Half the battle of finding good Android apps is picking the one your friends suggest out of the lineup in the Google Market. Many have goofy names or aliases... ShareMyApps eliminates the confusion of finding the app your friends are referring to.
ShareMyApps replaced 'App List' our previously recommended app list generator. It generates a list with a link to the 'Market' and comes in handy when restoring your apps after a phone reset. The App list ShareMyApps generated and copied from the email sent by ShareMyApps follows our comments.
Your experience with these apps may vary by personal preference, brand of phone, carrier or Android version you run.
Current App List - Samsung Epic - May 2011
App Name & Market Link App Description
Adobe AIR - undetermined crapware 'required' to use Adobe TouchUp Lite Photo editing program
Dolphin Browser Mini - alternate web browser of choice
SemiSilent - turns phone ringer on for contacts you select
TouchUp Lite - Adobe Photo editing program - just like desktop bloatware - intrusive and awful
AccuWeather.com - best weather app we've found
Alarm Clock Plus - great alarm clock, nice clock, photo slide show
Alchemy - game
Amazon Kindle - book reader for Android
Amazon Cloud Player - didn't come across as an app but 5 GB Free Music storage
Android Relaxation Ringtones - waiting for new version, doesn't work on Samsung Epic w/2.2
Angry Birds - game
App List - replaced by Share My Apps
Astrid Tasks - syncs with Google Tasks or our favorite GTD App - Producteev
Barcode Scanner
Bible - select bible version of choice
c:geo - Geo Caching App also try Columbus
Camera Fun Free - filters
CamScanner - invoice scanner
Catch
Chess
Chess Buddies
Compass - novely app that's cool but un-dependable in our tests
DailyBible - sends a verse daily
Docs - Access to Google Docs
Dropbox - cloud storage
EasyTether - alternate tethering app for normal HTTP websites
Evernote - somewhat cumbersome but excellent note gathering app
feedly
Flashlight - Indespensible
GDocs Notepad with Sync - Excellent Gmail add-on - replacing Catch as a note repository
Google Reader
Google Voice
Groupon
HootSuite - Twitter should have purchased HootSuite instead of TweetDeck
ICE - free version doesn't inspire confidence enough to purchase
Instant Heart Rate novely app that's cool but un-dependable in our tests
Jorte - Best Google Calendar App available
Klondike - best Solitaire App
Labyrinth Lite - electronic vesion of classic maze game
LiveShare - share photo albums with any Facebook Friend(s)
ing ofMy Tracks - Google App that records and allows sharing of hikes, bike rides, etc
MyBackup - see note below
No Lock - Our Most Used App! No lock at home, Locked when phone goes in pocket
Office Phone Ringtones
Pandora - free music player, find music you like
PdaNet - cell phone tethering - excellent support
Phone Tester - accurate battery charge status
Pulse - news feeds
Relax and Sleep - novely app that's cool but un-dependable in our tests
Remote Web Desktop
RoboForm - Essential Password MAnager - see note below
Scoreboard - Google app sends team scores by SMS by qtr
ShareMyApps - Awesome!!
ShopSavvy
Shush! Ringer Restorer - temporary ring stop - good for meetings
Smooth Calendar - displays Google Calendar but we use Jorte for editing calendar entries
SMS Search! - enter a business name, SMS search sends a text with locations and phone numbers
Soft Guitar Ringtones - best of class for us
Springpad - excellent note gathering app we're checking out
Steamy Window - fun
Super sudoku
The Federalist Papers
The Periodic Table
The Protection App - Sprint backup and remote wipe
Toggle Settings Lite - too complex fopr our tastes
Twitter
United States Constitution
Wapedia - prefer wikipedia or Google Search
WeatherBug - somewhat buggy - we prefer AccuWeather
WordSearch - better than the classic paper version
X Construct
We are seeking the following Android Apps:
A free photo editing app - must have these features:
- saves original pictureability to rename pictures
- crop
- redeye fix
- fill flash
- filters optional
A free screen shot app - must have these features:
- all phones; not just rooted
- this app is valuable after a reset to re-create your phone desktops
Notes:
We like Android apps that make info available everywhere. This is why we are fans of Gmail and the plethora of add-ons that work or have work-arounds between PCs, Laptops, Tablets and cell phones.
Why Everywhere?
An example of an app that drove us to finding new solutions was the built-in Memo App that came on our Android OS. We liked 'Memo' and used it a lot but when a phone reset wiped all our notes we found 'Catch' and still appreciate it's intuitive interface but find that we can do without it now that we found: GDocs Notepad with Sync
Paid Apps:
Our initial approach was 'everything free' but time vs effort came into play:
- RoboForm A best of class password manager. Roboform Everywhere uses it's own browser on phone.
- MyBackup We'll purchase MyBackupPro Version when faced with next phone meltdown
- PdaNet - cell phone tethering
GTD- Getting Things Done - A Project Management Sytem we aspire to...
Producteev turns Gmail emails into Tasks
Comments are open. Please share your apps and suggestions.
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