The Market is expected to top 100,000 apps by the end of the month, clearly Android is a proven success, so here's what I'm proposing:
If you would like to suggest apps to add to the OP, compile yours and post them in this thread in the format (if you would kindly do so) that I did and I will add them.
The OP is basically the apps that I personally use but they won't fit the needs of every uesr.
The format:
Italicize the purpose (Multimedia, Productivity, etc: Bold the app name. Then give your description of what it does, how you use it and details like free/paid, memory intensive, includes widget, etc.
Example:
This will help keep this a living, informative thread and prevent people from having to wade through 30+ pages. PLEASE post it in that format so I can simply click edit on your post and copy/paste it straight into the OP. I will separate the suggestions and give you credit. Also, please try and make all your suggestions at one time instead of 10 posts each with one suggestion, as that will clutter up the thread.
Get crackin, android army!
Browse the Android market on your PC: http://www.appbrain.com
APPLICATIONS
Multimedia
Music Player: MixZing. I had been using Meridian, but MixZing is by far the best at getting album art from the file or downloading itself if its missing. Meridian needed you to manually put a .jpg of the album art in the directory to work which would be a PITA. Only thing mixzing lacks that meridian did was that the latter had an option to keep the screen from sleeping while a song was playing. ***LAST UPDATE*** to MixZing introduced ads so I have not updated it based on the comments.
DoubleTwist: You download this to your phone and the companion program to your PC. It supposedly will import your iTunes playlists and sync automatically with your phone. Based on comments, its still a work in progress and lacks polish.
Backgrounds: Backgrounds. A ton of backgrounds in this app, and one of the cool things about them is that they shift perspective as you scroll through your 7 home screens. The navigation inside the application could be better since you have to scroll through each screen to view them all, but thats not a real big deal.
Ringers: RingDroid. Very very cool app that lets you load an mp3 from the sd card and choose what part of the song you want to use as a ringer/notification/alarm tone.
DroidESPN. This has 16 espn radio stations on it
Cherry Rplayer. App that has all CBS radio stations (eg. 610sports in Houston)
DroidCumulus. App that has all Cumulus stations (eg. 97.5 The Ticket in Houston)
iheartradio. App that has all Clear Channel stations (eg. 94.5 The buzz in Houston)
RadioTime. Paid app, $2.99, pretty much is all of the above apps in 1, have used it with great success.
GMote. Lets you control music and movie playback on your computer from your phone. I haven't quite figured out how to set this one up but it has great promise.
Nook. Lets you access your BN.com account and sync ebook reading across multiple devices (phone, PC, nook)
Reference
News: AP Mobile, Fox news widget, CNN widget and USA Today.
Weather: Weather Widgets. Best combination of attractive widget and usefulness.
Layar. This one is a 'reality browser'. Its kind of hard to describe. The screen will look like its in camera mode where you can see whats coming through it, but what you can do is type in a key word like "gas station" or "pizza" and it will search for all the nearby locations and represent them on the screen to show you what is around your nearby location, with larger "pin points" showing whats closest along with their address/info/etc
US Constitution. nuff said
Houston Traffic. App that syncs with the Houston TranStar system and gives access to traffic flows, incident reports and even the camera system. Quite nifty if you live in the tine.
Google sky map. This one is just a cool novelty one. You run it and point the phone at around and it tells you the constellations and planets in the sky and even below the horizon. Not sure if the really bright object is Venus or not? Load it up, point the phone at it and find out.
Shazam. iPhone has this, its the one that you run when theres a song you dont know playing and it will identify it for you.
ShopSavvy. iPhone has this too, scans a bar code and will search the internet and local area for different prices so you can get it cheaper.
WaPedia. Wikipedia app, very small file and small widget that when tapped will bring up a search bar for wikipedia. Has proved very handy, recommended.
Radar Now. Displays live satellite weather images, very useful.
Messaging
SMS: Handcent SMS. best hands down SMS/MMS client, has pop up reply and quick-compose by holding down the search button. Also features voice to text.
IM: Meebo. Chat client that works with AIM/facebook/msn/gchat/etc
Forum reading: TapaTalk Pro. This is a dedicated forum reader and about 3000 forums are enabled in it. I mainly use it to read XDA and androidforums since the interface is much better than using a browser. Paid app.
Tools
File Syncing. DropBox. This app is amazing. You download it to your PC and it creates a folder that you can drop files into, and any other computer (or phone) that has it automatically syncs with it. I use this heavily for school, if I'm working on a paper I put the latest version in dropbox so I'm able to access it from my phone anywhere. If you use my referral code to sign up, we both get an additional 250 mb of space (on top of the 2gigs that comes free): https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTYxMzE5MjE5
File Management: Astro File Manager. Lets you backup apps to your sd card and navigate whats stored on the phone
Browser: Dolphin HD. Straight up beats the crap out of the stock browser. Will sync with your iGoogle bookmarks, as well. I also have the old version of the original Dolphin because the dev nixed the youtube video downloader because it violated googles terms of service. Dolphin HD is great, has add-ons (like bookmarks2sd which imports bookmarks, google services, and 'screen cut' which lets you save an image of a website to the sd card)
Security: Lookout Mobile. This badboy will scan downloaded files for viruses, and when you register on the website it has options to backup contacts and photos etc to it, and also has a GPS locater to find a missing/stolen phone.
Finance. Mint. Mint.com has come to android. For those of you who don't use www.mint.com, its a one stop website for your financial purposes. What you do is create an account, link all your credit cards, savings accounts, checking accounts, loans, mortgages, etc to it and when you log into the website, it will automatically fetch the information from all of them so you don't need to go to 10 different websites, it's all in one place. The app comes with a widget.
SO on the rag: My Days. Helps you keep track of your girls cycle so you know in advance of...surprises.
No Lock. Tired of swiping down the bar when you want access to your phone? This lets you wake up the phone by pressing the power button or volume rocker. Conveniently comes with a widget so you can quickly go from no lock to normal lock.
Program Management: Advanced Task Killer Free. Its good to have a task killer but you should NOT have it EVER kill everything your phone is running. The way Android (based off Linux) works is that the OS takes care of any task killing based on memory needs. You want ATK when you run into a situation where a particular app is being a PITA and you need to close it.
Tethering: PDAnet. An absolute must have. This lets you tether a computer to your phones data connection via usb or bluetooth without rooting your phone or paying your provider for phone-as-modem service. Free trial period then its $29, easiest purchase I've had to make.
Organization: FolderOrganizer Lite. This lets you go and group things together, like your apps for settings, camera, multimedia, etc and add a shortcut that will have a window pop up with the selected group in them. You can also group contacts like that for 'Friends' or 'Family' and whatnot. Its a great way to declutter. You can also customize the icons for any of them using one of the Icon packs on the market that are intended for OpenHome, but they still work for FolderOrganizer.
Export Contacts. Exports your contacts in a .csv file to your sd card.
SMS Backup and Restore. Self explanatory.
Wheres My Droid. If you have ever misplaced your phone while its on vibrate it can be a pain in the ass to find it. With this app, you send a text with a customizable code word/phrase to your phone and it will turn the ringer on and ring for 30/60/90/450 seconds.
Bluetooth On/Off. One-tap widget to turn bluetooth on and off, makes using my Jawbone2 earpiece very simple to use.
Contact Sender. A buddy needs your information or one of your friends? Open this up, select the information (choice of selection of name, number, address, etc) and who needs it and it will send the info.
More Icons Widget. Can't say enough about this one. Free version available, paid app is $1.99. It basically takes the space that one icon takes and lets you put four shortcuts in that same space. Thers a 1x1, 2x1, 3x1 and 4x1 widget. These shortcuts can be applications, bookmarks, call someone and even system toggles (bluetooth/wifi/gps/ringer on/off). This in conjunction with FolderOrganizer has cleared enough space on my home screens where I can basically fill it all with widgets.
Productivity
Calendar: Pure Cal Widget. Syncs with your google calendar, and the main draw is that it has widgets in every imaginable size to fit your needs for space. I like how it is just a straight listing of upcoming events instead of having to click a day on a calendar in order to see whats going on then. Also will sync with gTasks or Astrid. Paid app, $1.99. Many different skins and customizations for looks.
Documents To Go. I liked the free version that did limited word and excel, so I took advantage of the deal they had to get the
full version for $15 instead of the normal $30 for full word/excel/powerpoint/pdf support.
gTasks beta. Syncs with your google tasks. Dev nerfed the autosync after 30 days and offers the full version off a website and not on the android market since apparently if you are in in the Czech republic you can't receive payments from the market. Still a good app, even though that detail is annoying.
Camera
Camera Widget. Paid app that lets you use a widget to use the camera instead of opening the camera itself.
PicSay. Lets you edit photos, make captions, place graphics, pretty fun.
PixelPipe Lite. Lets you upload photos to a variety of websites, I personally use tinypic.
Qik. Lets you stream live video to a website from your phone.
Sports
SportsTap
Live Scores
ESPN News Widget
Games
Robo Defense - One of the most addictive games I've ever played. Never thought I would be sitting in my room playing a game for 3 hours on my phone!
Hyperspace 3D
ThrottleCopter
Wixel - Full version lets you play online, very fun!
SNESoid (super nintendo emulator!)
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McInnis03's apps
Multimedia : Camera 360. similar to FXCamera. Has a LOT of different options, filters, themes, etc. Very good camera app IMO. FREE
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old ag 2003's apps
Multimedia: RockPlayer. FREE. Best video player I've found for Android. I haven't yet found a video file it can't play. Simply allows you to choose it as your default player anytime you open a different type of video file, and then from that point the video will automatically open with RockPlayer when you click on it from your SD card. Not on market, direct link
Movies/Entertainment:
IMDb. FREE. Quick access to IMDb.
Movies. FREE. Search for "Flixster" to find this one. Pretty much RottenTomatoes.com in an app for quick access. You can also find movie times quickly by clicking on theater (it autolocates you and find theaters near you).
Redbox. FREE. Quick access to redboxes near you. It auto-locates you, allows you to choose which redbox you want, and then shows you which movies are available up to the minute.
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nai06's apps
Tools: aCar. FREE. track gas usage, repairs, etc. for multiple cars. maps your gas mileage and gas expenses over time with graphs and averages
Tools: LED Desire . Turns an LED flash into a camera. has different levels of light and has a widget to act as an on.off switch instead of opening the program. Free
Music Streaming: lost.fm. FREE. Similar to Pandora. allows you to go back and listen to your favorite tracks. Will also scrobble music you play from other music players and record them as favorites. is also compatible with xbox
Local Business Review/Locater (food, bars, etc): yelp. similar to urban spoon but also has a option to show nearby restaurants similar to layar
Productivity : Grocery IQ. Basically a shopping list in your phone. you can input items and their costs. Scan barcodes to input items to a list. Check them off when you are done. You can maintain multiple lists, favorites, and store your discount card. All lists current coupons you can email yourself. Free
Multimedia : retro cam. has a camera with several different filters to give photos an aged or distressed look.
Multimedia : FX Camera. similar to retro camera. filters include polaroid, warhol,fisheye, ToyCam, SymmetriCam. Free
Multimedia : Scanner Radio. program with multi sized widget that lets you listen to police, fire, ems, HAM, Rail, Marine, Air, and weather radios
Games: Play! Curling: Curling game that lets you play against the phone or another user. Has options to select number of ends/stones per game
Games: Reversi: copy of the real life board game Othello. Place a black or white chip on the table to surround opponents chip and change its color
Games: Shortyz:Crosswords! Pretty good crossword app. Has several different crosswords from daily papers, including the Houston Chronicle
Games: WordWise: Android equivalent of words with friends. Free version lets you run 3 games at once. Paid app allows for up to 100
Games: Bubble Defense: tower defense game with multiple levels and difficulties. There is also a second version,
Games: FallDown: navigate as you fall down a tube, rotating the screen to avoid obstacles. Multiple levels
Games: Solitare: just like it says. Has spider solitare and freecell too. 1 and 3 card draw, good amount of options.
Multimedia : TV.Com: CBS TV app. Honestly not that great. You can watch full episodes of some CBS shows and clips of others. I happen to like CSI so this let me watch it on my lunch break.
Multimedia : Laputa: ereader with access to free books. Has an interface that looks like a bookshelf.
Tools: Smart Measure: very cool app. Measures the distance between you and an object and will also let you measure the height of an object even if it is far away(buildings, trees, etc)
Tools: Smart Ruler: Used to measure small items(width of the phone) metric and inches
Tools: Bubble: basic bubble level. Simple and effective
Tools: Plink Art: similar to google goggles. Take a photo of a work of art and the app will tell you what it is, the artist who created it and information about other works of art by the same artist
Tools: OneClick Widget: has a variety of widgets to use for several different phone functions(wifi, gps, sound, etc). Allows you to customize the widgets size and color
Tools: Google Translate: Very neat translator app. Will translate text into a ton of different languages. Also has a function to translate talk to text and will even say the translated phrase.
Music Streaming: Slacker: FREE. Similar to Pandora. Allows you to like or dislike music. Plays an ad every 5 or 6 songs. Has a widget.
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cav14's apps
Video Chat: Ustream Broadcaster. Send a video stream to your ustream.tv page for anyone to see. The latency and quality is much better than Qik.
Productivity: Trapster. Tells you where the cops are within google maps while you are driving.
Productivity: PhoneMyPC. A paid app that lets you do a Remote desktop session on your phone.
Productivity: No Lock. A simple app that does not lock your screen so you do not have to "Swype to unlock" anymore. Just press any physical keys on your phone and it unlocks.
Status Information: Real Signal. Tells you in dBm what your signal strength is for both voice and 3G data. You can also customize your own "bars" to show any number of bars for any specific dBm level.
Status Information: Speed Test. The same company that does speedtest.net, you can do a quick speed test of your download and upload speeds on both WIFI or 3G.
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How To Take Screenshots of your phone (hat tip to 99CB & NPH)
Download USB Driver
Download SDK
Download Java SE Development Kit
*Run "SDK Setup.exe" and under "Available Packages" select the package for your OS version (1.5 for the Eris obviously) and the USB Driver package. Or just select them all.
*Turn on USB debugging on your phone: Settings > Applications > Development
*Connect phone, run ddms.bat from the \tools\ directory of the SDK.
*Select your phone from the box on the top left, then go to Device > Screen Capture.
The first time you connect the phone with USB Debugging mode on, you'll probably have to go into Device Manager and install the driver
from the USB Driver folder of the SDK that was downloaded.
Make sure your Java path is setup in Windows too. ie: "path c:\program files\java\jre_1.6\bin\"
Of course, if you are rooted, you can download ShootMe from the market and take easy easy screenshots just by 'flicking' your phone with your wrist. Very handy.
My home screens, left to right:
[This message has been edited by rebelionel (edited 7/25/2010 5:03p).]
If you would like to suggest apps to add to the OP, compile yours and post them in this thread in the format (if you would kindly do so) that I did and I will add them.
The OP is basically the apps that I personally use but they won't fit the needs of every uesr.
The format:
Italicize the purpose (Multimedia, Productivity, etc: Bold the app name. Then give your description of what it does, how you use it and details like free/paid, memory intensive, includes widget, etc.
Example:
quote:
SMS: Handcent SMS. best hands down SMS/MMS client, has pop up reply and quick-compose by holding down the search button. Also features voice to text.
This will help keep this a living, informative thread and prevent people from having to wade through 30+ pages. PLEASE post it in that format so I can simply click edit on your post and copy/paste it straight into the OP. I will separate the suggestions and give you credit. Also, please try and make all your suggestions at one time instead of 10 posts each with one suggestion, as that will clutter up the thread.
Get crackin, android army!
Browse the Android market on your PC: http://www.appbrain.com
APPLICATIONS
Multimedia
Music Player: MixZing. I had been using Meridian, but MixZing is by far the best at getting album art from the file or downloading itself if its missing. Meridian needed you to manually put a .jpg of the album art in the directory to work which would be a PITA. Only thing mixzing lacks that meridian did was that the latter had an option to keep the screen from sleeping while a song was playing. ***LAST UPDATE*** to MixZing introduced ads so I have not updated it based on the comments.
DoubleTwist: You download this to your phone and the companion program to your PC. It supposedly will import your iTunes playlists and sync automatically with your phone. Based on comments, its still a work in progress and lacks polish.
Backgrounds: Backgrounds. A ton of backgrounds in this app, and one of the cool things about them is that they shift perspective as you scroll through your 7 home screens. The navigation inside the application could be better since you have to scroll through each screen to view them all, but thats not a real big deal.
Ringers: RingDroid. Very very cool app that lets you load an mp3 from the sd card and choose what part of the song you want to use as a ringer/notification/alarm tone.
DroidESPN. This has 16 espn radio stations on it
Cherry Rplayer. App that has all CBS radio stations (eg. 610sports in Houston)
DroidCumulus. App that has all Cumulus stations (eg. 97.5 The Ticket in Houston)
iheartradio. App that has all Clear Channel stations (eg. 94.5 The buzz in Houston)
RadioTime. Paid app, $2.99, pretty much is all of the above apps in 1, have used it with great success.
GMote. Lets you control music and movie playback on your computer from your phone. I haven't quite figured out how to set this one up but it has great promise.
Nook. Lets you access your BN.com account and sync ebook reading across multiple devices (phone, PC, nook)
Reference
News: AP Mobile, Fox news widget, CNN widget and USA Today.
Weather: Weather Widgets. Best combination of attractive widget and usefulness.
Layar. This one is a 'reality browser'. Its kind of hard to describe. The screen will look like its in camera mode where you can see whats coming through it, but what you can do is type in a key word like "gas station" or "pizza" and it will search for all the nearby locations and represent them on the screen to show you what is around your nearby location, with larger "pin points" showing whats closest along with their address/info/etc
US Constitution. nuff said
Houston Traffic. App that syncs with the Houston TranStar system and gives access to traffic flows, incident reports and even the camera system. Quite nifty if you live in the tine.
Google sky map. This one is just a cool novelty one. You run it and point the phone at around and it tells you the constellations and planets in the sky and even below the horizon. Not sure if the really bright object is Venus or not? Load it up, point the phone at it and find out.
Shazam. iPhone has this, its the one that you run when theres a song you dont know playing and it will identify it for you.
ShopSavvy. iPhone has this too, scans a bar code and will search the internet and local area for different prices so you can get it cheaper.
WaPedia. Wikipedia app, very small file and small widget that when tapped will bring up a search bar for wikipedia. Has proved very handy, recommended.
Radar Now. Displays live satellite weather images, very useful.
Messaging
SMS: Handcent SMS. best hands down SMS/MMS client, has pop up reply and quick-compose by holding down the search button. Also features voice to text.
IM: Meebo. Chat client that works with AIM/facebook/msn/gchat/etc
Forum reading: TapaTalk Pro. This is a dedicated forum reader and about 3000 forums are enabled in it. I mainly use it to read XDA and androidforums since the interface is much better than using a browser. Paid app.
Tools
File Syncing. DropBox. This app is amazing. You download it to your PC and it creates a folder that you can drop files into, and any other computer (or phone) that has it automatically syncs with it. I use this heavily for school, if I'm working on a paper I put the latest version in dropbox so I'm able to access it from my phone anywhere. If you use my referral code to sign up, we both get an additional 250 mb of space (on top of the 2gigs that comes free): https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTYxMzE5MjE5
File Management: Astro File Manager. Lets you backup apps to your sd card and navigate whats stored on the phone
Browser: Dolphin HD. Straight up beats the crap out of the stock browser. Will sync with your iGoogle bookmarks, as well. I also have the old version of the original Dolphin because the dev nixed the youtube video downloader because it violated googles terms of service. Dolphin HD is great, has add-ons (like bookmarks2sd which imports bookmarks, google services, and 'screen cut' which lets you save an image of a website to the sd card)
Security: Lookout Mobile. This badboy will scan downloaded files for viruses, and when you register on the website it has options to backup contacts and photos etc to it, and also has a GPS locater to find a missing/stolen phone.
Finance. Mint. Mint.com has come to android. For those of you who don't use www.mint.com, its a one stop website for your financial purposes. What you do is create an account, link all your credit cards, savings accounts, checking accounts, loans, mortgages, etc to it and when you log into the website, it will automatically fetch the information from all of them so you don't need to go to 10 different websites, it's all in one place. The app comes with a widget.
SO on the rag: My Days. Helps you keep track of your girls cycle so you know in advance of...surprises.
No Lock. Tired of swiping down the bar when you want access to your phone? This lets you wake up the phone by pressing the power button or volume rocker. Conveniently comes with a widget so you can quickly go from no lock to normal lock.
Program Management: Advanced Task Killer Free. Its good to have a task killer but you should NOT have it EVER kill everything your phone is running. The way Android (based off Linux) works is that the OS takes care of any task killing based on memory needs. You want ATK when you run into a situation where a particular app is being a PITA and you need to close it.
Tethering: PDAnet. An absolute must have. This lets you tether a computer to your phones data connection via usb or bluetooth without rooting your phone or paying your provider for phone-as-modem service. Free trial period then its $29, easiest purchase I've had to make.
Organization: FolderOrganizer Lite. This lets you go and group things together, like your apps for settings, camera, multimedia, etc and add a shortcut that will have a window pop up with the selected group in them. You can also group contacts like that for 'Friends' or 'Family' and whatnot. Its a great way to declutter. You can also customize the icons for any of them using one of the Icon packs on the market that are intended for OpenHome, but they still work for FolderOrganizer.
Export Contacts. Exports your contacts in a .csv file to your sd card.
SMS Backup and Restore. Self explanatory.
Wheres My Droid. If you have ever misplaced your phone while its on vibrate it can be a pain in the ass to find it. With this app, you send a text with a customizable code word/phrase to your phone and it will turn the ringer on and ring for 30/60/90/450 seconds.
Bluetooth On/Off. One-tap widget to turn bluetooth on and off, makes using my Jawbone2 earpiece very simple to use.
Contact Sender. A buddy needs your information or one of your friends? Open this up, select the information (choice of selection of name, number, address, etc) and who needs it and it will send the info.
More Icons Widget. Can't say enough about this one. Free version available, paid app is $1.99. It basically takes the space that one icon takes and lets you put four shortcuts in that same space. Thers a 1x1, 2x1, 3x1 and 4x1 widget. These shortcuts can be applications, bookmarks, call someone and even system toggles (bluetooth/wifi/gps/ringer on/off). This in conjunction with FolderOrganizer has cleared enough space on my home screens where I can basically fill it all with widgets.
Productivity
Calendar: Pure Cal Widget. Syncs with your google calendar, and the main draw is that it has widgets in every imaginable size to fit your needs for space. I like how it is just a straight listing of upcoming events instead of having to click a day on a calendar in order to see whats going on then. Also will sync with gTasks or Astrid. Paid app, $1.99. Many different skins and customizations for looks.
Documents To Go. I liked the free version that did limited word and excel, so I took advantage of the deal they had to get the
full version for $15 instead of the normal $30 for full word/excel/powerpoint/pdf support.
gTasks beta. Syncs with your google tasks. Dev nerfed the autosync after 30 days and offers the full version off a website and not on the android market since apparently if you are in in the Czech republic you can't receive payments from the market. Still a good app, even though that detail is annoying.
Camera
Camera Widget. Paid app that lets you use a widget to use the camera instead of opening the camera itself.
PicSay. Lets you edit photos, make captions, place graphics, pretty fun.
PixelPipe Lite. Lets you upload photos to a variety of websites, I personally use tinypic.
Qik. Lets you stream live video to a website from your phone.
Sports
SportsTap
Live Scores
ESPN News Widget
Games
Robo Defense - One of the most addictive games I've ever played. Never thought I would be sitting in my room playing a game for 3 hours on my phone!
Hyperspace 3D
ThrottleCopter
Wixel - Full version lets you play online, very fun!
SNESoid (super nintendo emulator!)
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McInnis03's apps
Multimedia : Camera 360. similar to FXCamera. Has a LOT of different options, filters, themes, etc. Very good camera app IMO. FREE
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old ag 2003's apps
Multimedia: RockPlayer. FREE. Best video player I've found for Android. I haven't yet found a video file it can't play. Simply allows you to choose it as your default player anytime you open a different type of video file, and then from that point the video will automatically open with RockPlayer when you click on it from your SD card. Not on market, direct link
Movies/Entertainment:
IMDb. FREE. Quick access to IMDb.
Movies. FREE. Search for "Flixster" to find this one. Pretty much RottenTomatoes.com in an app for quick access. You can also find movie times quickly by clicking on theater (it autolocates you and find theaters near you).
Redbox. FREE. Quick access to redboxes near you. It auto-locates you, allows you to choose which redbox you want, and then shows you which movies are available up to the minute.
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nai06's apps
Tools: aCar. FREE. track gas usage, repairs, etc. for multiple cars. maps your gas mileage and gas expenses over time with graphs and averages
Tools: LED Desire . Turns an LED flash into a camera. has different levels of light and has a widget to act as an on.off switch instead of opening the program. Free
Music Streaming: lost.fm. FREE. Similar to Pandora. allows you to go back and listen to your favorite tracks. Will also scrobble music you play from other music players and record them as favorites. is also compatible with xbox
Local Business Review/Locater (food, bars, etc): yelp. similar to urban spoon but also has a option to show nearby restaurants similar to layar
Productivity : Grocery IQ. Basically a shopping list in your phone. you can input items and their costs. Scan barcodes to input items to a list. Check them off when you are done. You can maintain multiple lists, favorites, and store your discount card. All lists current coupons you can email yourself. Free
Multimedia : retro cam. has a camera with several different filters to give photos an aged or distressed look.
Multimedia : FX Camera. similar to retro camera. filters include polaroid, warhol,fisheye, ToyCam, SymmetriCam. Free
Multimedia : Scanner Radio. program with multi sized widget that lets you listen to police, fire, ems, HAM, Rail, Marine, Air, and weather radios
Games: Play! Curling: Curling game that lets you play against the phone or another user. Has options to select number of ends/stones per game
Games: Reversi: copy of the real life board game Othello. Place a black or white chip on the table to surround opponents chip and change its color
Games: Shortyz:Crosswords! Pretty good crossword app. Has several different crosswords from daily papers, including the Houston Chronicle
Games: WordWise: Android equivalent of words with friends. Free version lets you run 3 games at once. Paid app allows for up to 100
Games: Bubble Defense: tower defense game with multiple levels and difficulties. There is also a second version,
Games: FallDown: navigate as you fall down a tube, rotating the screen to avoid obstacles. Multiple levels
Games: Solitare: just like it says. Has spider solitare and freecell too. 1 and 3 card draw, good amount of options.
Multimedia : TV.Com: CBS TV app. Honestly not that great. You can watch full episodes of some CBS shows and clips of others. I happen to like CSI so this let me watch it on my lunch break.
Multimedia : Laputa: ereader with access to free books. Has an interface that looks like a bookshelf.
Tools: Smart Measure: very cool app. Measures the distance between you and an object and will also let you measure the height of an object even if it is far away(buildings, trees, etc)
Tools: Smart Ruler: Used to measure small items(width of the phone) metric and inches
Tools: Bubble: basic bubble level. Simple and effective
Tools: Plink Art: similar to google goggles. Take a photo of a work of art and the app will tell you what it is, the artist who created it and information about other works of art by the same artist
Tools: OneClick Widget: has a variety of widgets to use for several different phone functions(wifi, gps, sound, etc). Allows you to customize the widgets size and color
Tools: Google Translate: Very neat translator app. Will translate text into a ton of different languages. Also has a function to translate talk to text and will even say the translated phrase.
Music Streaming: Slacker: FREE. Similar to Pandora. Allows you to like or dislike music. Plays an ad every 5 or 6 songs. Has a widget.
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cav14's apps
Video Chat: Ustream Broadcaster. Send a video stream to your ustream.tv page for anyone to see. The latency and quality is much better than Qik.
Productivity: Trapster. Tells you where the cops are within google maps while you are driving.
Productivity: PhoneMyPC. A paid app that lets you do a Remote desktop session on your phone.
Productivity: No Lock. A simple app that does not lock your screen so you do not have to "Swype to unlock" anymore. Just press any physical keys on your phone and it unlocks.
Status Information: Real Signal. Tells you in dBm what your signal strength is for both voice and 3G data. You can also customize your own "bars" to show any number of bars for any specific dBm level.
Status Information: Speed Test. The same company that does speedtest.net, you can do a quick speed test of your download and upload speeds on both WIFI or 3G.
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How To Take Screenshots of your phone (hat tip to 99CB & NPH)
Download USB Driver
Download SDK
Download Java SE Development Kit
*Run "SDK Setup.exe" and under "Available Packages" select the package for your OS version (1.5 for the Eris obviously) and the USB Driver package. Or just select them all.
*Turn on USB debugging on your phone: Settings > Applications > Development
*Connect phone, run ddms.bat from the \tools\ directory of the SDK.
*Select your phone from the box on the top left, then go to Device > Screen Capture.
The first time you connect the phone with USB Debugging mode on, you'll probably have to go into Device Manager and install the driver
from the USB Driver folder of the SDK that was downloaded.
Make sure your Java path is setup in Windows too. ie: "path c:\program files\java\jre_1.6\bin\"
Of course, if you are rooted, you can download ShootMe from the market and take easy easy screenshots just by 'flicking' your phone with your wrist. Very handy.
My home screens, left to right:
[This message has been edited by rebelionel (edited 7/25/2010 5:03p).]
