Must Have Android Apps

[rjones383]

How do you link your fring account with skype?

 

[atmasters]

This was a great idea to find cool apps !! I love Launcher pro plus and with Beautiful Widgets, Bump,Navionics rocks for anyone that goes out on the water, DolphinHD,

 

[Will84750]

If you ever wanted to have a secret phonebook because you had a jealous boyfriend or girlfriend this is the app to have. It doesn't allow him or her to read your text to a specfic person.When your a person from your secret phonebook calls you it even erases it from your phone history. It has given me my life back!!!!!!!!

 

[Penguissimo]

i cant sync my itunes unless i mount the evo as a hard drive and manually drag and drop. What app is good for us mac users who want to sync itunes and ical and iphoto?

For iTunes, the guy who said TuneSync is right on. You have to make sure you get it configured correctly, and filling your phone can be a bit slow, but it's really slick once you get it running. Automatic syncing over WiFi!

iCal can easily be synced directly with Google Calendar, which will then sync to your phone automatically. I don't remember off the top of my head how to do it, but it didn't take long to figure out...just google something like "iCal Google Calendar sync" and it should be pretty easy to work it out.

Not sure about iPhoto, sorry...

 

[FreshPrince]

What's the best sports app? I loved Sportacular on the iPhone before Yahoo took it over.

My only issue with ESPN Score Center is that it doesn't show standings/stats/tables of every league.

 

[towney]

If you're on 2.2, you already have it.

How can you tell? Is there a place to see this.

 

[Traceamount]

I havent seen 1 mention of - GROOVESHARK ! I used alot of music streaming apps, Pandora, Slacker etc ... Dosent even come close. I like being able to restart a song, or go back to the song before last, or hell, see the upcoming SONGS when you enable the "radio". From what I can tell, if you pick 1 song, hit "Radio" it plays similar songs, same as Pandora. HOWEVER you can tag songs for download to offline play. Which means you have all your favorite songs, no stuttering, no worry if you have signal on a long road trip. You can search for an entire album, and download every song on it with 1 click. Or search other peoples playlists, and download songs individually or as a whole! I personally like to hit - Offline songs > play all > shuffle. Also keeps/displays album art etc too, you can turn the phone landscape and scroll through all the upcoming songs. Did I mention you can restart songs and/or go BACK to songs unlike Pandora? If theres any other music player out there, that does all this, with the option to stream music and/or download LET ME KNOW! PLZ! Thanks!

 

[BigAinCA]

How can you tell? Is there a place to see this.

go to MENU/SETTINGS/APPLICATIONS/MANAGE APPLICATIONS/ and it Abode Flash Player 10.1 should be listed there and if you click on it on the top it will tell ya what version you currently have which I believe is 10.1.92.10

 

[dakar92]

What's the best sports app? I loved Sportacular on the iPhone before Yahoo took it over.

My only issue with ESPN Score Center is that it doesn't show standings/stats/tables of every league.

Live Scores. It's really the same as Sportacular and it's free.

 

[salpiche]

Maybe not must have, but here is what I have on mine, one that I recommend is JuiceDefender even if you are not rooted, I have seen a 26% more battery life on a non rooted EVO, and nearly 45% on my rooted EVO running 2.2.


- UltimateJuice! (alternative)
- JuiceDefender - battery saver
- SpeedView
- Justin.tv Broadcaster
- Epic Fails
- Photography Trainer
- LauncherPro
- AppBrain App Market
- Google Maps
- jetVD - YouTubeAid
- Google Voice
- BatteryHistory
- Spare Parts
- Extended Controls
- Photo Tools
- Fps2D
- Vignette
- App 2 SD (move apps to SD)
- Angry Birds Lite Beta
- ROM Manager (Premium)
- Retro Camera Plus
- Beautiful Widgets
- Picasa Tool Pro
- Titanium Backup ★ root
- Qik for HTC EVO 4G
- fring - free video calls, IM
- SystemPanel App / Task Manager
- SD Card Speed Tester
- Android Central Widget
- HomePipe Free
- PrinterShare

 

[towney]

go to MENU/SETTINGS/APPLICATIONS/MANAGE APPLICATIONS/ and it Abode Flash Player 10.1 should be listed there and if you click on it on the top it will tell ya what version you currently have which I believe is 10.1.92.10

My version is 10.1.72.7 is there an update for this?

 

[Never!?]

If you ever wanted to have a secret phonebook because you had a jealous boyfriend or girlfriend this is the app to have. It doesn't allow him or her to read your text to a specfic person.When your a person from your secret phonebook calls you it even erases it from your phone history. It has given me my life back!!!!!!!!

Wow you seem like a shady character or you need to get rid of your spouse. That kind of untrust usnt healthy.

 

[Will84750]

Wow you seem like a shady character or you need to get rid of your spouse. That kind of untrust usnt healthy.

I'm not married I'm a bachelor and that's what happens when you are on the dating scene.

 

[bvbull200]

What's the best sports app? I loved Sportacular on the iPhone before Yahoo took it over.

My only issue with ESPN Score Center is that it doesn't show standings/stats/tables of every league.

Sportstap

I use Score Center some, but primarily Sportstap. It is pretty good and free with ad support.

 

[BigAinCA]

My version is 10.1.72.7 is there an update for this?

yep ... just do a search on the android market for flash player and you will find it easily.

 

[lite blue]

did you get angry birds lite beta to work on evo? when i run it it opens then closes a second later

 

[towney]

did you get angry birds lite beta to work on evo? when i run it it opens then closes a second later

I found if you lightly rub the screen with one finger while the game loads it took care of the forced close for me. Worth a try...

 

[brushrop03]

I found if you lightly rub the screen with one finger while the game loads it took care of the forced close for me. Worth a try...

Yep this works.


air control is a pretty fun game...

 

[twilighter]

androzip (file manager)
antivirus free (keeps phone clean)
call track (keeps my call logs in calendar)
cloudlist (make to do lists, shopping lists, etc)
dealsdroid (saving big bucks with this one)
documents to go full (microsoft word documents)
ebay
extensive notes (you can put any notes here and file them into folders and it has option for secret notes)
fbook (instead of facebook for android)
fring (instead of qik)
gasbuddy (finds cheapest gas)
gmail notifier (notifys you of a gmail email)
Handcent sms
Lock my apps (locks any app you want - only does 3 with free version)
Lookout (backs up basic stuff, makes sure apps are clean)
mybackup pro (costs 4.99, but saves all your phone info and your apps online or on sd card)
Pandora
Paypal
Photobucket
Picsay (edit your pics with funny sayings, bubbles, etc)
prankdial (lots of fun)
quick connect (shortcut to calling or texting your contacts - love it when I'm driving
Restaurant inspector (see how their last inspection was before eating there)
Ringdroid (edit a song to use as a ringtone)
Save MMS (saves pictures that came from your texts)
Shazaam (tells you the name and artist of a song playing on radio, tv or anywhere else)
Shoplist free (shopping list)
Weather channel
tunewiki music player
Twilight series 6 in 1 (Read all books including Midnight sun and the host on your phone, free)
White and yellow pages
Walt Disney World maps
Walt Disney World lines (I go to disney a lot and these are great for avoiding long lines)
Where (finds restaurants, hotels, shopping, etc)
Wheres my droid (Great if you loose your phone)

 

[sjjones]

Multicon is really cool for freeing up real estate on your phone.

Multicon surprised it took till the third page for this app to come up.

Vlingo

Swiftkey beta

Goto

 

[ibleedbloo]

Can we all stop posting our complete list off apps and stick to must haves, it will keep this thread much more useful.

I love the StumbleUpon app. Great time killer.

 

[miles_archer]

Can we all stop posting our complete list off apps and stick to must haves, it will keep this thread much more useful

yes, please. and tell us what it does and why it's the best for that job.

Making meaningless noise on the internet is easy. Useful posts take just a little effort.

some of the posts in this thread have been extremely useful, thanks!

 

[flyjbaker]

Kindle from Amazon. If you think this medium is too small, think again. I just burned thru a 500 page book on the Evo Kindle and enjoyed it thoroughly.v my enthusiasm for reading has returned. Obviously, you pay for books but they give you about the first 5 chapters free to see if you like it. Anyway, I am pretty stoked and downloading books like crazy.

 

[bonphilusa]

Is there a caller id app that will speak only the phone number?

 

[fmphila]

What are your must have apps for the awesome HTC Evo. Here is my list.

1. Advanced Task Killer - Close unwanted apps that maybe running in the background.
2. Aldiko - eBook reader. Comes with a bunch of free books.
3. Astrid Tasks - Best task list manager I have found so far. Has options for tasks list and reminders.
4. ASTRO - Best file manager for the phone and SD card.
5. AudioManager - Has a widget to control all the audio options for the phone in one place. Must have app if you put your phone on silence / vibrate only / custom audio profile for alerts and notifications.
6. Foursquare - App to publish your location information based on nearby establishments. Pushes the same info to Facebook and Twitter.
7. Google Sky Map - Shows off a real-time view of the stars based on where you point the phone. Best app to show off to your friends with the "WOW" factor.
8. Meebo IM - All in one mobile instant messenger with AIM, Yahoo, MSN, GTalk. But uses a lot of battery if used continuously.
9. Mint - All in one money manager to track expenses etc.
10. Network - I use it to turn off the GSM radio and use CDMA only. This trick has improved my battery life.
11. Photoshop.com Mobile - Have some fun with the pictures taken with the phone. Must have to show off to your iPhone fanboys.
12. ShootMe - Phone screenshot grabber.
13. Shopper - Google shopping app which has a built in barcode scanner. Runs a Google product search using pictures or barcode.
14. Ustream - Live video broadcast phone to their website.
15. XKCD Viewer - View XKCD cartoons and the hover over text.

EDIT - added 3 more to the list based on suggestions:

• Dolphin HD Browser - Added to the list since it is faster and more option packed than default browser.
• Compass - Neat app to show off the built in capability.
• ScoreMobile FC - Something to keep track of the World Cup 2010 going on right now.

Instead of just listing the app, tell us what it's for.