Android Useful Apps

[semaphore]

http://opensignal.com/reports/fragmentation-2013/

I was wrong, not 7000, it was closing 12k come July last year, should be well over that Y now considering it was under 4k the previous year.

There are only a small subset of android versions. Not 11k worth in versions.

 

[CranialBlaze]

There are only a small subset of android versions. Not 11k worth in versions.

Never said versions, different devices.

 

[semaphore]

Never said versions, different devices.

Fair enough. But in any case. Xpose seems to meh, so ill just stick to what i know.

 

[Dylan_G]

Fair enough. But in any case. Xpose seems to meh, so ill just stick to what i know.

Dropped it like its hot.

And now back to normal viewing.

 

[semaphore]

Dropped it like its hot.

And now back to normal viewing.

Nah, no point in arguing about software aimed at OS's when devices are brought in to the picture. Android is android, does not matter if its running on a tablet or phone, only slight variations in a few places.

 

[qqme]

For those with the moto g here is a link to the nexus launcher which allows you to use the "OK google" command from your home screen without having to touch the little mic on top. I've been using for the past few days and have had no problems
download661.mediafire.com/hip1s3jjz1mg/1p776yioo5k4lvo/GoogleHome-0.10.1.920880.apk

 

[Pseudonym]

For those with the moto g here is a link to the nexus launcher which allows you to use the "OK google" command from your home screen without having to touch the little mic on top. I've been using for the past few days and have had no problems
download661.mediafire.com/hip1s3jjz1mg/1p776yioo5k4lvo/GoogleHome-0.10.1.920880.apk

I've got the HTC One the the Google launcher works with it too. You just need KitKat I think. Unfortunately you need to change your phone to English US for the "Ok Google" to work and I couldn't live with that for long...

 

[genetic]

Unfortunately you need to change your phone to English US for the "Ok Google" to work and I couldn't live with that for long...

It works if you set it to English UK. It doesn't work if you set it to English South Africa though.

 

[qqme]

It works quite well on my phone and it only works on US English on my phone as well

 

[ph4t3]

I have language set to UK English, and the google launcher works perfectly.

 

[Nimz]

Go launcher ex prime is free for the next 2 days..... Download go launcher - go to about - enter the activation code - appszoom

 

[hellfire]

Go launcher ex prime is free for the next 2 days..... Download go launcher - go to about - enter the activation code - appszoom

Used it for a few days, prefer Nova. Thanks for the heads up though

 

[d7e7r7]

I was looking for an app that would let me control my phone from my pc and ended up installing Mobizen: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rsupport.mvagent

Give it a try, pretty useful I think.

Just wish there was functionality to control my phone from another phone or vice versa (for mobile support similar to TeamViewer).

 

[hellfire]

Swiftkey is now free

 

[CranialBlaze]

Swiftkey is now free

Best keyboard ever, have bought it twice already, back when landscape split was only in the tablet version.

 

[Kloofvreter]

Best keyboard ever, have bought it twice already, back when landscape split was only in the tablet version.

I second that. It did stop working for a while when something went wrong with my S3's software, but uninstalled and reinstalled, and it's running like a dream.

 

[CranialBlaze]

I second that. It did stop working for a while when something went wrong with my S3's software, but uninstalled and reinstalled, and it's running like a dream.

The cloud sync feature actually proved to be quite useful with owning a phone and tablet. The new theme is also pretty nice, too bad I cannot gt my 10 free themes as my playservices is apparently out of date and I can see no update.

 

[Raithlin]

Got the new themes as a thank you. Now I'm going to have to change the theme regularly to get my money's worth... But it was worth it. Glad to see them extending their functionality. 3 languages simultaneously!

 

[Geselskap]

Yesterday installed "Screen Time Parental Control" to control and monitor my kids' tablet usage. Only my first day, but seems like a winner!

Also "SD Insight" to confirm if SD cards purchased legit or not...not really useful after I've bought card, but ja...

Finally, "Flib - a converter with memory" - pretty neat and sexy for converting between different measuring units...even data!

 

[faniebraai]

Try AcDisplay - Free - Link

AcDisplay is a new way of handling notifications in Android. It will let you know about new notifications by showing a minimal, beautiful screen, allowing you to see what's going on, you can simply take your phone out of your pocket to view all the latest notifications, in a similarly pleasing minimalistic manner.