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Thought I'd start a thread now that'd I've been living in Android world for a few weeks.

All these are free:

Dolphin HD browser - Everyone says this is the best browser. I don't know because I didn't try out the default one first :)
Au Weather - Uses the BOM so its accurate, and you can put a nice widget on your homescreen to show you the current/max temp.
Aussie Rules Live - Same as IOS - live footy scores. Theres a few different apps but this one looks the nicest. I use Footy Star for dreamteam scores though.
iBasket - A very cool basketball game!
Google Sky Map - Thanks to Knappo for this one - tells you where all the stars n stuff are by pointing with your phone.
Winamp - Looks to be a good music player, but doesn't sound as good as Poweramp (paid - has a trial version). Hopefully they add an EQ soon. Rearranging playlist on the fly is a good thing.
Words With Friends - Hopefully no explanation needed. Best game ever! Can play vs people on IOS.
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Firstly, some shameless self promotion...
Weatherzone. BoM observations and forecasts, radar, warnings, widgets and more.. & its free & I manage it :)

Other apps I use:
- Google Docs
- Winamp
- Words With Friends
- K9 Email
- Root Explorer
- Google Reader
- IRSSI Connectbot
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Here's what I use:

- ToDo Task Manager Pro - THE best task manager out there I reckon! I'd be completely lost without it. Easy to use, no bullshit.
- Cube music player.
- Dolphin HD.
- Runkeeper.
- Launcher Pro - Best launcher in my opinion.
- Beautiful Widgets.
- Footy scoreboard.
- Tapatalk Forum App.
- Australia TV Time

All on my HD2 with Gingerbread 2.3.3. I really came to like Android and I doubt that I'll use any other OS for along time.

Does anyone know of a contact manager that works like the Sense contact managers? The default Android one is a bit shitty.

I found Winamp to repeat the same set of songs over and over and over. Poweramp is a great player, but unfortunately is very quiet with the EQ on on my phone.
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pixelboy wrote:Firstly, some shameless self promotion...
Weatherzone. BoM observations and forecasts, radar, warnings, widgets and more.. & its free & I manage it :)
I installed weatherzone, just for you pix :) It looks good but I prefer the 2x1 widget of Au Weather - I like the transparent background of it.

Since your managing it, any chance of adding tide times that save into the memory (so it doesnt have to reload them every time?)
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Hey,

Yeah all of that is coming.. im planning future releases now..
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Downloading Weatherzone now....
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Apps
AVG Antivirus
3G Watchdog (Net useage meter)
QQ PLayer (Sweet video player which plays 99% of video files)
F1.com 2011
Aussie Weather Tracker
Simple Notepad (stealth camera)
Photoshop
Adobe Reader (PDF viewer)
Google Listen (Pod cast tracker)
Scanner Radio (SA emergency services scanner)
My Notes (Sticky notes reminders)

Games
Angry Birds
Mega Jump
slice It
Raging Thunder II (racing game)
Reckless Racing (racing game)
Gun Bros (huge download)
Air Attack HD
Jet Car Stunts
Moron Test
X Construct
Mobile Android (Mario Bros Rip Off)
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pixelboy wrote:Firstly, some shameless self promotion...
Weatherzone. BoM observations and forecasts, radar, warnings, widgets and more.. & its free & I manage it :)
Installed on my my home screen ;)
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Heres mine
http://www.appbrain.com/user/nutteh/apps-on-the-nexus-s" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Still working on my homescreen so playing around with a few widgets and what not!
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Another very good app, OpenSignal
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Installed Weatherzone :)

I was losing hope for my little Galaxy S. It was SO slow and clunky. I've installed the latest OS and it's running faster so I'm back into it. Time to try out some of these apps :)
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Glad you started this thread. I have lots of apps on my Samsung Galaxy Tab, many of which I rarely use, but which are handy now and then. I’ve listed them below in categories and bolded the ones I use most often.

Utilities

Advanced Task Killer
Astro (file manager)
Wifi Analyzer
Network Discovery
Wifinder
Wifi Scanner
SwiFTP
Picasa Tool
NetCounter
AndroZip
Bookmarks to SD
3D Watchdog
Blackmoon AttachSave
CamScanner
Document Scanner

Browsers

Opera Mini
Dolphin Browser HD
Miren Browser
Skyfire

News

NYTimes
BBC News
Reader
NPR News
The Australian
Newsweek
Pulse newsreader
ABC
Sydney Morning Herald

Other

Google Sky Map
Google Earth
Adobe Reader
Compass
Dictionary
Translate
Skype
Ringdroid
ColorNote
Tango (video chat)
Tubemate
ConvertPad
Twitter
Currency Converter
XE Currency
Amazon Kindle
Aussie Weather Radar
Bubble (spirit level)
Dropbox
AppBrain App Market
German Translator
Ultimate Stopwatch
Knots guide
Smart Measure
Go! Sydney (PT timetables)
AnyStop Perth Transit

Listen
Cool Reader
Blinx Beat
Goal.com Mobile
Pocket Auctions for Ebay
Audible
Epicurious
Hapi Podcast
HandyCalc
Nook
Blogger-droid
ClearSea (Comms)
UTorrent Remote
Maverick (mapping)
MVideoPlayer
Easy Answer Button
Fake-Call Me
MapQuest
Instant Heart Rate
Big Camera Button Lite
Stretch Exercises
ezPDF Reader
BBC iPlayer (one day this might work in Oz, or I’ll find a work-around)
Evernote – amazing application
ACV (comic viewer)
TweetDeck
ReaditLater
UK Radio (Lite)
XCSoar – gliding assistant
BeyondPod
Weatherzone
Amazon Appstore (might work one day)
Tubemate
Transport Info
Google Docs
Feedly
Outlanding (gliding)
OfficeDrop (document scanner)

Games

Air Control Lite
NFS Shift
Pirates and Traders
A Brief History of Rome
Air Attack HD
Angry Birds
Angry Birds Rio
Yugoslavia 1941
Korean War (Full)
Winds of Steel Demo
Tank Recon 3D (Lite)
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Came across this app recently

LBE Privacy Guard
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.lbe.security" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

It's like the windows uac, pops up a message if an app tries to do something you might not want, access your location, network, imei. You can allow or disallow the action and even blacklist apps from certain things.
You might be surprised how often maps checks for your location when it's not even open, just about every time I unlock my phone it sends a request.
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My DesireHD updated to Android 2.3 this afternoon.

The unit is running a lot faster and ive noticed a few nice little new features.
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My new phone gets delivered Tuesday - Galaxy S2

My first Andriod phone and stepping out of the iWorld after the last 2 years, looking forward to testing out some of the apps listed :)
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This would have to be one of the best app ive used so far on my Andriod, µTorrent Remote
Secure remote access to µTorrent from anywhere.

µTorrent Remote works with µTorrent 3 for Windows or the µTorrent Mac Beta 1.5. This Android app securely connects to your home computer from anywhere you have an internet connection. Use µTorrent Remote to add, remove, start, stop torrents and check your download progress. Check your RSS feeds and start downloads on the go. Use your mobile browser to find torrents and they will automatically be added to your home µTorrent! Completed downloads can even be shifted directly back to your Android device for local playback.

**Usage**
µTorrent Remote works with µTorrent 3 for Windows and µTorrent 1.5 Mac Beta. You will need to download, install and configure your home computer with an account to use µTorrent Remote.
Ive been using this away from home a bit, its great being able to download torrents whilst at work so when i get home i have some new content to watch. :bigthumb:
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Got an awesome game the other day. Robot Unicorn Attack. Its on IOS too. Get it :D
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kwijibo wrote:Got an awesome game the other day. Robot Unicorn Attack. Its on IOS too. Get it :D
Bought that the other day :yes: :D
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Swift X keyboard came out of Beta, best keyboard around imho.. $2 well spent!
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SwiftKey is awesome.. best touch keyboard by miles
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pixelboy wrote:SwiftKey is awesome.. best touch keyboard by miles
I just bought it for my hd2. It's very small and hard to type on. gingerbread keyboard is bigger. Would it be because I have my LCD density set to a different value from default, though it doesn't effect other keyboards.
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I'm using FlexT9 i think its called. its pretty damn good. Better than swype. And FREE :)
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kwijibo wrote:I'm using FlexT9 i think its called. its pretty damn good. Better than swype. And FREE :)
The latest swype is top notch and very hard to beat (and it's also still FREE :))
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Righto boys, what do I need to do to install all these terrific apps? The phone arrives Thursday, so i was thinking of downloading a shitload of them prior to it arriving. :)
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I usually install them from the android market place to my phone, via my net browser. Sometimes ill browse the market place on the phone itself but i find clicking install from my browser and them whala its already installed the next time i unlock the phone is pretty dam handy.

Ive never downloaded the file and added it to the phone manually.
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