Essential Android Apps

Richdog · 28 Sep 2012 at 12:18

Swiftkey 3 Keyboard is 75% off on Google Play at the moment, essential purchase! https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.touchtype.swiftkey

Skeeter · 28 Sep 2012 at 13:05

Not unless they have fixed the auto space thing.

Nexus18 · 28 Sep 2012 at 13:08

Personally I prefer this keyboard more at the minute:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/...vZnQuaW5wdXRtZXRob2QubGF0aW4uamVsbHkuZnJlZSJd

Richdog · 28 Sep 2012 at 13:16

Skeeter said:
Not unless they have fixed the auto space thing.

Whts the issue with auto spacing? Mine seems fine!

Diesel · 28 Sep 2012 at 13:31

Is there any sign of FIFA 13 coming to Android?

Might just buy 12 anyway as it's only 25p but it would be nice to get the new one eventually.

chiggz · 28 Sep 2012 at 13:50

Hi, I appreciate this being asked before, but cannot find any immediate answers...

I'm looking for downloadable offline Maps for a particular city I can use over the weekend - preferably free.

Any suggestions?

Google brings up this, but wondering if there are any that stand out above the rest:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.osa.android.mapdroyd&hl=en

Cheers,

Azza · 28 Sep 2012 at 13:58

Any recommendations for an office app to open power point and word documents?

pepp77 · 28 Sep 2012 at 14:00

Azza said:
Any recommendations for an office app to open power point and word documents?

Office Suite 6 free should do that - the full version was 25p yesterday.

I have just moved from a HTC phone to a Samsung S3 and the email app is not as good as I can only set peak and off peak syncing for exchange accounts and not IMAP. Anyone have a recommendation for a good email app (The HTC one was perfect for me) that allows peak and off peak for all accounts?

Chillimonster · 28 Sep 2012 at 14:27

Hi guys,

Looking for a launcher that allows folder views similar to the iPhone with the little program icons in the main folder icon - dont shoot me, i just think it works well

kona786 · 28 Sep 2012 at 14:33

Chillimonster said:
Hi guys,

Looking for a launcher that allows folder views similar to the iPhone with the little program icons in the main folder icon - dont shoot me, i just think it works well

apex and nova do this iirc

Chillimonster · 28 Sep 2012 at 14:40

Thanks.... Will have a look.

Any preference as to which one?

Richie · 28 Sep 2012 at 14:51

chiggz said:
Hi, I appreciate this being asked before, but cannot find any immediate answers...

I'm looking for downloadable offline Maps for a particular city I can use over the weekend - preferably free.

Any suggestions?

Google brings up this, but wondering if there are any that stand out above the rest:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.osa.android.mapdroyd&hl=en

Cheers,

Google Maps. Press Options then, "make available offline" then just move the box over the bit you want (pan to move and pinch to zoom in and out). Its limit is 86MB of map but that takes in about 100 square miles PLUS you can download more than 1 segment and overlap them.

kona786 · 28 Sep 2012 at 14:52

Chillimonster said:
Thanks.... Will have a look.

Any preference as to which one?

I'm have both but use Apex paid version.

chiggz · 28 Sep 2012 at 15:02

Richie said:
Google Maps. Press Options then, "make available offline" then just move the box over the bit you want (pan to move and pinch to zoom in and out). Its limit is 86MB of map but that takes in about 100 square miles PLUS you can download more than 1 segment and overlap them.

Ah, have tried this... but I didnt like it first time round.

Seemed like it didnt download everything (street names, places of interest, etc) for the square... maybe I did something wrong...

AbsenceJam · 28 Sep 2012 at 16:08

chiggz said:
Ah, have tried this... but I didnt like it first time round.

Seemed like it didnt download everything (street names, places of interest, etc) for the square... maybe I did something wrong...

Offline Google Maps is crap, used to be great until they made it a proper feature rather than what they had in labs.

Grab CoPilot or something.

Skillmister · 28 Sep 2012 at 16:27

chiggz said:
Hi, I appreciate this being asked before, but cannot find any immediate answers...

I'm looking for downloadable offline Maps for a particular city I can use over the weekend - preferably free.

Any suggestions?

Navfree

I love it both for maps and navigation. Admittedly it does use quite a bit of storage space though as you download by country. UK is 300MB i think.

Couple pics:

Without data connection you dont get the traffic directions etc but all the street names are fine

1985420 · 28 Sep 2012 at 20:19

The third round of 25p apps are now up

https://play.google.com/store/apps/collection/promotion_celebrate_25_billion

Amazing Alex
TuneIn Radio Pro
Temple Run: Brave
HD Widgets
PicSay Pro - Photo Editor
Monsters Ate My Condo
Flick Golf!
ezPDF Reader PDF Annotate Form
Kids ABC Letters
Rebuild
ZombieSmash
mSecure Password Manager
Mass Effect Infiltrator
Dragon, Fly! Full

B&W · 28 Sep 2012 at 20:29

whats wrong with play store, every time I place an order it says technical problem and refunds my order trying to buy swift3 and hd widgets it wont have none of it. ive tried on the pc and phone.

mrk · 28 Sep 2012 at 20:35

TuneIn Pro bought!

I still have over £9 credit on my Play Store balance, forgot about that £15 freebie from the Nexus 7 purchase!

Sp00n · 28 Sep 2012 at 20:41

Fluttershy said:
Navfree

I love it both for maps and navigation. Admittedly it does use quite a bit of storage space though as you download by country. UK is 300MB i think.

I concur, Navfree is superb considering it doesn't cost anything, took me all the way to amsterdam and back, no trouble.