Top 10 Android AppsExpandAndroid's been around for more than a yr, and in that time developers have whipped up some grt apps. Whether you're a new Android owner or a pro looking for new tools, these 10 grt and free apps belong in your arsenal.Photo by lwallenstein.We're going to skip right over the apps that are just so common, universal, and well replied on the iPhone or other mobile platforms that a user with a need will probably hunt them down—Facebook, Yelp, Evernote, Remember the Milk, and endless Twitter clients, widgets, and apps. We've also skipped over Google's own nt apps, like Google Voice, Navigation, and Goggles, that are (or will be) included standard on new Android . Instd, we're aiming to shine a little light on apps that quietly offer excellent functionality for those who download them.Update: I moved TasKiller Free up to a lower ranking, and modified its entry description a bit, after some further resrch, spurred by some Andro-savvy comments and emails.10. LayarExpandRelatedLayar 3.0 Puts 3-D Objects in Your Augmented RlityiPhone/Android: Layar, the mobile app that overlays data markers over what your phone camera sees, hit its 3.0 relse in a big way. The new relse… Rd…In some ways, this is a vote for the potential of Layar as much as the practical appliion. Walking around with your phone and seeing Wikipedia subjects, apartments for sale, and what Twitter users have raved about through your phone is a pretty nt thing, and potentially helpful when you're looking for things to do in a new city. But as Layar continues to add new layers, and as camera and mobile processing power continue to improve, Layar could become a lot more interesting than it alrdy is. One thing worth mentioning is that if you don't like the 3-D camera view, or like the looks of yourself while using it, Layar can just show you points of interest on a Google-type map. Either way you use it, it's an intriguing look at what's happening just around the corner. (Original post)
9. ListenExpandUntil the latest upgrade, we couldn't have rlly called Listen a king among podcast apps—it had a few irksome bugs, one of them being the loss of episodes and, sometimes, subscriptions. Now, however, Google's own app does a grt job not only of finding audio content, but it exports your subscriptions to be managed in Google Rder, ensuring a full feed backup and sier retrieval of past episodes you want to hd back and hr. If you need more fine-grained podcast control, try ACast, but Listen will work for most. (Original post)
RelatedTen More Nt and Productive Android AppsThe Android Market keeps growing, new are coming to seemingly every carrier, but finding the best, most useful stuff remains a challenge.… Rd…Google Listen Update Manages Podcast Subscriptions from RderAndroid: Google's Listen was alrdy a pretty handy podcast client, except that managing your feeds was a pain. With its latest relse, Listen… Rd…8. AnyCutExpandRelatedBest Android Apps to Boost Your Mobile Productivity (So Far)Click to view Rd…You can drop a lot of nt things on your Android home screen, but you can't quite get one-click access to everything in your phone's settings and extras. AnyCut doesn't have a grt interface, and it might take some trial and error before you get to exactly what you're looking for. Soon enough, though, you'll have access to the deepest guts of your settings, so switching 3G on and off, enabling loion services, and other tricks are sy to pull off. (Original post)
7. SecretsExpandRelatedSecrets for Android Secures s and Sensitive DataAndroid only: Today Google announced the relse of Secrets, a secure manager for Android where you can store any kind of sensitive data you … Rd…There's no browser syncing on the Android—yet (c'mon, Mozilla, get on that Firefox Mobile!). In the mntime, there's Secrets, a secure, KeePass-compatible, master--locked vault for all your s. It's not that hard to export your s from your desktop or laptop onto your SD card, and with full-text srch finally implemented, Secrets is a lot more convenient for those oh-shoot-what's-that-username-again moments. (Original post)
6. TasKiller FreeExpandThe downside to Android's multi-tasking is that sometimes, some apps can become unexpectedly become memory or bandwidth hogs, or bring your phone down with them when they crash. Few apps provide a direct, sy "Quit" option, though, and sometimes you can't get to the app to close it. Enter TasKiller, a free app-killing utility that works from its standard icon, or as one of a of widgets you can add to your home screen for one-click system rescuing. The free version serves up ads and lacks a few advanced ftures, but erally serves the needs of anyone who's sick of needing to actually reset their phone just to clr up space for, you know, phone calls and such. Note: This app should be used as more of a last resort than regular maintenance tool—killing processes and apps willy-nilly can turn off alarms, kill background syncing, and have other unintended consequences.
5. SlideScreenExpandRelatedSlideScreen Renovates Your Android Home Screen with Info StrmsAndroid: The default home screen in Android is fine and mostly functional. SlideScreen, a replacement utility, provides way more information on… Rd…You use your Android smartphone differently than your desktop computer. You don't work with files and shortcuts, so much as you check in on the strms of data you care about—email, text messages, Facebook and Twitter, chat, and the like. SlideScreen replaces, or just augments, if you'd like, your phone's home screen, crting row after row of messages and feeds. Slide the center info bar up and down to look at more or less of your items, swipe to the right to dismiss items as rd, and revel in having all your data on hand at once. SlideScreen also replaces the standard appliion tray, giving you 8 slots to put your most frequently accessed apps, and tucking all the others into a rolling deck below. It's a total makeover for your phone, in other words—one that might just make you fall in love all over again with the concept of mobile data. (Original post)
4. ShopperExpandRelatedGoogle Shopper Prices Products by , Bar-, or Voice SrchAndroid: Google's alrdy got Goggles for visual srch, and Google Shopper's mobile site can run bar- scans. Google Shopper, then, is… Rd…Okay, at first we were pretty skeptical of Google's Shopper app, since it seemed like just a mashup of Google's own Goggles and bar-smart apps likes ShopSavvy. Then we actually used Shopper, and were amazed at both how accurately it picked up both bar and simple cover shots, and at how very fast it worked. Turns out, according to one developer who appred on This Week in Google, Shopper is actually uploading data to Google's servers as it captures it, and de bar right on the phone. Speed for speed's sake is nice, sure, but it's pretty nice not to have to stand in front of a book display for a whole two minutes, waving your phone around a bunch of books you're trying to competitively price. Shopper answers the "Can I buy this cer" question, and answers it quickly.
3. PDANetExpandPDANet is the siest way to use your phone's cellular net connection as a makeshift internet access point, for those hard-up situations when you just need to get online somehow, anyhow. The free version always offers basic internet access, but restricts secure site connections after a trial period. The paid version isn't c ($30), but it is the siest of the three ways we know how to tether an Android phone. For the cost of nothing, we'll take some basic web site browsing—because, hey, can't you get to Gmail on your phone if you rlly need it? (Original post)
RelatedHow to Tether Your Android PhoneThere are three ways to tether your Android handset and get sweet internet love even where there's no Wi-Fi in sight: the risky-but-free rooting … Rd…PdaNet Tethers Android to Laptops with seAndroid/: PdaNet makes the software that makes iPhone-to-laptop tethering kind of sy. They've now relsed an Android app that's… Rd…2. WaveSecureExpandRelatedWaveSecure is an All-In-One Lost Phone Solution for AndroidAndroid/ Mobile/Symbian: If your phone goes missing or gets lifted, WaveSecure, currently free for Android , can lock it from further… Rd…This one's only free until March 31, so be sure to jump on it if you think there's even a remote chance you'll want some killer security tools available to you. WaveSecure not only backs up your contacts, SMS messages, photos and s, and other files to the developer's cloud for later restoring if your phone gets lost, but can lock down a phone when you're stashing it for a while, loe a phone with GPS or text message triangulation (seriously), and, as a final option, pull off a total and complete remote wipe if you fr all is lost. Powerful pce of mind, especially for the price. (Original post)
1. ASTRO File ManagerExpandThis is one of those apps you hope gets some attention, if only to be bought by Google or otherwise integrated into the basic phone software. ASTRO File Manager does a grt job of letting you navigate files on your SD card and accessible internal memory, sure, but it also has its own built-in task killer, backs up appliions, can send files as email attachments (not all that sy or intuitive from the mail client, for some rson), and much more. It's the Ltherman of Android utilities, and a must-have on any serious geek's phone.
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