Android Useful Apps

[d7e7r7]

Thanks for the great detective work Dion. Glad you found it so it could be shared, I really love it.

 

[Awesum]

Thanks Dion.
Awesome app.

 

[K.J]

Thanks Dion

 

[AthenianOwl]

Appy Geek – Tech news (Free)

The #1 tech news app - offering the most comprehensive daily breaking news coverage from hundreds of licensed & trusted news sources worldwide.

Appy Geek delivers breaking tech news including mobile, gadgets, wearables, video games, product information, science, art, and geek culture.

• Visual: Get the latest breaking headlines from your favorite topics in a highly visual format.
• Smart: Appy Geek learns as you read, personalizing your news experience automatically.
• In the know: My News Digest is your daily news briefing built around YOU.
• Complete: We bring you complete articles with full text, photos and videos from trusted sources.
• Yours: Choose from over 1 million topics for a custom home screen and news experience.
• In-depth: Explore related topics via Tag Nav™, our innovative news navigation system.
• Customizable: Add custom RSS newsfeeds from your favorite websites.

Featuring all the best technology publications on the planet, including TechCrunch, CNET, Engadget, The Verge, BGR and many more.
Appy Geek is available in 10 regional editions - USA, UK, Germany, Italy, France, Spain, LatAm, China, Mexico and International.

Google Play

Easily one of my favourite apps of all times!!! It's free. No ads.

 

[faniebraai]

Appy Geek – Tech news (Free)



Google Play

Easily one of my favourite apps of all times!!! It's free. No ads.

This is the one I used until I found Feedly https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.devhd.feedly

 

[Chingha]

Feedly FTW (insert link here)

 

[BigAl-sa]

Cricbuzz. Love this cricket app,easy to use, have push messages to remind you of current games, with scores at certain intervals.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cricbuzz.android

Used to swear by it, but since they started putting ads in and wanting to charge monthly to remove them, I uninstalled. Also, no local coverage. I prefer using CricInfo in a browser.

 

[Shake&Bake]

Feedly FTW (insert link here)

I'd forgotten about Appy Geek. Used it ages ago before my "Android Sabbattical" Loved it.

Tried Feedly after seeing it posted here.
Not a fan. Layout puts me off and a bit tedious to setup.
Installed Appy Geek again now and instantly found it more appealing.

I'll have them both for a while, but think that Feedly won't stay on my phablet for long.

 

[AthenianOwl]

This is the one I used until I found Feedly https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.devhd.feedly

Oh god This is amazing as hell! I'm keeping both apps

 

[faniebraai]

Oh god This is amazing as hell! I'm keeping both apps

Feedly you setup once. Save to google account, and never do anything again. Feedly has an awesome chrome extension as well which is even better than the app.

I use feedly to keep up with news of any kind, even MyBroadband!!

 

[AthenianOwl]

Feedly you setup once. Save to google account, and never do anything again. Feedly has an awesome chrome extension as well which is even better than the app.

I use feedly to keep up with news of any kind, even MyBroadband!!

Yeah! I did that a few hours ago. Gotta add myBB now Thanks.

UPDATE: My top 5 apps (From Google Play):

1. PushBullet
2. ComicRack for Android
3. Feedly/Appy
4. Yatse, the XBMC / Kodi Remote
5. Fotmob

 

[Shake&Bake]

Feedly you setup once. Save to google account, and never do anything again. Feedly has an awesome chrome extension as well which is even better than the app.

I use feedly to keep up with news of any kind, even MyBroadband!!

What I don't like about Feedly on my phablet is not being able to read a full article. Jumping to a browser is annoying.

I wish that a browser could have Pocket's graceful layout.
I loves Pocket!

 

[faniebraai]

What I don't like about Feedly on my phablet is not being able to read a full article. Jumping to a browser is annoying.

This is true, that's why LinkBubble helps in making it as painless as possible. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.linkbubble.playstore

 

[BrokenRSA]

My RSS Feed Reader of choice is Inoreader: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.innologica.inoreader

When Google Reader went down, I tried a whole bunch, and for a short while it looked like Feedly would be the one, but Inoreader fast became my main RSS Reader, and when they released their mobile app, it pretty much sealed the deal.

 

[FreeStanler]

I use News+ Premium, with Feedly plugin.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.noinnion.android.newsplus

Perfect 2 way sync between Feedly and itself. So easy to add / delete subscriptions.

Superior, faster reading. Fluid interface. Dark mode. Offline synchronisation.

Win.

 

[mjwitter]

I use Feedly to manage my feeds, the I use Press as my rss reader on phone. Just wish it would get an update:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.twentyfivesquares.press

 

[saguran]

Well this is interesting.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.larvalabs.flow

 

[Dom1n8tr1x]

Well this is interesting.

Tried this out when they released it. Not enough app integration at the moment to be useful.

 

[OrbitalDawn]

The new Flipboard actually works damn well. Very fast and smooth, with a smart and beautiful layout.

 

[Awesum]

Anyone tried this?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2984806

Locate points of interest and save them under Google "My Maps". You’ll never lose the saved viewpoints. When you need to use them, download the viewpoints to your GPS app.

When you go to travel, you want to search some place to go, you would search viewpoints on internet.
In the past time, after you find some points, you need to find again in GPS app. If not found, you need to find the address and key address to find.
Now you don't need to do that again, after find the points, you just need to locate the points in Google "My Maps" and download to your GPS app.
That's so easy, right?

Features
1. Upload GPS Favorites to https://www.google.com/maps/d/.
2. Download My Maps Points to GPS Favorites.
3. All Map Points saved at My Maps - no accidental loss from GPS software.
4. Manage/maintain Map Points at My Maps or within VIEWPOINTS App.
5. Add supplemental information to Map Points via Google Places API (eg. Phone, Address).
6. Transfer Favorites between supported GPS software.
7. Supported GPS Software: Sygic GPS Navigation, MapFactor: GPS Navigation, MAPS.ME Pro, GPS Navigation BE-ON-ROAD, Naviking N3(Taiwan), LocalKing 3D(Taiwan), PAPAGO! Mobile S1(Taiwan).

Video tutorial
YouTube Video

Instructions
1. Sign in with your Google Account and go to https://www.google.com/maps/d/.
2. Upload GPS Favorites to My Maps. Locations will be created in a new map.
3. Create a New Map on My Maps and create some Map Points, then download to GPS Favorites.
4. Clicking Name in Map List opens Map Detail and show buttons: Close/Copy To/Download/Delete.
5. It is recommended to maintain Maps and Map Points on My Maps on desktop, not on phone.

Remarks
1. My Maps is a Google Service at: https://www.google.com/maps/d/.
2. My Maps can also be found in search for My Maps at Google.com.
3. New Map creation speed may be limited by My Maps, it is limited by Google.
4. Beginning with Android 4.4.2, Apps will not have permission to read SD card data. For best results, store map data on internal memory; not on SD card.
5. After downloading Map Points, close GPS software completely and then enter GPS software Favorites.