Essential Android Apps

[gort]

GTasks is excellent, now my Google Calendar tasks are never going to be missed again!



1: Are you sure the ring volume is set up high? my volume is very loud when on max using decent ringtones (classic ringer).

2: bTunes is supposed to be good.

3: I don't know what you mean by this, do you mean it shows onscreen who is callnig while ringing? Android shows who is calling while ringing anyway and you can choose to decline, answer or forward them to voicemail as standard.

Cheers for the above!

1: I should have specfied that mp3 ringtones are quiet compared to my Nokia 5800. The standard ring tones appear to be ok. I think that it's down to the generally naff external speaker which can be crackly at full volume. The Nokia has two speakers in stereo and it is crystal clear in comparison.

3: The phone can be set so that when someone (ie "John Smith") calls it goes: ringtone - then speaks "John Smith" - continues ringtone - "John Smith" - continues ringtone. So you can have the phone in your pocket and it speaks to you who is calling if they are in your phonebook.
The Android apps I've found do the speech and ringtone together which is utter pap!
I find this option to be very handy and have gotten very used to it on my Nokia!

Ta

 

[mrk]

Kaloer Clock people!

Much more peaceful getting up to a 30second fade in alarm instead of a instant max volume one!

 

[Scottland]

Swiftkey beta is in the android market now, another alternative keyboard if anyone wants to give it a go.

I've had a quick look and it looks ok, will see how it fairs over the next few days.

 

[Azza]

Swiftkey is pretty good.


If only Swype had this sort of prediction!!

 

[mrk]

ONION!

http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.theonion.onn

 

[Zaf]

Swiftkey beta is in the android market now, another alternative keyboard if anyone wants to give it a go.

I've had a quick look and it looks ok, will see how it fairs over the next few days.

Been using it all morning hope it will be free has just replaced icm mod

 

[insane200]

cant find it on my market possibly because im running a froyo rom on my hero.

 

[Dave****]

Please flame me if I am missing something but is it correct that I cannot download apps and games direct to my sd card on my x10 that has the 1.6 android O/S ?

I mean the phone has 1gb of space on it. What if I get a game like footy manager that would be like 400mb. that's 40% of the phone used up..

 

[Deleted member 66701]

Please flame me if I am missing something but is it correct that I cannot download apps and games direct to my sd card on my x10 that has the 1.6 android O/S ?

Apps have to be installed directly to phone storage, not SD cards. SD cards are for data only on os versions 2.1 and lower.

I mean the phone has 1gb of space on it. What if I get a game like footy manager that would be like 400mb. that's 40% of the phone used up..

I think the largest app on the market place is 24mb? That'll change now os 2.2 (froyo) is starting to be rolled out as we'll see apps getting larger to make use of SD card space.

 

[Zaf]

Please flame me if I am missing something but is it correct that I cannot download apps and games direct to my sd card on my x10 that has the 1.6 android O/S ?

I mean the phone has 1gb of space on it. What if I get a game like footy manager that would be like 400mb. that's 40% of the phone used up..

You are correct you'll have to wait till 2.2 update

You should have got a Desire (Think Spec Savers Advert)

 

[[SKR]Phoenix]

MixZing media player now has EQ function! Should be on market as I type this.

 

[Django x2]

but is it any good?

 

[Dave****]

You are correct you'll have to wait till 2.2 update

You should have got a Desire (Think Spec Savers Advert)

Maybe I should. But the Desire, in my work, is a girl phone

And thanks for the reply.

 

[NorthstaNder]

But the Desire, in my work, is a girl phone

And thanks for the reply.

What a ridiculous statement!

 

[Dave****]

You obviously haven't worked where I do, I could not be ****** being ridiculed everyday for getting one.

 

[mrk]

I'd happily go to where you work, bust out my Desire and Wiimote and begin playing NES and MEGADRIVE games and just see who does the ridiculing.

I'd probably also load up youporn or something since Flash 10.1 is smooth and fap in their faces!*


















*Probably unlikely though

 

[NorthstaNder]

LOL...seriously, who gives a stuff what phone you have? If people are going to ridicule you for that they need to get a life.

 

[Dave****]

Yeah, sadly, that is their life. And I have to work with them... didn't even consider getting a desire because of it. They all have iPhones... (could you have guessed?)

And lol Khaaan!

 

[Fegruson]

Yeah, sadly, that is their life. And I have to work with them... didn't even consider getting a desire because of it. They all have iPhones... (could you have guessed?)

And lol Khaaan!

That Apple branded phone is more of a girly phone that the Desire!

 

[Zaf]

Yeah, sadly, that is their life. And I have to work with them... didn't even consider getting a desire because of it. They all have iPhones... (could you have guessed?)

And lol Khaaan!

Lol the iPhone is a hair dresses phone I bet they all drive porshce boxsters too!

I'm at network administrator and work in same office as all the software developers all of us have Android phones and all the sales guys have iPhones!