In the previous post we find out the right definition of “android” – it is not a phone, it is a software stack for mobile devices a platform with an operating system, SDK, applications and more.
Google and their partners have around 30,000 Applications, many of them free. So we have a lot of Applications we can use and Google is developing the majority of them. The best source of info is Google site but I just want to spread the world and show you the diversity and functionality of the most used applications. Doing so, I hope it will be easier for you to find them and decide to use them.
If you have already an Android phone user, you must be looking for some cool and best Android apps for your phone. the applications which have an *) are added recently and available for download. So, some fresh applications which you maybe haven’t heard of.
Note: How you find an android application to download into your mobile phone? You must launch android market in the application menu, search for desired application, and install on your mobile device.
1. gmail
It is the most used. You can:
- Search Enter keywords to find the exact message you’re looking for - like Google search.
- Stars and labels Use stars to indicate something special and organize your email with labels.
- Conversation view Replies are grouped in a single thread, making it easier to understand the context of a message.
- Floaty bar You can group in batch, stays with you no matter where your are.
- More: Archive, move, mute, spam filtering, keyboard shortcuts
2. Adroid-RSS
A fully functional reader created to learn the new Android platform SDK. It’s an ongoing effort to better understand and embrace the Android design philosophy, welcome comments and additional contributors.
3. AP Mobile *)
AP Mobile is the News itself as is bringing you news from more than 1,200 trusted local sources, national and international coverage. Stay connected anywhere in the world with AP Mobile for Android! Tap into breaking stories, browse dynamic photos and videos, customize your news categories and share articles with friends.
4. Twidroid
Twitter client on the android platform. Provides a preview of forthcoming release, which will extend the current product line and includes features such as: multi-account support, video posting, desktop widget, bit.ly support, follower listings, interface themes and others.
5. Lete Tweet Lite *)
LeteTweet Lite provides the latest tweets from over 680 NBA, NFL, and MLB players and over 550 local sports commentators. Get the latest news and twitter updates sent straight to your phone!
6. FBabble
Stay in touch with friends on Facebook. Features include real-time chat, uploading photos, changing current status and even automatic tweets to your Twitter account.
7. Greater Media Interactive *)
There are free Apps for each of GMR’s Philidelphia stations, 93.3 WMMR, 97.5 The Fanatic, 95.7 Ben FM, and 102.9 WMGK.
8. Loopt
It connects you to your friends and the places around you. See where your friends are and what they’re doing. Connect on the fly and instantly share photos, comments, and cool places. Turn your phone into a social compass and never be bored or lonely again!
9. Pickup Lines
It can find out how to approach the other sex! With this app you can share your best pickup lines and view and rate the ones others have added. And send funny lines to your friends!
10. Pinch to Zoom *)
Why wait for your 2.1 upgrade to start using Pinch To Zoom when you can do it now. Just download this App and in seconds you can view all your images with Pinch To Zoom gestures up to 10X magnification.
11. Opera Mini
Aids in browsing the entire Web on the phone, saving time and money. It compresses pages up to 90%, making web browsing fast. Synchronizes bookmarks, history, notes and more between the computer and mobile phone.
12. Live Chat
Chat, flirt and discuss with other users in this Live Chat application. You can create your own chat groups and create a profile with photo. Have fun!
13. ChompSMS
With a great UI, chat style SMS bubbles and touch-screen keyboard. Color customizations and T9 predictive touch-screen keyboard to be released soon.
14. Note Everything
A notepad application to create different types of notes in one application, including text-, paint-, voice-, checklist- & photo notes. Notes can be organized in folders and shortcuts can be created on home. Send notes, search, encrypt, reminders and use live folders all in one Android UI.
15. Voice Recorder
This application is a handy voice recorder. The data is recorded to an SD card. Available the following items on the Voice Recorder – send a data as attached file via Gmail – timer & background recording – search by TITLE and DATE – register to ringtones.
16. Lyric Search
Searches Lyrics for any song by artist or song title on http://LyricWiki.org. Also, copy and paste lyrics into sms, email, or other applications, and save lyrics or buy the song on Amazon mp3.
17. ikamobile Movie Finder
You can quickly find show times, theaters, and movies. Browse movies, search ratings, and watch trailers. Find a theater based on location, or bookmark your favorite theaters on the home screen of your Android phone. It’s faster and more fun than the newspaper or calling around, and it’s free. Available on the Android Market now.
18. Funny Jokes
Browse the funniest jokes. You can add your jokes, share them with others, and send them via email or text message. Thousands of jokes in 12 categories with photo profiles, flagging and deleting of messages, and a nicer user interface!
19. Comeks Fun Photo Blogger
Create and share funny cartoon images. Take and filter photos, add stickers and text bubbles on them. When done, share the funny image on Facebook, Tumblr, Flickr, Bebo, Twitter or Comeks.com. Also can be send as an email or MMS.
20. Save MMS
This application allows to save pictures, audio and video from MMS text messages directly to the memory card. Attachments are stored in the “SavedMMS” directory and are automatically accessible from the Pictures and Music apps.
21. Last.fm
A personal radio station on the phone- choose an artist or genre and build a perfect playlist with the aid of this application. It provides a fresh feature of favorites and new discoveries powered by millions of Last.fm users sharing the music they love. Songs can be skipped and details about concerts can be found.
22. MultiReader 0.6.1
Text-to-speech application, which reads documents. It speaks the text document and include file formats – text, PDF, Word, RTF, PPT.
23. My Tracks
Record GPS tracks and view live statistics while hiking, biking, running or participating in other outdoor activities. Once recorded, share tracks with friends, upload them to Google Spreadsheets, and visualize them on Google My Maps.
24. Ringdroid
Edit any MP3 on the phone or record a new sound and turn it into a ringtone, alarm, or notification. The only graphical waveform editor you’ll find on a phone!
25. OI File manager
The OpenIntents file manager allows to browse SD card, create directories, rename, move, and delete files. It also acts as an extension to other applications to display “Open” and “Save” dialogs.
26. Thesaurus
Retrieve the synonym for every word. If available get antonyms, related terms, similar word and user suggestions too. Tap one of the results to start a quick new search for that term. As well it keeps a history list of search terms.
27. Speaking Pad
It is a talking notepad that will speak whatever you type! IDEAL Group’s Speaking Pad is an entertaining application for anyone who wants to prank their friends with computerized speech!
28. Phonebook
It is a brand new user interface for viewing and managing your contacts. It displays your contacts with pictures and contextual information such as coming birthdays, missed calls and unread text messages. Phonebook comes with a nice landscape view, a dialer and a quick access to your favorites and most called contacts. With Phonebook, have fun while browsing your contacts.
29. WikiMobile Encyclopedia
A walking encyclopedia, now at fingertips. With WikiMobile, carry 2+ million Wikipedia articles, including pictures. Faster and uses just a fraction of the network data vs. the Android browser. Download free for a limited time!
30. Google Sky Map
A star map for Android. It turns Android-powered mobile phone into a dynamic window on the night sky. When the phone is elevated into the night sky, a map of the brightest stars, constellations, and planets in the sky will emerge.
31. Meebo IM
A free IM program that supports AIM, MSN, Yahoo, MySpace IM, Google Talk, Jabber and ICQ. Sign in using a Meebo account and chat history will be saved forever, and can be accessed from anywhere by logging in at http://www.meebo.com.
32. Ringo Lite
A ringtones manager helps to set unique ringtones and SMS tones for each of the address book contacts. Ringo Lite is a fun way to set unique ringtones and SMS tones for each of your contacts. Now you can make your phone truly your own – set soppy tones for your loved-ones and party tones for your mates! Ringo Lite is a friendly place to manage all your phone’s tones quickly and easily, making ringtones fun again.
33. Mobile Banking (from Bank of America)
Check available balances, pay bills and transfer funds all while traveling. Locate ATM and banking centers with GPS. No address input required. Download now, for one-touch access to finances, instantly.
34. aCurrency
It is a currency converter for 160+ currencies with daily exchange rates updates. Show 5 currencies at the same time. Enter the value with built-in virtual keypad without opening the keyboard. All currencies are provided with currency code, country name and flag.
35. Mortgage Calculator
Are you in market for a home (or refinance) or a busy Realtor? Make use of this handy app that helps in your mortgage calculations! Features include a touch screen keypad and an amortization schedule that shows you how your payment is split towards principal. Works with auto loans also!
36. Finance
Finance for Android brings you streaming real-time quotes in this stock quote and portfolio application. It synchronizes with your Google Finance portfolios, allows quick access to charts and lets you view the latest market and company news. US exchanges only in this release.
37. Real Estate Droid
It is your comprehensive home-buying assistant. Search homes for sale and save your favorites. When you visit, take notes and pictures. Look up information about the neighborhood with live location updates. Finally, figure out the numbers with mortgage quotes from real lenders and a loan calculator.
38. US Traffic
Simple app that shows traffic report around your neighborhood. US cities ONLY This is our gift back to the android community to thank you for supporting our apps.
39. ShopSavvy
ShopSavvy is your shopping assistant. Using the camera in your phone, you can scan the barcode of any product to find the best prices on the internet and at nearby, local stores.
40. Yellowbook.com Mobile Search
Yellowbook’s free mobile search app is easier and faster to use – and now features voice recognition! Just speak what you want to find like “Restaurants”, “Plumber”, “Florist”, or whatever and we’ll deliver local results to you. New Features:
- Voice Search
- Save to Contacts
- Street View
41. Pocket Auctions for eBay
Pocket Auctions for eBay is the award-winning eBay mobile application made even better for Android! Go
- My eBay
- Search active & completed items
- Full screen pictures
- Android-style notifications
- Scan barcodes on eBay
- Chat with fellow eBay’ers
42. MySpace Mobile
If you love MySpace, you’re really going to love MySpace Mobile for Android. Simply download the free application to stay connected with your friends, share photos, and check out the tour schedules of your favorite bands… anytime, anyplace!
43. Retro Clock Widget
Retro Clock Widget is a home screen widget based on the classic mechanical flipping clock. You can choose to have a clock widget or a date widget, or both. The clock widget allows quick access to the Alarm Clock app, while the date widget links to the build-in Calendar app.
44. GPS Status
Display your GPS and sensor data: Shows the position, number and signal strength of GPS satellites. Check your position, GPS accuracy, speed, acceleration and bearing. A magnetic compass is included which displays both magnetic and true north. Use it as a leveling tool or detect magnetic anomalies in your area.
45. NYC Subway Map
The NYC Subway Map provides simple, quick and offline access to the real NYC Subway map. Join the 50,000+ Android straphangers who will never awkwardly peek over someone’s forehead for directions again!
46. Shazam
Create music moments. With Shazam you can identify music tracks, store them, and buy them; plus you can learn more about the artist and connect to their MySpace page. Start your music journey now.
47. handyCalc
handyCalc is a powerful calculator with automatic suggestion and solving which makes it easier to learn and use. With almost all the features you can imagine on a calculator, waiting for you to explore.
48. FOX Business *)
Stay connected to the stock market wherever you are with FOX Business for Android. Create your own portfolio to track your stocks and set alerts or watch FBN video clips directly from your phone. The FOX Business Android application makes it easy to keep up with the day’s latest financial news and market updates.
49. Telus Device Self Service *):
TELUS Mobile Customer Self Service enables you to offer customers secure access to their personal accounts, transactions, payments and support – all from their mobile devices.
50. CraigslistChecker
With this application finding a new personal need (car, house,etc) is on fingertips. Also enables to save favorite searches and set them as alerts. Email the save listings to friend & family in an instant.
51. Marine Weather by Bluefin *)
Marine Weather is a free, ad-supported weather app providing users access to marine weather forecasts and live station data. Includes all US coastal regions inshore and offshore, the Great Lakes, Alaska, and Hawaii.
Hi! I think I can keep you all night long, but I am not going to torture you like this. We have to stop some ware.
I think I create an imagine of diversity, useful, and convenience with the Android Applications. What is your opinion about the list of 51 Android Applications? I hope that it is useful and eye opening.
Good night, until next time stay informed.
Michey
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