**Official Android Applications Thread**

[tearsonurcheek]

Here's the app thread for Android. Enjoy!

[BigE]

Thank you sir!

Gizmodo's 10 of the Best Android Apps
http://gizmodo.com/5554730/10-of-the-best-android-apps

JustPitctures
http://lifehacker.com/5569670/justpi...pp-for-android

Gizmodo's Essential Apps Directory
http://gizmodo.com/tag/androidappsdirectory/

A few more:
http://gizmodo.com/5583519/android-apps-roundup/l

[bassjason]

Can I get away with using PDANet on US Cellular?

[backslasher]

Launcher Pro (still beta but not crashy) Very nice home screen replacement.

[cellguy030]

swype is in open beta right now, it rocks!!

[BigE]

So there's an Android App called AppBrain (http://www.appbrain.com/) that gives you nice lists of all of the apps you have installed along with links to those apps so that you can easily share them with others like in this thread over at XDA.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=676109

[bostonfin]

My buddies at work us TIKL push to talk with their motorola droids. They seem to like it

[IMADreamer]

My buddies at work us TIKL push to talk with their motorola droids. They seem to like it

It's a very slick program but don't forget to disable it during meetings and stuff or you'll get this "so did you hit that last night" right in front of people you don't want to hear that stuff. True story.

[rasmith3530]

So far, here's what I've installed on my Acclaim:

Advanced Task Killer - It does what it is supposed to and runs up on your task bar.
Air Horn - Absolutely annoying. I like it! ;-)
AK Notepad - It reminds me of the BlackBerry's notepad app.
Amazon - I pick up a lot of good stuff for my phones from these folks, and with this app, I can do it straight from my phone.
Calorie Counter - Don't know if it will help me to lose weight, but at least I'll know what the values are on that order of wings!
Color Flashlight - Nice little nightlight app. Has colors, patterns and strobes too!
Dictionary.com - Everyone needs a dictionary.
Discount Calculator - I can figure this out in my head most of the time, but it's nice to have anyway.
GPS Status - This is a cool app that plots out your location, the location of satellites, and hsa a nice compass to boot!
gStrings - Get your minds out of the gutter, it's an instrument tuner folks!
Linda Application Manager - Don't know if it's named after its author, but it works.
Linda (File) Manager - Had this on a previous Android, and it worked well. You can create folders, copy and move files. It's nice.
Mail (Yahoo!) - Android and Yahoo Mail don't appear to be friends, but with this app, you'll think they've been getting together for coffee for years!
Movies (Flickster) - Great app to check out what's new on the ovie scene.Uses GPS to check theaters in your area.
Shazam - My bud had this on his iPhone, so I just had to. It's a one-up thing, ya know? ;-)
ShopSavvy - If you shop, you should have this.
Siren - Annoy, annoy, annoy! Just sick!!!
Solitaire - I played it some with real cards and got hooked with Win 3.1. Been playing it ever since.
Speed Test
The Weather Channel
Weather Bug
YouTube
Zedge

[tearsonurcheek]

I saw that Opera Mini 5.1 is now out of beta for BB and Android. Just point your mobile browser at m.opera.com.

[ryanori75]

I will post a bigger list later but the other must haves include

ringdroid - make/mix any mp3 file into a ringtone
music search - find mp3 files
backgrounds - thousands of backgrounds
movies - um movies with video trailers

[ii Candor ii]

A friend of mine suggested Android Zoom for Android apps. It's a website you browse on your desktop computer for Android apps. It provides more detailed information on what an app does. And it displays the barcode, so you can snapshot the barcode on your phone and it brings you to the marketplace to download it.

Android Zoom

[BigE]

A friend of mine suggested Android Zoom for Android apps. It's a website you browse on your desktop computer for Android apps. It provides more detailed information on what an app does. And it displays the barcode, so you can snapshot the barcode on your phone and it brings you to the marketplace to download it.

Android Zoom

Double Twist is another such website.
http://apps.doubletwist.com/

[swosucowboy]

If you buy an app and trade in phones or have multiple phones on accounts, do you have to purchase it again?

[backslasher]

OK here is my updated list of my top 5:
1. Astro (file manager)
2. Shapewriter keyboard (like Swype but you can find copies to download)
3. WeatherBug Elite (well worth the money)
4. Google Listen (Free podcast client; is RSS capable for downloading audio)
5. Robo Defense http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAlWT...eature=related