Favorite Android Apps

**msmith198025** · 11-07-2009 10:07 AM

Satin, there is a good backgrounds app I found last night.

Lots of wallpapers to use.

Just search for backgrounds, it is the first option I think

**SatinKzo** · 11-07-2009 10:15 AM

Originally Posted by msmith198025

LMAO! I still have the curve, and am keeping it charged so I can still check basic operation things. It makes a great alarm clock!!!!!!!!!!!!

and paperweight!

I have the backgrounds app, I forgot to mention that one. Some very cool ones and some funny as hell one ones.

**rockymtnhigh** · 11-07-2009 11:15 AM

Originally Posted by SatinKzo

Since many of us are moving over to Android phones, I was thinking it would be nice to have a thread for our favorite Android App finds on the Market.

My personal fav's so far are:

Google Voice
Google Skymap
Pandora
Wifi Analyzer
Mabilo (ringtone downloads from movies, music, etc)
Astro File Manager
Metal Detector(yes it works pretty well)

to name a few. Of course I've downloaed lots and uninstalled them as I played with them and didn't like some as much.

*dang my fat fingers misspelled the title... can a staff member fix it when they get the chance please

Thanks for posting that. I had downloaded Voice, skymap and an app killer so far. I think this thread will be very useful - if we can keep it on task.

**msmith198025** · 11-07-2009 01:28 PM

True rocky, we need to keep THIS one strictly dealing with android app.

**msmith198025** · 11-07-2009 01:30 PM

if anyone finds a good messenger app that will work uniformly across different OS, please let me know. We have tried google (wont do right with bb), Windows live (no group chat for android), Yahoo (same as windows), and AIM, no group chat.

**SatinKzo** · 11-07-2009 09:48 PM

Got some more that I played with today and they work fairly well.

ShopSavvy (scan barcodes and compare prices)
Amazon Widget (I just like how I can simply take a picture of something and amazon will usually be able to find it)
Wifi Analyzer
Toggle Wifi or wifi status (provides a nice alert if you happen to leave your wifi radio on and are not connected to anything)
Also Battery Widget by mippin.com (not only a battery meter, but a quick access to wifi, gps and bluetooth radio toggles)

**msmith198025** · 11-07-2009 10:19 PM

Originally Posted by SatinKzo

Got some more that I played with today and they work fairly well.

ShopSavvy (scan barcodes and compare prices)
Amazon Widget (I just like how I can simply take a picture of something and amazon will usually be able to find it)
Wifi Analyzer
Toggle Wifi or wifi status (provides a nice alert if you happen to leave your wifi radio on and are not connected to anything)
Also Battery Widget by mippin.com (not only a battery meter, but a quick access to wifi, gps and bluetooth radio toggles)

The sense ui gives access to much of that stock.

I love that UI!

**SatinKzo** · 11-08-2009 08:46 AM

Originally Posted by msmith198025

The sense ui gives access to much of that stock.

I love that UI!

Yeah, I know it does, I just didn't want a widge for each setting. The Battery Widget is just all in one 1x1 widget, instead of 3 1x1's.

Btw, I'm back on the Hero as I just like it more and there is a gurantee (as much as there can be) that it's getting 2.0.

**msmith198025** · 11-08-2009 09:06 AM

Originally Posted by SatinKzo

Yeah, I know it does, I just didn't want a widge for each setting. The Battery Widget is just all in one 1x1 widget, instead of 3 1x1's.

Btw, I'm back on the Hero as I just like it more and there is a gurantee (as much as there can be) that it's getting 2.0.

Cool, did not know that.

How was the Moment?

**SatinKzo** · 11-08-2009 09:31 AM

The moment was nice. The keyboard was good, but not a key selling point after getting used to the hero on-screen one (best one I have ever used for on-screen, even easier than my ipod touch)

AMOLED display was gorgeous

Phone over all was worse at reception than the Hero (something I have noticed with most Samsung phones).
Location services were whacky as android 1.5 does not support AGPS (HTC put a patch in the Hero to get it working right)
Battery meter was whacked out. I even discharged 3 full times and while the actual battery life was great, the meter was not accurate at all. Normally not a big deal, but when the meter hit 15%, the screen dimmed, camera was disabled or no flash, keyboard backlight turned off very fast, etc. But the dang phone would go for literally 5 hours with 15% showing.

Bottom line is with the hero rooted, a guarantee of 2.0 and no deal breakers that I can workaround/fix on the hero compared to the moment, I decided to swap back.