Jacqueline

I'm getting my Droid on Monday and would like to know what apps I should be getting from the Market. Please post the apps you are using with your Droid that work well.

Apps
aCar
Act1
Advanced Task Killer
Advanced Task Manager
aDyno
AK Notepad
Album Art Grabber
AndFTP
Android Terminal Emulator by Jack Palevich
Anywhere GPS Text
ASTRO File Manager
Barcode scanner
BatteryLife
Beautiful Widget
Better Keyboard
BeyoundPod
Big Lebowski soundboard
Bubble
cab4me
CalWidget
CardioTrainer
Color flashlight
Compass
ConnectBot
Craigsphone
DigiClock Widget
DG Quickcut
Draw!
Droid48 HP48 emulator
ES File Explorer
ESPN News Widget
FartDroid
Finance
Flickster
Foursquare
Google Listen
Google Sky Map
Handcent
K-9 Mail (Note, works with hotmail basic, but has issues with hotmail plus)
KeepScreen
Laik Agenda widget
Last.FM
Lightning
Locale
Loopt
MagicMarker
Mileage
Missed Reminder
Mobile Banking
MountUSB
My coupons
NBA Game Time Lite
OI Notepad
Open Home
OpenTable
Pandora
Password Vault
Photostitch
PicSay
Pkt Auctions Ebay
Places
Power Manager
Pure Calendar Widget
Qik
Ring Toggle
Ringdroid
Rings Extended
Scan to PDF
Shazam
Slacker Radio
SMS Popup
SPB TV
SportsTap
Stopwatch
Stream Fusion
TasKiller
TasKiller free
Text Edit
TuneWiki
TV.com
Twidroid
Ultranotes
Unit Converter
Wardrive
Weather Channel
Weather Widgets
WeatherBug
WiFi OnOff


Games
aiMinesweeper
All Papi games
Baseball Superstars 2009
Doom for Android
Flying Aces Light
Gensoid
Labyrinth
NESoid Lite
OpenSudoku
Reversi
Robo Defense
SNESoid Lite
Solitaire

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Last edited by Jacqueline; November 18th, 2009 at 06:01 PM. Reason: Added list of Apps and Games

DaveInNYC

I am new to Android (and frankly, decent smartphones in general) but I have been very impressed with Pandora. StreamFurious also works well.

Jacqueline

Cool! I will try them both out.

eraser

Pandora works beautifully.

I am a BlackBerry refugee, I had it on my BlackBerry and I would have been very upset if it didn't work.

JackT

I have installed the following and they work so far:
Pandora
Twidroid
Google Sky Map
Ring Toggle
Shazam
Weather Widgets
WeatherBug
WiFi OnOff
Compass
Stopwatch

blazingwolf

Handcent (SMS, MMS replacement), Beautiful Widget (actual time is a little smaller then it should be but it still works), Act1 (video player), Shazam, Barcode scanner ( may take a minute due to the focus issue), Locale, Flying Aces Light, Slacker Radio, Robo Defense.

eraser

ConnectBot - SSH client for Android.

Works beautifully, now I can manage my servers from my Droid

OctoMom

Hmm, I'm going to have to try Wifi On/Off again because it didn't work for me, same with Bluetooth On/Off but I'd really like to have both working.

EDIT: Ok, I'm an idiot - I didn't know how to add widgets before this. Wifi On/Off works perfectly for me now. Bluetooth On/Off doesn't work though, it just sits there always off.

Last edited by OctoMom; November 7th, 2009 at 02:09 PM.

Jacqueline

Really glad to see SkyMap on the list.

eraser

I'm happy to add Locale to the list.

For those that don't know, Locale is an app that can automatically change your phone settings based on your GPS location, time of day, etc.

At first, I couldn't get it to find my GPS location. I ran google maps to see if it could find my location, and it did, effortlessly. I immediately went back to Locale and this time it found my location just fine.

cybercruiser

The Power Control widget that comes with the phone allows turn on/off of wifi, GPS, bluetooth and synch, without having to download any extras, and seems to do the job nicely... It also lets you adjust the brightness.

Last edited by cybercruiser; November 8th, 2009 at 08:42 AM.

Mac

Here is a list of Apps that have worked for me as of today:

• Bubble - A handy level app

• ASTRO File Manager - Solid app that lets you manage the files on your SD card

• TasKiller free - Great app for seeing what is currently running and it lets you kill all the running apps with one press on its widget.

• ESPN News Widget - Great!

• NBA Game Time Lite - Great app to get up to date NBA scores

• FartDroid - Why not?

• WeatherBug - Works great. Puts the temperature on the top left side of your notification bar.

• Pandora and Slacker Radio - Both work great

Games

• Doom for Android - Tough to control looks sweet
• aiMinesweeper - Great minesweeper game
• Baseball Superstars 2009 - Awesome baseball game
• NESoid Lite - NES Emulator, I now have 400+ Original Nintendo Games that work well. Though the controls with the DPad and A+B buttons take getting used to.
• SNESoid Lite - Same thing but SNES emulator. Works pretty well.

ggp

Anyone know of a free weather app that puts the weather on you home screen?

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Mac

Weatherbug and Weather Channel both work very well. I prefer Weatherbug though.

rocksthaman

Mobile Banking works for me . Just when it asks you to pick which phone you have choose the Verizon Moto Q and presto . Mobile Banking

Mac

Few more I have tried out:

BatteryLife - Version 1.3.3

Works great and even shows the Temp, Voltage and Technology of the battery.

Gensoid

Great ap for playing Sega games.

eraser

+1 I tried both. Weather bug detects your location from your GPS. Weather channel asks you to enter your location.

ggp

that's sweet! is it free? thanks!

Jaxx10

Can You please tell me what versions u have ?

landis73

I have the free versions of the nes, snes, and genesis. If no rom is opened, and you close the program, they all trigger a force close.

eraser

Yes

endo

Droid48 HP48 emulator - could use update for 854x480, but very much usable (scaled)
Gensoid/SNESoid - work great
Connectbot - perfect
AK Notepad
Text Edit
AndFTP
ES File Explorer, ASTRO
Shazam
Android Terminal Emulator by Jack Palevich (only free terminal emulator I've seen work with Droid yet)

jimdibb

As it's NFL Sunday, SportsTap has quickly vaulted to the top of the list.
lastpass is also a fav of mine from the PC, but the integration on the Droid is not quite as good as far as I can tell.

Stitch

Here is a list of mine so far..
1. Sportstap a #1 for all you sports fan's out there..
2. Better Keyboard
3. Open Home

snosamie6

Useful apps:
Astro file explorer
Google Listen- my love for NPR might be reignited
Google Sky Map- can't wait to play with this one under the stars
Locale- yet to fully understand it, I need to keep playing
Places- pretty b.a!
Shazam
Sportstap
Twidroid
Weatherbug
Ultranotes
OpenSudoku

Silly ones I will uninstall after I get over them:
Labyrinth
Big Lebowski soundboard
Color flashlight

Howie

The Weather Channel also pulls my location via GPS, but I'll have to try WeatherBug out.

syntrix

I didn't even know this existed! NPR queued up right now! Thank you!

snosamie6

No prob! I love this community. I am learning a lot and sharing all of this will definitely improve the device/apps/our usage of it!

Now are there any apps that are people looking for? I believe I have exhausted all of my wants, app-wise, now. No doubt tomorrow I will think of something. Ooh, wait. Maybe a Mint app? To keep track of my banking stuff? But then I would definitely need to get the app that allows you to remotely find it and turn it off/protect it.

ckpasu

Ringdroid - works well, app to create a custom ringtone based on your own audio file

My coupons - everyday update on various discounts from different stores

Last edited by ckpasu; November 8th, 2009 at 08:50 PM.

kmfdmk

aCar - Let's you track Mileage & Fuel/Repair expenses, nice charts
aDyno - Dynomometer/Accelerometer/G-Meter - decently accurate
DinoDyno! - Simliar... yet to test
Anywhere - Displays GPS Coordinates, Speed, Elevation, Heading - Really simple
Astro - Awesome File Management
Last.FM - Works great
Color Flashlight - Works, but is GHEY, wish there was an APP to use the Insanely bright FLASH
Lightning - Lightning distance calculator
Mileage - Lets you track vehicle mileage
Ringdroid - Lets you chop MP3's to use as ringtones
Photostitch Free - Stitches Photos together to create panoramic ones
Rings Extended - Replaces Android for choosing how to select ringtones (Lets you set MP3 as ringtone).
Wardrive - Scans WIFI points, and lets you log them, export to KML, and upload to database!! Awesome tool.
TasKiller - Lets you kill those stupid apps that stay running....

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Watashi

To use an MP3 as a ringtone, just play the song in the android media player and while it's playing tap the menu key and select "Use as Ringtone".

athflying

DG Quickcut - allows you to make shortcuts on the homescreen that you can rename. Allows you to make keyboard shortcuts....ie....I can hit search and "D" and I have it set to automatically start a text message to my roomate Dave. Can also make dropcuts. You can have a shortcut to a program that stays in your notification menu...very nice if you need quick access to something frequently.

Pkt Auctions Ebay - decent mobile Ebay app

Craigsphone - decent craigslist app

Power Manager - let's you set profiles based on certain conditions (battery level, on AC power,etc) or you can manually switch

MotoDroidHelpandInfo

All of the following work 100%

ALL Papi games like Papijump or Papitcatch
Beautiful Widgets
Amazon
Throttlecopter
All toid emulators like Nestoid, Gameboid etc.
Backgrounds
Compass
File Browser
Guitar Hero World Tour Demo
Google Sky Map
Google Voice
Las.fm
i Music
Keepy Uppy
Labyrinth Lite
Light Racer 3d Basic
Magic Trick
Mystique Chapter 1
Ringdroid
Pandora
Shazam
Robo Defense
Task Killer
Tv.com
Twidgit Lite
Tilt Lander

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Last edited by MotoDroidHelpandInfo; November 9th, 2009 at 08:27 PM.

WhiteWolf

I gotta get movin and download a few of these. Thatnks for the list

Mac

Three Days with this phone here is my top app's I have

Advanced Task Manager - This app is a great task killer and task manager all in one. I choose this over Advanced Task Killer because of its smaller font, more detailed memory usage, and ability to see/kill all the system processes. They are both great apps though.

BatteryLife - Love this widget even if it does take up two spots. Has a cool looking battery icon along with the temp of the battery, voltage, type, and status.

Locale - You can do a lot with this app. You can set conditions based off of your battery status, calender events, contacts, location (based off GPS, WiFi, or Towers), or time......and then create a specific setting based off those such as ,Turn on/off Ringer, Turn on/off WiFi, Change Wallpaper, display notification. So much you can do. I have it turn off my ringer whenever I am at work.

SportsTap - Great app if you like keeping track of your favorite sports and teams.

cab4me - Find yourself needing a cab with no numbers or idea where to call? Based off your location it will find a series of cab companies in your area.

Barcode Scanner - There is a few of these types of programs out there. This one works great for me. Scan a barcode, do a google product or web search on it and find prices online as well as info/picture of the item.

For Gamers - Nesoid (NES Emulator), SNesoid (SNES Emulator) and Gensoid (Sega Emaultor). D-Pad / Keyboard takes some getting used to but can't complain with being able to play any old gaming system game ever on my phone. But if anyone knows of a solid Micro USB Game Controller that works please let me know.

DoAndroidsDream

I would love a micro USB controller also. Has anyone tried the C64 and Apple ][ emulators?

Pretkomel

Hi,

Thanks for all the info.

By the way, Jacqueline, did you get your phone? It is Monday night

Jacqueline

Yes! I have my phone and I absolutely love it. Still getting everything setup.

antwon412

i tried to find beautiful widgets in the market but was unable to do so. is that the actual name of it? Am I jst an idiot and cant see it right in front of me?

jroryl

Qik - Neat program, seems to work on Droid

You can now easily share your favorite moments live with anyone from anywhere! Here are some tips to get started:
- Have your friends and family visit qik.com/XXXXX to see you live and view your videos.
- Link your Qik account to some of your favorite services on the web by visiting http://qik.com/profile/edit_networks.
- Stream video live to your website, blog, or favorite social network. Simply grab the embed link on the left side of your Qik profile.

Redflea

Some of my favorite that work well:

OI Notepad...allows importing of Outlook/Palm notes/memos via CSV file (export)

Ring Toggle (switch between vib/ring, ring, vibe, silent in two clicks)

Beautiful Widgets (bunch of widgets for home screen, including cool time/weather widget)

Laik Agenda widget - your day's calendar on your home screen, very nice

TuneWiki (play your music w/timed lyrics, see videos from Youtube from the songs you play)

Flickster (search movies, theaters, showtimes, see trailers, buy tickets, etc.)

MountUSB (one-click mount/unmount via USB)

BeyoundPod (podcast downloader/streamer)

Bubble (use phone as a level)

Compass (use phone as a compass)

CardioTrainer (plan/track workouts)

KeepScreen (keep screen from timing out on selected applications)

Barcode Scanner (scan product barcodes to see pricing/availability, and
Android App barcodes to install from Marketplace)

WallSwitch (automatic timed switching between your wallpaper collection)

Unit Converter (convert just about any unit from one measure to another)

Stopwatch (stop watch)

Scan to PDF (use camera to create PDFs)

Draw! (Draw on screen w/your finger)

Google Listen (Search for and download or stream media, like podcasts, etc.)

Album Art Grabber (Gets any missing album art for your Droid...you may have to restart the Droid for the album art to appear after it has been grabbed)

Missed Reminder (Repeating reminders for missed calls and SMS/MMS)

Pure Calendar Widget (Pure Calendar widget (agenda) v1.5.1 Application for Android | Productivity) Agenda view on home page

gwlaw99

great list redflea!

Redflea

Thanks...partly my searching, partly stealing from others.

Few I forgot:

Cab4me - cab via GPS

Photostitch - take two pictures and create panorama & share (free/paid versions)

Anywhere GPS Text - location, heading, speed, etc. (paid includes map view)

Battery Life - home page widget - includes charge level, battery temp, volts, etc.

shugknight

Hey Guys, just got my droid earlier today! Couldn't be happier than a lil kid on Christmas morning. Jacqueline is there anyway you can edit your first post and put all the working apps on there?

Wolfdroid

So far i've installed...

Advanced Task Killer
Astro File Manager
Barcode Scanner
BatteryLife
Finance
Pandora
Password Vault
Photoshop.com mobile
Reversi
Solitaire
TV.com
WeatherBug

All of these seam to be working fine

MichaelCampbell

Bluetooth on/off fails for me too. I added the bluetooth settings button to the homepage though; a click or 2 extra, but easy enough.

MichaelCampbell

Yup, works fine.

blazingwolf

Added List to first post. Please try to post Apps and games that are not on the list.

goon55

Were can I get the games for

• NESoid Lite - NES Emulator, I now have 400+ Original Nintendo Games that work well. Though the controls with the DPad and A+B buttons take getting used to.
• SNESoid Lite - Same thing but SNES emulator. Works pretty well.

Thanks much

htowngtr

What's the best SMS program now that ChompSMS is out?

Jacqueline

Thank you very much!

I have been going through the list adding applications and testing things out. So far everything has worked a treat! I love the 7 screens with Openhome. The more I use the phone to customize it, the more I appreciate just what we have with the fantastic open source OS.