Essential Android Apps

[Scottland]

Speaking of iPlayer. I can get to keep playing with the phone in sleep by messing around with it but seriously, is it not coded to run in the background AT ALL?

Receive an SMS/IM and it dies. Damn annoying.

Thats because its using the flashplayer, annoying as the BBC bent over backwards to provide iOS mp4 streams that are only accessible by iOS due to the headers it sends.

It is possible in theory to write an app to emulate this and be able to play/download the streams, but it would probably get pulled from the market.

 

[Xinn]

Currently setting up a task that turns my computer on via wake on lan when I return to my house

Let us know when you get this done, would like to know how to do it myself using tasker.

 

[Xinn]

Just swapped from Launcher Pro and Handcent to Go Launcher and GO SMS and everything feels smoother. I like!

 

[Danger Phoenix]

Does anyone find that when hanging up a call when using Go Contacts (Go Dialler) it takes you to the Mobile Networks Settings screen?

 

[Iraklis F.C.]

any good weather widgets with animations if possible????

 

[PiKe]

I use snowstorm but its not animated.

 

[Nexus18]

Fancy widgets is very good so far.

Although costs money for all the extra features, which are very useful, but it is well worth it.

Can even choose what weather service provider you want, which I have been wanting for a long time

The weather animations are just like sense version.

 

[rp2000]

Can anyone recommend any free/ad supported Augmented Reality games that will work on an SGS2?


rp2000

 

[Robbo]

This looks pretty neat - https://market.android.com/details?id=visidon.AppLock

Face recognition

 

[Nexus18]

Surely could someone not just use a photo of the owner, which would prove it to be pretty useless then

 

[Robbo]

Well yeah, but the odds of them having a photo handy aren't really that high.

 

[Pigeon_Killer]

Plenty of potatoes lying around if you look like Rooney though!

 

[Nexus18]

Yeah true, for complete strangers i.e. thieves.

But what about friends who want to look at your mobile and have a good look through all your emails, messages etc. They will have a photo of you somewhere.

For me that is the bigger problem

 

[Robbo]

Plenty of potatoes lying around if you look like Rooney though!

 

[mrk]

Those using Go Launcher, want to see something FULL OF AWESOME?

Go to Preferences > App Drawer Settings > Icon Effect > set to Sphere.

Now when you scroll the app drawer or folders

ALSO! http://www.androidcentral.com/cut-rope-released-android-available-getjar

Cut The Rope out, free

 

[tbz_ck]

wooo

 

[mrk]

Also a cool brightness control app by just flicking the phone:

https://market.android.com/details?id=tv.marinelli.android.BrightnessMotion&feature=search_result

And Panoramic software:
http://www.talkandroid.com/44204-focus-on-community-want-a-panoramic-camera-on-your-phone/

So many good apps!

 

[qqg3]

Is there an app for data usage monitoring for indivual apps and an easy way to kill data usage across apps?

Just got a Desire S and have had to turn off the 3g and all that because it wouldn't stop using data. I installed Net Counter and the cell data usage wouldn't stop going up!?

I would like to have 3G there when I want to quickly check facebook or twitter or whatever. But how can I shut down the backgorund data monsters completely?

 

[FeFiDoh]

Quick question for you all.

I am using Galaxy S (1) and launcher pro I have it set to 5x6 so one screen has a lot of icons for short cuts.
The problem I have is when I try and add a widget to a blank screen I end up with one row across the top that doesn't get used. It looks very annoying! It's fine with my current screen with twitter on just not when I want to add Jorte.

 

[Matteysan]

Cut The Rope out, free

Awesome I know where my battery is going!