Essential Android Apps

EniGmA1981 · 9 Apr 2013 at 07:55

Tapatalk 4 public beta announced today...

http://support.tapatalk.com/threads/tapatalk-4-private-beta-1-for-vips-download-and-feedback.17857

PiKe · 9 Apr 2013 at 14:07

All Disney games are free today.

Ok maybe not all but Where's my Perry, Wreck it Ralph and Temple Run.

cjgardens · 9 Apr 2013 at 14:39

PiKe said:
All Disney games are free today.

Ok maybe not all but Where's my Perry, Wreck it Ralph and Temple Run.

Already bought most of them for my son. But there are still one I want. Thanks for the heads up

Matteysan · 9 Apr 2013 at 16:28

New playstore.

http://www.theverge.com/2013/4/9/4203236/google-launches-play-store-redesign-on-android

Should be rolling out now/sometime today.

Sho · 9 Apr 2013 at 18:09

You can get it from here
http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/0...y-redesigned-latest-google-play-store-4-0-25/

chiggz · 9 Apr 2013 at 19:00

PiKe said:
All Disney games are free today.

Ok maybe not all but Where's my Perry, Wreck it Ralph and Temple Run.

Hmm... I'm thinking they've simply moved it to in-app purchases instead.

Just installed Perry, completed first chapter and now need more gnomes to play more. It's giving me an option to buy all levels if I wish - comes up to around £1.28 if I remember correctly,

Orcvader · 9 Apr 2013 at 19:09

Sho said:
You can get it from here
http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/0...y-redesigned-latest-google-play-store-4-0-25/

Just installed it. Seems the homepage is blank though, due to no content ready for the UK yet.

On the other hand I found a glitch on the tablet (Nexus 10)... on the homepage, if you press and hold on the blank area, the category tabs spazzes out from the left and right side.

PiKe · 9 Apr 2013 at 21:24

chiggz said:
Hmm... I'm thinking they've simply moved it to in-app purchases instead.

Just installed Perry, completed first chapter and now need more gnomes to play more. It's giving me an option to buy all levels if I wish - comes up to around £1.28 if I remember correctly,

Well they're back up to full price now.

cjgardens · 9 Apr 2013 at 22:32

PiKe said:
Well they're back up to full price now.

I downloaded them all, not tried them yet tho. They were nearly all free, even wreck it Ralph

Cyclone · 11 Apr 2013 at 08:21

Not sure if people know, but there's an update to flash player, ver 11.1.115.54 (dated 9th April).

Doesn't work with Chrome tho.

More info here.

Skully · 11 Apr 2013 at 15:59

Not sure if it's been mentioned but this is good.

Drive Agent

It auto responds to phonecalls/sms messages when driving.

cjgardens · 11 Apr 2013 at 19:45

Can anyone recommend me a app like tv catch up that's free.

Was working fine but now it's just stopped playing anything. Tried reinstalling it but no joy

Tysonator · 11 Apr 2013 at 21:02

tals said:
Just come across this photo app from a friends recommendation

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.almalence.hdr

It works by taking 3 pictures and then merging all 3 to give a picture with much more depth than you would expect. The free one is perfectly fine or you can pay a little for one with a few more features (which I did once I had used this!)

I have used this App and it is very good considering the limitations of a camera phone.

trentlad · 12 Apr 2013 at 01:33

e36Adz said:
On an unrooted stock Note 2, is it possible to change the ugly grey notification bar at the top?

Nova Launcher might change it, I'm not sure. I've been using Buzz Launcher and it's really clean and crisp with a nice method to install what others have created.

I'm not rooted either.

trentlad · 12 Apr 2013 at 01:38

Tysonator said:
I have used this App and it is very good considering the limitations of a camera phone.

I've had a play with the free version and compared it to Pro HDR... I think Pro HDR is still a lot better. Unfortunately you do have to keep still taking it.

millsy888 · 12 Apr 2013 at 08:13

trentlad said:
Nova Launcher might change it, I'm not sure. I've been using Buzz Launcher and it's really clean and crisp with a nice method to install what others have created.

I'm not rooted either.

Nova launcher can hide the notification bar.

trentlad · 12 Apr 2013 at 16:03

Aww Firefox is such a good browser but it just can't match the beautiful reading experience you get on Opera

e36Adz · 12 Apr 2013 at 17:56

My battery was draining very fast today so I've just installed CPU Spy and noticed the CPU is running at full pelt even while the screen is off. How can I find out which app is causing it?

twist3d0n3 · 12 Apr 2013 at 18:40

better battery stats

Deep · 12 Apr 2013 at 19:03

twist3d0n3 said:
better battery stats

This app makes me feel stupid

I can't understand the output