Must have apps for GNex and ICS

capulinflicker · Dec 18, 2011

I know we have a topic in the main forums for apps, but since the GNex is the first to get ICS and many of the apps out there aren't up to speed with the new OS I thought maybe we could have a thread here with apps that work best for the GNex.

Thoughts?

Dubbin1 · Dec 18, 2011

Nova Launcher and AirDroid are 2 of my favorites. Oh and I forgot about Light Flow.

Jersey Tom · Dec 18, 2011

I dunno about must have apps but I could sure go for some Half Fast Subs
-CU Boulder alum

In all seriousness... I've been making good use of lightflow, pure calender, simi clock, beautiful widgets, and pulse. Not necessarily GNex or ICS specific, but still good.

capulinflicker · Dec 18, 2011

Jersey Tom said:
I dunno about must have apps but I could sure go for some Half Fast Subs
-CU Boulder alum

In all seriousness... I've been making good use of lightflow, pure calender, simi clock, beautiful widgets, and pulse. Not necessarily GNex or ICS specific, but still good.

Haha, same here. Go Buffs! Just had lunch there the other day, good shit.

I got simi clock and I'm still toying with getting my home screen on lock, might spring for BW soon.

zx10droid · Dec 18, 2011

IMO the most useful app i have used on the gnex is lightflow, followed in a close second by voume+

Skryre · Dec 19, 2011

zx10droid said:
IMO the most useful app i have used on the gnex is lightflow, followed in a close second by voume+

I've heard a lot about the lightflow app, maybe I'm dumb but I can't seem to get it to do anything. Whenever I hit the 'test notification' button, the LED never turns on... anyone have guidance?

~Skryre

OfTheDamned · Dec 19, 2011

Skryre said:
I've heard a lot about the lightflow app, maybe I'm dumb but I can't seem to get it to do anything. Whenever I hit the 'test notification' button, the LED never turns on... anyone have guidance?

~Skryre

Turn off the screen.

My must have apps are:

NetFlix
TeslaLED
DropBox
Android Pro Widgets
NHL Gamecenter (if they ever getting working right for ICS)

Skryre · Dec 19, 2011

Believe it or not i actually did do this

~Skryre

Kiefler · Dec 19, 2011

I'm looking for Car Navigation apps that work on ICS... tried CoPilot, Sygic and Navigon, none of them worked.

Most useful app I'm using is Lightflow.

Buckwild · Dec 19, 2011

Kiefler said:
I'm looking for Car Navigation apps that work on ICS... tried CoPilot, Sygic and Navigon, none of them worked.

Most useful app I'm using is Lightflow.

What's wrong with Google Navigation?

x25064 · Dec 19, 2011

Buckwild said:
What's wrong with Google Navigation?

..seriously.

You DO know google nav is rated higher then garmin and such right?

Must have apps:
Light Flow
Battery Indictor
Tesla LED
Friendcaster
Flash 11
Syncmypix
Switchpro widget

And lastly, google wallet -flips off verizon-

vandyman · Dec 19, 2011

Titanium Back up
Google Wallet
Light Flow
ES File Explorer
Phandroid

generic username · Dec 19, 2011

I want to like lightflow. I just have a problem with 3rd party apps that have access to my sms/mms.

elektroshok · Dec 19, 2011

So I'm using handcent on the nex and got light flow. I have the settings set to 'sms:blue' but one of my contacts I want to flash green when they sms me. There seems to be no way to do this since the overall sms:blue takes priority over the individual one??

rcourt529 · Dec 19, 2011

Handcent's LED default is blue, you can change the color in the handcent notification settings.

clb2196 · Dec 19, 2011

elektroshok said:
I have the settings set to 'sms:blue' but one of my contacts I want to flash green when they sms me. There seems to be no way to do this since the overall sms:blue takes priority over the individual one??

Is your contact set to green in handcent, or lightflow?

In lightflow, under notifications, there's an option to set different colors for different contacts, if you set it in handcent before, try setting it in lightflow instead.

Edited: Just confirmed that works in lightflow- if I set a contact to a different color, it overrides the general sms color. Neat.

RadYOacTiVe · Dec 19, 2011

OTD...thanks for the TeslaLED suggestion. I was using Switchpro Widgets and it does not look like it's been updated to use the LED for a flashlight.

OfTheDamned said:
Turn off the screen.

My must have apps are:

NetFlix
TeslaLED
DropBox
Android Pro Widgets
NHL Gamecenter (if they ever getting working right for ICS)

DSCR · Dec 19, 2011

If you miss swype, TouchPal worked out of the box and has been updated to make use of increased screen size.

I used it about 50% of the time on my D2 anyway.

elektroshok · Dec 19, 2011

yeah i have lightflow with all sms/mms blue and then certain individual's sms/mms green. The green doesnt override though - still flashes blue when i get a message from those people.

Depth Afield · Dec 19, 2011

x25064 said:
..seriously.

You DO know google nav is rated higher then garmin and such right?

The only thing I'd use my Garmin for anymore, is geocaching.
Google nav/maps: what's not to love?
Free updated regular maps

In regards to addons, I have NetFlix and Beautiful Widgets. Waiting on my replacement GNex before I go hog wild on more.

Stretlow · Dec 19, 2011

elektroshok said:
So I'm using handcent on the nex and got light flow. I have the settings set to 'sms:blue' but one of my contacts I want to flash green when they sms me. There seems to be no way to do this since the overall sms:blue takes priority over the individual one??

I have issues with Handcent. I love it but it mixes contacts up and I end up sending texts to wrong people

BoogieNYC · Dec 19, 2011

Dialer 1 for legit speed-dials. Google Wallet for the useful factor. Cut The Rope (almost as great as Angry Birds). Words Free, Facebook, TweetDeck, and KeyRing.

Last one didn't work on my Droid X (it ran but the X wasn't scannable so I never used it).

wtherrell · Dec 19, 2011

Depth Afield said:
The only thing I'd use my Garmin for anymore, is geocaching.
Google nav/maps: what's not to love?
Free updated regular maps

Like it very much except for two things.
1. Need a version that stores the maps on SD partition o memory.
2. Not as accurate as my Magellan Maestro 4700 in locating addresses and strange bends in the road. (I. E. where the named road I am on makes a left turn at a stop sign or some such. The Magellan catches this and notifies me. )
3. A minor: Pronounces "Statesville" as "Status ville"

rcourt529 · Dec 19, 2011

Stretlow said:
I have issues with Handcent. I love it but it mixes contacts up and I end up sending texts to wrong people

I've had the same problem on mine. Yesterday I sent a sms message to two people at once and after I sent the message it merged them together. I didn't know which person I was texting because it would say 1 name on the list of text messages but when I clicked into the message the name would be different.

wtherrell · Dec 19, 2011

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K-9 Mail
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Bedside
Timers for Me
EverNote
Kindle
B&N Nook
CNET TV
Convert Me
PGA Tour
PrinterShare
Tunein Radio
Volume + (at least for now)
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