Essential Android Apps

[EniGmA1981]

Driving mode is great but just be careful about what it reads out if you have passengers in the car

On a similar note, don't text your other half a message with profanities in it when one of the kids is playing bike race on the phone... "mum, dad said f..." lol not good!

 

[koooowweeee]

Vice City works now. 1gb+ download straight from Play Store, not through the app itself.

i had another game like that. you get 15 mins from when the game finishes downloading so if its not running right or just crap you can just get a refund.

think I'll wait till its on offer before i buy it. or when I've finished gta 3

 

[EniGmA1981]

I bought GTA3 when it was on offer, but I absolutely HATE the controls, so I think I'll be giving VC a miss unless they've radically improved the control system

 

[koooowweeee]

i think the controls are ok. its hard work with the sniper

have you got a ps3 pad? you can use that. not sure if you can use a xbox one. if anyone has can you let me know what app your using and if its any good.

 

[maddness]

Vice City works now. 1gb+ download straight from Play Store, not through the app itself.

Cheers

 

[Cyclone]

Games work much better if you have sixaxis and a ps3 controller.

 

[Cyclone]

Call of Duty Black Ops Zombies is out @ £4.99 atm

 

[koooowweeee]

Call of Duty Black Ops Zombies is out @ £4.99 atm

don't think i would pay that much for a mobile phone game. 2-3 quid is probably the most i would pay.

i think there would be less piracy if they were cheaper.

 

[Cyclone]

Im tempted but I just bought Vice City and will play that for a while, and Paper Monsters

Hopefully we'll have the sales soon.

 

[benjo]

Google Currents has had a nice update

 

[Nexus18]

Just been trying it out there and I like it! Very nice now, extremely fast and smooth to.

Just wish more apps would implement a ICS holo/dark theme instead of having white as the standard theme

 

[thecremeegg]

Games work much better if you have sixaxis and a ps3 controller.

See I don't get this, why not just use the Playstation?

The benefit of it being on your phone is it's portable - having to carry a controller around is a tad inconvenient

 

[Cyclone]

I dont like using on screen controls because i find my fingers cover parts of the screen (obviously), they leave marks over the screen and the controls are fidly. Much easier to use a controller and I play games in my break at work.

 

[MeMeMeMe]

It might be for a 10" tablet used whereveer you happen to be in the home.

 

[Cyclone]

Oooh, Google Search has an update with a few more additions. I now have an American sounding female voice even tho my settings say English UK. Anyone else have this? Thought she was just for America.

 

[mrk]

Still finding SwiftKey Flow the bet keyboard, the ability to flow or type normally on tap is much nicer than on Swype and the prediction is better than 4.2 keyboard. Because the keys are bigger but closer together, easier to type faster too.

 

[gizmoy2k]

First direct finally released their banking app yesterday!

 

[Skully]

First direct finally released their banking app yesterday!

It's about time too! The website stopped working in my phone browser so this I was effectively cut off when out and about.

It's a little bit clunky but I am sure it will improve.

 

[antijoke]

What's the deal with banking apps? Nationwide have released one now, although I am skeptical about using from a security point of view.

Am I just being overly cautious?

 

[pepp77]

What's the deal with banking apps? Nationwide have released one now, although I am skeptical about using from a security point of view.

Am I just being overly cautious?

Been using the Barclays Android App for ages now and its great, check balances, make payments and transfers, even when on the bus.