Must Have Android Apps and Games?

ThisRegard

There's a Spotify mod available that will transmit album data via Bluetooth here, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2081475&page=8

Doesn't appear to work for me though, probably an android version issue, gingerbread, as I think avrcp version 1.3 is required.

G1032

danniemcq wrote: »

I'm on Cyanogenmod so it is probably different but settings and system you might be able to modifiable your status bar.


Also TASKER is reduced by 69% to €1.99

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.dinglisch.android.taskerm&feature=search_result

I saw that Tasker was on sale alright but f*** me, I haven't a bulls clue how to use it. I see a noobs guide on XDA but it still looks very very difficult to use. Or maybe I'm just very stupid!!!

strobe

BDJW wrote: »

Can anybody recommend me apps to show the battery percentage and network on the top toolbar?

Power Toggles does it as part of its 'notification widget' yoke. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.painless.pc
Really cool and handy general toggling widget dealy too. Can have it on your homepage for toggling pretty much all (or whichever you select) your basic phone options, sound profile, data, wifi, rotation thing, brightness etc etc etc.

brian ireland

Anybody using this? Does it work?
Reviews aren't great.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=es.tid.yarn

evolutionqy7

brian ireland wrote: »

Anybody using this? Does it work?
Reviews aren't great.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=es.tid.yarn

Doubt there is a need for any more VOIP or Messenger providers.

Pretty happy with Skype and Viber

Discodog

evolutionqy7 wrote: »

Doubt there is a need for any more VOIP or Messenger providers.

Pretty happy with Skype and Viber

Skype is giving me problems. Yahoo messenger users are being directed to Skype as messenger is closed.

Hopefully a few more VOIP options will appear.

RangeR

evolutionqy7 wrote: »

Doubt there is a need for any more VOIP or Messenger providers.

Pretty happy with Skype and Viber

Lack of competition makes the incumbents lazy and careless.

evolutionqy7

RangeR wrote: »

Lack of good competition makes the incumbents lazy and careless.

Fixed that for you

Alpha Dog 1

WhatsApp ftw

Amalgam

BrogueX

Unofficial Android port of the open source rogue-like, Brogue.

App: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.disinterest.broguex&feature=search_result

App website: http://disinterest.org/broguex/

ASCII\Nethack like user experience.





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Brogue: https://sites.google.com/site/broguegame/

kearneybobs

Alpha Dog 1 wrote: »

WhatsApp ftw

It's a fantastic app. Just had to 'fork out' 69p for a years subscription. My free first year of using it is over and then you gotta pay.

Professey Chin

kearneybobs wrote: »

It's a fantastic app. Just had to 'fork out' 69p for a years subscription. My free first year of using it is over and then you gotta pay.

As I discovered thanks to being informed by a few boardsies, not everyone does. Mine got renewed for free and so has many others :pac:
Although Ive no problem paying. Great service

Mimikyu

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Bluefoam

I'm not sure, but I think early adopters get Whatsapp free... I've had it about 4 years and have always been given my subscription for free... in fact I recently got a message to say I had been subscribed for another year.

MuppetCheck

I think I may have originally paid for it on ios, it renewed recently and didn't cost me a cent. Best app by far - even my dad uses it and he's in his 60s.

tonc76

MuppetCheck wrote: »

I think I may have originally paid for it on ios, it renewed recently and didn't cost me a cent. Best app by far - even my dad uses it and he's in his 60s.

Downloaded it 18 months ago, never paid and still got a msg last week to say i have it free for another year

thebman

SamHall wrote: »

When searching on the market for this, it is important to search for sky + using the '+' symbo as opposed to the word plus.

(i find that anyway)

That is down to a bad description for the app. It must not have plus in the description which is odd.

You'd think they'd have thought of that. Was the first thing I though of as it is essentially the app equivalent to SEO.

If nobody can find it then you might as well not have developed it

evolutionqy7

thebman wrote: »

That is down to a bad description for the app. It must not have plus in the description which is odd.

You'd think they'd have thought of that. Was the first thing I though of as it is essentially the app equivalent to SEO.

If nobody can find it then you might as well not have developed it

Not sure tbh, but I always managed to find it. Search for Sky and the 2nd listing is sky +...

Cossax

Discodog wrote: »

Skype is giving me problems. Yahoo messenger users are being directed to Skype as messenger is closed.

Hopefully a few more VOIP options will appear.

Skype is rubbish in comparison to Viber, eats battery like there's no tomorrow.

evolutionqy7

Cossax wrote: »

Skype is rubbish in comparison to Viber, eats battery like there's no tomorrow.

Depends on what phone, I cant call my gf using Viber cause the sound quality is rubbish and breaks all the time, while the opposite on Skype.

People with different phones sound fine though. So its just a matter of finding the best one to suit you.

jimmynokia

You need a good signal on viber,viber is my preferred choice.

evolutionqy7

jimmynokia wrote: »

You need a good signal on viber,viber is my preferred choice.

You could have full wifi coverage at home and it would be still the same. Only gets worse with weaker coverage.

I don't even try it on 3G anymore. It's just brutal.

RangeR

evolutionqy7 wrote: »

I don't even try it on 3G anymore. It's just brutal.

Network?

Atomic Pineapple

evolutionqy7 wrote: »

Depends on what phone, I cant call my gf using Viber cause the sound quality is rubbish and breaks all the time, while the opposite on Skype.

People with different phones sound fine though. So its just a matter of finding the best one to suit you.

I found its like that on most phones, even on iOS Viber is terrible compared to Skype.

Kristopherus

Guys, Hullomail has disppeared from Google Play this morning:(. Has it been pulled?

Melion

Has anybody tried using "Line"? Supports all messaging and calls, i rang Australia a few weeks back and the quality was crystal clear over a H+ connection.

Atomic Pineapple

Kristopherus wrote: »

Guys, Hullomail has disppeared from Google Play this morning:(. Has it been pulled?

Still there on direct link - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hullomail.messaging.android&hl=en

Must be a search issue.

Kristopherus

draffodx wrote: »

Still there on direct link - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hullomail.messaging.android&hl=en

Must be a search issue.

Good man. Thanks. I have a Google account & logged in via phone & pc. When I searched for Hullomail in the Play Store it came up with "No results for Hullomail" Anyway, I downloaded from your link:). Thanks again.

god's toy

3DMark has come to android.

Ok it's a huge download! 280 odd mb...


https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.futuremark.dmandroid.application

Cossax

Cossax wrote: »

Skype is rubbish in comparison to Viber, eats battery like there's no tomorrow.

It's annoying how it isn't launched at boot and it doesn't seem to behave nicely as a background app. It appears online but will be unreachable when people try to ring you. It's a pity because it works really well when you sucessfully make a call. Huge missed opportunity for Skype/Microsoft.

evolutionqy7

god's toy wrote: »

3DMark has come to android.

Ok it's a huge download! 280 odd mb...


https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.futuremark.dmandroid.application

Gonna download it for the 3 mins benchmark Would be interesting what the Note 2 handles. There was another graphical benchmark before, unity engine I think. That was fairly impressive with its graphics, handled that 99% perfect.

evolutionqy7

ronoc wrote: »

It's annoying how it isn't launched at boot and it doesn't seem to behave nicely as a background app. It appears online but will be unreachable when people try to ring you. It's a pity because it works really well when you sucessfully make a call. Huge missed opportunity for Skype/Microsoft.

Id generally only talk on it with people on agreed times when coverage is crap. So not a problem, I have like 6 contacts on it

Only talk to 2 or 3.

god's toy

evolutionqy7 wrote: »

Gonna download it for the 3 mins benchmark Would be interesting what the Note 2 handles. There was another graphical benchmark before, unity engine I think. That was fairly impressive with its graphics, handled that 99% perfect.

From the records the S3 doesn't look so hot (US version I think however) Nexus is right up there with the HTC one but my nexus is getting higher points than leage tables suggest so will need loads more users me thinks to really tell.

Gatling

My 4 year old loves Epic citadel bench mark just because she gets to walk around a castle

evolutionqy7

god's toy wrote: »

From the records the S3 doesn't look so hot (US version I think however) Nexus is right up there with the HTC one but my nexus is getting higher points than leage tables suggest so will need loads more users me thinks to really tell.

Mmm my Note 2 did not handle it well at all, like for a moment or two managed to get 35 FPS, rest of the time 10-20 FPS. I stopped watching it after a while, it got really choppy at times.

Ice Storm 3251
Ice Storm Extreme 2492

Its a bit weird tbh. Ive always found that games used to run the smoothest on Galaxy devices. Now I haven't had a Qualcomm Android powered device since my HTC Sensation, but from messing around with various devices I always thought games worked better on S1 vs HTC Desire (gf's phone)

S2 always performed better than the Sensation as well. HTC One X is Tegra and its the same story, it always seemed to perform better on an Exynos processor. All these quad core Chinese phones somehow seem to have better performance

Banjo String

Kristopherus wrote: »

Good man. Thanks. I have a Google account & logged in via phone & pc. When I searched for Hullomail in the Play Store it came up with "No results for Hullomail" Anyway, I downloaded from your link:). Thanks again.

Same as.

It's truly an invaluable app, especially if you're on 3 and get charged for voicemail :mad:

natnifnolnacs

draffodx wrote: »

Still there on direct link - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hullomail.messaging.android&hl=en

Must be a search issue.

Looks good but they aren't accepting any new free registrations....are there any decent alternatives?

danniemcq

change your normal voicemail to please text me instead

works for me!

BionicRasher

Kristopherus wrote: »

Guys, Hullomail has disppeared from Google Play this morning:(. Has it been pulled?

draffodx wrote: »

Still there on direct link - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hullomail.messaging.android&hl=en

Must be a search issue.

Kristopherus wrote: »

Good man. Thanks. I have a Google account & logged in via phone & pc. When I searched for Hullomail in the Play Store it came up with "No results for Hullomail" Anyway, I downloaded from your link:). Thanks again.

natnifnolnacs wrote: »

Looks good but they aren't accepting any new free registrations....are there any decent alternatives?

Its telling me not compatible (Sony Xperia S) is this because they have no more registrations? The paid version isn't showing compatible either - any good alternatives? Maybe its my carrier?

homer911

Not something you really want to think about, but for holidays in Europe, this little app could be very useful...

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.europa.ec.ehic&feature=search_result#?t=W10.

nbar12

Ahoy hoy,

Right does anybody know of any apps that I could download to block all social networks, games and Internet on my phone like cold turkey for a laptop?

Cheeeers

BopNiblets

Hmm, I saw an app called AppLocker that puts a password on certain apps, you could ask someone you trust to lock down the play store, browser, etc.

But you could still install games from the web Play Store... hmm.

Get an old phone, a non-smartphone one would be the only way to be sure. :pac:

god's toy

evolutionqy7 wrote: »

Mmm my Note 2 did not handle it well at all, like for a moment or two managed to get 35 FPS, rest of the time 10-20 FPS. I stopped watching it after a while, it got really choppy at times.

Ice Storm 3251
Ice Storm Extreme 2492

Its a bit weird tbh. Ive always found that games used to run the smoothest on Galaxy devices. Now I haven't had a Qualcomm Android powered device since my HTC Sensation, but from messing around with various devices I always thought games worked better on S1 vs HTC Desire (gf's phone)

That's a bit low alright... I sold my S3 so I cant run the bench on it but my Nexus 4 is cranking out

IS:11329
ISE:6471

I would think something like the S3 and/or Note 2 would at-least be on par with that.

Discodog

draffodx wrote: »

I found its like that on most phones, even on iOS Viber is terrible compared to Skype.

I agree. Also I find the Viber icons to be almost invisible. A really dark colour on a black background. I haven't found a way to change it.

RangeR

nbar12 wrote: »

Ahoy hoy,

Right does anybody know of any apps that I could download to block all social networks, games and Internet on my phone like cold turkey for a laptop?

Cheeeers

Don't fkn download them in the first place.

evolutionqy7

Spotify released an update where the app selects the best storage location for songs.

Yay! I can finally go for extreme quality music :-) make use of the 64GB memory card.

Though if you want the new function you have to remove the app and reinstall. Which is what I'm doing now.

marcbrophy

evolutionqy7 wrote: »

Spotify released an update where the app selects the best storage location for songs.

Yay! I can finally go for extreme quality music :-) make use of the 64GB memory card.

Though if you want the new function you have to remove the app and reinstall. Which is what I'm doing now.

There's a new option in the settings page, down the end, that lets you clear cache and downloaded songs.

That should restore it to new without the need to uninstall

Alpha Dog 1

Uninstalled the spotify app and re downloaded it, but now all my playlists are gone.!! FFS

anything I can do?

ThisRegard

When you say gone, do you mean gone from your playlist list, or gone from being held offline ? You probably just have to redownload them again if it's the later.

evolutionqy7

Alpha Dog 1 wrote: »

Uninstalled the spotify app and re downloaded it, but now all my playlists are gone.!! FFS

anything I can do?

Should your playlists not be linked to your account? That's how my work anyway. When I Uninstalled they all just came back