New essential Android apps thread

crunchman · 20 Jul 2015 at 17:19

Merlin5 said:
Does anyone have a recommendation for a usenet nzb app comparable to altbinz, perhaps with pause function? NZB+?

I'm using nzb 360 atm after using nzb+ in the past and I'm preferring it

FiveOverEight · 20 Jul 2015 at 17:19

AlecR said:
It also feels like a complete load of bloated junk.

These so called 'savers' do more harm than good. Steer clear.

Just amend settings accordingly etc.

Merlin5 · 20 Jul 2015 at 17:28

crunchman said:
I'm using nzb 360 atm after using nzb+ in the past and I'm preferring it

Thanks for the recommendation.

However, just had a look on the play store and I'm not finding it. :confused:

Edit: found it on its own website.

Scottland · 20 Jul 2015 at 18:47

The pro version is worth it too IMO, and it gets updated pretty regularly which is nice.

mithrandir · 20 Jul 2015 at 19:29

Neo Geo Bundle on Humble bundle now!

Merlin5 · 21 Jul 2015 at 04:50

Ok, I'm stupid, lol. I've spent hours on this and have no idea how to setup nzb 360. I'm not familiar with sabnzbd or any of the other things to choose from. Don't know where an api key is to be found for sabznzb; there's no username and password boxes in sabnzbd that I can see to put in my Tweaknews usenet provider; and in sabnzbd, am I meant to put my Tweaknews address in the IP Host address box, and my tweaknews ssl port in the server port box?

I tried another app, nzb leech. That was easy to setup. All I had to do was put my Tweaknews account details in, test the connection which worked fine and tested downloading an nzb which worked fine. Deleted it though because it was limited to 3 connections, limited functions, was slow and you have to donate to unlock almost every feature.

Scottland · 21 Jul 2015 at 10:06

Do you want to download via the phone or via a remote PC?

Merlin5 · 21 Jul 2015 at 12:12

Scottland said:
Do you want to download via the phone or via a remote PC?

Via the phone, using my wifi. If you might be able to give me some pointers how to set up 360 I'd be grateful.

welshdragon · 21 Jul 2015 at 12:41

mithrandir said:
Neo Geo Bundle on Humble bundle now!

What's metal slug like on a mobile device?

Scottland · 21 Jul 2015 at 13:57

Merlin5 said:
Via the phone, using my wifi. If you might be able to give me some pointers how to set up 360 I'd be grateful.

Ah right, nzb360 is just to control a remote server - that's probably why you can't get it working!

To be honest I don't think there are any decent usenet downloaders for Android as there isn't really a massive demand for it nobody has bothered.

Scort · 21 Jul 2015 at 14:23

Smart Launcher Pro is only 10p at the moment, worth a punt imo.

mithrandir · 21 Jul 2015 at 14:29

welshdragon said:
What's metal slug like on a mobile device?

I thought it was good when I last downloaded and played on an Acer S500. I have not tried it yet on my LG F240. Will do it later and let you know.

welshdragon · 21 Jul 2015 at 14:30

Great cheers mate. Always loved the metal gear series. It's so cheap I may just take a punt

Merlin5 · 21 Jul 2015 at 15:22

Scottland said:
Ah right, nzb360 is just to control a remote server - that's probably why you can't get it working!

To be honest I don't think there are any decent usenet downloaders for Android as there isn't really a massive demand for it nobody has bothered.

You're probably right. Thing is, nzb leech, though it seems to be an old app not updated since 2011, does exactly what I need and easy to setup, except that it allows only 16 connections (I'm set to 40 with altbinz on my laptop and desktop) and only 3 connections with the free version. Just need another app like that but better.

MouseMat2004 · 21 Jul 2015 at 16:40

Merlin5 said:
You're probably right. Thing is, nzb leech, though it seems to be an old app not updated since 2011, does exactly what I need and easy to setup, except that it allows only 16 connections (I'm set to 40 with altbinz on my laptop and desktop) and only 3 connections with the free version. Just need another app like that but better.

I use Power NZB & it worked pretty well when I used it. Not updated for a while but does work well including auto PAR/Unrar etc. Worth a look, not sure if theres better ones out there to be honest but I can vouch for Power NZB.

Merlin5 · 21 Jul 2015 at 18:42

MouseMat2004 said:
I use Power NZB & it worked pretty well when I used it. Not updated for a while but does work well including auto PAR/Unrar etc. Worth a look, not sure if theres better ones out there to be honest but I can vouch for Power NZB.

You just reminded me, I checked out screenshots of powernzb last night as well and forgot to download it. It looks like it will do what I need. Thanks, will give it a whirl later!

mithrandir · 21 Jul 2015 at 19:15

welshdragon said:
What's metal slug like on a mobile device?

Right, had a quick play and found it was great. There are also options to resize the controls and move them anywhere on the screen which is useful.

I'd definitely recommend it at the bundle price.

Merlin5 · 21 Jul 2015 at 20:47

Very impressed with power nzb! That's using it's maximum 28 connections.

welshdragon · 22 Jul 2015 at 10:53

mithrandir said:
Right, had a quick play and found it was great. There are also options to resize the controls and move them anywhere on the screen which is useful.

I'd definitely recommend it at the bundle price.

Cheers mate I'll give it a whirl

memyselfandi · 22 Jul 2015 at 21:43

After a gallery app which allows you to customise the order of the pictures, i.e. have sort of edit mode where you can drag them around into the order you want (like the photo app on an iPad) rather than just being able to do it by name, date, etc.

Anyone know of one?