New essential Android apps thread

Cosimo · 21 Jan 2014 at 11:26

Photo Mate R2 looks useful if you want to edit RAW image files:

http://connect.dpreview.com/post/72...ource=news-list&utm_medium=text&ref=title_0_5

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tssystems.photomate2&hl=en_GB

rogueblade · 21 Jan 2014 at 12:16

Completely addicted to Clash of Clans

Rensin · 21 Jan 2014 at 23:52

Andre said:
I personally use Llama - it is easy to configure (a lot easier than Tasker, which I also purchased)

Moon Reader+ is the best I have come across - certainly the most configurable!

Works perfect thanks.

Hxc · 22 Jan 2014 at 00:47

Orcvader said:
Official support was pulled since Jelly Bean, but you could still download the apk from the Adobe archives. It works with compatible browsers (Chrome purposely blocks it) up to 4.3 on ARM based ROMs (not x86). KitKat 4.4 removed a few stuff which doesn't allow the Flash apk to work anymore.

There is a hacked version floating around that allows use in Dolphin, which I use for watching streams exclusively.

mrk · 22 Jan 2014 at 02:29

It took a while to become supported but finally got Barclays mobile banking and Pingit installed under rooted conditions with thanks to RootCloak Plus. Now I no longer need to grab my debit card and pin sentry to bank.

I've also installed the LG keyboard which does appear to be very good. Faster prediction and typing than all other keyboards I have tried to date.

The Biz theme looks sweet too.

Richie · 22 Jan 2014 at 06:45

Same here. Barclaycard now working with RCP since I read about it a couple of weeks ago on AP

this_is_gav · 22 Jan 2014 at 09:13

mrk said:
It took a while to become supported but finally got Barclays mobile banking and Pingit installed under rooted conditions with thanks to RootCloak Plus. Now I no longer need to grab my debit card and pin sentry to bank.

Affirm. Yay.

Lareon · 23 Jan 2014 at 12:26

Tasker is the best app i've installed, by far teh most useful

benjo · 23 Jan 2014 at 14:29

RealVNC dropped from $9.99 to free today.

Haven't used it myself, but that's a pretty hefty drop for a highly rated app!

V4NT0M · 23 Jan 2014 at 15:21

Errr...

Clicks through to sonic racing...

Montala · 23 Jan 2014 at 16:07

The above link (in post *69) checks out OK on my PC.

J273 · 23 Jan 2014 at 16:55

mrk said:
It took a while to become supported but finally got Barclays mobile banking and Pingit installed under rooted conditions with thanks to RootCloak Plus. Now I no longer need to grab my debit card and pin sentry to bank.

I've also installed the LG keyboard which does appear to be very good. Faster prediction and typing than all other keyboards I have tried to date.

The Biz theme looks sweet too.

Is there an .APK for the keyboard?

Thanks

benjo · 24 Jan 2014 at 10:18

Does anyone use Android Device Manager?

It seems that if you have location turned off, you can't actually locate your phone? This seems like a big oversight?

I use Cerberus anyway, so it's not a massive problem. I'm just trying to figure out if it'll be useful for my mum's Nexus 5!

mrk · 24 Jan 2014 at 10:23

Keep location turned on I suppose

If it's off any decent locator app (Cerberus) should turn it on discreetly anyway.

Your Cerberus account allows you to add more than 1 device, add your mum's phone to it?

benjo · 24 Jan 2014 at 10:25

mrk said:
Keep location turned on I suppose

If it's off any decent locator app (Cerberus) should turn it on discreetly anyway.

Your Cerberus account allows you to add more than 1 device, add your mum's phone to it?

I rarely have location turned on. But like you said, Cerberus turns it on discreetly anyway.

I had my mum's old phone on my Cerberus account, but she lives in the middle of nowhere and it was bloody annoying getting email notifications that her phone had gone into 'emergency mode'

Swarfega · 24 Jan 2014 at 18:12

Pushbullet just got even better. Syncs fully now with chrome

Orcvader · 24 Jan 2014 at 19:37

I'm fed up of Firefox mobile now. Started using the stock HTC browser on my HO as I found that to be the best, although obviously I lose my bookmarks syncing from my desktop Firefox and adblock (the ABP app works but not as well as the addon, but it stops the annoying "YOU HAZ VIRUS!" popups).

Now I need a good browser for my N10, but there's something about Chrome that bugs me... Any good browsers that can sync with Firefox/Chrome? There's Dolphin and it's bookmark addon but I find the jetpack addon stops the ABP app from well, blocking ads.

Swarfega said:
Pushbullet just got even better. Syncs fully now with chrome

Oh god, just noticed the article on Android Police about it. I'm starting to have more reasons to move to Chrome

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EDIT: Can't seem to log into Pushpullet via Chrome. I'm guessing this has something to do with the Google service outage earlier? I'm still signed into the Firefox version and both HO/N10...

EDIT 2: Nevermind, works now.

deltalinx · 24 Jan 2014 at 21:04

Just downloaded Super Stick Man Golf 2 the realtime multiplayer is good!

maddness · 26 Jan 2014 at 00:55

On my note 2 I could play YouTube videos in the Web browser but now with the note 3 it always opens up in YouTube

I can't remember if I installed an app or patch on the note 2 (my Google skills are failing me)

And ideas guys?

...This is with the the stock note browser btw

SAM81 · 26 Jan 2014 at 07:04

mrk said:
It took a while to become supported but finally got Barclays mobile banking and Pingit installed under rooted conditions with thanks to RootCloak Plus. Now I no longer need to grab my debit card and pin sentry to bank.

I've also installed the LG keyboard which does appear to be very good. Faster prediction and typing than all other keyboards I have tried to date.

The Biz theme looks sweet too.

The Barclays app is the one thing stopping me from rooting. Can you explain how you went about getting it to work on a rooted device?