Must-have apps for the Droid

[zekester]

So I just got my Droid yesterday and I LOVE it. I can't imagine a better phone. It does everything incredibly well so far, and I have no complaints at all.

So now I'm ready to download some apps... I looked through the forum but didn't see any posts with any recommendations. What are some of your must-have apps for the Droid?

Here is what I need:

• Digital clock widget for home screen
• Weather
• Sports scores
• Movie showtimes
• TV listings
• Book reader
• Flash light that uses the LED
• Tip Calculator
• Mortgage Calculator
• Games
• Anything else that shows off the awesomeness of the Droid!

Let me know what's working well for you!

[GreySeal]

some of mine:

PANDORA - I'm not one to listen to music much using my phone, but this program may change my mind. Just used it for the first time last night and it's pretty darn good. 

RINGDROID - great little app for making ringtones or notification tones.

WHERE - just about everything you need to look up.

SMSPOPUP - take control of those text messages.

ALARMS from Palmarysoft - do anything you want with alarms - very cool app.

COUNTDOWN ALARM by Adam K, - great for those times when you need a quick alarm set for 10 minutes, 15 minutes, whatever time.

[zekester]

Thank you, those are all great, especially Pandora. Any other suggestions anyone?

[SSHGuru]

Ahhhhh..

Advanced Task Killer  (must have)

Amazon

Backgrounds  (this is killer)

Battery Widget

Bubbles Burst Lite

Bubble Wrap Game

Bubbles

CalWidget Config (great!)

Documents to go

Ethereal Dialpad

**bleep**Droid (gotta have it)

Finance

Flashlight (Im looking for an LED one also)

Gem Miner

Google Sky Map

Google Voice

Jewels

Labyrinth Lite (best game)

Metal Detector (the IPhone doesnt detect metal!)

MyBackup

NewsRob (best rss reader)

OpenTable (fantastic reservation system for eating)

Pandora  (must have)

PapiJump

Poke A Mole

Punch O Meter

S2 Calander  (must have)

SlimeBall Lite

SMS PopUp (must have)

Spare Parts (must have)

Speed Test

Splat Bugs II

Steamy Window

Stewie Griffin Sounds

Visual Voice Mail  (love it)

Weather Bug (must have)

Wiki Mobile

YellowBook

The widgets I have one my 3 screens are the Battery Widget, Two Individual Stock Widgets, a Calander Widget, an clock, and the weatherbug widget.

Anyone got some for me??

I want something that has the LED for a Flashlight.  I want something that gives me a single vibration email notification.  I want something that keeps your freakin emails closed (prob will be a fix coming hopefully).   As you can see I'll take anything cool..

Android and the Droid kick **bleep**!

[imdroidfan]

Can you explain more about what the SMSPOPUP does and where in the market I can find it?  Couldn't locate it.

[rbritto201]

do a search for SMS Popup (the space between the two words are important in the market)

[GreySeal]

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imdroidfan wrote:

Can you explain more about what the SMSPOPUP does and where in the market I can find it?  Couldn't locate it.

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Yep, what he said above.  search for "SMS Popup".

Mainly, it allows you to set whatever notification you want for SMS and MMS messages that are completely independent of the core notification sounds.

[powderhoundrich]

The SNES emulator is pretty cool, you can download ROMS off the internet and play Super Nintendo games on your phone

[kenyu73]

Dont forgot...

• Google Sky Map (stars, planets, etc)
• Compass
• Compare Everywhere (or ShopSavvy)
• Barcode scanner (scans most barcode types)
• Shazaam (recognize music)
• Xtremelabs Speedtest

[nurmia]

Another App to get:

Bump >>>>bump phones and get persons phone number without having to key info into phone

[DeezNotes]

Handcent SMS (much better SMS app than stock)

Advanced Task Manager (auto-kill tasks at intervals)

Locale (auto change phone settings based on location)

LockScreen On/Off (easily turn off the lock pattern)

USA Today (nicely designed news app)

Shazam

Barcode Scanner (scan apps from androlib.com)

Shop Savvy (scan barcodes, then get a map)

Key Ring (replace key ring discount cards)

Places (easily find what to do in your area)

Pandora (kills the battery, but better than regular radio)

[Androidatic]

I downloaded Spare parts but can't figure out why it's so great. What does it do and what should I be doing with it?

[SSHGuru]

It can show you whats been running in the background and taking up resources.  It's a little hard to figure out but most people find it to be a very useful tool.

[kenyu73]

Partial Wake usage will tell you if you have a runaway battery hog app. Android System should be on top for the most part unless you listen to music 24/7.

CPU usage would tell you if an application is running crazy and causing lag.

Its basically a reference tool

[SSHGuru]

Yeah what he said

[foobah]

My Number 2 partial wake is always Music, but I never play music. Should I suspect some other app mimicking music or could it be bluetooth...?

[supitsmike]

If you're looking for top quality games, I suggest anything from Hexage:

Buka, Totemo, and Radiant.

Oh, and from Larva Labs too:

Retro Defense.

[yellowboy74]

Slacker Radio is a must have. Its just like xm/sirius radio on your phone

[zekester]

Thanks for all the suggestions here, I've found some really great apps thanks to all your help.

Has anyone found an LED flashlight yet? It seems like there used to be one called "Droid Light" but it seems to not be in the market anymore... anyone know what happened to it?

Also, has anyone been successful using "Key Ring" at the grocery store? I tried it a couple times but it never seems to want to scan.

[supitsmike]

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zekester wrote:

Thanks for all the suggestions here, I've found some really great apps thanks to all your help.

Has anyone found an LED flashlight yet? It seems like there used to be one called "Droid Light" but it seems to not be in the market anymore... anyone know what happened to it?

Also, has anyone been successful using "Key Ring" at the grocery store? I tried it a couple times but it never seems to want to scan.

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I don't know about an LED Flashlight, but if you just download the program Flashlight, it's certainly a life saver. There have been plenty of times where I have found my keys in my car due to that little program -- I love it.

I'm not sure what Key Ring is, but if you're looking for a barcode scanner for your phone I suggest Barcode Scanner, or Shop Savvy.

Shop Savvy is better for grocery shopping in my opinion. But I like Barcode Scanner for QR codes.

[SSHGuru]

Shop Savvy has been pretty cool but I'll download barcode scanner too.

K-9 Mail so far is the #1 useful program for me - I use it to replace the mail client the droid comes with.  It's 100 times better and free.