New essential Android apps thread

dbmzk1 · 1 May 2015 at 17:04

Hamster said:
Is there any decent adblocking software that works without having to root the phone?

I think adblock plus is supposed to work without root, never tried it though.

Hamster · 1 May 2015 at 17:07

dbmzk1 said:
I think adblock plus is supposed to work without root, never tried it though.

Thanks

I'll give it a try.

kona786 · 1 May 2015 at 17:09

Nexus18 said:
I am happy enough with the stock messaging google app tbh!

It was a bit of a lag fest on the Nexus 6.

Whereas Textra is spot on.

Mr Gimp · 1 May 2015 at 18:06

kona786 said:
It was a bit of a lag fest on the Nexus 6.

Whereas Textra is spot on.

I had the same issues on my Nexus 5, and WhatsApp is virtually unusable thanks to laggy keyboard. Telegram thankfully doesn't have that issue

Nexus18 · 1 May 2015 at 19:15

IIRC it was a bit slow when it first came out but since an update a few months ago, it has been lag free and snappy for me on my stock n5.

kona786 · 1 May 2015 at 21:03

Textra paid pop-arrived today. All sorted.

Not sure what features they could add in the pro version.

mrk · 1 May 2015 at 21:07

I can't get over how good Textra is, I don't text often thoigh my iOS friends do (sodding iMessage!).

Azza · 2 May 2015 at 00:57

Noticed the first ad in Textra so just bought the Pro version.

+1 for Telegram by the way. It's so slick and smooth it's great. Just no one I know uses it. Need to convince people to get away from WhatsApp!

Terrier_Jimlad · 2 May 2015 at 09:31

Still using QKSMS, used it since it's early beta/alpha days, can't fault it, super slick, looks stunning, and has tons of features. The two dev guys are very active on their Google+ discussion so heavily develop around the users feedback and requirements.

Nexus18 · 2 May 2015 at 10:59

Decided to give textra a go and ok... it is pretty damn good

What dialer apps do you guys use?

Orcvader · 2 May 2015 at 11:00

Got the message just now for Textra as well. Really loving it.

I love Telegram too on how smooth it is... been trying to move people off WhatsApp to use it but no luck at all...

kona786 · 2 May 2015 at 11:07

Nexus18 said:
Decided to give textra a go and ok... it is pretty damn good

What dialer apps do you guys use?

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=27945211&postcount=2736

Nexus18 · 2 May 2015 at 11:29

Ah yes, ex dialer! Used that on my one s and it was pretty nice, has it not got a material design yet though?

kona786 · 2 May 2015 at 13:01

Nexus18 said:
Ah yes, ex dialer! Used that on my one s and it was pretty nice, has it not got a material design yet though?

Not sure really, the theme I use looks mostly MD to me.

Orcvader · 2 May 2015 at 20:14

It has MD on it by default but too bright for me. Tried kona's theme before but it didn't feel right to me, currently using this one: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.modoohut.dialer.theme_lollipop_dark

lixxus · 2 May 2015 at 20:26

is there a cloud storage which can sync with an app my photos/music ?

i have over 40gb music and pics on an sdcard but want to move it to the cloud.

I am assuming once 40gb has been uploaded it can periodically sync to see if any new files/changes and upload/download if necessary ?

does something like this exist ?

Orcvader · 2 May 2015 at 20:28

Google Music can hold up to 20,000 songs, although you will need to upload them on Chrome or with the desktop software.

There are various apps to back up your photos, such as Google Photos, OneDrive, Dropbox, etc. They will do it automatically, so any new pictures will be backed up very quickly.

lixxus · 2 May 2015 at 20:37

Orcvader said:
Google Music can hold up to 20,000 songs, although you will need to upload them on Chrome or with the desktop software.

There are various apps to back up your photos, such as Google Photos, OneDrive, Dropbox, etc. They will do it automatically, so any new pictures will be backed up very quickly.

thanks but i wanted to know which one is best.

I have a box account with 50gb. im thinking to use quickpic app and use that ?

the music i think i might pass because it will require me to have internet to listen to my music. also i like poweramp app for listening

thebennyboy · 3 May 2015 at 01:50

lixxus said:
thanks but i wanted to know which one is best.

I have a box account with 50gb. im thinking to use quickpic app and use that ?

the music i think i might pass because it will require me to have internet to listen to my music. also i like poweramp app for listening

You can download your playlists to your phone and listen to them offline.

lixxus · 3 May 2015 at 12:10

thebennyboy said:
You can download your playlists to your phone and listen to them offline.

thanks. how does that work ?

you create your own playlist (house mix) i assume with google play music and then download it.

is anyone using google play music server and how good is it ? how much data do google give you for music storage

I have a 64gb memory card and i am trying to offload a lot of stuff to the cloud if I can.