already know this, but otherwise, if you LOVE live music, get this app to listen to tons of shows
Verizon FiOS Mobile Remote - haven't you ever wanted to set your DVR while away from home? Only works for FIOS customers
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Thanks for the suggestions.
Sent using my S4

Sidewalk buddy love it, walk & use your phone
Camera MX great camera app
SuperBeam share files with wifi direct
Screen off & lock title says it all

Task Manager S4 Shortcut - a link to the original Samsung App's icon missing on Samsung GS4, GS3 and Notes II...and much more!
Data Switch SAVE BATTERY Easy - to cyclically connect to the Mobile Network or to the Wifi one...and save battery!
Bookmarks Easy Import - import Bookmarks from a ".htm" file exported from a Pc Browser and open links in your favorite Browser.
Look also here for full descriptions and other apps
cb56

Updated
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Try Tasker for android,you will love it.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.dinglisch.android.taskerm&hl=en

batjnr said:
Try Tasker for android,you will love it.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.dinglisch.android.taskerm&hl=en
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I totally agree with you but I'm not adding it to the list since its very popular.
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Different system info everywhere you want: Cool Tool - https://play.google.com/store/apps/...ult#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDMsImRzLmNwdW92ZXJsYXkiXQ..
Best mail app ever: Aqua Mail - https://play.google.com/store/apps/...t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsIm9yZy5rbWFuLkFxdWFNYWlsIl0.
Yet another cloud, but no limits for uploaded file volume, 15gb for free + 5gb for referral registration (here is mine, by the way https://copy.com?r=nDZ24z ): https://play.google.com/store/apps/...rch_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5jb3B5Il0.
Nice popup app for sms and missed calls with possibility to setup buttons you want - dissmis, replay, inbox etc.: Glowfly - https://play.google.com/store/apps/...lkZXJmbHkuaXNlcm0ucG9wdXBub3RpZmljYXRpb25zIl0.

List updated with new apps
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brilliant! Thanks!!

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brilliant! Thanks!!
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[APPS] Must Have Apps for Xperia Z1

Hi guys,
I am switching back to Sony Xperia Z1
Here I want to share some of the must have apps specifically for Xperia Z1, similar thread I had created for other Sony Xperia Range & Samsung Galaxy Range (you can check the link in my Signature).
I will keep updating the list regularly, if you any awesome app specific to Xperia Z1, please suggest !!
Note: I will NOT include apps which requires ROOT, for best root related apps check this thread created by Android_United
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1569607
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BEST FILE MANAGER - Solid Explorer
BEST LAUNCHER - Nova Launcher
BEST VIDEO PLAYER - MX Player
BEST DIALER - ExDialer
BEST WALLPAPERS - Wallbase
BEST PHOTO EDITOR - Pixlr
BEST NEWS APP - News Republic
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TOP APPS FOR SONY XPERIA Z/ZL
01. SUPERNOTE ASUS - direct write your notes
02. EXDIALER - Fast n Smart T9 Dialer with theme, plugin suppport, the VERY BEST, I really hate the default one
03. SOLID EXPLORER - its is a file manager with two independent panels
04. MY SCRIPT CALCULATOR - The Free handwriting calculator
05. MULTICON WIDGET - Must have for to accommodate as many apps in less area, keeps screen clear
06. NEWS REPUBLIC - Awesome view, one of the best apps for all the news and info, I like it more than Flipboard.
07. POWER CONTROLS best, no need of any other toggle app or battery status bar app, its all in one. Alternative: SWITCH PRO WIDGET
08. ILLUMINATION BAR NOTIFICATION - every XS owner know this - Waiting to test on Xperia ZL
09. I SEE YOU - just like the Samsung Stay Awake functionality when you are looking at the screen, suggested by herng5417
10. LIGHT MANAGER LED SETTINGS - it configures LED color and its flashing frequency for notifications (still in Beta for Note 2)
11. EZPDF READER - the best PDF reader available.
12. CINE TRAILER - download the movie trailers in HD format to see awesome videos on giant screen.
13. GOTYA-FACE TRAP - Do you want to know who's using your device, stealing it, or just opening it up and snooping around.
14. DROIDEMU - One of the best emulators
15. RECEIPT - quickly make shopping lists and review previously bought items
16. CONTACTS+ - everyday contacts & dialer app, msging, whatsapp, facebook, etc
17. ZEDGE - one stop for all the wallpapers & ringtones.
18. ANDROID PRO WIDGETS - advanced widgets package with many themes and features
19. PIXLR EXPRESS - More than 600 effects, overlays, and borders to personalize any image, free. Recommend
20. SCREEN MAKER - allows to connect 2 images: screenshot and smartphone image
21. NOVA LAUNCHER - one of the best
22. METROSTATION ICON PACK - Free icons, best combination with Nova Launcher.
23. SPREADSHEET - Excel support, many powerful features.
24. SPLASHTOP - easiest and fastest remote desktop app to access your Windows or Mac
25. MX PLAYER - one of the best way to enjoy your movies.
26. OOVOO - FREE 12-way HD Group Video Chat
27. WALLPAPER CHANGER - Change your wallpaper with one click or automatically every X minutes.
28. NO LED - Display custom notification icons/dots on the screen.
29. ULTIMATE CUSTOM WIDGET (UCCW) - Make your own widgets easily
30. TILES UCCW SKIN - For UCCW
31. CIRCLE BATTERY DISC WIDGET - Beautiful free circular battery widget Recommend
32. BATTERY BAR SYSTEM PANEL - simple and beautiful system panel battery widget Recommend
33. MOTIONGRAPH - Amaze your friends with a photo that moves
34. 1TAP QUICK BAR - it is the best notification customization app for Android.
35. DROPDOWN WIDGET - it simple homescreen widget will expand your status bar with a single press Recommend
36. BUSINESS CALENDAR - one of the best I found
37. DISPLAY ORIENTATOR - allows you to change the screen orientation from any application Recommend
38. PHOTO GRID - Free collage maker and no Limitation at all
39. SPREAD SHEET PRO - Spreadsheet: Excel support, many powerful features
40. STOCK TICKER PRO - its a live wallpaper for those who wants to keep track of stock/equities
41. SMART CONNECT - allows you to decide what happens when you connect to smart tags, usewith Smart Tags Recommend
42. APPLE TV MEDIA - this app you can unleash the power of your AppleTV with your Android phone
43. AVIARY PHOTO EDITOR - a powerful photo editor for quick and easy way to edit our photos on the go with no fuss.
44. DTV INDIA - Now Enjoy Live Sports & other Live Indian TV Channels on DTV ON THE GO
45. UMANO - read News to you
46. BUTTON SAVIOR - you can use this App to simulate hardware keys on screen without having to root your device Recommend
47. FILE TOOLS - using it you can simply rename the files in one go.
48. SLIDING MESSAGING - easily manage text messages in a new and up to date format compliant with the Android design guidelines
49. PERAPP - it lets you customize your device with per-application individualized settings
50. SCREEN FILTER - it applies a shade that acts as a dimmer to ensure your eyes don't hurt. Far more powerful than Android's built-in brightness setting. Great for low-light gaming, web browsing, and eBook reading. It even saves battery life for AMOLED displays
51. PERFECTLY CLEAR - Intelligent Image Correction
52. ZOOPER WIDGET - fully customizable widget
53. SAND IDE FOR JAVA DEVELOPERS - Write/Compile/Run Java code from your Xperia Z mobile/tablet
54. EXPENSE MANAGER - best of its kind, best UI for mobiles & tablets
55. CALL POP OUT - An incoming call WILL NOT interrupt us while we are playing a game, reading Flipboard, surfing web. This nature of Android phone disturbs us and cost you time, concentration, feeling.
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SMALL APPS FOR SONY
- WEBMALL -
- SCREEN ROTATE
- MUSICMALL
- CAMERA SMALL
- MIRROR SMALL
- UNIT CONVERTER
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WIRELESS/TRANSFER RELATED STARTS
- AVIA MEDIA PLAYER - if you have Multiple Android devices at your home
- PHOTO TRANSFER APP - If you have androids & iOS devices try this for Photo transfers Recommend
- AIRDROID - free app that lets you wirelessly manage your Android from your favorite browser.
- EMIT - free app that lets you wirelessly manage your Android from your favorite browser.
- TEAM VIEWER - remotely access computers from your android device
- SPLASHTOP 2 REMOTE DESKTOP - remote desktop app to access your Win/Mac from your phone or tablet, anywhere, anytime
- CLOUD PRINT - it allows you to print files from your phone to your printer
- DROPBOX - its is a free service that lets you bring all your photos, docs, and videos anywhere
- MIGHTY TEXT - Text from your Computer or Tablet, using your current Android phone number
- CLOUD SMS - it run on both your Android phone and tablet to allow you to send and receive SMS messaging from your tablet
IF YOU FIND THESE USEFUL HIT THANKS BUTTON, more coming..
if you know any unique/useful application please suggest, thanks.

Polaris office or Office suit pro
Office Mobile for Office 365
Timely Alarm Clock
Cheapcast
1 second everyday
air call-accept
Chronos data collector
AppWererabbit (Toolbox
Usemon (Usage monitor)
Cast To UPnP/DLNA for GMusic
passwallet
repix
music maker jam
everypost
commercial break
habitRPG
givelify
triggr
Fraction Calculator PRO/EDU
BBQScreen
Rotate on Shake
quip
spotflux
krome
popup widget
BitTorrent Sync
boinc
DigiCal Calendar & Widgets
App Dialer–local T9 app search
PDF Max
User Dictionary Plus
my Control (PC)
Pearltrees - Collect & Share
Presenter Mobile
dialapp : context aware dialer
Eyeprint App Lock
Scatter - Fast File Sync
Floating Notifications
Artflow
schemes
ArcNote
Saga — Automatic Lifeloggin
EasilyDo Smart Assistant
softkeyz
camera 2
vine
fleksy
glide
Fences for Android
for designers:
FormIt
homestyler
eDrawings

Any better replacements for Ex Dialler
Any better replacements for Ex Dialler? I was not impressed by it as it adds very little functionality to what is already there. Is there something similar to touchwiz dialler?

Beautyspin said:
Any better replacements for Ex Dialler? I was not impressed by it as it adds very little functionality to what is already there. Is there something similar to touchwiz dialler?
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Bro, what u looking for? IMO exDialer & Sony's default dialler are the best I have seen so far !!

xperiax10.awesome said:
Bro, what u looking for? IMO exDialer & Sony's default dialler are the best I have seen so far !!
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I found that Sony default dialler is as good as ex dialler. I need something with the functionality of Touchwiz dialler.
1. I can blacklist a number directly from the log by longpressing the number and selecting to add to the blacklist
2. I can select a contact and send part of the number or all of the number as an SMS (instead of sending it as a vcf - which is an mms) and so on..

Beautyspin said:
I found that Sony default dialler is as good as ex dialler. I need something with the functionality of Touchwiz dialler.
1. I can blacklist a number directly from the log by longpressing the number and selecting to add to the blacklist
2. I can select a contact and send part of the number or all of the number as an SMS (instead of sending it as a vcf - which is an mms) and so on..
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You tried Dialer+/Contact+ ???
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xperiax10.awesome said:
You tried Dialer+/Contact+ ???
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Thanks. Will try to those..

Thank you so much for this list of apps for this amazing handset. Having come from iOS I'm completely lost when it comes to decent apps that add great functionality so this is exactly what I need :good:

Sup guys, I dunno if this is done but I can't seem to find it anywhere.. I'm lookin for a widget for the Walkman player that can be used in nova launcher.. A Link would be greatly appreciated.
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Marcusceh said:
Sup guys, I dunno if this is done but I can't seem to find it anywhere.. I'm lookin for a widget for the Walkman player that can be used in nova launcher.. A Link would be greatly appreciated.
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It's on the store, "music widget for Walkman"
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BUSINESS CALENDAR - one of the best I found
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}

CALL POPOUT - An incoming call WILL NOT interrupt us while we are playing a game, reading Flipboard, surfing web. This nature of Android phone disturbs us and cost you time, concentration, feeling.

Epic thread
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Seeing as I already have an Apple TV connected to my TV I thought I would try the "Apple TV Media" App.
Unfortunately it does not work for me. Despite scanning many times it simply can not find the Apple TV.
Has anyone tried the App and if so what did they find?

Try this out THEMER BETA - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mycolorscreen.themer
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how bout apps for memory booster?does the z1 needs it?

fazli zakaria said:
how bout apps for memory booster?does the z1 needs it?
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2GB RAM and quad 2,2 GHz - are you shure that you need memory booster?

sorry noobie here,just wanted the best performance for my z1,

Nubia Camera - great alternative to the stock camera
Business Calendar - simply the best calendar there is
Google Keep - Note! Synced? job done
Co-pilot - first app i ever bought, best sat nav ever made.
Tube map (if you live in london)
Foldermount (if you need more than the 16 youre given)
ShowBox - DLNA out movies on the fly, superb app, won't last forever.
XBMC - Basically if you've got sky movies, you won't after you've learnt how to use this.
Meme Generator - Make memes.
Fotmob - rock solid footy app
Rolle Youtube. - stable advertless you tube downloader.
Root explorer - the original and the best.
MX Player - A household name, just like VLC for PC's
Zedge - Vast array of tunes, not's and WP's
Deezer - slightly better spotify player.
titanium - need i say anything
Wifikill - i like this app
I can't do without these apps, if i did it wouldn't feel like anrdoid
Oh and CRT as a mod, once i'd used it i couldn't go back, plus the menu system on some AOSP apps with WAVE (LEFT) it's just sublime, shame it can't be implemented.

BEST LAUNCHER - honestly i don't agree about Nova Launcher. I loved it till i had the Xperia Arc.
But on the Z1, while it's still fast and with good graphic effects, it has millions of issues. One for all, as i wrote to the developer, you can NOT see the sony widgets and use them on the nova desktops.
So for example, no clock/alarm, no weather, no power controls (the very useful widget with on/off buttons for gps, wifi, 3g, brightness and so on...) widgets.
You have to use POWER CONTROLS because of this, while they are there from sony!
After a lot of tries, so far i stay with the sony stock one, as per now.
BEST VIDEO PLAYER - for me it's still Moboplayer.
BEST FILE MANAGER - for me it's Total Commander
About Showbox, because of copyrights infringements, it's not on google play or xda anymore. I don't trust too much other sources.
About I See You, it doesn't really work with last Android 4.3 firmware (waiting for something by Sony about this, also because of needing to work properly with Stamina)