New essential Android apps thread

Orcvader · 21 Apr 2017 at 20:13

subbass said:
What's everyone using for ad-block on non-rooted phones?

DNS66: https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-dns66-source-host-ad-blocker-root-t3487497

Creates a local VPN and have had no issues with it. Not as powerful as Firefox with uBlock but it blocks ads in all apps.

Peew971 · 22 Apr 2017 at 17:39

Can someone recommend a simple good piggy bank app? Something simple that doesn't eat battery that lets you save for, say a trip, a new car, etc.

subbass · 24 Apr 2017 at 19:06

Orcvader said:
DNS66: https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-dns66-source-host-ad-blocker-root-t3487497

Creates a local VPN and have had no issues with it. Not as powerful as Firefox with uBlock but it blocks ads in all apps.

Thanks

maj · 25 Apr 2017 at 08:00

Has anyone had success with SD card readers and music playing apps? My Mi 5 doesn't have a built-in SD card so I bought an adapter that the OS detects and I can view the contents but when I try to add the contents to my library in Poweramp it doesn't detect it as a storage option. I'm going to contact the developers but does anyone have other music apps that they know work with SD card readers?

Orcvader · 25 Apr 2017 at 11:41

maj said:
Has anyone had success with SD card readers and music playing apps? My Mi 5 doesn't have a built-in SD card so I bought an adapter that the OS detects and I can view the contents but when I try to add the contents to my library in Poweramp it doesn't detect it as a storage option. I'm going to contact the developers but does anyone have other music apps that they know work with SD card readers?

Haven't got a device with an SD card to check but in the Poweramp settings, under Folder and Library -> Music Folders can you not see the SD card from there?

thecremeegg · 25 Apr 2017 at 12:38

Nexus18 said:
Samsung browser is nice although the UI is god awful (like all touchwiz related stuff) + doesn't have all the sync/cross platform features

I'd argue the UI is better than Chrome's actually but each to their own!

maj · 25 Apr 2017 at 17:21

Orcvader said:
Haven't got a device with an SD card to check but in the Poweramp settings, under Folder and Library -> Music Folders can you not see the SD card from there?

This is what I get:

Internal storage and whatever dsp is but it's empty.

marc2003 · 26 Apr 2017 at 00:26

Can you browse to the root of /storage? That's where my SD card appears with a random name using gonemad music player.

(admittedly my phone has an internal SD card slot - never seen an external thingy before

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maj · 26 Apr 2017 at 06:47

marc2003 said:
Can you browse to the root of /storage? That's where my SD card appears with a random name using gonemad music player.

(admittedly my phone has an internal SD card slot - never seen an external thingy before )

I should have done more research on the no-SD card slot. Instead it came with 2 SIM card slots. Anyway I can find the SD card in the likes of Solid Explorer but Poweramp won't let me navigate any further back that on my screenshot.

BigBoy · 26 Apr 2017 at 07:09

maj said:
I should have done more research on the no-SD card slot. Instead it came with 2 SIM card slots. Anyway I can find the SD card in the likes of Solid Explorer but Poweramp won't let me navigate any further back that on my screenshot.

Some dual SIM phones can have an SD card in the second SIM slot. Have you checked that's not the case?

maj · 26 Apr 2017 at 07:42

BigBoy said:
Some dual SIM phones can have an SD card in the second SIM slot. Have you checked that's not the case?

I'll give it a try when it get home. I haven't actually tried that as silly as it sounds.

marc2003 · 26 Apr 2017 at 08:43

My screenshot is of gonemad music player which lets you navigate anywhere. It's not free but there is a trial...

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

warren_1979 · 26 Apr 2017 at 09:02

Are there any apps that can mimic BT Callback? I've just lost a fiver having two callbacks drop on me while trying to get through to the doctors.

ShiWarrior · 27 Apr 2017 at 12:38

if there an App that can basically something like Final manager that i can see my SD card, and connect to my Dashcam via Wifi and download the videos on to my phone?
Thanks

bimmerboii · 29 Apr 2017 at 09:43

Came across an app called Notifly. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.appsrise.notifly.free

This app does a great job in dismissing the same notifications across my Android devices. I have been missing this function since pushbullet removed this feature from their app.

Cyclone · 2 May 2017 at 07:44

MX Player Pro is currently 10p on the Play Store if anyone is interested. Normally over £4.

Scottland · 2 May 2017 at 09:44

Thanks for that, don't use it enough to spend £4 on it, but for 10p it's a no brainer

Punt · 2 May 2017 at 11:37

Scottland said:
Thanks for that, don't use it enough to spend £4 on it, but for 10p it's a no brainer

Agreed!

soundb0y · 2 May 2017 at 11:42

Excellent just bought mx pro

Hyburnate · 2 May 2017 at 11:46

Sweet, well that cost nothing

My favourite app at the moment is definitely Pulse SMS. Prior to this it was Evolve SMS. But Pulse edges it on it's multidevice support