Here are some very useful Android apps.
Social media
- Google+
- Hootsuite
- Tweetdeck
- Blogger
- Bitdroid – client for Bit.ly
Security and antivirus
- Lookout
- Find my Droid – a marvellous application for locating a lost phone (even if muted) by sending it an SMS
- Mydlink lite – remote access to Dlink video webcam
Emergency management
- FEMA
- Emergency
Cloud storage
- Google Drive
- Microsoft Skydrive
- Dropbox – access a “Dropbox” web folder for your documents, accessible across many devices and via a browser
File management
- Astro – file manager
- ES File Explorer
Online shopping
- eBay
- PayPal – client for your PayPal account
- Barcode scanner
- Key Ring – store credit cards, frequent buyers etc
- Goggles (Google)
Media, music, video, books
- Play music (Google)
- Play books (Google)
- BeyondPod – download and listen to podcasts
- Youtube
- TuneIn radio
News
- ABC
- BBC News
- LA Times
- Huffpost
- CNN
- Currents (Google)
- Google Reader (RSS)
- NYTimes
- Wash Post
- SFGate.com
Browsers and Internet
- Dolphin – tabbed browser
- Chrome (Google) – tabbed browser
- Firefox
- Analytics (Google)
- Gmail
- K-9 Mail
- Email (standard app)
Productivity, tasks, notes
- Catch – notes, photos etc
- Memento – a great database application that syncs with Google docs spreadsheets, complete with templates
- Evernote – notes, photos etc
- GTasks – task manager that syncs with Google Tasks
- Inserty – define custom text snippets to insert into messages, and even include your current GPS coordinates
- Pocket – store personal information securely (can use Dropbox)
- Stopwatch
- Clock – includes alarms
- Calculator
- World clock
Travel
- Offi – public transport services and maps
- Tripit – travel organiser
- Expensify – travel expenses
- Currency converter
- Translate (Google)
Tip: check for transport apps for cities you visit, e.g.: Los Angeles Transit, Los Angeles subway map, Paris Transport, DC Metro Transit
Systems and app management
- Play store – download apps and other content
- Advanced Task Killer – allows you to kill running apps to lighten battery usage. Very handy, and you can specify which apps to leave running.
- Chargebar – displays battery remaining
- Apex Launcher – custom launcher
- Onavo Count – manage data usage
- Android Assistant – manage phone setting and apps
- Juice Defender – manage power use
- Swype keyboard – cannot install from Play store
- Data ON-OFF (toggle data usage)
Interesting apps
- Earthquake
- Google sky maps – simply stunning. Hold your phone up to the sky at night and see which constellations, stars and planets are there.
- Ancestry – family tree
Office and documents
- Documents to Go – provides access to MS Office documents and PDF files. The only application I have bought.
- Adobe Reader
- Kingsoft Office
Navigation
- Google Maps – access to Google maps functions and integration with GPS
- Navigation (Google)
- Copilot GPS
- Route 66
- Earth (Google)
- Lat long calculator
- Compass
- Coord Transform
Weather
- Predictwind – very accurate wind forecasts
- Weatherzone – customised weather updates in various locations (good widget)
Communications
- Skype
- Google Talk – IM client
Games
- Angry birds
- Air Control Lite
General
- Brightest flashlight
- Finance (Google)
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