New essential Android apps thread

biron_w · 13 Feb 2014 at 14:12

Robbo said:
I saw Talon mentioned above but that doesn't look all that great.

Talon is pretty decent as it is but it's also quite new so might be missing a few features. On the plus side it is getting updated on a regular basis - sometimes 2 or 3 times a week - so it should be feature packed pretty soon.

Cosimo · 14 Feb 2014 at 14:50

Donate some processing power and help with scientific research:

Available from the play store on the 15th. More:

http://www.samsungpers.nl/samsung-n...utes-much-more-than-a-good-nights-sleep/#home

mark43 · 14 Feb 2014 at 16:22

PiKe said:
This is quite a good site, lists apps/games that arent infested with IAP

http://honestandroidgames.com/

Quote enjoying MoWo, Compulsive and Magic 2014 at the moment (all free).

Excellent, I've all but given up on mobile gaming as it's so hard to find decent games without IAP, not had a good look at this yet but it sounds like just what I need. I'm happy to pay for games, I just want to know that once I have then thats it.

richthomuk · 14 Feb 2014 at 18:31

Cosimo said:
Donate some processing power and help with scientific research:

Available from the play store on the 15th. More:

http://www.samsungpers.nl/samsung-n...utes-much-more-than-a-good-nights-sleep/#home

Nice, just downloaded it

Play Store Link

Its 28.62MB and seems to take a while to connect to start the initial download for now.

TheVoice · 15 Feb 2014 at 09:30

The Room is 69p at the moment.

valve90210 · 15 Feb 2014 at 13:18

can anyone recommend any good two player turn based games (ideally free or very cheap)? Been playing a lot of words with friends through Kik which is great but would like some more games to play.

cheers

Orcvader · 15 Feb 2014 at 14:19

valve90210 said:
can anyone recommend any good two player turn based games (ideally free or very cheap)? Been playing a lot of words with friends through Kik which is great but would like some more games to play.

cheers

If you like chess: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.haptic.chesstime

Robbo · 15 Feb 2014 at 14:43

How do people handle podcasts on Android?

On iOS they're all available on iTunes and it syncs up to my phone effortlessly. Is there a similar solution for Android?

It doesn't have to sync but I want them available to download via an app of some sort, it appears BeyondPod (or similar) can do the job?

benjo · 15 Feb 2014 at 14:50

PocketCasts is probably the best app for it. It lets you sync across devices too.

Something Else · 15 Feb 2014 at 15:17

installed that power sleep.

I think its very restrictive tbh, I dont want to be woken everyday at a set time, there is no option to turn off alarms at weekends. Rather it just let me tell it when to use my phone, or when the phone is 100% battery and on charge connected to wifi. makes much more sense.

Update: Wrote a review on Google play for it detailing what options should be added, things like setting days for the alarm to be set on or having the option to have the app run at times specified by the user or when the user feels like it.

the dev (Samsung austria) replied to the comment saying thanks for the input, so hopefully they will add these options soon.

AndyCr15 · 15 Feb 2014 at 19:25

benjo said:
PocketCasts is probably the best app for it. It lets you sync across devices too.

BeyondPod does this and also allows you to create a SmartPlay list, which I don't think others do. Love how it's so automated. Never really have to do anything other than press play...

DFish · 15 Feb 2014 at 22:00

Installed Comodo from AVAST on a friend (who I trust) saying it's a good product. Sadly since then my phone (Samsung S4) has kept locking up and and freezing all over the place. Went to remove it and cant uninstall it! what a crock, so think twice before installing it people!

Fish

mrk · 15 Feb 2014 at 22:01

Common sense is the better "Antivirus" when it comes to smartphones anyway. Don't bother with them, they just mess around with the phone and performance.

Orcvader · 15 Feb 2014 at 22:22

DFish said:
Installed Comodo from AVAST on a friend (who I trust) saying it's a good product. Sadly since then my phone (Samsung S4) has kept locking up and and freezing all over the place. Went to remove it and cant uninstall it! what a crock, so think twice before installing it people!

Fish

No need for an antivirus, just make sure you properly check the permissions during app installation.

twist3d0n3 · 15 Feb 2014 at 23:03

Orcvader said:
No need for an antivirus, just make sure you properly check the permissions during app installation.

and even then, if you're rooted, just use one of those permission fiddling apps and revoke the ones you don't think apps need.

Schizophonic · 15 Feb 2014 at 23:52

Cosimo said:
Donate some processing power and help with scientific research:

Available from the play store on the 15th. More:

http://www.samsungpers.nl/samsung-n...utes-much-more-than-a-good-nights-sleep/#home

while this is for a good cause, like using the battery at full whack, doesn't this deplete the phone's life span? Causing it slow over time and etc?

Schizophonic · 15 Feb 2014 at 23:56

mrk said:
Cannot believe Spotify STILL have not added official support for AVRCP yet to allow song info to be displayed via Bluetooth on a car stereo and to control music from the car or Bluetooth paired controller. Glad that I’m rooted, Xposed has had the AVRCP module for Spotify for ages now.

When the official devs won’t do something and generally be lazy about it, turn to the fan community who do a better job 99% of the time.

Edit*
http://www.reddit.com/r/androidapps/comments/1xgc5n/release_androidsync_transfer_music_ratings/

This is amazing news. Exactly what I've been waiting for.

I had to some quick research of what is ACRCP but (correct me if I'm wrong) but my Spotify on my Nexus 5 is all controllable from my Audi A3. Given I don't have full control, I can skip and go back tracks using my sterring wheel controls. Are you expecting to be able to scroll through whole playlist and choose tracks using the buttons of the car only?

Swarfega · 16 Feb 2014 at 08:36

Are you sure you don't just need to remove avast as a device administrator before you uninstal? I would be very surprised if it can't be uninstalled.

TheVoice · 16 Feb 2014 at 12:22

mrk said:
Common sense is the better "Antivirus" when it comes to smartphones anyway. Don't bother with them, they just mess around with the phone and performance.

It does sadden me to see how many installs AV apps like AVG for Android have had on the Play Store. Rather baffling really.

HecFam · 16 Feb 2014 at 13:31

The room two is now available. Was out on the 13th. Loved the first one. Was jealous of iPhone users getting it in December. Cheeky monkeys. Its £1.99.