Essential Android Apps

EniGmA1981 · 1 Mar 2011 at 06:40

Delete and reinstall switchpro, I had to do that after the last update as my auto-rotate toggle wouldn't turn 'on' even though it was switched on... quick reinstall of SP and all was well

Other than that, +1 for extended controls

antijoke · 1 Mar 2011 at 09:15

What browsers are people using?

I have tried both Dolphin HD and Mini, and I do not like either.

Participant · 1 Mar 2011 at 10:52

Dolphin Mini 2.0 here. Even faster since the update, renders pages quickly and the 'go to bottom of page' gesture is a god send. Out of interest, what don't you like about Dolphin Mini?

I think the common alternatives are Opera Mini or Skyfire.

antijoke · 1 Mar 2011 at 11:58

I can't put my finger on what I don't like about Dolphin Mini, I will give the 2.0 update a try before I write it off completely.

It does annoy me how YT videos other flash content does not display automatically.

ChroniC · 1 Mar 2011 at 12:11

anticonscience said:
I can't put my finger on what I don't like about Dolphin Mini, I will give the 2.0 update a try before I write it off completely.

It does annoy me how YT videos other flash content does not display automatically.

there is an option in settings>advanced settings>plugins>always on.

Loads all the ads though unless you have an adblocker, which slows things down a lot

Azza · 1 Mar 2011 at 12:32

This iPlayer app is ****. You can't even do other stuff while it's playing the radio, nor can you lock the screen! :mad:

antijoke · 1 Mar 2011 at 13:25

ChroniC said:
there is an option in settings>advanced settings>plugins>always on.

Loads all the ads though unless you have an adblocker, which slows things down a lot

I have an adblocker, thanks I will give it a try.

Gelly54 · 1 Mar 2011 at 14:12

Handcent sms is the way forward. I also like gamingbuzz widget

Participant · 1 Mar 2011 at 14:15

anticonscience said:
It does annoy me how YT videos other flash content does not display automatically.

That is (or should I say was) my only remaining gripe...

ChroniC said:
there is an option in settings>advanced settings>plugins>always on.

...but now ChroniC has resolved it! Never knew that, thanks!

Does anyone else find that their LauncherPro battery widget only updates when you click on it or reboot the phone? I'd have thought any self-respecting battery widget should remain up to date with the system battery level.

Cosimo · 1 Mar 2011 at 15:04

One for the new Tegra 2 smartphones and tablets :

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.nvidia.tegrazone&feature=search_result

Scam · 1 Mar 2011 at 15:49

Azza said:
This iPlayer app is ****. You can't even do other stuff while it's playing the radio, nor can you lock the screen!

I know, I tried it for a while but have gone back to TuneinRadio. Why they made it so you can't even lock the screen I can't fathom.. :confused:

EniGmA1981 · 1 Mar 2011 at 16:11

anticonscience said:
What browsers are people using?

xScope Pro here

fast, clean... just good

And it auto-resizes pages to fit the screen, like this forum... so I don't have to scroll left and right to read posts

Participant · 1 Mar 2011 at 17:09

EniGmA1981 said:
xScope Pro here fast, clean... just good

And it auto-resizes pages to fit the screen, like this forum... so I don't have to scroll left and right to read posts

I think every single Android browser I've tried does that...

sarge78 · 1 Mar 2011 at 17:39

Loving the BBCs new flash player for news and sport, performance has greatly improved

Jumblejug · 1 Mar 2011 at 17:40

Anyone know of a cross platform battleships game anywhere? Or even just an android one?

Edit: Is that on their website sarge78?

EniGmA1981 · 1 Mar 2011 at 20:34

Robbie G said:
I think every single Android browser I've tried does that...

Except Opera Mini... My girlfriend uses that and it doesn't auto-resize, does my head in!

I know a lot of them do, but xScope runs faster for me

Russinating · 1 Mar 2011 at 21:13

EniGmA1981 said:
Except Opera Mini... My girlfriend uses that and it doesn't auto-resize, does my head in!

Err, my Opera Mini does? :confused:

EniGmA1981 · 2 Mar 2011 at 06:43

Weird... Really weird... Wonder why hers doesn't then?

MikeTech · 2 Mar 2011 at 07:36

I use:
Astro - file manager
WaveSecure - security app
Handy Backup - backup software
Google Maps/Navigation
ColorNote - for making notes

NightSt@lk3r · 2 Mar 2011 at 07:51

Robbie G said:
I think every single Android browser I've tried does that...

for me hardly any of the browsers do, i always have to zoom out manually even if the zoom is set to far in the settings.