{"id":2394,"date":"2010-09-22T22:28:15","date_gmt":"2010-09-22T19:28:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vaxxi.net\/log\/?p=2394"},"modified":"2010-09-24T13:38:02","modified_gmt":"2010-09-24T10:38:02","slug":"must-have-android-apps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vaxxi.net\/log\/must-have-android-apps\/","title":{"rendered":"my must-have android apps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/vaxxi.net\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/500px-android-logosvg.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"Android Logo\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-2397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vaxxi.net\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/500px-android-logosvg.png 200w, https:\/\/vaxxi.net\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/500px-android-logosvg-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>These are the first applications I install on my Android phone. Most are free or ad-supported.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.appbrain.com\/app\/com.riteshsahu.SMSBackupRestore#\">SMS Backup &#038; Restore<\/a> &#8211; backs up SMS messages to an XML file on the SD card.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.appbrain.com\/app\/com.bwx.bequick\">Quick Settings<\/a> &#8211; one-click access to all common settings: bluetooth, wifi, screen brightness, mobile data, ringer and volume settings. With this, you can replace all HTC system widgets with just one widget.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.appbrain.com\/app\/com.electricsheep.asi\">Android System Info<\/a> &#8211; very complete system information tool. Shows hardware info, running apps, network state and so on.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.appbrain.com\/app\/com.estrongs.android.taskmanager\">EStrongs Task Manager<\/a> &#8211; one of the best task managers available. Has a &#8220;whitelist&#8221; (tasks which shouldn&#8217;t be killed) and provides a one-click widget.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.appbrain.com\/app\/com.estrongs.android.pop\">EStrongs File Explorer<\/a> &#8211; file manager by the same company as above. All common operations are available, quick and a nice user interface.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.appbrain.com\/app\/org.connectbot\">ConnectBot<\/a> &#8211; a very necessary tool for anyone managing Unix servers. Has bookmarks, compression support, public key authentication and lots of other nice features.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.appbrain.com\/app\/com.zonewalker.acar\">aCar<\/a> &#8211; excellent car manager application. Tracks fuel consumption, service expenses, excellent backup &#038; restore features and a nice interface. <\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.appbrain.com\/app\/com.latedroid.juiceplotter\">JuicePlotter<\/a> &#8211; battery usage monitor. Provides a service which runs in the background and monitors battery usage. In a couple of days gives very accurate results about estimated battery life. Also, you can try <a href=\"http:\/\/www.appbrain.com\/app\/net.ngoose.batteryview.ex\">BatteryViewEx<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.appbrain.com\/app\/com.darshancomputing.BatteryIndicatorPro\">Battery Indicator Pro<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.appbrain.com\/app\/com.melodis.midomiMusicIdentifier.freemium\">SoundHound<\/a> &#8211; the follower of Shazam and Midomi, it records a few seconds of a song and tries to identify it online.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.appbrain.com\/app\/nitro.phonestats\">DroidStats<\/a> &#8211; if you&#8217;re interested in managing your plan minutes\/SMS\/data usage, this is for you. It has a flexible configuration and notifications for reaching the plan limits. Other nice alternatives to this: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.appbrain.com\/app\/de.ub0r.de.android.callMeterNG\">Call Meter NG<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.appbrain.com\/app\/com.sebastian.stats\">Stats<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.appbrain.com\/app\/com.chartcross.gpstest\">GPS Test<\/a> &#8211; the ultimate GPS tool (not for navigation though). Think of BeeLine GPS from Windows Mobile.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.appbrain.com\/app\/com.logmein.ignitionpro.android\">LogMeIn Ignition<\/a> &#8211; if you have to connect remotely to a Windows system, this is for you. Pricey, but worth it.  Cheaper alternative: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.appbrain.com\/app\/com.toremote.vncpro\">Remote VNC Pro<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.appbrain.com\/app\/com.quoord.tapatalkpro.activity\">Tapatalk Forum App Pro<\/a> &#8211; if you frequently visit online forums, this is for you. It requires the forum owner to include a JavaScript file in the forum pages. 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