Must Have Apps...?

[joshw9805]

Okay, So i just made the switch from the Sprint Palm Pre to the EVO and I am highly impressed, I was able to root the phone today as soon as I got it, I was also able to install the free tether app, and tethering right now as I type this, but for all those Android Nuts out there, this question is for you. What are the MUST HAVE apps.

Thanks in adv.

 

[webby_s#AC]

Other then my toddler daughter who killed my Palm Pre and "made" me switch to the Evo. I would say if you have the Evo and a SlingBox.... Get the sling app. Love it.

It sounds like you "rooted" the Palm Pre like myself, then I would say one of thing first widgets you need that I HAD to have was a battery percentage widget. I hate not knowing what the battery % is and wish there was a way to replace to icon in the top right like the Pre.

I will admit I miss WebOS and the Pre. I miss the cards and being able to kill the app by throwing it up. So the next thing I found out was about a task killer. Why is it so hard to just kill an app. Get rid of a memory hog. Like the sling app. Granted with the sling app I think there is a way through menu to "kill" it but that's too many button presses.

Also the back gesture on the Pre I sure do miss. Or just the whole gesture area on the bottom all together. That is ingenious.

But overall. I would take the Evo over the Pre. Any day!

 

[EvilMonkey]

The general consensus is you don't need task killers because of how then newer versions of Android handle memory, although some people still swear by them (see these Google results: are android task killers necessary - Google Search).

I quit using them and am very happy (no difference in battery life or performance and a much more stable phone that you don't have to constantly tweak to whitelist processes).

As for apps, there is only one app you need, which is "Hypnotoad To Go"

I am just kidding (although that app is awesome). There's an entire forum for apps here: http://forum.androidcentral.com/android-applications/

And a thread for people's top 5, which is invaluable: http://forum.androidcentral.com/android-applications/522-your-top-5-android-applications.html

 

[Cory Streater]

^^^^ Yep