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Battery Doctor. It may have almost doubled my battery life. No joke. I set it to kill most background apps when the screen turns off.
August 10th, 2014 at 10:31 AM ^
I love the Reddit is fun app. Also MGoBlog.
August 10th, 2014 at 12:51 PM ^
I used to use that one until I found Reddit Sync. You might give it a try. I like it even better than Alien Blue when I was on iPhone.
August 10th, 2014 at 12:53 PM ^
Give "BaconReader" a look sometime. After using "Reddit Is Fun" for a couple years I found BaconReader to have a better UI.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.onelouder.baconreader…
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Mgoblog, score mobile
August 10th, 2014 at 10:42 AM ^
Jabrill Peppers ACL real time monitor app.
Too soon?
August 10th, 2014 at 10:52 AM ^
A few apps that I like--
-Stickman Golf 1 and 2
-DU Battery Saver is a great app too. I'll check out Battery Doctor and see which one I prefer.
-Smash Hit for gaming
-MX Player for playing various types of media files
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BaconReader is great for Reddit
Amazon
Fly Delta
Chase for easy banking
I'll be checking out the battery apps, that could be very helpful for me. Thanks for making me aware
August 10th, 2014 at 12:02 PM ^
Turns your phone into a scanner. Can 'enhance' shots to B&W only to make them more legible.
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August 10th, 2014 at 12:53 PM ^
Agent- Has a couple really awesome functions you can customize such as automatically detecting when you're driving and either reading out the full messages and who its from or autmatically replying to calls/texts with an "I'm driving, I'll call/text you when I can" message, along with Battery conservation when you get low to automatically shut off some functions you choose, GPS based parking reminder, and a sleep mode to only let calls or text from certain contacts get through at certain times of day.
AirDroid-Lets you read and answer texts straight from your computer instead of needing you phone nearby at all times as long as they are on the same wifi.
WiFi Mouse-Let's you use your phone as a mouse with quite a few really good features. Useful for presenations too.
Last but certainly not least:
IR Remote-I no longer need to use or buy any remote for a cable box or a TV. The only caveat with this app is that your phone needs to have a IR blaster as a part of it (I know that the Smasung Galaxy S4 and S5 have one, but the S3 and many older models don't have one). This app is awesome though and I highly reccommend trying it out. It has a database of most TV's and cable brands, so you can also use it when over at a buddy's house when he really wants to watch the MSU game, but Michigan is on and It's Michigan Fergodsakes!
August 10th, 2014 at 2:00 PM ^
Has the IR Remote on it. Love it. I find it much easier to use my phone for channel surfing as it pulls actual movie posters when scrolling through movies and shows a small red bar below the art to show you how far into a movie or TV show that is currently airing. You can also set it up to only show the channels you have and do it for multiple TVs. Even connects to the soundbar for turning volume up and down.
Is nice.
August 10th, 2014 at 5:53 PM ^
August 10th, 2014 at 1:12 PM ^
Some good suggestions here. I just bought my first Android gadget a couple of months ago.
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Pandora
SoundHound
MGoBlog
Map My Ride
SportsCenter
I do enjoy Bands in Town as well to track artists you like. It typically does a pretty good job of alerting you of bands you like or similar bands to bands you like that will be playing around your location.
August 10th, 2014 at 2:59 PM ^
Chess Free, Zip List, Flickr, and Papyrus--I really love taking handwritten notes on my Moto X.
August 10th, 2014 at 2:59 PM ^
Chess Free, Zip List, Flickr, and Papyrus--I really love taking handwritten notes on my Moto X. Oh, and DoubleTwist.
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iPhone
August 10th, 2014 at 4:55 PM ^
good for a certain subset of humanity that doesn't want to fidget with their phone. But if you're into really configuring, experimenting, playing, I think that the Android experience--after living with both--is more fun. I think that Android has completely caught up with Apple in terms of dependability, so that you really have to fetishize the Apple thing to declare it better. I recently sold my HTC One, with its incredible music possibilities, for a Moto X, which I think is the current most dynamic and useful phone on the market.
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August 10th, 2014 at 4:55 PM ^
I'm a phone junkie. I've always had a least one Android phone since the original G1. There are too many great Android apps to list but I'd suggest any enthusiast or someone just looking for highly recommeded apps check out the weekly App Appreciation thread over on Reddit. Always some excellent suggetions depending on what you're looking for.
http://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/2d1wlb/its_saturday_appreciati…
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I took a trip to New Jersey last weekend and one to Grand Rapids this weekend. I swear every car on the shoulder of the road, construction zone, and police officer came up. I am sold. Also seems to give good routes. I haven't had to have it redirect me around traffic jams personally but have heard it's great for this also.
August 10th, 2014 at 8:51 PM ^
Waze is the best navigation app I've used. Like any app that uses your phone's GPS capability, it's a battery hog. Keep it plugged in.
August 10th, 2014 at 9:09 PM ^
I use Nova Launcher to customize my screen, app drawer, etc... swiftkey for keyboard and luxx icon pack for customizing my icons.
I keep things simple, but use the hell out of google drive, google keep (a must), spotify, skype, mgoblog, around me and google now (customize news/events thats important to you).
I'm starting to get familiar with Pocket, which seems to be nice.
Id like to find a few more games and podcast
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August 11th, 2014 at 1:47 AM ^
There are some great suggestions here. I have downloaded at least 5 news apps already. Thanks everyone!
August 11th, 2014 at 3:00 AM ^
posting the thread, Braylon 1---I'm in the market for a new Android phone after having a major "oops" with my Moto Atrix HD and needing to replace it this week. Your request for advice was answered by many with some really great suggestions for apps and even some comments that might point me in the right direction as I narrow down possible phone choices.
As it is (at this hour of the early morning), I'm more or less "bookmarking" this thread for future reference. While I'm here, though, a useful app I've not noticed on a quick trip through this thread is the GasBuddy app. I'd estimate that I save about $15-20/month ($200/year) more during football season) using this app; while not a ton of $$$ in the total budget, I prefer to look at it as being 3 free months each year of smart phone usage.
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