Essential Android Apps

[kona786]

What ICS theme are you using kona? There are quite a few ICS themes for go sms on the market.

It's not a ICS SMS replica - just blue text on black background. I've played around with setting to make it look how I want it.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jb.gosms.theme.kxnt.icecream&feature=search_result

 

[Nexus18]

Yeah I know

Will probably just adjust one of the themes to my liking as well, thanks

 

[NorthstaNder]

I love the stock sense messaging app, I just wish it had a dark/black theme though!

If it had a pop up like Go SMS then it'd be spot on. But it's still Go SMS for me at the moment.

 

[Yas786]

Right can anyone point me to an app thats similar to itunes ie when i synch my One X to my laptop, all my playlists and mp3s are on there. Just thinking ahead and wondering what if i change my device, does it mean ill have to manually re-organise my playlists??.

Would be good to have something like itunes that will synch with my One X ie mp3s i mean and keep the structure the same.

Anyone??

 

[kona786]

Try SMS Popup

https://play.google.com/store/apps/...wibmV0LmV2ZXJ5dGhpbmdhbmRyb2lkLnNtc3BvcHVwIl0.

 

[benjo]

I find SMS Popup a bit dodgy. It doesn't mark messages as read when I click close

 

[shaffaaf27]

Do I need to be rooted to use apex launcher? And does it come with many widgets?

 

[Nexus18]

No you don't, however, you do need to have ics on your mobile.

And no Widgets at all with it.

 

[Nexus18]

Ics dialer+ on the market, essentially just the stock ICS dialer

Still prefer exdailer with ics theme though.

 

[vail3r]

How do I connect to shares on my server for streaming Video/Music?

 

[Biffa]

Depends how you are streaming them, just plain unc share or are you DLNA streaming? In which case there is a good app called UPnPlay

 

[kona786]

Ics dialer+ on the market, essentially just the stock ICS dialer

Still prefer exdailer with ics theme though.

market link - can't find it

 

[Nexus18]

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cz.kamma.icsdialer

 

[kona786]

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cz.kamma.icsdialer

for stock ics only it seems - just adds t9

 

[Nexus18]

Works on my S.

I know A bit too minimal for my liking ex is still better overall IMO.

 

[kona786]

Doesn't work at all on the SGS2

 

[Nexus18]

Yeah I noticed a few gs 2 owners stating that in the thread at xda and the reviews there.

Probably be fixed in the next update.

 

[vail3r]

Depends how you are streaming them, just plain unc share or are you DLNA streaming? In which case there is a good app called UPnPlay

It's just network shares, is there some form of file manager that I can browse and open files?

EDIT:

Looks like ES File Explorer would work, is there any others?

 

[Richy888]

Just installed the swiftkey 3 beta...very, very nice indeed. I've always found the stock sense keyboard to be a bit awkward but swiftkey is just superb.

I did a few weeks back and now have it on my new One S. I was using Swiftkey X but prefer 3 beta TBH. Occasionally pops up the splash screen instead of keyboard but other than that no probs.

 

[grudas]

It's just network shares, is there some form of file manager that I can browse and open files?

EDIT:

Looks like ES File Explorer would work, is there any others?

emit is good for streaming over wifi..