Must Have Android Apps and Games?

Mr E

daytob wrote: »

The wife is constantly forgetting her passwords and usernames, have installed her mSecure so she can always have them there. sure its premium but it suits her. also syncs with dropbox as well. i know there are other apps similar and probably free or cheaper but just throwing it out there

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mseven.msecure&hl=en

was available for Amazon a while back and used some of her 1000 free coins to get it for her.

I use SafeInCloud - great investment, and the free desktop app is a huge plus.

Fluffy88

Another option for password management is LastPass.
It has free + premium versions, and works with almost everything, Firefox, Chrome, Android etc...

same ol sh1te

+1 for Lastpass

killbillvol2

same ol sh1te wrote: »

+1 for Lastpass

+2

It works out at about a dollar a month for the paid version. For that I have secure passwords for dozens of sites across home and work laptop, phone and tablet.

killbillvol2

same ol sh1te wrote: »

+1 for Lastpass

+2

It works out at about a dollar a month for the paid version. For that I have secure passwords for dozens of sites across home and work laptop, phone and tablet.

irishgeo

Mr E wrote: »

Something like PDroid?

Any app with that kind of control would need Root.

i was thinking that, cant be bothered rooting my htc one now. ill wait till i get the new nexus.

sweetie

just moved from iphone 4 to a moto g and am importing my messages. Is there any other decent sms message apps apart from the stock option. One that could combine with whatsapp etc would be great. cheers

coldfire1x

http://www.labnol.org/internet/best-android-apps/28644/

daytob

Thanks for the last pass recommendation. I forgot I already bought it somehow, so ill install that and see what its like
cheers.

jozi

sweetie wrote: »

just moved from iphone 4 to a moto g and am importing my messages. Is there any other decent sms message apps apart from the stock option. One that could combine with whatsapp etc would be great. cheers

Ive been using evole sms for awhile, its just sms though. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.klinker.android.evolve_sms

I had an app ages ago tjat combined whatsapp and sms but it waasnt great at the time. I cant find it now though

same ol sh1te

daytob wrote: »

Thanks for the last pass recommendation. I forgot I already bought it somehow, so ill install that and see what its like
cheers.

If you have the paid version you need to install the Dolphin browser and get the Lastpass addon that works similar to the Chrome one on your desktop

OldMrBrennan83

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daytob

Although it doesnt have wa intergration, gosms pro is great

so installed that Lastpass. not looking that good . thanks for the suggestion though

daytob

Warhammer 40k is only 1.79
never played it, doubt I will but figured someone would like to know about the deal

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.roadhousegames.carnage&hl=en

Fluffy88

daytob wrote: »

Although it doesnt have wa intergration, gosms pro is great

so installed that Lastpass. not looking that good . thanks for the suggestion though

The addon or LastPass in general?
I think the LastPass Android app can draw over other apps to make it really easy logging into websites on Android, but I don't know as I'm too cheap to pay for premium :P

same ol sh1te

Fluffy88 wrote: »

The addon or LastPass in general?
I think the LastPass Android app can draw over other apps to make it really easy logging into websites on Android, but I don't know as I'm too cheap to pay for premium :P

Yes it does, but I disabled it quickly as it eats battery. Could be improved now though

Mr E

Drippler - a news aggregator which gives you news, guides, tips and tricks for your device (which it detects when it launches).

waynegalway

Mr E wrote: »

Drippler - a news aggregator which gives you news, guides, tips and tricks for your device (which it detects when it launches).

Been using it for a while, and it's fairly good. It doesn't get new stories as quickly as say flipboard or feedly, but it's nicely laid out and I've discovered a few apps through it.

RainyDay

Mr E wrote: »

Drippler - a news aggregator which gives you news, guides, tips and tricks for your device (which it detects when it launches).

Irish news or international news?

Idleater

RainyDay wrote: »

Irish news or international news?

Device related news.

gerrybbadd

Zedge - personalisation app for ringtones, text alerts, high res wallpapers etc.

Well worth a look!

daytob

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.worldiety.athentech.perfectlyclear&hl=en

Perfectly clear. installed this on my 1+1 and its amazing. its not like instagram

Anyone with amazon coins can purchase it too

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Athentech-Imaging-Inc-Perfectly-Clear/dp/B00ESCJG1U/ref=sr_1_1?s=mobile-apps&ie=UTF8&qid=1408365026&sr=1-1&keywords=perfectly+clear

54kroc

Is there anything that comes close to the ios app Goodreader on android?

gerrybbadd

Has anyone ever come across a decent app for converting PDFs into other formats such as ePub or MOBI?

same ol sh1te

gerrybbadd wrote: »

Has anyone ever come across a decent app for converting PDFs into other formats such as ePub or MOBI?

Easily done on the pc with Calibre, there are a few apps that easily sync with it wirelessly

killbillvol2

gerrybbadd wrote: »

Has anyone ever come across a decent app for converting PDFs into other formats such as ePub or MOBI?

Not an android app but Calibre will convert just about anything.

Mr E

If the PDFs have lots of images mixed in with the text, I find that they don't convert to epub/mobi very well. If the PDF is all text, you will get better results.

gerrybbadd

Calibre is class for sure, I use it all the time. Just don't always have access to my PC in order to convert over PDFs to MOBI for my Kindle:o

Ste-

gerrybbadd wrote: »

Calibre is class for sure, I use it all the time. Just don't always have access to my PC in order to convert over PDFs to MOBI for my Kindle:o

There are websites that will do that too.

gerrybbadd

Ste- wrote: »

There are websites that will do that too.

There is? Any clues?

Thargor

Just google "convert x to y online" and you'll find a solution to everything basically, for documents and ebooks anyway. Dont install any software if they ask, just move on.

http://ebook.online-convert.com/convert-to-mobi

gerrybbadd

Thargor wrote: »

Just google "convert x to y online" and you'll find a solution to everything basically, for documents and ebooks anyway. Dont install any software if they ask, just move on.

http://ebook.online-convert.com/convert-to-mobi

Thargor - that worked perfectly Thank you

jimgoose

Discovered "MapMyWalk" a day or two ago, for clocking evening constitutionals with the Missus. It's quite knacky, but I'd say you'll want to change the default voice-over for something a little less Kansas Mom and more Fiona Bruce! :pac:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mapmywalk.android2&hl=en

Thargor

jimgoose wrote: »

Discovered "MapMyWalk" a day or two ago, for clocking evening constitutionals with the Missus. It's quite knacky, but I'd say you'll want to change the default voice-over for something a little less Kansas Mom and more Fiona Bruce! :pac:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mapmywalk.android2&hl=en

Looks alright but Strava is easily the king imo, ridiculously well designed app and website and no fear of them going bust and losing your history:

http://www.strava.com/

28064212

Thargor wrote: »

Looks alright but Strava is easily the king imo, ridiculously well designed app and website and no fear of them going bust and losing your history:

http://www.strava.com/

Heh, MapMyFitness (company behind MapMyWalk/Run/Ride) is two years older than Strava, and it's owned by Under Armour (2013 revenue: $2.3bn). I'm pretty sure it's not in danger of going bust anytime soon

Personally, I prefer MapMy*, it lets you create routes without needing GPS, so you have a record of where you ran, even if you don't bring your device with you

Casshern88

Any recommended Messing apps, getting a bit bored of default one

Rucking_Fetard

Why do you want a record of where you ran?

Professey Chin

Rucking_Fetard wrote: »

Why do you want a record of where you ran?

To keep an accurate track of your distance,times and splits?
Kinda a necessity in any kinda distance sport.

G1032

28064212 wrote: »

Heh, MapMyFitness (company behind MapMyWalk/Run/Ride) is two years older than Strava, and it's owned by Under Armour (2013 revenue: $2.3bn). I'm pretty sure it's not in danger of going bust anytime soon

Personally, I prefer MapMy*, it lets you create routes without needing GPS, so you have a record of where you ran, even if you don't bring your device with you

Rucking_Fetard wrote: »

Why do you want a record of where you ran?

Professey Chin wrote: »

To keep an accurate track of your distance,times and splits? Kinda a necessity in any kinda distance sport.

?? If you don't bring your device with you how to you get an 'accurate track of your distance,times and splits?'

28064212

Rucking_Fetard wrote: »

Why do you want a record of where you ran?

The route you took, as opposed to just recording distance and time. With MapMyRun, you can map out a route on Google Maps, and then log workouts against that route. You can look up that route and see how many times you've done it, and what times you've set. You don't need to have a GPS device, you can just record how long it took you.

gerrybbadd

Casshern88 wrote: »

Any recommended Messing apps, getting a bit bored of default one

I'm using Chomp SMS, love it. You can get text popping up, even over the lock screen, so you don't have to leave an app etc to reply

batistuta9

Rucking_Fetard wrote: »

Why do you want a record of where you ran?

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/08/06/woman-run-penis-shape-routes_n_5654905.html

Squeeonline

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hellotext.hello

Hello SMS is the one I'm using at the moment. You can disable the referral features in the settings which makes it 10x better.

Blacktie.

Don't suppose there's any way to unify texts to one spot? As in all whatsapp, viber and sms texts get pulled together in one app?

waynegalway

Blacktie. wrote: »

Don't suppose there's any way to unify texts to one spot? As in all whatsapp, viber and sms texts get pulled together in one app?

That would be sweet. Closest thing that comes to mind is the Contacts+ app, but that's more about showing multiple feeds from your contacts rather than just messages.

daytob

All Snk playmore games are 89c on google play:eek:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/developer?id=SNK+PLAYMORE

might be of use to some

Metal slug , 2, 3, x
king of the fighters 97.98.12
rhythm of fighters
Samurai showdown 2
blazing star

Blacktie.

daytob wrote: »

All Snk playmore games are 89c on google play:eek:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/developer?id=SNK+PLAYMORE

might be of use to some

Metal slug , 2, 3, x
king of the fighters 97.98.12
rhythm of fighters
Samurai showdown 2
blazing star

Grand was looking for some games to play!

irishgeo

my tracks by google is a good tracking app with a nifty feature of a tie in with google earth with gives you a virtual tour of the walk cycle you just done.

Thargor

Blacktie. wrote: »

Grand was looking for some games to play!

daytob wrote: »

All Snk playmore games are 89c on google play

https://play.google.com/store/apps/developer?id=SNK+PLAYMORE

might be of use to some

Metal slug , 2, 3, x
king of the fighters 97.98.12
rhythm of fighters
Samurai showdown 2
blazing star

Good luck finishing Metal Slug with a touchscreen!

Get yourself one of these, great investment, I paid 20 dollars for mine on Dealextreme and I use it for more gaming than the 360, DS, and laptop put together:

BenEadir

Thargor wrote: »

Good luck finishing Metal Slug with a touchscreen!

Get yourself one of these, great investment, I paid 20 dollars for mine on Dealextreme and I use it for more gaming than the 360, DS, and laptop put together:

Link? Is this it http://www.dx.com/p/wamo-wireless-bluetooth-gamepad-for-android-ios-cell-phone-pc-black-222605#.U_cfLPldVzY or http://www.dx.com/p/ipega-pg-9025-multimedia-bluetooth-controller-black-256612#.U_cffPldVzY?