Essential Android Apps

Hedge · 6 Jul 2012 at 15:39

Are there apps that would let me use my phone to control my PC? For watching films etc.

james.miller · 6 Jul 2012 at 19:03

Hedge said:
Are there apps that would let me use my phone to control my PC? For watching films etc.

http://www.unifiedremote.com/

Skillmister · 6 Jul 2012 at 19:04

I use teamviewer

benjo · 6 Jul 2012 at 19:06

I second unified remote. Has so many specific remotes, even for foobar and mpc

Locke · 6 Jul 2012 at 19:19

Unified Remote was just updated recently, even nicer now.

chiggz · 6 Jul 2012 at 19:24

I launch my PC (Linux) into XBMC and use the XBMC remote!

Hedge · 6 Jul 2012 at 19:30

Cheers guys unified remote is good.

Do you use the full version or just free?

james.miller · 6 Jul 2012 at 20:59

Hedge said:
Cheers guys unified remote is good.

Do you use the full version or just free?

I use the full version as i make use of the foobar, mpc and spotify remotes in particular and some of the custom remote stuff is useful

Rich_L · 6 Jul 2012 at 21:23

This live wallpaper is really cool!

First one that's actually made me consider keeping a live wallpaper

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ratana.jazzcat.steampunkdroidfree

AndyCr15 · 6 Jul 2012 at 21:33

Oh dear...

MikeHunt79 · 7 Jul 2012 at 03:42

Are there any good ebook readers around? Most of my library is PDF of EPUB, so if it can read both of these files then I'm happy.

Is it possible to import PDF's and EPUB's into Play Books?

Hector · 7 Jul 2012 at 11:21

Intresting little stat game, quite addictive.. and premium currency is not such a big deal like many other f2p games
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gameforge.xmobile.war

My player code is 281.832.084 so feel free to add me to an alliance right off the bat :cool:

CSA · 7 Jul 2012 at 11:31

which weather apps/widgets are ppl using ? ive tried quite a few now but cant find one with a good 24 hour/hourly forecast section

Hector · 7 Jul 2012 at 11:45

Met office, although forcasting is getting a bit of a sick joke lol Great job to have; get it wrong day after day and you don't get sacked

CSA · 7 Jul 2012 at 11:47

Hector said:
Met office, although forcasting is getting a bit of a sick joke lol Great job to have; get it wrong day after day and you don't get sacked

Thanks, downloading now

Rich_L · 7 Jul 2012 at 20:10

MikeHunt79 said:
Are there any good ebook readers around? Most of my library is PDF of EPUB, so if it can read both of these files then I'm happy.

Is it possible to import PDF's and EPUB's into Play Books?

I don't believe you can import books at least when I tried a few months ago but that could have changed.

I believe Cool Reader will convert your pdfs into an e-book format on the fly, could give that a go? Massively customisable in terms of fonts and colours and backlighting too which is neat if you have a preference for reading.

MoodyB · 7 Jul 2012 at 22:37

Ol!ver said:
Anything that will change the colour of the notification bar at the top of the screen?

StatusBar+

There's a 14day trail version here :

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tombarrasso.android.wp7bar&hl=en

Hopefully they'll allow you to change the notification icon position in future updates.

Ol!ver · 7 Jul 2012 at 23:26

MoodyB said:
StatusBar+

There's a 14day trail version here :

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tombarrasso.android.wp7bar&hl=en

Hopefully they'll allow you to change the notification icon position in future updates.

Excellent, thanks. I'll take a gander.

ColEx · 7 Jul 2012 at 23:40

Anyone know a good mobile web browser for ICS?

EniGmA1981 · 7 Jul 2012 at 23:43

xscope