Essential Android Apps

Richie · 30 Jul 2013 at 20:59

Its been on Samsung ROMs for ages

Azza · 30 Jul 2013 at 21:07

That's been around for as long as I can remember.

AndyCr15 · 30 Jul 2013 at 21:09

Yes, and it's now standard in 4.3. Good. About time

Azza said:
That's been around for as long as I can remember.

Not in stock Android it hasn't.

kona786 · 30 Jul 2013 at 21:11

AndyCr15 said:
Yes, and it's now standard in 4.3. Good. About time

Not in stock Android it hasn't.

I don't think the above 3 quite got rogueblade's point

funguST · 30 Jul 2013 at 21:12

rogueblade said:
Hey has anyone else noticed what is imo THE BEST feature of Android 4.3?

Behold, you can now auto predict contacts via the dial pad!!!!!!!

I am so incredibly happy. You just turn it on in the dialpad settings menu. Don't know why they didn't turn it on my default.

That is all.

totally agree. First phone in donkeys years i've had that didnt have this (nexus 4. All good now

rogueblade · 30 Jul 2013 at 21:25

Yea the reason for my elation is I'm a stock Nexus 4 user. No Sense or GayWiz etc

Nexus18 · 30 Jul 2013 at 21:50

You could have just installed a far better dialer/contacts app like ex dialer years ago

tals · 30 Jul 2013 at 22:18

rogueblade said:
Yea the reason for my elation is I'm a stock Nexus 4 user. No Sense or GayWiz etc

I'd be more excited about losing the menu buttons - but what you don't know you don't miss I guess

brummie · 31 Jul 2013 at 00:14

Not a great fan of stock dialer in cyanogen mod roms and looking for a better one. Anyone got any recommendations?

benjo · 31 Jul 2013 at 00:27

The only one I know of is Ex Dialer, but that's a trial.

mrk · 31 Jul 2013 at 00:28

It's worth the money though. I've been using it since release. It's better than all stock diallers I have come across and also the others on the store that I have tried over the years.

brummie · 31 Jul 2013 at 00:32

Thanks. Just looked it up and apperently id already paid for the pro unlocker. I dont remember ever using it.
Ginna give a go for a few days.

twist3d0n3 · 31 Jul 2013 at 00:32

i used ex dialer until i got a sense 5 rom, it looks swish enough, and never bothered about searching, always just find them in contacts anyway

Nexus18 · 31 Jul 2013 at 00:37

twist3d0n3 said:
i used ex dialer until i got a sense 5 rom, it looks swish enough, and never bothered about searching, always just find them in contacts anyway

Yup once I get sense V5, be it via a custom ROM or officially, I am going to be back to using mostly stock sense apps as they all look ACE and are feature rich :cool:

Myshra · 31 Jul 2013 at 08:43

Dialer One is my goto and comes with every customisation option under the sun.

this_is_gav · 31 Jul 2013 at 09:49

brummie said:
Thanks. Just looked it up and apperently id already paid for the pro unlocker. I dont remember ever using it.

Oddly, I use Ex Dialer, but have never paid for the pro key and it's never stopped me using it.

I seem to remember two or three times it's popped up a message on opening or exiting it about unlocking, but that's it. :\

Edit: OK, ignore that... I've got both Ex Dialer and Dialer One installed, and it seems I've been using Dialer One. Whoops!

kona786 · 31 Jul 2013 at 09:54

Ex dialer is worth the money. I like the vibrate feature when the call is connected and ended etc.

panthro · 31 Jul 2013 at 10:19

Anyone know a good SMS app?

Cosimo · 31 Jul 2013 at 13:55

MS Office Mobile for Office 365 subscribers has arrived:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.microsoft.office.officehub

Myshra · 31 Jul 2013 at 16:02

Incompatible with all my phones, this is really the first time I've seen this, I have about 8 devices registered from old to new, US only by chance?