Essential Android Apps

griffo_001 · 29 May 2010 at 01:23

Hmmm, Facebook have released an SDK for Android, maybe this will lead to proper Facebook app, we can but hope

413x · 29 May 2010 at 07:35

The main reason I havnt got rid of sense is for the friends stream, weather widget and gmail app, really dont like the stock android ones

413x · 29 May 2010 at 07:59

Does beautiful widgets require root?

Scottland · 29 May 2010 at 08:52

al4x said:
Does beautiful widgets require root?

Don't think so no. Don't forget you can get a refund for any apps you buy that you don't like within the first 24hrs also.

PinkFloyd · 29 May 2010 at 09:51

You know there are apps that tell you where the nearest McDonalds is and similar. Is there one that just tells you where the nearest place you can get bacon is?

Sharpz · 29 May 2010 at 09:55

al4x said:
Does beautiful widgets require root?

im giving up trying to download this, just will not authenticate. :mad:

Scottland · 29 May 2010 at 10:01

Just downloaded Beautiful Widgets here, no issues. It's actually quite nice, finally a nice non Sense clock with Weather

tomos · 29 May 2010 at 10:25

crunchee said:
Is there an app which shows which apps are downloading stuff? For last couple of days I've waking up to see over 20mb worth of data already downloaded in the morning and today netcounter is reporting over 100bm downloaded over 3g at the moment and I just dont know which apps are doing this

i havent seen one, got my desire yest and sitting at 70 meg so far, although mine it totally over 3g. first thing i did was hook it up to my home wifi.

might be worth turning off 3g till you can find ouy whats going on? if you're worried about data i mean

Robbo · 29 May 2010 at 12:12

I've not tried 3G Watchdog but it reads -

Monitors your Mobile Internet (3G/Edge/GPRS) traffic usage, shows a status icon (green/orange/red) in the notif bar and/or a detailed report page. Useful if your "unlimited data" plan actually has some restrictions (read the fine print!)

Might be worth a look?

PAULRYAN52 · 29 May 2010 at 12:47

Scottland said:
Just downloaded Beautiful Widgets here, no issues. It's actually quite nice, finally a nice non Sense clock with Weather

hi if you dont mind me asking what wallpaper is that, does it change depending on the weather

Scottland · 29 May 2010 at 13:08

No it's just a static wallpaper: http://goo.gl/26Za

PAULRYAN52 · 29 May 2010 at 13:37

Scottland said:
No it's just a static wallpaper: http://goo.gl/26Za

thanks

413x · 29 May 2010 at 14:13

Will beautiful widgets replace the bottom bar of my HTC desire with the 5 icon one or is that root thing?

V_R · 29 May 2010 at 14:18

You mean the launcher? Then no.

Root not needed either.

Like this you mean?

Microwave · 29 May 2010 at 14:19

That's a different launcher. Specifically 'Launcher Pro'.

PermaBanned · 29 May 2010 at 14:28

Anybody tried this?

Microwave · 29 May 2010 at 14:38

Are you not going to tell us what it is with a brief description or do I have to get my phone out, open barcode scanner etc etc ?!

V_R · 29 May 2010 at 14:43

lol, yeah it takes longer to link to the barcode that just to paste a link on Appbrain...

Its this BTW

http://www.appbrain.com/app/org.hermit.tricorder

Sad IMO

413x · 29 May 2010 at 14:51

Plus you can't use the barcode if you are actually on the phone

I'm downloading launcher pro now.. but on 2g network so slow lol

413x · 29 May 2010 at 15:43

Ok I can use launcher pro but did not realise I'd loose all the sense widgets.. uninstalled