Thought that while we wait on the technical processes to materialize under the hood for our Hydro, we could share what configurations have worked the best for us thus far. Perhaps we could break it down into the following 8 categories with the apps that have proven useful:
1. Communication (Phone, text, email, chat):
2. All things Media (Music/Movies):
3. All things Photo:
4. Files/Sharing:
5. Root Tools:
6. Appearance & Customization (including launchers):
7. Games/Novelty:
8. Battery Conservation:
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My basic prefs (does not include all apps):
1. exDailer & contacts (ICS dark theme); goSMSpro; K-9 mail
2. MediaPlus (very basic imitation stock player with a minimal widget & capability to function as a lockscreen widget); MX player
3. Camera FV-5 (if you are a camera function control freak); pixlr exprrss & snapseed - two of the better photo editing options, with pixlr getting the slight nod.
4. Solid Explorer (best file explorer on the market for at least my needs - incorporating root access FTP server setup & Dropbox sync capabilities); Airdroid is a fantastic concept, yet annoying clunky at times.
5. Rom Toolbox (compiles many functions into one app); Titanium; SD maid; Pimp my ROM (careful with the tweaks you choose to enable) Autokiller Memory Optimiser Pro with minfree settings adjusted to "strict" - other than that, I don't apply any of this apps tweaks, since "Pimp my ROM" has them covered.
6. Holo launcher ("Metro Station" & "Minimalist" icon packs); MultiPicture Live Wallpaper (for enabling a different picture on each screen); WidgetLocker; Zooper Widget Pro; BobClockD3; Beautiful Widgets; Power Toggles
7. "Stick Tennis" is my lone entry, although there are many that run well on the Hydro...
8. JD Ultimate with advance mode & individual apps configured for connectivity. Also Watchdog Task Monitor helps me to id RAM hogging apps - which helps with battery conservation as well
Looking forward to comparing notes
1. Communication (Phone, text, email, chat):
2. All things Media (Music/Movies):
3. All things Photo:
4. Files/Sharing:
5. Root Tools:
6. Appearance & Customization (including launchers):
7. Games/Novelty:
8. Battery Conservation:
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My basic prefs (does not include all apps):
1. exDailer & contacts (ICS dark theme); goSMSpro; K-9 mail
2. MediaPlus (very basic imitation stock player with a minimal widget & capability to function as a lockscreen widget); MX player
3. Camera FV-5 (if you are a camera function control freak); pixlr exprrss & snapseed - two of the better photo editing options, with pixlr getting the slight nod.
4. Solid Explorer (best file explorer on the market for at least my needs - incorporating root access FTP server setup & Dropbox sync capabilities); Airdroid is a fantastic concept, yet annoying clunky at times.
5. Rom Toolbox (compiles many functions into one app); Titanium; SD maid; Pimp my ROM (careful with the tweaks you choose to enable) Autokiller Memory Optimiser Pro with minfree settings adjusted to "strict" - other than that, I don't apply any of this apps tweaks, since "Pimp my ROM" has them covered.
6. Holo launcher ("Metro Station" & "Minimalist" icon packs); MultiPicture Live Wallpaper (for enabling a different picture on each screen); WidgetLocker; Zooper Widget Pro; BobClockD3; Beautiful Widgets; Power Toggles
7. "Stick Tennis" is my lone entry, although there are many that run well on the Hydro...
8. JD Ultimate with advance mode & individual apps configured for connectivity. Also Watchdog Task Monitor helps me to id RAM hogging apps - which helps with battery conservation as well
Looking forward to comparing notes