New user.

**mullet** · 01-26-13, 04:35 PM

Hey folks, I finally jumped on the smart phone bandwagon. I just got a basic Android phone. Is there any apps that a must have for my phone?

**mullet** · 02-07-13, 11:31 PM

Never mind, I downloaded the flashlight app I am good to go.

Q · 02-08-13, 09:50 PM

Tapatalk. Google Reader. Games. Subsonic. Twittah. Gmail. Calendar. Silent Time Lite. Shush. Amazon. Amazon Kindle. Chrome. CamScanner. Google Drive. Dropbox. Gasbuddy. KeePassDroid.
Parkdroid.AMazon PriceCheck. Reddit is fun. Starbucks. Scan. Urbanspoon. Google Voice. Tunein Radio Pro. Yelp.

**mullet** · 02-09-13, 05:28 AM

Thanks Q, I will look into those.

Q · 02-09-13, 03:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mullet

Thanks Q, I will look into those.

My pleasure, good sir. What phone do you have?

**DiscipleDOC** · 02-09-13, 08:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Q

My pleasure, good sir. What phone do you have?

It's a secret...

**mullet** · 02-10-13, 09:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Q

My pleasure, good sir. What phone do you have?

LOL, I just got a LG Lucid. It was cheap. I will get a better phone next time.

**mullet** · 02-21-13, 10:13 PM

Hey guys, I just found an app caller "Advanced Task Killer" it has really made a huge difference on my battery life.

Q · 02-22-13, 05:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mullet

Hey guys, I just found an app caller "Advanced Task Killer" it has really made a huge difference on my battery life.

It will eventually cause more problems than it solves. Memory and task management on Android is VERY tricky. Battery life for active users is poor across the board. (Same with iPhones to a certain extent). I always recommend extended batteries and custom ROMs (debloated / AOSP / AOKP) over task killers.

**mullet** · 02-22-13, 05:32 PM

Thanks Q, maybe I will look into custom ROMs.

**Vardant** · 02-23-13, 04:31 AM

Advanced Task Killer was useful until Gingerbread, but like Q said, since ICS, it's not only useless, but can actually cause some problems.

If you hold the Home button for a few seconds, it will show you all the apps that are running and you can kill them manually by swiping.

Some more apps that haven't been mentioned and I find very useful.

MoonReader
WhatsApp
ShutdownStartRemote
ClockSync
ES File Manager
MX Player
SlideIT/Swiftkey Keyboard
Viber

01-26-13, 04:35 PM	#1
mullet Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 8,011	New user. Hey folks, I finally jumped on the smart phone bandwagon. I just got a basic Android phone. Is there any apps that a must have for my phone? __________________ • LIAN-LI PC-A70B • ASUS MAXIMUS V FORMULA (0701) • i7-3770k + NOCTUA\|NH-D14 • Intel 520 240GB SSD • G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB DDR3 1600 • • EVGA GeForce GTX 680 • PCP&C 750 Quad • ASUS 12x BD-ROM • DELL U2412M E-IPS • Windows 7 Pro x64 SP1 • Logitech Z5500 5.1 •

02-07-13, 11:31 PM	#2
mullet Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 8,011	Re: New user. Never mind, I downloaded the flashlight app I am good to go. __________________ • LIAN-LI PC-A70B • ASUS MAXIMUS V FORMULA (0701) • i7-3770k + NOCTUA\|NH-D14 • Intel 520 240GB SSD • G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB DDR3 1600 • • EVGA GeForce GTX 680 • PCP&C 750 Quad • ASUS 12x BD-ROM • DELL U2412M E-IPS • Windows 7 Pro x64 SP1 • Logitech Z5500 5.1 •

02-08-13, 09:50 PM	#3
Q Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 7,799	Re: New user. Tapatalk. Google Reader. Games. Subsonic. Twittah. Gmail. Calendar. Silent Time Lite. Shush. Amazon. Amazon Kindle. Chrome. CamScanner. Google Drive. Dropbox. Gasbuddy. KeePassDroid. Parkdroid.AMazon PriceCheck. Reddit is fun. Starbucks. Scan. Urbanspoon. Google Voice. Tunein Radio Pro. Yelp.

02-09-13, 05:28 AM	#4
mullet Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 8,011	Re: New user. Thanks Q, I will look into those. __________________ • LIAN-LI PC-A70B • ASUS MAXIMUS V FORMULA (0701) • i7-3770k + NOCTUA\|NH-D14 • Intel 520 240GB SSD • G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB DDR3 1600 • • EVGA GeForce GTX 680 • PCP&C 750 Quad • ASUS 12x BD-ROM • DELL U2412M E-IPS • Windows 7 Pro x64 SP1 • Logitech Z5500 5.1 •

02-21-13, 10:13 PM	#8
mullet Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 8,011	Re: New user. Hey guys, I just found an app caller "Advanced Task Killer" it has really made a huge difference on my battery life. __________________ • LIAN-LI PC-A70B • ASUS MAXIMUS V FORMULA (0701) • i7-3770k + NOCTUA\|NH-D14 • Intel 520 240GB SSD • G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB DDR3 1600 • • EVGA GeForce GTX 680 • PCP&C 750 Quad • ASUS 12x BD-ROM • DELL U2412M E-IPS • Windows 7 Pro x64 SP1 • Logitech Z5500 5.1 •

02-22-13, 05:32 PM	#10
mullet Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 8,011	Re: New user. Thanks Q, maybe I will look into custom ROMs. __________________ • LIAN-LI PC-A70B • ASUS MAXIMUS V FORMULA (0701) • i7-3770k + NOCTUA\|NH-D14 • Intel 520 240GB SSD • G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB DDR3 1600 • • EVGA GeForce GTX 680 • PCP&C 750 Quad • ASUS 12x BD-ROM • DELL U2412M E-IPS • Windows 7 Pro x64 SP1 • Logitech Z5500 5.1 •

02-23-13, 04:31 AM	#11
Vardant Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: EU Posts: 1,041	Re: New user. Advanced Task Killer was useful until Gingerbread, but like Q said, since ICS, it's not only useless, but can actually cause some problems. If you hold the Home button for a few seconds, it will show you all the apps that are running and you can kill them manually by swiping. Some more apps that haven't been mentioned and I find very useful. MoonReader WhatsApp ShutdownStartRemote ClockSync ES File Manager MX Player SlideIT/Swiftkey Keyboard Viber

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