"Must have" apps for the Thunderbolt

bamaster · March 19th, 2011, 03:25 PM

I'm getting my T-Bolt on a couple days *crosses fangers* and I'm curious what apps are "must have" for this phone. I'm coming off an Evo and a few apps that I have to have are

* LauncherPro [Customize screens and docks]
* MyBackup Pro [$ - Backup apps, phots and data]
* AppAlarm Pro [$ - Trigger events with alarms... I use it to launch Pandora for waking up]
* ASTRO File Manager [Browse/manage your memory card, also will install APK files]
* Go SMS or Handcent [Alternative to stock text app, skinable, custom notifications]
* ColorNote Notepad Notes [Notepad type app, I use it for keeping a grocery list and cocktail recipes!]
* WeatherBug Elite [$ - Weather app, has nice radar animations and widgets]
* RealCalc Scientific Calcualtor [Nifty calculator]
* Mr. Number Call Block [Block incoming calls and texts]
* CalWidget [Neat widget for displaying calendar events]
* Extended Controls [$ - Awesome widgets for feature toggling, like WiFi, Sync, GPS, Vibrate mode, etc. Helps with battery life when not by disabling things when not needed... hoping they get a TB support for switching 4G antennae]
* AudioManager Pro [$ - Widget for adjusting the various volumes]
* MagicGem [$ - Like Jewels game]
* Angry Birds (like, duh!)
* Facebook/Foursquare/Twitter
* Pandora Radio [Streaming music]

Anything that you guys have that you can't live without? Anything unique to the Thunderbolt?

McLabia · March 19th, 2011, 03:44 PM

Good starting list, Im interested in what others see as "Must have" Apps. This will be my first droid so Im curious.

Tempusfugit · March 19th, 2011, 03:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bamaster

Anything unique to the Thunderbolt?

Nope, so one of the other 14,000 threads dedicated to this exact topic would probably suffice...

plastike · March 19th, 2011, 03:48 PM

Really comes down to what you're looking to do with the phone, but below are my 3 most used apps

LogMeIn ($$) - allows remote access/control to my laptop
TripIt - organizes my traveling itinerary data
Grooveshark - love this app more than Pandora, as I usually know what exact songs I want to stream

lamoglinsgal · March 19th, 2011, 04:03 PM

Loot
RingDroid
Handcent
Phandroid
Zynga Poker
Backgrounds
Alarm Clock Plus
Gmail Notifier

Yellow Snowman · March 19th, 2011, 06:23 PM

bump, anyone else have more suggestions?

Best text program, etc.

bamaster · March 19th, 2011, 07:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yellow Snowman

bump, anyone else have more suggestions?

Best text program, etc.

Most people like Handcent. I loved it but I switched to Go SMS and never switched back. Both are really excellent replacements (and skinable!) for the stock text app.

Stevessvt · March 19th, 2011, 07:36 PM

Juice defender, once it gets fixed and working with the TB.

MongolStomp · March 19th, 2011, 07:44 PM

my top picks would be: handcent sms, Pulse News reader, and tweetcaster.

UBRocked · March 19th, 2011, 08:20 PM

Phandroid

DawnGP143 · March 19th, 2011, 10:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lamoglinsgal

Loot
RingDroid
Handcent
Phandroid
Zynga Poker
Backgrounds
Alarm Clock Plus
Gmail Notifier

LOL....suckup

Couldn't resist....LOL

lamoglinsgal · March 19th, 2011, 10:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DawnGP143

LOL....suckup

Couldn't resist....LOL

Really, though, I just got the app like a week ago. It's actually really slick. It brings me right to the TB forum.

Familyguy1 · March 19th, 2011, 10:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lamoglinsgal

Really, though, I just got the app like a week ago. It's actually really slick. It brings me right to the TB forum.

Yep, easy interface, reminds me of the XDA app, but somewhat better.

GatorfanDroid · March 19th, 2011, 10:32 PM

NFL mobile for you football fans.I'm more into Slack Radio my self as well.Not sure what else to get for as MP3 apps that are free goes.OH another fun one is google sky app.

UBRocked · March 19th, 2011, 10:37 PM

I also love the Netflix app!!!

Oh yeah that's right...The folks at Netflix are still sitting on that one! I'm getting sick of waiting!!!

Wolfedude88 · March 19th, 2011, 11:09 PM

Am I the only one who likes ChompSMS? I like Handcent, and liked GoSMS(thought it was slow on the Fascinate though, could have been phone), but I always go back to Chomp.

~~HTCThunderbolt~~ · March 19th, 2011, 11:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wolfedude88

Am I the only one who likes ChompSMS?

I like that one than any of the ones posted.. I like the default better than any of them though.

~~destardi~~ · March 19th, 2011, 11:42 PM

Mr. number, to block calls
Google news and weather (genie) widget (best scrolling, and easiest configuring news aggregator there is)
Phandroid
Mp3 downloaders
PicSay for editing pics

Other.than that, just personal stuff like banking apps etc

McLabia · March 20th, 2011, 12:46 AM

Anyone running trillian on their phone?

rogue_slc_vzw_rep · March 20th, 2011, 01:44 AM

If anyone gets Genie widget to run on this phone let me know. I love that one for my news updates

March 20th, 2011, 09:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tempusfugit

Nope, so one of the other 14,000 threads dedicated to this exact topic would probably suffice...

So you're saying the Thunderbolt doesn't have a specific feature that can utilize an app better than another phone?

I know when the 3GS came out on the iPhone, there were apps that utilized its built in pseudo-compass and certain apps like Yelp gave you augmented reality.

GrdLock · March 20th, 2011, 10:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wolfedude88

Am I the only one who likes ChompSMS? I like Handcent, and liked GoSMS(thought it was slow on the Fascinate though, could have been phone), but I always go back to Chomp.

A while back I stopped using Chomp when they started putting advertisements in the free app. I switched to Handcent then, and haven't looked back.

Does it still have the ads? Or did they remove them?

Yellow Snowman · March 20th, 2011, 10:32 AM

Does Handcent receive picture messages or just texts? And if it doesnt receive picture messages do you just receive them through stock message system?

bamaster · March 20th, 2011, 10:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yellow Snowman

Does Handcent receive picture messages or just texts? And if it doesnt receive picture messages do you just receive them through stock message system?

It's a full on SMS/mms app. It's free, give it a shot. It really is a superior tool for messaging. And it looks better too.

Yellow Snowman · March 20th, 2011, 03:51 PM

ok I d/l handcent and love it it except one problem......sms and mms are still coming through default message app. how do I get sms and mms to come through handcent and stop through default?

WormDoes · March 20th, 2011, 04:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yellow Snowman

ok I d/l handcent and love it it except one problem......sms and mms are still coming through default message app. how do I get sms and mms to come through handcent and stop through default?

Disable notifications on the stock messaging app

My top 5 apps are

Handcent SMS
SMS Backup +
Dropbox
Launcher Pro + ($)
Astro File Manager (switches to root explorer when I'm rooted)

edit: forgot all about Widgetlocker ($) that is by far a top 3 app, hell, it might be my number 1. Great app and the developer is awesome at answering any and all questions

AustinTech · March 20th, 2011, 06:33 PM

Tank Battle
Zedge
Double Twist (unless somebody can recommend something better)

I tried Handcent, it looks odd. Not sure why it is better than the regular SMS. It can't do emoticons????

HEYTELL!!! What what!

Little Green Robot · March 20th, 2011, 06:39 PM

I like Winamp as my music player. I find the PC to Phone syncing to be better than doubletwist.

Edit: And I forgot to mention Tasker, the most essential app for your phone.

kerrdj · March 21st, 2011, 01:19 AM

just like every list of "must have" apps ive ever read i always find something new to try... im trying to find a good SMS backup now so i think im going to try sms backup +.
ive been worried about using an external backup because i always have a conspiracy theory that all my messages are being kept like twitter posts lol

AustinTech · March 21st, 2011, 06:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kerrdj

just like every list of "must have" apps ive ever read i always find someone new to try... im trying to find a good SMS backup now so i think im going to try sms backup +.
ive been worried about using an external backup because i always have a conspiracy theory that all my messages are being kept like twitter posts lol

All your text messages are belonging to us!

AustinTech · March 21st, 2011, 06:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Little Green Robot

I like Winamp as my music player. I find the PC to Phone syncing to be better than doubletwist.

Edit: And I forgot to mention Tasker, the most essential app for your phone.

I'll have to give it a try, once I figure out how!

djb28 · March 21st, 2011, 07:45 AM

MP3 Download

Bramsy · March 21st, 2011, 07:57 AM

Check out flikie wallpapers. Some of them are cool. Zedge got boring to me

ChiTownJim · March 21st, 2011, 07:58 AM

Music Junk
Handcent
Craigsnotfier
Nesoid
SAM 4.0 (alternative Market)
ESPN ScoreCenter
RoboDefense
WaveLauncher (Very cool add on , check it out)
Words With Friends
NBA Gametime
Astro File Manager
Album Art Grabber
PowerAmp
TuneWiki

Airbender · March 21st, 2011, 08:20 AM

Friends,

Just traded up from my Droid 1 the the TB......WOW. Big difference; I really like this handset - MUCH faster.

Went to reload all my apps, but now I cannot find "Bluff my Call". I have found the website for it, but not sure how to load this on my TB. Any tips?

TIA to all

atrain311 · March 21st, 2011, 08:53 AM

No one put down Timeriffic!!!!!
This is an absolute must for me. At 8:45 my phone automatically switches to vibrate only for the work day, goes back to full volume when the work day is done, goes semi quiet at 11:00 PM for texting without bothering the wife next to me in bed, then silent except for alarm and phone in the middle of the night. All without having to change a thing!

Also, gmail notifier and easy reminder to keep my phone vibrating and beeping at several minute intervals when I've missed a text or email.

majormarkd · March 21st, 2011, 09:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bamaster

I'm getting my T-Bolt on a couple days *crosses fangers* and I'm curious what apps are "must have" for this phone. I'm coming off an Evo and a few apps that I have to have are

LauncherPro [Customize screens and docks]
MyBackup Pro [$ - Backup apps, phots and data]
AppAlarm Pro [$ - Trigger events with alarms... I use it to launch Pandora for waking up]
ASTRO File Manager [Browse/manage your memory card, also will install APK files]
Go SMS or Handcent [Alternative to stock text app, skinable, custom notifications]
ColorNote Notepad Notes [Notepad type app, I use it for keeping a grocery list and cocktail recipes!]
WeatherBug Elite [$ - Weather app, has nice radar animations and widgets]
RealCalc Scientific Calcualtor [Nifty calculator]
Mr. Number Call Block [Block incoming calls and texts]
CalWidget [Neat widget for displaying calendar events]
Extended Controls [$ - Awesome widgets for feature toggling, like WiFi, Sync, GPS, Vibrate mode, etc. Helps with battery life when not by disabling things when not needed... hoping they get a TB support for switching 4G antennae]
AudioManager Pro [$ - Widget for adjusting the various volumes]
MagicGem [$ - Like Jewels game]
Angry Birds (like, duh!)
Facebook/Foursquare/Twitter

Pandora Radio [Streaming music]

Anything that you guys have that you can't live without? Anything unique to the Thunderbolt?

lol i was just going to ask for a small description on these apps as I'm new to android (TB eta : Tomorrow!) coming off of my weak LG Env Touch.

Thanks for the update and descriptions! good stuff.

theacoustician · March 21st, 2011, 09:33 AM

I may catch hell for this, but I would submit that Go Launcher EX is better than LauncherPro. It's faster and has almost all of the features of LP+ with the exception of the widgets.

Feels Good Man · March 21st, 2011, 10:01 AM

Call Confirm. Eliminates accidental calls.

Bramsy · March 21st, 2011, 10:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theacoustician

I may catch hell for this, but I would submit that Go Launcher EX is better than LauncherPro. It's faster and has almost all of the features of LP+ with the exception of the widgets.

agree'd... many are on the LP train cause they have been with it from the beginning and Frederico has been a great dev!!

Go launcher is for the cheapskates like me, LP+ is for dem rich folk

lamoglinsgal · March 21st, 2011, 12:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yellow Snowman

ok I d/l handcent and love it it except one problem......sms and mms are still coming through default message app. how do I get sms and mms to come through handcent and stop through default?

You have to go into notification settings in Handcent to enable notifications. You can change the notification icon, the ringtone, etc., and if you're in the message of a particular contact, you can set separate notifications for that person.

To disable stock, to to messages -- menu -- settings -- uncheck received notifications.

danioro · March 21st, 2011, 03:16 PM

give it a little time!

Yellow Snowman · March 21st, 2011, 04:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lamoglinsgal

You have to go into notification settings in Handcent to enable notifications. You can change the notification icon, the ringtone, etc., and if you're in the message of a particular contact, you can set separate notifications for that person.

To disable stock, to to messages -- menu -- settings -- uncheck received notifications.

I set it up as you said and its perfect, thanks. My only question is can I get notification bubble on app that says how many new messages I have?

Right now its only showing on top bar.

zenthos · March 21st, 2011, 06:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bamaster

I'm getting my T-Bolt on a couple days *crosses fangers* and I'm curious what apps are "must have" for this phone. I'm coming off an Evo and a few apps that I have to have are

* LauncherPro [Customize screens and docks]
* MyBackup Pro [$ - Backup apps, phots and data]
* AppAlarm Pro [$ - Trigger events with alarms... I use it to launch Pandora for waking up]
* ASTRO File Manager [Browse/manage your memory card, also will install APK files]
* Go SMS or Handcent [Alternative to stock text app, skinable, custom notifications]
* ColorNote Notepad Notes [Notepad type app, I use it for keeping a grocery list and cocktail recipes!]
* WeatherBug Elite [$ - Weather app, has nice radar animations and widgets]
* RealCalc Scientific Calcualtor [Nifty calculator]
* Mr. Number Call Block [Block incoming calls and texts]
* CalWidget [Neat widget for displaying calendar events]
* Extended Controls [$ - Awesome widgets for feature toggling, like WiFi, Sync, GPS, Vibrate mode, etc. Helps with battery life when not by disabling things when not needed... hoping they get a TB support for switching 4G antennae]
* AudioManager Pro [$ - Widget for adjusting the various volumes]
* MagicGem [$ - Like Jewels game]
* Angry Birds (like, duh!)
* Facebook/Foursquare/Twitter
* Pandora Radio [Streaming music]

Anything that you guys have that you can't live without? Anything unique to the Thunderbolt?

Vary nice I will look into most of those apps. Hay I have a question what you or well anyone here recommended for an anti-virus app. I am some what >.> <.< >.> paranoid when it comes to malware but thats just me.

boycan · March 21st, 2011, 08:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zenthos

Vary nice I will look into most of those apps. Hay I have a question what you or well anyone here recommended for an anti-virus app. I am some what >.> <.< >.> paranoid when it comes to malware but thats just me.

I use (lookout) for malware