New essential Android apps thread

[Amos91]

What are peoples thoughts on aptoide - is it safe?

I was using it to update many apps to versions not currently available on play store. They are apparently 'verified' too.

 

[stoosh]

Considering it cost 70p whereas I paid over £2 for PowerAmp back in the day it is amazing!

Also, Android Auto is now out on Play Store

Good find mrk it sounds great as well and for 70p you can't go wrong.

Alas I don't have a car so Android Auto's no good for me

 

[TheVoice]

Alas I don't have a car so Android Auto's no good for me

Even if you do it's useless unless you have a car/headunit that's Android Auto enabled.

 

[photoshop]

Be sure to tweak the now playing settongs, I've added more info and its treat!

GMusic intergration?

 

[mrk]

No idea, don't think so but I only listen to local music and the odd Spotify session.

 

[Purdy]

mrk what is the watch in your sig?

 

[DFish]

A Tudor Pelagos

 

[mrk]

That's the one.

 

[Purdy]

Cheers

 

[Christmas themed thank]

The Spotify app is horrible these days. It's getting worse with every update.

 

[toasteh]

not sure if this is the right place to ask but Google play music seems to have broken itself over the weekend, any other music players that will let me access my music? i like not having to have everything on my phone

 

[Orcvader]

Does it work here?: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/now

There's no open API so sadly no other music players can access your uploaded Play music, although there are ways to access it if you're rooted.

 

[Swarfega]

Why not fix the issue? Tried clearing all app data for Play Music?

 

[Muska]

Does anyone happen to have a spare invite to inbox by gmail?

 

[AndyCr15]

To me, this is one of those apps you wonder why no-one thought of it before. Automatically switches between earphone and speakerphone depending on if you have it to your ear or not.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.androidm8.speakerphoneex&hl=en_GB

 

[xGBHxPegasus]

Does anyone happen to have a spare invite to inbox by gmail?

Yup.

Trust me your e-mail and ill send you one.

 

[doodah]

To me, this is one of those apps you wonder why no-one thought of it before. Automatically switches between earphone and speakerphone depending on if you have it to your ear or not.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.androidm8.speakerphoneex&hl=en_GB

Useful, a recent ROM I used had a similar feature. Glad I can do it via an app

 

[Muska]

Yup.

Trust me your e-mail and ill send you one.

Thanks, I managed to get one elsewhere now but cheers anyway.

 

[ShivP]

Anyone know of a decent lock screen replacement for cyanogen? Using nova launcher (not prime) on 4.4.4 on the oneplus one

 

[Orcvader]

Widgetlocker I found to be the best one, made by the same makers of Nova too. Although there hasn't been any development for it for a good while now, and not really any other lockscreen apps that seems to offer the same level of customisation.