Essential Android Apps

griffo_001 · 4 Apr 2010 at 02:11

craig_kennedy83 said:
I find the navigation on mines tells me to take the exit, corner, etc either when i hit it or after i passed it!

BUT round a bouts are called traffic circles love it!

That's a known fault with this hacked version. One of the reasons I don't use it. If you have to look at it for your exit how is it any better than google maps. That's my opinion on it anyway

Tee Hee Johnson · 4 Apr 2010 at 03:43

I tend to only look at it anyway... i only found out what it was saying when i turned up the 'voice navigation' instead of the 'ringer volume'!

It seems quite good, will be nice to have a uk release!

Janesy B · 4 Apr 2010 at 19:57

fowler002 said:
I have a tomtom for that

is there an app like on the iPhone that keeps track of your monthly allowance(for the mins and txt, got netcounter for the data) so don't have to keep going to the o2 website or txt?

so far downloaded 20 or so free apps since getting the desire on tuesday, got like 63mb left on the internal storage.

3G Watchdog.

Troezar · 4 Apr 2010 at 20:26

Some really good stuff here, nice to see so many other Android phone users. People I know wonder what I'm on about when I mention them!

fowler002 · 4 Apr 2010 at 20:42

Janesy B said:
3G Watchdog.

isn't that like netcounter but minus the wifi?

no replies regarding the radio app question? the built in one is fm, I want to be able to listen to 5 live and 5live extra.

MadMossy · 4 Apr 2010 at 22:30

fowler002 said:
isn't that like netcounter but minus the wifi?

no replies regarding the radio app question? the built in one is fm, I want to be able to listen to 5 live and 5live extra.

Find it better over netcounter, i dont car about usage over wifi but the information provided for 3G is great.

BananaDunka · 4 Apr 2010 at 22:32

I have Sygic Mobile Maps 9 for navigation, it's pretty superb compared to Navigon/CoPilot

I was forced into testing many out after my Garmin satnav died!

Sinopa · 4 Apr 2010 at 23:25

MadMossy said:
Find it better over netcounter, i dont car about usage over wifi but the information provided for 3G is great.

I also don't care about usage over wi-fi, and netcounter was not recording it for me anyway (stuck at zero bytes).

Thanks for pointing me towards 3G Watchdog.

PermaBanned · 4 Apr 2010 at 23:37

I actually changed from 3G Watchdog to Netcounter...

Sinopa · 4 Apr 2010 at 23:38

Khaaan! said:
I have Sygic Mobile Maps 9 for navigation, it's pretty superb compared to Navigon/CoPilot

I was forced into testing many out after my Garmin satnav died!

I wonder if you could say what do you prefer with Sygic over CoPilot?

I have CoPilot which is ok apart from one thing. If there are two junctions very close together the second one is not voice announced.

reflux · 5 Apr 2010 at 19:03

Troezar said:
Some really good stuff here, nice to see so many other Android phone users. People I know wonder what I'm on about when I mention them!

Heh, I was on the train yesterday and the bloke in front of me had a Hero, and the bloke behind had a G1. Got out my Nexus and felt like, just for a brief second, the iPhone had never been invented!

Begbie · 5 Apr 2010 at 21:06

vaultingSlinky said:
Maps Nav

Nice will give this a try tomorrow on my ~8 hour journey.

Gadge · 5 Apr 2010 at 21:46

anyone tried Nav Launcher? It looks quite good, installs a beta nav version and it can use google street view to navigate you towards your destination.

Janesy B · 5 Apr 2010 at 23:20

The Facebook application is appalling, will it be updated properly?

Mekrel · 5 Apr 2010 at 23:26

Janesy B said:
The Facebook application is appalling, will it be updated properly?

It really is isn't it?

You know, the iPhone gets loads of stick on here but in terms of applications - I found the iPhone considerably better than my Desire.

Due to Apple applying strict rules to the App Store, the guy who made the iPhone Facebook application has given up on it and the development has been handed over to someone else.

He could in theory make one for Android, but I think this is wishful thinking.

Even though I'm very disappointed with the Android applications, I can see it picking up pace as it's Market share is something that can't be ignored by the big guys for too long.

Begbie · 6 Apr 2010 at 06:38

Janesy B said:
The Facebook application is appalling, will it be updated properly?

Having never used the Iphone one and putting up with the Win Mo version or m.facebook I find it more than good enough.

But of course thats only a comparison.

BananaDunka · 6 Apr 2010 at 07:13

I don't have a problem with Facebook for Android of Bloo.... allows me to comment, view and upload photos, update status and view profiles - everything I normally would do in Facebook.

Gadge · 6 Apr 2010 at 08:39

Anyone know a good Twitter app apart from peep?