New essential Android apps thread

[Orcvader]

All day.

With this skin its perfect.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ikorolkov.poweramp.skins.ics

PowerAmp mixed with this skin makes it the best looking music player, and the options and settings it offers allows you to change it around to make it suit you.

 

[benjo]

Two other themes from the same developer that are pretty good. Might suit people who are using Google Now etc

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ikorolkov.poweramp.skins.now.transparent

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ikorolkov.poweramp.skins.now

 

[rogueblade]

Google Music

 

[Orcvader]

Two other themes from the same developer that are pretty good. Might suit people who are using Google Now etc

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ikorolkov.poweramp.skins.now.transparent

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ikorolkov.poweramp.skins.now

This guy really knows how to make the perfect PowerAmp skins.

Is it just me or does his ICS widget skin no longer appear on his list of apps or searching via the Play store? I can still access the app page when I go through my "My apps" list however.

 

[Quinnaay]

Never new about power amp skins that one is great just installed it.

 

[V_R]

Two other themes from the same developer that are pretty good. Might suit people who are using Google Now etc

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ikorolkov.poweramp.skins.now.transparent

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ikorolkov.poweramp.skins.now

I do like that first one, will give it a go.

 

[Swarfega]

Can PowerAmp stream from Google Play Music yet? I remember reading they are looking into it back last year.

 

[benjo]

Can PowerAmp stream from Google Play Music yet? I remember reading they are looking into it back last year.

Nothing can at the moment, Google still haven't released some sort of API.

The only way to do it is to use GMusicFS and that's a bit of a hack job.

 

[Azza]

What's the best app to cloud backup apps with their data? The last time used Helium it regulary crashed or I couldn't back up 20 apps at a time.

 

[Morfik]

If you're unrooted Helium is the only one that can handle app data AFAIK.

 

[shaffaaf27]

If your rooted then ti

 

[2013]

something to unlock a s2 without rooting ??

 

[TheBigCheese]

Any recommendations for a poker app? It's not for betting, just for learning the ropes etc., ready for get togethers round a table with proper card.

I've found one but it was so riddled with ads as to be unplayable.

There are lots of 'pro' apps from the big poker companies but as I said, I'm not interested in actually betting, just learning the ropes.

Any suggestions are most welcome! Thanks.

 

[Orcvader]

Nova Launcher 3.0 is out of beta and avaliable in the Play store! Well, that was really quick, I was expecting a few more days before it was actually ready.

 

[deltalinx]

Nice is it by the same dev? He disappeared for a while.

 

[deltalinx]

Nice new options! Google now ok Google is in it and new colour options along with other bits my fave launcher!

 

[slipd]

My Nova Launcher updated the other day too, what are the main changes?

Is there anything major that I've missed

 

[Azza]

I can't decide between Hello or Evolve to use as my SMS app.

If you're unrooted Helium is the only one that can handle app data AFAIK.

If your rooted then ti

Think I'll give TI another go.

 

[benjo]

I've been using MiXplorer recently.

Pretty decent file explorer with a nice UI. It's got a built in FTP/HTTP server as well so transferring things between phone/computer is easy.

edit: root required

 

[benjo]

New Quickpic beta released. The UI hasn't changed much yet as it's a WIP. It has support for Picasa now though

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