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Hello all, I have just ordered my very first andriod. After doing a bit of research I decided to go with the Incredible. It should arrive Tuesday of next week. I have been using an Lg dare but have always wanted something I could do some custom stuff on. Anyway I have done some reading and bookmarked some things I would like to try. I was wondering if some of you guys ( and girls ) could suggest some things I my want to do or try as a first time andriod / smartphone user. What apps do you people really like and find useful ?

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FramCire

There is an apps section of this forum. Use it and other forums to make lists of interesting apps.

Go to appbrain.com and sign up. Find all the apps there (they have descriptions and reviews). Mark them for install.

When you get your phone, download appbrains app (free in market) . Open it up, go to manage my applications, sync, and install....... it will walk you through installing all the apps you marked for install.

If you have other questions, send me a message.....

godzilla000

Hey thanks for the repy. It seems I have a lot more reading to do about this new phone. I have a couple of apps in mind and I will search for them. I do have another question, I used to use a palm, not the phone, but an actual palm pilot. I used the calender a lot. I am interested in a calender that I can sync to my computer, but don't really want one take is cloud based. I only want to connect to my phone and computer. I hope I explained that right. Has anyone run into something like that ?

FramCire

Try Jorte (look it up on appbrain)

Stock syncs to google calendar.

Others will have more calendar ideas. Also check other forums and appbrain recommendations and such.

If you havent been on appbrain yet, you got a TON of work to do

smbeach

I went from a Blackberry World to a Blackberry Storm and then to the HTC Droid Incredible. I downloaded the HTC User's Manual for the Incredible and bought books on Droid a month before my contract was renewable. I LOVE my Incredible, don't know if I'll ever look back. I can't say enough about it.

Yes, use the HTC software that comes with your phone and sync to your Outlook calendar. Alternatively, you can convert your calendar to a .csv file and import.

I made the mistake of converting to .csv and uploading to the Google Calendar, AND syncing to my Outlook. Got lots of duplicates. It would be nice to do both if you keep, say a separate "family" calendar and "business" calendar,both will show up on the calendar tool. I have a medium sized "widget" on my initial screen that shows events for that day, and you can tap it and add another.

As to your question regarding apps, I have found some I use every day off the Android Market. My number one recommendation is "Advanced Task Killer Pro". The Droids do burn up the batteries; I downloaded this and every time I use my phone for anything before I put it to sleep, I swipe down, select Task Killer and kill everything BUT "Advanced Task Killer Pro".

Love, love, love the "Car Panel" tool that comes included on the Incredible - maybe all Droids, not sure - you can do voice search, Navigation, View Map, Make a Call, and Footprints (geo-tagging - take a photo and immediately set it in Footprints it saves latitude/longitude).

"Calorie Counter" is free, tracks your food intake. Has restaurant lists with menus and if you are doggie bagging some of your food you can show the serving as 1/2 or 1/4. Has a bar code scanner that you scan your food purchase and it shows the calories; also an exercise diary. Very cool, very powerful; I LOVE IT!!!

Google Sky is free and really neat. Go outside, point to the sky and it will show you the constellations you can see in "color" and "night vision" (red). Can also search!

I am a sailor and downloaded Navionics for the east coast of the US. Has the ENTIRE EAST COAST, and works as a chartplotter. Click on various things on the chart and you can get marina info (with a phone number - click and it dials!), depths, tides, etc. You can set waypoints, tracks, etc. The only thing it does not give is compass heading. I love it, have shown to fellow boaters and they are off to Verizon for their Droid! Best $13.26 I've ever spent! This items shows on Android Market (at the time I bought as 9.99 euros, which converted to $13.26...) Geotags photos, if you want to take a pic of, say a marina click the camera icon in the program, and it geotags it with longitude/latitude. I also downloaded "Geowake"... deleted after 24 hours, much cheaper, but I'd be aground before the screen would redraw. Very slow, DO NOT RECOMMEND.

Photo Effects - cool photo effects, morphing, etc.

Knot Guide (again, I'm a boater...) has over 100 knots with step-by-step instructions... $2.99... fabulous!

I have State Farm insurance, downloaded "Pocket Agent" for free, has copies of my insurance cards when I open it up, as well as my agent's contact info, repair facilities, "on the road" (hotels, gas stations, tow trucks, taxi's, locksmiths, rental cars), "after an accident" step-by-step instructions and how to record an auto claim!

Intuit's free "Mint" tracks bank account $ (you have to set up via computer, does not save account #'s on the phone), assets, etc, and sends you a weekly report. Not what I thought it would be, but still pretty neat for a free program...

The Coupons App - ties in with the GPS to give you local specials, lowest gas, etc. Has a barcode scanner that will show the cheapest local price.

All really cool and fun to use! All apps automatically notify you if there is an upgrade.

I cannot say enough good things about the Droid Incredible, have been babbling to everyone I meet for a month now!!!

FramCire

Task killers are very controversial.

Read up on forums about it.

They are not needed usually and can cause many small and some large problems

make up your own mind about them by reading up.

godzilla000

Hello again and thanks to all of you who replied to my questions. I ordered my phone on Tuesday and was told it would arrive next Tuesday, but it is here today and charging. I am going to set it up today after following some instructions I read online about fully charging the battery. I got some good suggestions for apps from you people and I after I get used to my new phone I'll start learning about installing them and trying out a few.

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