Essential Android Apps

[Murray]

Is there anything like skype that actually works instead of coming through the speaker phone thats free?

 

[rG-tom]

SIPDROID if you have a proper Voip account works very well

 

[extinct]

So I bought Widgetlocker from the market yesterday night and its still stuck on authorising payment but Ive been sent the order receipt. Pretty damn weird and annoying. Has anyone experienced this and is there any fix to this?

 

[warren_1979]

Can't make my mind up at all between these browsers

Dolphin HD
Boat Browser
Dolphin Mini

I'm using dolphin hd at the moment. It's awesome.

 

[Merlin5]

Is there any point in a lockscreen that doesn't have a password or draw pattern? I'm in two minds whether to have a properly locked one, or just a pretty one with notifications but which anyone can open by a slider if the phone is lost or stolen. But a lot of people seem to be buying lockscreen widgets which don't truly lock?

 

[Broken Hope]

Is there any point in a lockscreen that doesn't have a password or draw pattern? I'm in two minds whether to have a properly locked one, or just a pretty one with notifications but which anyone can open by a slider if the phone is lost or stolen. But a lot of people seem to be buying lockscreen widgets which don't truly lock?

I'm pretty sure Widgetlocker will go to the password/pattern lock like normal.

 

[unwashed potato!]

if it's in your pocket you can't push things i guess, but then with that said it's touch so the clothes arne't going to be sending texts etc. how can you have no lock screen without it being off?

 

[Invertigo]

Is there any point in a lockscreen that doesn't have a password or draw pattern? I'm in two minds whether to have a properly locked one, or just a pretty one with notifications but which anyone can open by a slider if the phone is lost or stolen. But a lot of people seem to be buying lockscreen widgets which don't truly lock?

If you use, for example, Widget Locker, you can still set up a pin entry for after you unlock. It needs it before it will run any apps linked on the lock screen too.

 

[Sampsy]

Ahh nice thread, lots of space on my SD to fill up

 

[Merlin5]

Ok guys, thanks, so widget locker is the one to get then by the sounds of it.

 

[oli356]

Umm using GoSMS, isn't that GO-MMS meant to send picture messages for free :S? Just checked VM and its charged me the 31p :S?

 

[Mp4]

Anyone know if their is a sim city type game out? like the Tap series for iphones etc?

 

[azamc]

what is the best recomened app for emails? id like an app that i can use to set my hotmail account up to.

thanks

 

[Rimsy]

Umm using GoSMS, isn't that GO-MMS meant to send picture messages for free :S? Just checked VM and its charged me the 31p :S?

why on earth would it be free? still has to go through the network

 

[benjo]

why on earth would it be free? still has to go through the network

To be fair, the description did say that it "sends an mms using one sms".. Not tried it myself, uninstalled it when they added that stupid extra bar at the bottom of the input box

 

[EniGmA1981]

what is the best recomened app for emails? id like an app that i can use to set my hotmail account up to.

thanks

I use Android Hotmail for my hotmail account... works well

Other options are HotQuick and Hot Email - all do basically the same job

 

[PiKe]

ITV Player now available, required Adobe AIR though :/

https://market.android.com/details?id=air.ITVMobilePlayer

 

[reflux]

I use Android Hotmail for my hotmail account... works well

Other options are HotQuick and Hot Email - all do basically the same job

All those are just links to the mobile site, no?

 

[SKILL]

ITV Player now available, required Adobe AIR though :/

https://market.android.com/details?id=air.ITVMobilePlayer

Just tried it, streams fine over wi-fi (not got 3G here but from the website I don't think it even attempts to work over 3G?) but the quality isn't amazing really...

Worst bit is that only the video's are landscape, the app itself stays in portrait,

And the main ui scrolls up and down slightly only on an 800x480 display for seemingly no real reason,

And the back key doesn't exit the app, you have to press the home button.

All in all it's functional but why oh why do companies put out half-hearted shoddy apps like this? And using Adobe AIR which is afaik designed to make app design simple this must've taken all of about 5 minutes

 

[adambro47]

ITV Player now available, required Adobe AIR though :/

https://market.android.com/details?id=air.ITVMobilePlayer

thanks