Free and useful Android apps

JJ_Egan

Apps priced as free to not very much .
Jail braking is not required however Android users can root the phone (voids warranty ) that is to gain system access at a higher level and not required for most users .

AppBrain i find useful instead of the market .

http://www.appbrain.com/info/getting-started

jje

bubblesmoney

hollie.weimeraner wrote: »

I have a HTC Desire and battery life has been a major problem for me - until I downloded APNdroid. It turns off 3g at a touch and my battery life has increased dramatically using this.

you dont need to download an app for that and waste internal memory. you can use the 'power control widget' available from the settings menu on your htc desire to control wifi/bluetooth/airplane mode/screenbrightness/gps at the touch of a button. or you can use the power button long press option which gives a pop up for similar features controlling some of the above including mobile network. or you could instal the mobile network widget from the settings menu.

You dont need to do even any of the above if battery life is an issue. You could caliberate and do other stuff to improve battery life. see tutorials below
http://myhtcdesire.com/tutorials/how-to-improve-your-battery-life-calibration-tutorial

http://myhtcdesire.com/tutorials/how-to-get-the-most-out-of-your-battery

i get decent battery life using these methods even wheen working in poor reception areas which are known to drain battery quicker.

you could also read my thread about signal problems on htc desire and the solution, a thread started by me over a year ago and many have found the suggestions there helpful. i replied to some posts on that thread yesterday. see if the option for 'gsm auto prl' settings from the test menu explained in my thread help you get a better battery life. My battery life and signal has vastly improved since using that setting over the last year on my htc desire. see that thread for more info. https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2523297 best of luck.

bubblesmoney

JJ_Egan wrote: »

Galaxy S2 i9100 NO rooting app yet .

Z4root i
works on older firmware versions of SGS 1 but not later firmware.

Might be of use on SGS1 does not work on SGS2 .

http://shortfuse.org/

Rooting voids your warranty ref Samsung letter to all service centres .



jje

there are unrooting methods and flashing original roms explained on xda and other sites. there are tutorials for the likes of the htcdesire on some sites on how to get it back to factory state if needed. guess such tutorials may be applicable for other phones too. but check if it works on other phones first on xda.

bubblesmoney

Crackle - free app for streaming movies and serials mainly usa based tv serial, no subscription needed. video and audio streaming of good quality on my htc desire on wifi. i have not tried 3g streaming though because of data use concerns.

for first aid videos see- free app - SOS by american red cross

Rusty!

JJ_Egan wrote: »

Galaxy S2 i9100 NO rooting app yet .

Z4root i
works on older firmware versions of SGS 1 but not later firmware.

Might be of use on SGS1 does not work on SGS2 .

http://shortfuse.org/

Rooting voids your warranty ref Samsung letter to all service centres .



jje

Gingerbreak.apk is what you need, Super One Click supports it now.

JJ_Egan

OOps my mistake nearly posted that CoPilot Live premium is on a 7 day half price sale from the Android Market .Uk & IRE £12.49
Forgot this was for free .

jje

System

WheresMyDroid has been invaluable for me! I'm always losing my phone

ka7e

Can anyone recommend a good compass app? I've tried a few and they are out by at least 10 degrees and either need a long time on flat surface to stabalise or recalibration every time!

grumbler

I think it's a hardware problem that cannot be solved by changing the software. What can you expect from a compass shoved into a microchip?

T_T_2

grumbler wrote: »

I think it's a hardware problem that cannot be solved by changing the software. What can you expect from a compass shoved into a microchip.

Yup, an electronic compass crammed into an already crowded space isn't going to be the most accurate. A £10 compass will do a better job...and if you get rain on it...no worries, and if you drop it...no worries.