Motorola Milestone Must Have Apps

[PhreakMix]

Hey Guys,

I noticed that people were talking about apps they use and must have on their droid in the other thread. I made this thread to have a dedicated place for it. So go at it. Share what you think is a must have on your milestone.


My list:

Facebook
Spelldial
Nubdial
Google Maps Navigation Edition
Sipagent
Homerun 3d
shootu
msn droid
backgrounds
linda file manager
speedtest
weatherbug

[hondaguy]

i tried nubdial today for the first time as i hate not having a smart-dialer on my phones and i had to delete it. i found that i could not send emails and even though i showed 4 -5 bars of signal strength and an active data connection my emails would not send and weatherbug would not update. i tried power cycling the phone a few times with the same results. i uninstalled Nubdial and all went back to normal. its too bad because it seemed to be a decent app......except for the fact that it ****ed up my phone, lol. i will look for some apps later to see if i can find one to replace it. is that what spelldial does?

here are a few that i have installed so far

copilot--i had bought it when i had a magic and downloaded it again from their site and used my activation code. works great for north america

a online radio--has a directory of streaming radio stations but i use it to listen to am640 in toronto and 103.9fm in arizona. works great on this phone

sms backup--used to use it on my magic. installed but not tested yet

--movies

qik

moto phone portal--comes with the phone and is actually pretty decent app if you are at a desk a lot

[JamieD81]

apps i had on my dream that i HAD to install on my milestone too + some apps i like

Apex Uninstaller
Astro
Better Keyboard
Dolphin Browser
Google Earth
Mobilo Ringtones
Mobilo Wallpapers
Handcent <--- best txt program
MotoTorch LED
Twidroid
Vancouver 2010 Medals <-- short time app but usefull at this point!

[evilbaby]

Noway, it streams AM640? That is pretty bad ***. I'll get that app for sure.


Just found this website AppBrain look pretty damn interesting.

[JamieD81]

oh and i forgot, fBook aswell, best facebook app out there, alot better then facebook for android. ive used fBook since begining of july on my dream, had to download the apk as its not in the market but still! if you havent tried it out find it and check it out

[Shad0w]

From my post in the other thread:

AppRemove - Easier way to remove apps
aTrackDog - App updater
Astro - File Manager
Backgrounds - home background downloader
Mixzing - Music player
battery left
bluerss
city caller id
frozen bubble
google goggles
google sky map
handcent sms - adds nice quick replies and stuff
k-9 mail - better imap client
missed call - repeating alarms
mototorch led - home screen camera light toggle
net counter - bandwidth usage tracker
nubdial - replacement dialer, the stock one SUCKS for picking names
taskpanel - decent task switcher / killer i think
wifi analyzer
wikidroid - wikipedia interface

Edit: tried out spelldial, nicer than nubdial. Faster to come up and a little better interface.

[hondaguy]

Has anyone found a battery level app that shows the percentage left in single units instead of every 10%? I have tried 4 different ones and they all only show 10% increments

[Shad0w]

Has anyone found a battery level app that shows the percentage left in single units instead of every 10%? I have tried 4 different ones and they all only show 10% increments

I'm using 'battery left' and it seems ok, although I'm unsure about its accuracy... It often reads less then what the built in battery level shows. It does say it needs time to calibrate so I'm just being patient.

[JamieD81]

Has anyone found a battery level app that shows the percentage left in single units instead of every 10%? I have tried 4 different ones and they all only show 10% increments

seems motorola has set something to do this to all apps, apparently saves battery life. every single battery app refresh's every 10%

[hondaguy]

I'm using 'battery left' and it seems ok, although I'm unsure about its accuracy... It often reads less then what the built in battery level shows. It does say it needs time to calibrate so I'm just being patient.

I would be interested to hear your thoughts on it after a few days. The one I used to use on my magic worked great but none of the ones I have tried seem very accurate

[evilbaby]

An even better site AndroidApps

[hondaguy]

Does anyone know of an app that adds a t9 keyboard option for this phone? I used to love using the dial pad to hammer out quick messages one handed on my magic

[JamieD81]

Better keyboard does have t9

[grommit168]

Is there a way to get google maps navigation working in Canada?

[JamieD81]

yes there is but alot of things arent working in it, it would be nice if google helped canadians out as much as they do americans. they seem to get everything.
they are just announcing paid apps for canada*least we hope* its been almost a year since android has been in canada. so dont think google will do anything for maps mods for canada in the near future.