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Hello Friends,
Just i started this thread to post some of the free Android applications here, before i did this in HD2 Android Themes and applications section but now i migrated this work here due to two reasons
1. I sold my HTC HD2
2. Just i brought my New HOX
But still I miss my HD2, Hope that in future HOX will be the next to HD2 regrading software development
For my previous Application posts check the Link below:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=975390&page=47
I hope you all will support my Work
Thanks and Regards
FireGun
GO Launcher EX 3.10
Extended version of GO Launcher, one of the most popular home application.
=About GO Launcher=
GO Launcher is the most popular home app in Android Market. It allows users to customize home screen, change themes, use smooth transition animation as well as various widgets and screen locks. It brings you a fresh and extraordinary mobile operation experience.
=Features=
- Thousands of personalized themes
- Various widgets and screen locks (weather, switcher, calendar…)
- Extremely smooth transition animation
- Smooth flipping operation
- User-defined folder to easily categorize apps
Many options in preferences to help you customize you phone!
=Tips=
1. How to get themes, widgets and lockers?
a) Search ‘go launcher theme’, ‘go widget’ or ‘go locker’ in Android Market.
b) Use GO Store via menu button in GO Launcher.
2. How to set transition animation?
Use ‘Effects settings’ via button in GO Launcher.
3. Icons are too small?
Use ‘Icon Size’ option in ‘Preferences->Visual settings->Icons’ to make icons bigger.
3. Long press the app icon to enter editing mode on home screen and app drawer.
4. Glide up to open menu and glide down to pull down notification.
5. The widgets in the screenshots belong to GO Widget, attainable from Android Market or GO Store.
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
=Important=
1. GO Launcher is a totally free app without any charge.
2. If you cannot set ‘GO Launcher’ as the default home app, download ‘Home Manager’ to fix it.
3. ‘DIRECTLY CALL PHONE NUMBERS’ permission?
It's required by the feature to create shortcuts of ‘person’ and ‘direct dial’. GO Launcher won't make unattended phone call and cost your money.
5. ‘READ CONTACT DATA’ permission?
It's required by the feature to create 'person' shortcut as well as to add contact folder.
Our commitments are respecting user privacy and delivering cool experience. Please help us by rating this app and recommending to the others.
Want an extreme makeover to your phone? Try it out!
BSPlayer FREE
Ultimate media player for Android, try it out!
BSPlayer FREE is the best hardware accelerated media player for Android smartphones and tablet PCs.
Main features:
- Hardware accelerated video playback - increases speed and reduces battery consumption*
- Support for almost all media files (video and audio player), such as: avi, divx, flv, mkv, mov, mpg, mts, mp4, m4v, rmvb, wmv, 3gp, mp3... and streaming content such as RTMP, RTSP, MMS (tcp, http), HTTP Live stream, HTTP.
- Multiple audio streams and subtitles.
- Playlist support and various playback modes.
- External and embedded subtitles ssa/ass, srt, sub...
- Find subtitles automatically (mobile data or wi-fi must be enabled to work)
- Playback media files such as videos and mp3's directly via Wi-Fi from your LAN shared drives/folders (such as external USB drives, SMB shares, PC shared folders, NAS servers (Synology and others)) - no need to convert video files and copy media files to SD card anymore!
- Playback files directly from uncompressed RAR files and much more!
This package includes support for ARMv7 with VFP and NEON. For other CPU types please download appropriate package. Application will notify you which package you need.
BSPlayer FREE version is ad-supported application. Full version without advertisements with added functionality is available on Play.
NOTE: When reporting error please add info about your smartphone brand and model. Also you can send us more detailed bug report on e-mail [email protected]. We are trying to improve the player for the users and your feedback is appreciated.
This software uses code of FFmpeg licensed under the LGPLv2.1 and its source can be downloaded from BSPlayer website.
Dedicated forum for can be found here http://forum.bsplayer.com/bsplayer-android/ .
*Hardware acceleration support depends on device video decoder capability. Hardware accelerated playback in portrait mode may be corrupted on some HTC models (hardware issue). Also on some devices (Samsung galaxy S2) zoom/stretch may not work on all videos.
Memory Booster - RAM Optimizer
Memory Booster - Android RAM Optimizer to Speed Up Your Smartphone!
*Memory Booster Tablet version is available in Android Market!*
Memory Booster is a powerful mobile memory & RAM boosting tool specially designed for Android smartphone users. It is designed to tackle the difficult yet crucial problem of memory management for all Android devices. Memory Booster reclaims lost memory for your programs by defragmenting your smartphone's memory and recovering memory leaks from poorly behaved applications.
Features:
* Real-time Memory Status Report & Monitor
Memory Booster provides a live chart to demonstrate your device's total/free memory and current memory usage.
* One-click Quick Memory Boosting
Besides automatic memory boosting, Memory Booster also allows you to manually boost your memory by Quick Boost.
More features in upgraded version:
* Setting Your Performance Target
With Auto Boost Threshold set, Memory Booster keeps your memory higher than desired level, and act immediately if memory drops down.
* Auto-boosting in the Background
With Auto Boost Interval, Memory Booster runs in the background and automatically reclaims memory for your Android at interval.
* Android system crash protection
Memory Booster always watches your system resources and cleans up system memory once it reaches a critical point.
* And there is more..
Other features include embedded Task Killer, Whitelist Manager, Boost Level Manager & Memory Boost Log, which assist Memory Booster to perform more efficiently and friendly.
Do we really need apps such as Memory Booster with ICS?
Super Manager 3.0
Super Manager is a powerful system utility for Android
This is a powerful system utility for Android, more than 20 utility !!
You can install the software to replace the well-known software, such as: the EXPLORER ROOT, Titanium Backup, Task Manager, and APP Lock, the Schedule, ..., etc.
• If you want to use the beta version, you can follow us in our Facebook, http://www.facebook.com/gpcsoft
• If you install more than 3 products of GPCSOFT(Super Dial, Account Book, Password Protector), Super Manager will turn into Promotion Edition automatically.
• You can download the user manual (PDF file) in our website. http://gpc.myweb.hinet.net/supermanager_manual.pdf
• This is free edition, you can also install more than 3 of 4 GPCSOFT products(Super Dial, Account Book, Password Protector, Ease Sleep) upgrade to Promotion edition to gain more features.
• If you like it, you can buy the donation edition from Android Market now.(see "View more applications" below).
File Explorer: a transitional File Explorer with file operation.
File Explorer(ROOT): it is also a ROOT Explorer if you rooted your device first. Integrated with FTP, SMB, CIFS, File Encrypt(Paid only)
Task Manager: View the process memory usage and memory clean up
Auto Memory Clean Up: Free the unnecessary process to enhance the performance. You can do it manually, screen off and memory gap (When the free memory size is low than the value you set)
APK Manager: A powerful APK utility, you can remove, view, backup installed APK, APK Mover, APK Freeze ,Default Clear,
Startup Manager: Manage the APK running on system boot-up
APP Protector: Lock your customize apps with your password
Super Launcher: Device Information, Quick Launch, Switcher, Shortcut, Tethering Switch,Power Current Logger, Mobile Internet Switch
Super Launcher(ROOT):Screen Capture, Quick Reboot
Auto Schedule: the intelligent and integrate features for "sleep switch" software.
Screen Tool:"Screen Adjuster","Screen RGB Test","Night Reading Mode"
Signal Booster: refresh the connection between phone and cellar station to improve the signal strength.
AD Free (ROOT)
fx File Explorer
FX: file explorer w/optional root, net (SSH,FTP,SMB,Google Drive) & media tools.
FX File Explorer is a file manager / media manager with networking and cloud capabilities. FX is designed to let you quickly and easily manage all content on your phone or tablet.
Google Drive and Google Docs support are now available (in the full version, but it's free to use during the beta).
During beta, all features of FX File Explorer are free, including network, cloud, and root access. After the beta period ends, this version will become the "Lite" version. After the beta, FX will retain all local file management capabilities, including search, archival, the text editor, and file viewers. The network, cloud, and media features will be available as an add-on. The root features will be available as an add-on. The FX add-on modules will be inexpensive. You can turn off paid features immediately in the settings if desired. No version of FX File Explorer will have ads.
ROOT ACCESS: Please download the FX root module from http://goo.gl/kExIH if you are interested in testing it. The FX root module is free-to-use until the beta period ends.
General Features
* Multiple windows (quickly switch between different locations)
* Intuitive swipe-to-select gesture for managing multiple items (Slide finger horizontally across items to select/deselect them; see YouTube Video, web site documentation, or in-app help for more information)
* Icon and detail list views in file explorer windows
* Cut/Copy/Paste/Delete using clipboard
* Storage space usage analyzer (tap View->Details within any file explorer window)
* In-app documentation (tap Tools->Help within any window)
File Viewers / Editors (all versions)
* Text File Viewer
* Text Editor
* Binary (Hex) Viewer (tap File->Open With->Binary Viewer within any file explorer window)
* Image Viewer
* Zip, Tar, GZip, and Bzip2 Archive Extractor / Creator (.zip, .tgz, .tar.gz, .tar.bz2)
* RAR Extractor (UnRAR)
Media Capabilities (full version)
* Browse image and video collections
* Browse audio by artist, album, playlist, or all tracks
* Rearrange playlists with drag and drop (multiple files can be rearranged by selecting them)
Network / Cloud Capabilities (full version)
* Windows networking (SMB)
* FTP
* SSH FTP
* Cloud Storage: Google Drive (incl. Google Docs), Dropbox, SugarSync, Box (Box.net), and
SkyDrive (SkyDrive requires Android 2.2 or later)
* Steam video and audio media files from SMB, FTP, SSH, Dropbox, SugarSync, Box, and SkyDrive to media player applications
* Browse local network for Windows (SMB) shares
* Find FTP and SSH FTP local network shares using multicast DNS (mDNS) service discovery (Bonjour/Zeroconf/Avahi)
* Encrypted keyring (used to avoid entering sensitive passwords in public while not allowing access in event of device theft)
* Download and convert Google Drive / Google Docs files into Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OpenDocument, PDF, and other formats.
Bluetooth Capabilities (full version)
* Send files via OBEX Push
* OBEX Push server for receiving files (optional, most devices natively provide this service)
* OBEX Push client and server can use WiFi for high-speed transfers when both are connected to same network.
* Bluetooth FTP Client
* Discover / pair devices from within FX File Explorer
LINE camera
Make your photos fun & attractive♪
Share using LINE & other SNS!
Downloaded over a million times in just 3 days since its release!
The number 1 app in the camera category of Google Play in 16 countries, including Iceland, Japan, Thailand, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Latvia, Estonia, Cyprus, Luxembourg, Nicaragua, Kenya, Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon and Senegal!
With "LINE camera" you can decorate all your photos easily!
This free app lets you have fun with cute and hilarious designs!
Of course, we have included the usual popular characters
from the LINE app for you to use with your photos easily.
【LINE camera Features】
-Many different frames and stamps are available
Decorate to your heart’s content with over 100 different frames and 700 fabulous stamps including popular ones from the LINE app.
-Cute and fashionable filters
Create and fine-tune your ideal photos with our special filters.
-Brushes and texts that can be used as stamps
Design and use your own unique stamps with illustrations and messages.
-Share your photos with ease
You can use LINE, Facebook and other SNS services to share your photos.
【Camera and Decorations】
Timer Function
Over 700 Stamps
Over 100 Frames
21 Unique Filters
156 Brushes
Create stamps with brushes & texts
Choose the file type (PNG/JPG)
【Share Photos with】
LINE
Facebook
Twitter
mixi
weibo
Cyworld
me2day
renren
Market Link [9.5MB]
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.naver.linecamera.android
Flipboard: Your News Magazine
Flipboard brings together world news and social news in a beautiful magazine.
Flipboard's award-winning experience lets people see everything in one place. By bringing together the world's stories and life's great moments, you can stay up to date with the things that matter most. Flip through the news from your Twitter timeline as well as from outlets like the BBC, USA Today and The Verge. See everything from posts and photos shared by friends on Facebook and Instagram to videos from Stephen Colbert and pop culture nuggets from Rolling Stone. Find inspiration for your travel, style and life from places like National Geographic, Oprah and Cool Hunting.
It’s the one thing to simplify your daily life. Bring Flipboard on the train during your morning commute, catch up over coffee or on vacation, use it as a tool at work or simply to wind down your night. Search for anything or anyone, and make it your own.
You’ll be amazed by what you see.
NOTE: This app is optimized for smartphones, not tablets.
Accolades:
- Webby Award Winner in News and Social categories, as well as People’s Voice Award (2011, 2012)
- WIRED magazine Essential App (2011)
- TechCrunch Cruchies—Best Touch Interface (2011)
- Gannett Foundation Award for Technical Innovation in the Service of Digital Journalism (2011)
- TIME Magazine 50 Best Inventions (2010)
Highlights:
★ Be amazed by what you see when everything people are sharing, collecting and publishing in every moment comes together in a single place.
★ Search for anything—people, topics, hashtags, blogs, your favorite sites—and flip through articles, updates, photos and videos in a beautiful magazine format.
★ Connect Flipboard to 12 social networks, streamlining your reading and activities like commenting, liking and sharing. Services include Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Google+, YouTube, Google Reader, LinkedIn, Flickr, 500px, Sina Weibo and Renren.
★ Get a quick dose of what’s happening now, in Cover Stories, a constantly updated selection of articles, photos and videos shared by your friends.
★ Save anything to read later using Instapaper, Pocket and Readability.
★ Create a Flipboard account to access your favorite content and social networks on different or shared devices.
★ Enjoy Flipboard in 14 localized editions—for Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Korea, Netherlands, Spain, Taiwan, U.S. and U.K.
★ Explore hundreds of staff picks in the Content Guide, including must-read magazines and blogs, gorgeous photography and special curated sections devoted to the news of the day and other topics of interest.
★ Access Flipboard quickly through the widget.
X-plore File Manager
X-plore is dual-pane file manager with tree view, LAN/FTP/Root/Clouds and more.
Highlights:
* Dual-pane tree view
* Root, FTP, SMB, Sqlite, Picasa, Zip, Rar explorer
* Cloud storage access: Google Drive™, Dropbox, SugarSync, Box.net, SkyDrive
* Favorite folders
* Built-in viewers for images, video, audio, text
* Hex viewer
* Fast Image viewer with zoom and slide to previous/next images in folder
* Thumbnails for images and video as well as for various file types (depending on associated application)
* Multi-selection - always available, yet not disturbing
* View APK files as ZIP
* Share - send files by Bluetooth, email, or whatever the device supports, from any location
* Configurable buttons and key shortcuts
* Seamless work with Zip (as if it was normal folder)
X-plore allows you to see inside of your Android phone or tablet.
This is a dual-pane explorer, which means that there're two folders shown at same time, and common operation such as copying files are done from one pane to another.
And X-plore shows folder hierarchy in a tree view. This offers clear orientation on where in file system you currently are, and fast switching to other location.
Currently selected folder and files are highlighed, while other folders/files have slighly darker background.
You may explore internals of the device, and if you're power user and have your device rooted, you can make changes to system data - backup files, remove unwanted applications, etc.
If you're standard user, you may choose to hide internal memory from view and be sure not to mess with system.
You can comfortably see contents of your external memories, either be it built-in high capacity memory, external memory card, or possibly USB memory stick attached to your tablet. All these memory types are listed in main level, you don't need to search for their folders on the device.
Access to FTP and FTPS (secure FTP) servers is supported.
Multiple servers may be configured. All standard file operations can be done on FTP server.
X-plore can display shared folders on other computers in LAN (local area network).
The system allows access to shared folders on computers connected to LAN, or even remote server if it supports SMB protocol.
X-plore can access various web storage "Cloud" servers, and access their files.
You need to have account in supported web service, then you can access your files stored online through X-plore.
Main operations are related to managing files and folders - viewing, copying, moving, deleting, compressing to Zip, extracting, renaming, sharing, and more.
Picasa albums
X-plore can list images in Picasa albums, download them, create albums, upload and delete photos, edit captions.
SQLite database viewer
X-plore can show SQLite database files (those with .db extension) as expandable list of tables, each table containing list of rows and columns with database entries.
Main interaction is done by touch screen, clicking on folders or files to open files, or long-click to open context menu which contains options which can be done on particular clicked item, or multiple selected items.
Multi-selection allows to do operation on more files at once. Files can be selected by clicking check box. It is also possible to select all files in a folder, or clear selection, by clicking parent folder's check box.
Opening file may mean to use one of built-in viewer for most popular file types: images, audio, video and text.
Or you may configure X-plore to use system application for opening files, in which case system-predefined application that can open particular file is launched.
Archives (currently supported are Zip and Rar) are displayed as other folders. You may open them, see contents, and do standard operations that you'd do on files - rename, delete, copy from/to, etc.
Additional interaction is possible by button bar, which is between two panes, and is fully configurable. You may put buttons of your desired operations here, and change ordering.
GO SMS Pro
GO SMS PRO brings you cool UI, fast and convenient SMS/MMS experience.
GO SMS is the most popular messaging app; Very powerful, Cool, Funny, Safe, Fully customizable; Well support SMS/MMS + GO Chat(free message) + Walkie Talkie(free voice). MUST HAVE.
Features
-- Full SMS/MMS support
-- GO Share service, send file through 2G/3G/4G or WIFI or by one SMS
-- GO Chat/Facebook Chat support
-- Doodle, Handwriting
-- Private box
-- Schedule SMS
-- Batch modes
-- Popup with quick reply, privacy mode
-- SMS backup and restore by all or by conversations, can be sent to email
-- Many cool themes; also DIY theme, Theme Maker plug-in;
-- Fully customizable look; Supports chat or list style; Font changeable
-- Security lock, support lock by thread; Blacklist
-- Support GESTURE, left/right slip, many transition effect
-- Support Emoji with Emoji pulg-in
-- Settings backup and restore
-- Facebook contact photo support
-- Group texting
-- Notification with privacy mode and reminder notification
-- Support folders view: Inbox, Outbox, MMS, created folders, encrypt folders
-- Individual customization for Notification , Signature and Conversation
-- 1x1 icon widget with message count and 4x2 medium widget
-- Support many languages
-- Online SMS lib
-- Handy, build-in Contacts
-- Night mode
-- Stock SMS can be removed (but please be care)
-- Split large messages for CDMA
-- Time offset adjustment
-- Avoid disordered messages: sort by time or by order of msg sent/received
-- Localization support for accented chars: by enabling Czech, Polish and French SMS mode
-- Quick text management
-- Messages grouping (Group mode or Separate mode)
n7player Music Player
Imagine music navigation like never before. We have done it!
We have always believed that music player experience can be something more. This is exactly why we have created n7player. This is a time-limited TRIAL version.
www.lifehacker.com review:
"n7player makes browsing your own library and finding music to listen to fun again."
n7player is an innovative 3D mp3 and music player available only on Android. It visualizes your music as a single plane full of album covers. You can zoom in and out using multi-touch to see different views of your music. The main application screen is like an interactive tag cloud which can be easily explored to find your mp3 files. Artist names transforms smoothly to album covers, when pinched-to-zoomed. The minimalistic design and smooth interface allows users to quickly pick their favorite music from their library.
n7player has also the most advanced cover art downloading function available on the market. It can download the missing album arts both by its own and by easy to use dedicated screen, where the user can search and pick an album art from the internet.
Android 2.3+ is required to use Equalizer & other sound effects.
Reading sensitive log data permission is required only to provide more information in case of application crash when user decides to send log to developers.
This is 14 days, full featured trial version. n7player Full Version Unlocker is available on Google Play.
Key features:
- Unique user interface, based on OpenGL, consisting of innovative, fully multi-touchable album covers wall
- Supported audio formats: mp3, mp4, m4a, ogg, wav, 3gp, mid, xmf, ogg, mkv(4.0+), flac (3.1+), aac (3.1+)
- 5 band graphic equalizer with presets – requires Android 2.3+
- Environmental effects, bass boost and sound virtualization technology (SRS/Dolby Surround) (2.3+)
- Automatic and manual album art and artist image downloader
- Tags editor for all supported audio formats
- File browser (SD card) with filters
- 1x4, 2x4 widgets
- Lockscreen widget with direct unlock
- Headset support with many options
- Sleep timer
- Shuffle/repeat
- Lyrics support, using the embedded track lyrics & musicXmatch plugin
- Last.fm scrobbling
- Support for m3u playlists
Critical Strike Portable
Critical Strike Portable - Cross-platform 3D FPS MMO for Android, iOS and Web!
Note: Game may freeze for 2 minutes at first run - please wait, after that it runs normally. If game crashes download game from our site and install manually.
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REVIEWS:
"A 5/5 to award a great and altruistic work." -AndroidZoom.com
"The gameplay and graphics are absolutely incredible - it just doesn't feel like a mobile game." -AndroidPolice.com
"Critical Strike Portable for Android deserves a spot on any first person shooter gamer's Android device for its exciting gameplay, smooth controls and vivid pictures." -AppEggs.com
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Critical Strike Portable (CS Portable) delivers the nostalgic Counter-Strike style gaming experience on your Android smartphone and tablet! Enjoy the smooth and customizable touch controls and play the exciting cross-platform first-person shooter against other players on the web and on other mobile platforms.
Critical Strike Portable’s awesome Features Include:
- Free to Play (F2P)
- Cross-platform 3D Multiplayer FPS MMO game (Local/Online) between web, iOS and Android!
- Single player mode: Player vs. Bots
- Smooth and responsive customizable touch controls
- All popular Game Types (Classic, zombie survival, Team Death Match, ect.)
- Customizable server settings: Player HP, player speed, zombie difficulty, modes: matrix mode, night mode, space mode, ect.)
- Dozens of unique maps (and more added continuously)
- Build and upload your own maps with Unity 3D
- And most of all, dedicated and passionate development team to listen your feedback!
PLEASE NOTE! Critical Strike Portable has no connection to Valve Corporation. Critical Strike Portable tributes original Counter Strike v1.6 but is an independent game developed from the scratch using self-made code and resources
Download Link: [27MB]
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.StudioOnMars.CSPortable
QQLauncher(New Awesome Theme)
QQ Launcher is a superior Android-based desktop application.
【QQLauncher 2.8】
What's new:
1. Add online wallpaper,different types of wallpaper make your desktop more exciting
2. Update default Lock Screen
3. New Moxiu Theme,give you more choices
4. Bug fixes
A superior Android-based desktop application, QQ Launcher replaces conventional desktops with an enhanced range of frequently used desktop features such as screen and program management. Flashier in the looks department, the solution couples richer functionality with superior performance.
The launcher supports the following cool features:
1. Built-in widgets such as shortcut switches and task manager;
2. Impressive screen-switching effects (menu > settings > screen);
3. A complete set of program management functions, free sequencing, multidimensional arrangements, and smart searches;
4. Quick access to the Store for users to download applications anytime;
5. Custom folders that classify applications;
6. One-key desktop relocation without losing anything. (Tapping OK after the first installation will guide you through importing default desktop icons.)
7. Provide several sets of personalized skin;
8. Cool Lock Screen.
TrackID
What am I listening to? TrackID™ knows. And makes it look good.
This gorgeous music recognition app identifies the music you are listening to. It is fast, it is easy and it looks great. Navigate with ease via the beautiful, intuitive user interface. With TrackID™, music recognition becomes a truly magical experience!
And TrackID™ can do the sharing for you. Just press “Like” to make it instantly visible on your Facebook wall for all your friends to see – and, of course, hear.
With TrackID™ you can access artist biographies, view music videos on YouTube and listen to any song.
Note: TrackID™ is a Trade mark of Sony Mobile Communications
Nemus Launcher
A Home replacement Application with
- Low memory usage
- Quick response
- Easy App finding/management
- Easy Workspace management
- Easy Folder management
Features:
- DockBar page count customization
- Page indicator hiding
- Grid size customization
- Hiding system status bar with gesture
- Missed call & Received sms badge display
- Widget Resizing
- Themes (native ZIP themes & SSKIN themes downloadable from market)
- 1 to 9 workspaces
- Various App list styles
- Expandable folders in workspace & app list
- Workspace and app menu switchers (screen preview)
- Highlight recently used apps
- Scrollable bottom docks / QuickSetting docks
- Scrollable widgets
- App-Hide&Lock / Screen-Lock
[Theme]
- More information about NemusLauncher themes :
http://code.google.com/p/nemuslauncher-themes
- SSKIN themes on market :
http://market.android.com/search?q=sskin
Simple Calendar Widget
Simple calendar widget will show you next appointment
This widget calendar is analog of standard calendar widget
Support a lot of configuration options:
* Different skins
* Possibility to choose which calendars to show
* Font style and background customization
* Show or hide current day of month
* Possibility to choose which application to open
* Support of tasks using Dato GTasks or Astrid
and more...
Jota Text Editor
Jota Text Editor
Jota is a text editor designed for a long text file.
It's pronouced as "i-o-ta".
Functions
- Support until 1 million characters.
- Auto-Detect multiple character codes.
UTF-8
UTF-16BE
UTF-16LE
UTF-32BE
UTF-32LE
WINDOWS-1251
WINDOWS-1252
WINDOWS-1253
WINDOWS-1255
SHIFT_JIS
ISO-2022-JP
ISO-2022-CN
ISO-2022-KR
ISO-8859-5
ISO-8859-7
ISO-8859-8
BIG5
GB18030
EUC-JP
EUC-KR
EUC-TW
IBM855
IBM866
KOI8-R
MACCYRILLIC
HZ-GB-2312
X-ISO-10646-UCS-4-3412
X-ISO-10646-UCS-4-2143
(Whether you can decode or not depends on Android's implementation.)
- Change character codes.
- Auto-Detect linebreak code.
- Change linebreak code.
- Keep linebreak code until saving a file.
- Save position of the cursor with file.
- Save history of recened files.
- Search/Replace (Support Regular Expression)
- Text sharing with external application.
Mushroom
Share (ACTION_SEND)
Search (ACTION_SEARCH)
Open (ACTION_VIEW)
★Direct Intent : You can launch any one application on menu item.
- Scroll with Thumb-drag.
- Scroll with Flick.
- Undo/Redo
- Support a Shortcut key with ALT/CTRL Key.
- Customize colors.
- Create a shortcut icon on HOME app.
- Customizable shortcut key bind.
- Text selector like Gingerbread.
(Double tap to select the word , then touch selected area to show marker.)
- Word wrap ON/OFF and set word wrap width.
- Set tab width.
- Viewer Mode.
- Show Line numbers.
- Word Counter.
- Support Landscape Mode correctly.
- Auto save.
- Auto Indent.
- Show Tab/Linebreak.
- Auto capitalize.
- you can used as SL4A editor.
- Customizable Toolbar.
- Customizable Syntax highlght.
- Capture Screen shot.
- Wallpaper customize.
- Support Android OS 1.6 or later.
- Support both touch-screen device and qwerty-keyboard device.
- Forever FREE and NO-AD.
- This software is an Open Source Software under the Apache License.
- Donation is always welcomed. You can donate from Preference Screen.
CAUTION
RTL-Language and bi-directional text is not supported.
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Instead please let me know by E-mail or Twiter(@jiro_aqua)
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Nova Launcher
Highly customizable, performance driven, home screen replacement for Android 4.0+
Features include:
Color Themes
Change the ascent color of the launcher, full color picker support
Icon Themes
Apply ADW or Go launcher icon themes to all app icons
Scrollable Dock (for Tablets and Phones)
Keep all your favorite apps on the dock, with up to 7 icons per page and up to 3 pages.
Customizable App Drawer:
Transparency
Scrolling style, choose between horizontal paginated or vertical continuous
Scroll Effects
Enjoy eye candy when scrolling your desktop and drawer. Effects include Cube and Cardstack and more for Prime users.
Infinite Scroll
Never be far from your favorite page, loop through your desktop continuously.
Folder Icons
You can chose a background, preview style or even replace the whole icon.
Backup/Restore
Export your settings and layout before a wipe to quickly get back up and running.
Widgets in dock
Add any 1x1 widget to the dock
Widget Overlapping
Overlap on resize or placement, long-press to send to back or bring to front
Bulk Add
Add multiple apps to the desktop or a folder at once
Activities shortcut
Select hidden activities from your favorite apps
*Nova Launcher Prime Features (Paid version)*
Nova Launcher Prime unlocks the following features in Nova Launcher:
Drawer Groups:
Folders in App Drawer
Unlimited custom tabs
Organize apps into tabs and folders in the app drawer
Gestures
Quickly start Nova Actions or Apps from gestures on the desktop, such as pinching, swiping or two-finger swiping.
Hide Apps
Keep a clutter free drawer by hidding never used apps.
Dock Swipes
Get more use out of your dock apps by setting swipe-actions
Unread Counts
Never miss an email. Unread count badges for SMS, Missed calls and Gmail. Counts show in the dock, desktop, drawer and folders.
More Scroll Effects
UCam Ultra Camera updated version
UCam, your ultra camera, the only camera you need.
UCam is an absolutely ultra camera application, it -
01. Support more than 30 software/hardware camera parameters to make sure high quality picture/video.
02. More than 60 capture scenarios help you to be a shining star on magazine, billboard and LED screen.
03. The best image post process tool-①more than 100 effects②abundant edit function③perfect text, bubble and label④Excellent graffiti⑤hundreds of frames,
textures and decorators⑥convenient puzzle.
04. Unique Picture In Picture (PIP) capture mode.
05. Most convenient GIF animation maker.
06. The fastest burst shot camera.
07. Most convenient SNS posting tool- post picture/message to all your SNS sites/accounts simultaneously (support facebook, twitter, flickr, sina weibo, QZone, renren, kaixin, tencent weibo and sohu weibo).
08. Most secure spy camera.
09. Vehicle traveling data recorder.
10. Convenient file share between PC and Phone with just one shoot.
11. Full support to QR Code.
All these are in UCam. Without UCam, you need more than 10 apps of 100MB memory.
UCam, your ultra camera, the only camera you need!
User Manual and FAQ are all in UCam forum (forum.u-camera.com).
Hiya everyone. This type of thread isn't new to XDA as it's on almost every device fora, but I decided to bring it over here aswell.
I'm going to share the most useful applications to have on a Google Nexus 4 and would like you to share your must have apps. If an app gets mentioned by numerous people, that isn't on this list, I'll be sure to add it.
Nexus 4 tested and approved apps Section
FauxSound Audio/Sound - Total Control to boost your Audio Amplifier Gain to help clean up audio distortions! In other words great for music and will help boost your volume and give more better sound to your music...Great app to have.. Nexus 4 specific app
Trickster Mod - Trickster MOD app is a tweaking tool to change various settings included in your kernel and other mods to your phone.. How on earth i did not add this here from the start since i use it since day one. Nexus 4 specific app
AirDroid v2 - AirDroid already controls your phone from any web browser, but the latest version of the app offers more useful features, like a new "find my phone" service that pinpoints your device via GPS and complete remote control of your device's camera. Nexus 4 specific app Thanks to 22sl22 for the heads up
Car DashDroid - Car Dashboard has all the best features to make your drive easier. You can use smart dial to call your contacts in the same app, can browse for contacts and groups in a fancy way, you can view contact info Search contacts and add Shortcuts of apps. You can set the Music App and Navigation App for easy launch. Nexus 4 specific app
Unofficial Gapps by BaNkS - Three unofficial packages by Banks..Added these here as well so it is easy for users who are rooting for the first time to have them Nexus 4 Google apps to flash after flashing a new rom
Advanced Color & Gamma Control - Does what it says on the tin.. Nexus 4 specific app
Light Manager - LED Settings - Configure LED color and its flashing frequency for notifications for any app.. Nexus 4 specific app
Reduce Photo Size - This app reduce photo file size(resize/crop image) for Email, Twitter, Facebook, etc. Nexus 4 specific app
PGM - Allows us to wake phone (just like power button) by a swipe gesture on the screen. So it's slide2wake or slide 2 unlock. It also allows locking and so on. Nexus 4 specific app
GMD GestureControl - Control device with MULTITOUCH and MULTITASK gestures similar to iPad. Works in all applications. You can even hide status bar and enjoy full screen in your favorite games or while browsing. Nexus 4 specific app
Sidebar Pro - A brilliant new way of multitasking on Android. It's fast, functional, fluid, and customizable to your liking. Populate the sidebar with your favorite apps, and simply swipe in from the edge of the screen to gain instant access to the apps you use most. You can also get the free version but feel free to use this one to support the dev..Nexus 4 specific app
Retroarch Android - RetroArch now hits Android packed with all of the cores from the console and PC versions. Gaming emulators. Nexus 4 specific app
Snapdragon Battery Guru Beta - Snapdragon™ BatteryGuru extends battery performance and improves overall user experience by intelligently making changes that optimize Snapdragon device functionality. XDA thread here Nexus 4 specific app
TouchControl - This is a kernel module for Nexus 4 that allows us to wake phone (just like power button) by a swipe gesture on the screen. So it's slide2wake or slide2unlock. It also allows locking and so on. Nexus 4 specific app
Franco Kernel Updater - A well established top-100 paid app with one of the highest ratings in that top. It combines a series of powerful tools to manage your device with your favorite kernel, specially with franco.Kernel. Works perfectly for the N4
Zinio - Download the Zinio for Android app and read top magazines from around the world instantly. Zinio is the premier app for magazines on Android, giving readers immediate access to thousands of global titles. N4 specific app
Screen Filter - Applies a shade that acts as a dimmer to ensure your eyes don't hurt. Far more powerful than Android's built-in brightness setting. N4 specific app
Nexus 4 Display Control - Every eye is different, every person has its color taste. Therefore here's the fresh new Nexus 4 Display Control application that lets you tune your IPS screen to achieve the best result for the best user experience. You'll be able to change the Red, Green and Blue values that are used together to calibrate your screen. This is N4 app specifically and you need to be rooted
Eye in Sky Weather - Eye In Sky Weather is for those who like their weather clean, simple and beautiful. The app includes 12 of the best weather icon sets available, with the ability to add your own icon sets. N4 specific app
Fast File Transfer - The app uses Wi-Fi Tethering for establishing a connection between the devices but does not need the Internet. Fast File Transfer is an alternative for Bluetooth file sending. N4 specific app
Light Flow Lite - Take control of your notifications. LEDs, vibration, repeating sounds and more. N4 app specific
SoftKeyZ - Does what it says on the box..If you want to play around with the navigation buttons then you can use this appN4 app specific
General Must have Apps for Nexus 4
Sygic: GPS Navigation - High quality TomTom maps stored on your Android (no internet connection needed!) together with a robust set of navigation features help you drive with confidence.
Orbot:Tor on Android - Orbot is the official port of Tor to Android. Tor is a network of virtual tunnels that allows people and groups to improve their privacy and security on the Internet. STANDARD/NO ROOT - Works best with Firefox Mobile+ProxyMob Add-on - Works with Orbot-enabled apps like Gibberbot (secure chat) and Orweb
Power Toggles - This is simply the best toggle app around. Able to toggle lots of main features.
Picsay Pro - This is a brilliant photo editor, but limited compared to some others. My personal favourite.
Rotation Locker - WYSIWYG. It locks your screen to either Portrait or Landscape. Really useful on some apps.
XDA App ICS Blue Colours/Themed - Our favourite forum app but with a complete red or blue colour theme thanks to our own Whiskey103
Memory Usage - Lists all current apps and tells you current memory usage, peak memory usage and priorities.
Desktop Visualizer - Makes shortcuts or widgets using a custom image and can be used to make custom icons.
Neutron Music Player - Neutron is a professional music player with amazing high quality. Great for audiophiles.
AirDroid - For moving files between your PC and phone using WIFI
Tasker - The best app of its kind. It does almost anything
MXPlayer - MXPlayer is one of the best apps for viewing movies.
Photo Timeline - Lets you create a time elapsed sequence of anything you want with your camera and then play as a slideshow
Home Switcher - Switches between any Home Launchers you have on your device.
PicSpeed Wallpapers - Over 170,000 HD wallpapers of all different genres, for our device.
Solid Explorer - Solid Explorer is a file manager which with two independent panels is the most attractive, eye catching and intuitive file manager for the Android.
QuickPic - An alternate photo gallery app, incase you don't like the default
Aldiko Book Reader - Read and download thousands of eBooks right on your Android phone or tablet. Download one of the best Android eBook Readers now!
Dropbox - Dropbox is a free service that lets you bring all your photos, docs, and videos anywhere.
ES File Explorer- ES File Explorer is a free, featured all-in-one file manager & application manager & task killer & cloud storage client & ftp client & samba client which explores the pictures, music, video, document & other files on your phone and your computer.
TeamViewer for Remote Control - Remotely control your computer with TeamViewer Free while you are on the road! Mobile and flexible: remotely access computers from your android device!
Unified Remote - Easily the most feature-filled Android-PC remote. Turns your Android device into a WiFi or Bluetooth universal remote control for your Windows PC. Control your favorite programs, mouse, and keyboard.
Whatsapp Messenger - WhatsApp Messenger is a smartphone messenger available for Android. Switch from SMS to WhatsApp to send and receive messages, pictures, audio notes, and video messages.
AireTalk - Aire is a new communication app loaded with features that lets you talk to your friends and family in more ways than ever! Use Aire to make calls to any Aire user with voice or video for free!
Astro File Manager - It's like Windows Explorer or Mac’s Finder for your phone or tablet and allows you to easily browse and organize all of your pictures, music, videos and documents. It also gives you the ability to stop processes that burn battery life and backup your apps in case you lose or change phones.
SketchBook Mobile - Autodesk SketchBook® Mobile is a professional-grade paint and drawing application offering a full set of sketching tools and a streamlined and intuitive user interface.
Pocket - When you find something on the web that you want to view later, put it in Pocket. It automatically syncs to your phone, tablet or computer so you can view it any time, even without an internet connection.
Adobe Photoshop Touch - Transform images with core Photoshop features in an app designed for tablets and smartphones. Really this one is self-explanatory. Says what it does on the Tin
AfterFocus - Bring DSLR-like Photography to Your Smartphone
Appy Geek - Appy Geek brings you all the leading tech news sources from the industry in a cleverly laid-out user interface, including TechRadar, Gizmodo, T3 Magazine, The Next Web and more... Staying at the cutting edge of innovation has never been so easy!
VLC for Android Beta - VLC media player is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player that plays most multimedia files as well as discs, devices, and network streaming protocols. This is a BETA version of the port of VLC media player to the Android™ platform. It is intended for power users and hackers. This version is not perfectly stable and is slower than the final version.
Tapatalk Forum App - The only and the best fully functional forum app in the Market, endorsed by over 35,000 of forums worldwide.
Machinima - Machinima is the premier online network providing entertainment for the gaming culture, showing game trailers, gameplay videos and tips, video game reviews, first looks, and original series created in video games. One of the most viewed YouTube channels in the world!
SmartTools - Measure length, angle, distance, height, direction and sound with your phone. Smart Tools is a complete package of 5 app sets. It includes 5 Pro sets for a total of 15 tools. In a word, All-in-One.
News Republic - NEWS REPUBLIC features more content than ever including articles and opinions from major players right alongside specialist experts - including ITN, Press Association, Tech Radar, The Sports Review, WENN, HitFix, The Next Web, AFP... More content sources are added regularly with more top names already on the horizon for the future.
CPU Spy - This is a simple app to display the time the CPU spends in each frequency state. This can be a useful tool in diagnosing battery problems or tweaking your over-clock settings.
Avast! Mobile Security - Full-featured, best/top-rated Android antivirus & security app
DroidWall - Allows you to restrict which apps can access the network. This is the perfect solution if you don't have an unlimited data plan, or just wants to see your battery lasting longer. For advanced users, it also allows you to manually define custom iptables rules.
GO SMS Pro - GO SMS PRO brings you cool UI, fast and convenient SMS/MMS experience. GO SMS Pro is the most popular messaging app; Very powerful, Cool, Funny, Safe, Fully customizable; Well support SMS/MMS + GO Chat(free message) + Walkie Talkie(free voice).*
Plume for Twitter - Plume is a beautiful and completely customizable Twitter app that will revolutionize the way you use Twitter! Brought to you by the authors of the popular Beautiful Widgets, Plume is one of the best Twitter clients for Android! (Plume was formerly known as Touiteur)
GTA Radio - GTA Radio is a free way to listen to all radio stations of famous game Grand Theft Auto from every corner of the earth.
K-9 Mail - K-9 Mail is an open-source e-mail client with search, IMAP push email, multi-folder sync, flagging, filing, signatures, bcc-self, PGP, mail on SD & more!
Goal.com - Goal.com offers local coverage of all the latest developments including breaking news, exclusive interviews, transfer gossip, live commentary and much more. Whatever and wherever the story is, Goal.com offers the most comprehensive and expert coverage of the major domestic leagues and competitions, as well as all the major international tournaments
Aqua Mail - Easy automatic setup for popular email services (Yahoo, Hotmail, Gmail, and more).
Android Lost Free - Lost your android? We will help you find it. See http://www.androidlost.com. Remotely control your Android phone from the internet or by SMS.
Chomp SMS - chomp SMS is a souped-up replacement to the stock android Messaging app with a heap more features.
FilePush - FilePush lets you transfer files to your Android device with only two clicks.
Poweramp - Poweramp is a powerful music player for Android.
LiveScore - This application comes directly from LiveScore Ltd., the leaders and inventors of real-time delivery of live sport data and owners of the no.1 ranked football / soccer web site globally... I use it and i love it and it is ten times better than the Sky Sports Football Center app.. Must have for all footy fans
Google Googles - Search by taking a picture: point your mobile phone camera at a painting, a famous landmark, a barcode or QR code, a product, a storefront, or a popular image. If Goggles finds it in its database, it will provide you with useful information. Goggles also works as a barcode / QR code scanner.
Headset Button Controller - Headset Button Controller is very configurable, allowing you to play music, change tracks, adjust volume, answer phone calls, start Voice Command and many other things, just by clicking the button on your headset. Paid app but worth the money
MD5Checker - This application allows the user to compare the MD5 checksum between two files or alternatively between a file and a value entered manually. When loading a .md5, it will read its content and put it in the field instead of calculating the hash.
Speedy Uploader for Facebook - Uploads pics in an instant, after compressing them. Great stuff.
Fast Reboot - Simulates a reboot by closing/restarting all core and user processes and thus frees up memory. Your phone should be much snappier after using Fast Reboot.
Falcon Pro for Twitter - Falcon Pro brings the Ultimate Twitter Experience to your Android Phone and Tablet.
Trial Xtreme 3 - Trial Xtreme 3, will take your breath away with its new innovations and amazing features. Tackle 76 completely original courses, fighting your friends for the race, win while carefully controlling your bike to ensure that you don’t fall victim to one of the many hundreds of mines, water pipes, or wrecked cars that are standing in your way. Great game and highly recommended and it is free
Temple Run - Need i say more
Subway Surfers - I like this game. Very fun and great graphics to.
Instagram - Share your photos in a simple photo stream with friends to see - and follow your friends' photos with the click of a single button. Every day you open up Instagram, you'll see new photos from your closest friends, and creative people from around the world.
Viber: Free Calls & Messaging - Viber allows you to call, text, and send photos worldwide for free.
MovieTube: Free full Movies - MovieTube is a missing channel on YouTube for Free Full Length Movies. It manages free movies in 14 languages including: English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Russian, Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Hindi, Arabic, Thai and Malay movies.
Amazon Mobile for Android - The Amazon Mobile app allows customers to browse and shop by department, search, compare prices, find deals, read reviews and make a purchase right from their mobile device.
IMDb Movies & TV - Does what it says on the tin..No need for further introduction..Must have specially if you are a movie fan
Netflix - Netflix is the world’s leading subscription service for watching TV episodes and movies on your phone.
Jorte Calendar - For personal use or for business, Jorte will assist you to manage your daily schedule thoroughly.
Cerberus Anti Theft - Cerberus is a complete anti-theft application, the best protection you can get to recover your misplaced, lost or stolen Android device
BubbleUPnP - BubbleUPnP is a full featured UPnP/DLNA Control Point, UPnP Media Renderer and UPnP Media Server. Play easily your music, videos and images on your phone and devices on your network (DLNA TVs, XBMC, WMP, ...), from your external UPnP Media Servers.
Chrome - No need for any introduction here
ColorNote - Color Note is a simple notepad app. It gives you a quick and simple notepad editing experience when you write notes, memo, email, message, shopping list and to do list.
Sliding Messaging - Easily manage text messages in a new and up to date format compliant with the Android design guidelines and visually based on the stock messaging app from Google, with added features. Get Pro for more features though and show support to dev
gReader - gReader is an unofficial Google Reader client for Android. Read all your RSS/Feed news in one place with Google Reader, where keeping up with your favorite websites is as easy as checking your email.
GSam Battery Monitor - Does what it says on the tin...Read the description in the link to find out what exactly it does..But this is the best battery monitor app out there...Link for FAQ here regarding the app
Buzz Launcher Beta - Buzz Launcher is a new concept launcher which enables you to apply others’ Homescreens to your own smartphone. Download Homescreens best suited for your taste and preferences via Homepack Buzz Service. Homescreens will be applied instantly.
Many thanks goes out to KidCarter93 for allowing me to share his thread here to...
On a side note more apps will be added in the coming days so stay tuned for more goodies..Will be adding more apps that i use as well and find useful and just like my other thread wanna compile the most used apps on your handset.
IF YOU'VE FOUND THIS POST, OR ANY OF THESE APPS USEFUL, INSTEAD OF POSTING THANKS, JUST USE THE BUTTON!
If there are any apps that you feel shouldn't be in this list, please let me know and suggest a better one. I can then test it and maybe add it to the list, in place of the other one.
If you don't suggest a better app, I won't change anything.
Must Have Widgets for the Google Nexus 4
Beautiful Widgets - Beautiful set of Widgets containing clock widget, clock and weather widget, weather widgets, date widgets and toggle widgets with skins/themes support!
Fancy Widgets - Personalize your Android home screen with highly customizable clock widgets, weather widgets, home (clock & weather) widgets, forecast widgets, and more with lots of customization options.
Appy Geek - Have to add this part of the widgets to cause it is simple awesome to read all the main headlines on your homescreen and saves from going into the app to find out what is happening in the tech world
Spotify - Spotify gives you instant access to millions of songs on your Android device. With the Spotify app, you can choose to listen for free, or subscribe to Spotify Premium
Flipboard - Flipboard brings together world news and social news in a beautiful magazine.
Elixir 2 Widgets - This application is an add-on for Elixir 2 but it can use as a standalone application too. Widgets makes it possible to put higly configurable widgets to your home screens.
Battery Monitor Widget - Complete battery monitoring with notification icon, history, graphics and alarms
Zedge - Free Ringtones, Wallpapers, Alerts, Live Wallpapers & Games enjoyed by millions.
Daily Mail Online - The Mail Online (Daily Mail) app has been optimised for Android mobile devices on OS version 2.1 and above and offers various features that will allow you to stay up to date with the latest news, gossip, sport, pictures
SiMi Clock Widget - This is a simple minimal Clock Widget. Available size 2x1 3x1,4x1 and 5x1 (Galaxy Tab). If you have a Taskmanager running please exclude SiMi Clock !!!.. I highly recommend this great widget..I personally use it and it is a must have
Battery Clock Calendar - Battery, Clock and Calendar in one widget. Nice design, and good looking.
Falcon for Twitter - Falcon is a powerful *WIDGET* that brings a full Twitter client to your homescreen
Multicon Widget - Save space on your homescreen with this free widget. Use it to clean up or add more applications. It will let you put more then one shortcut in the same space as one icon normally takes up.
Evernote Widget - The Evernote Widget lets you go directly to core Evernote features right from your home screen
ClockQ Digital Clock Widget - Simple digital clock widget for your homescreen. The power of this widget is in variety of customization options.
Android Pro Widgets - A set of powerful and extremely useful home screen widgets!
Glass Widgets - All the widgets are semi-transparent, with a nice smoked glass look
Pulse News - Pulse News is a beautiful app that takes your favorite websites and transforms them into a colorful and interactive mosaic.
XDA Apps - From our XDA forums
Sidebar - A brilliant new way of multitasking on Android. There is a lite free edition and a paid edition. As of course with the paid edition you get more features and support the dev but if you want to try the lite first you can do. No need to root to use this.
App Update Notifier: Crowd Edition - Free app that check for updates, your app versions are sent with the request and used to update the database. So, once the first user has an update installed, everyone else will see the update, instantly.
Sliding Messaging - Easily manage text messages in a new and up to date format compliant with the Android design guidelines and visually based on the stock messaging app from Google, with added features. And it is a free app
LockScreen Notifications Widget - NotificationsWidget is a very useful widget that displays notifications on lockscreen using Android 4.2 lock screen widget mechanism. Free app. So if you like to have iOS style notifications on your lockscreen then this is a must
FunnyApp - This app gathers several pages of funny pictures, memes and fails as 9gag, damnlol, lolhappens, hugelol, failblog, memecenter, epicfail and several more. Also you can share the pictures or download them to your device..Free app
Call Recorder - Convenient and simple as it sounds!! Does what it says on the tin and i have been using it myself and works great plus it is FREE
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MOD-APP Viper4Android FX sound mod - V4A already made great improvements in Bass, with dynamic bass system; Surround, with field surround and VHS+; Auditory Healing, with Cure Tech+ and, Simulation, with Convolver. The parts left are vocal/clarity/treble and EQ. This FX v2.2.0.9 update will cover vocal,clarity,treble category, balancing the ultimate bass and treble in V4A!.. And please read the instructions on the XDA thread to know what to do
Hardcore productivity - Utility root apps
Rooted apps Section
SuperSU - SuperSU is the Superuser access management tool of the future. *ROOT*
ROM Toolbox Pro - ROM Toolbox combines apps like Titanium Backup, Root Explorer, ROM Manager and others. A must-have root app *ROOT*
Rom Manager - Must have app for any root user. Make backups, flash ROMs, and own your device. ROM Manager is THE MUST HAVE APP for any Android root user.
System Tuner - The most complete system tuner and manager for all your phones and tablets!
BetterBatteryStats - With BetterBatteryStats you can analyse the behavior of your phone, find applications causing the phone to drain battery while it is supposed to be asleep and measure the effect of corrective actions. Guys you can also find this app if you search on XDA..
Titanium Backup - EXTREMELY powerful tool. Backup ALL apps, Market links, remove bloatware & MORE! ☆Needs ROOT, Android 1.5-4.1+
ZDBox - ZDbox is an amazing and free all-in-one toolbox. It holds a collection of useful tools and has a nice and easy to use interface. With ZDbox you’re getting your mobile/cell phone under control, do easily some optimization and customize it to your needs.
Appextractor - AppExtractor is a tool which will allow you to restore individual applications, data, SMS, and MMS messages from your ROM Manager backups.
Greenify *ROOT* - Greenify help you identify and put the bad behaving apps into hibernation when you are not using them, stop them from lagging and battery leeching, in an unique way! They could do nothing without your explicit launch, while still have full functionality when running in foreground, like what iOS apps act!
I have a good portion of some of these apps myself:
SuperSU, AirDroid, Tasker, Dropbox, Rom Manager, TeamViewer, Titanium Backup, Unified Remote, Pocket, Beautiful Widgets.
I love using AirDroid to text from my computer.
Tasker is amazing at automating everything!
Rom Manager isn't much use until CWM Recovery is fixed though.
Titanium Backup is great for restoring all of your apps if you're coming from another Android phone.
I find AirDroid useless when Google gives you Google Voice.
I prefer Root Explorer for management. Light Flow I imagine will be compatible with the N4
Beamed with rasbeanjelly & trinity
DaX05 said:
I find AirDroid useless when Google gives you Google Voice.
I prefer Root Explorer for management. Light Flow I imagine will be compatible with the N4
Beamed with rasbeanjelly & trinity
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What does AirDroid have to do with Google Voice?
DaX05 said:
I find AirDroid useless when Google gives you Google Voice.
I prefer Root Explorer for management. Light Flow I imagine will be compatible with the N4
Beamed with rasbeanjelly & trinity
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AirDroid can be used for so much more than typing stuff...
Adding music, deleting music.
Removing apps, adding apps.
Its really easy compared to hooking up a USB cord and going from there.
Photoshop Touch is incompatible, you need to sideload it. But do agree with a lot of them. Lightflow is a definite must, morequicklypanel is a good one but does take up a notification, and also for me Battery Widget Reborn is a quality app. great battery statistics
DaX05 said:
I find AirDroid useless when Google gives you Google Voice.
I prefer Root Explorer for management. Light Flow I imagine will be compatible with the N4
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Lightflow works great!
What about games. What do you recommend for showing off its power
What note apps have you tried on your new Nexus 4? Any one using handwritten notes on your new Nexus 4? If so which ones?
I'm about to test out NFS Most Wanted & Shadowgun Dead Zone
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Photoshop touch isn't even compatible, are you just listing your favourite apps?
Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk 2
Evernote is all you need.
Beamed via Nexus 4
charlieb620 said:
I'm about to test out NFS Most Wanted & Shadowgun Dead Zone
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let me know how you are finding them mate and i can add them in a games section on the thread
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Photoshop touch isn't even compatible, are you just listing your favourite apps?
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photoshop touch is compatible buddy..used it on the Note, galaxy s3 and on my One X so i should not see any reason it should not work for the N4
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Need For Speed Most Wanted
Dead Trigger
Max Payne
Nova 3
To name a few Most wanted looks great!
unproductive apps
Simple Text
Widgetsoid
FX File Explorer
Mobi Calculator
DropBox
Evernote
SMS Backup & Restore
PocketWeather
Just to name a few.
few more apps have been added to the OP
Hi guys,
Want to share these apps which are very useful for Xperia NXT Series.
1. Supernote from ASUS - direct write your notes
2. Power Controls best, no need of any other toggle app or battery status bar app, its all in one. Alternative: SwitchPro Widget
3. Illumination Bar Notification - every XS owner know this
4. Wave Control - good one to show off
5. ISeeYou - just like the Samsung Stay Awake functionality when you are looking at the screen, suggested by herng5417
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6. aVia Media Player - if you have Multiple Android devices at your home, with aVia you can play, manage, and share your music/video/photos from all of your Android-connected devices.
note:
If you have androids & iOS devices try this Photo Transfer App
AirDroid - free app that lets you wirelessly manage your Android from your favorite browser.
Emit - free app that lets you wirelessly manage your Android from your favorite browser.
---------- Wireless/Transfer Related End ----------
7. UCam Ultra Camera Pro - one of the Best Camera apps for XS
8. Free XDA App ICS Blue Colors/Themed - one word brilliant, dev Whiskey103
9. Floating Apps: Browser: Floating Browser Flux, Calculator: AirCalc, Video Player: Stick it! (Pop-up Player)
10. ICS Browser+ - one of the best, other is Dolphin Browser HD
11. A.I.Type Keyboard - the best keyboard, it seems as good as iPhone keyboard (note: Its best for Typing, not for Swyping)
12. Skyscanner - it is the world’s best flight site
13. PicsArt - Photo Studio - it combines the best features of many photo applications, it is one of the best and most complete photo editors.
14. com.xperiabuzz.apk - for those who were using Mobile Buzz (Mobile Buzz is dead now)
15. DroidEmu - One of the best emulators
16. Bar Shortcut - For those who want home screen clean n clear
17. Gotya - Face Trap - it takes a silent snapshot through the FF camera of the criminal who is attempting to use your device, whenever the screen lock is entered incorrectly. After taking the picture, it acquires the location of your device and forms a Google maps link, and then send it with the time stamped picture to your email or Facebook
18. AirPush Detector - it helps to identify the installed app/s which is spamming your mobile, you can track the app and uninstall it, this app will NOT block those ads, it will simply let you know the app which is spamming you.
19. JustPictures - It lets you browse and synchronize photos from Picasa, Flickr, Smugmug, Facebook, Photobucket, Windows Live, Tumblr, Deviant Art, Imgur, MediaRSS feeds and of course local ones, in a unified and clean UI
20. Solid Explorer - Solid Explorer is a file manager with two independent panels which brings to you a new file browsing experience. This is the most attractive, eye catching and intuitive file manager for the Android, suggested by mrsatan
21. exDialer - Fast and Smart T9 Dialer and Contact with theme and plugin suppport, the VERY BEST for Xperia S
22. Atooma - alternative for Tasker, create your Atooma to get any kind of task automagically performed on your smartphone.
23. Timescape Widget (Old) - old Timescape widget for XS, thanks to black97one
24. My Apks - make a backup of installed android applications on your phone/tablet, allowing you to restore them without an internet connection and avoiding market long search and download times, thanks to drsanket_xperia_u
25. NO LED - Display custom notification icons/dots on the screen.
26. ULTIMATE CUSTOM WIDGET (UCCW) - Make your own widgets easily in a WYSIWYG
27. TILES UCCW SKIN - For UCCW
28. CIRCLE BATTERY DISC WIDGET - Beautiful free circular battery widget Recommend
29. BATTERY BAR SYSTEM PANEL - simple and beautiful system panel battery widget Recommend
30. MOTIONGRAPH - Amaze your friends with a photo that moves
31. 1TAP QUICK BAR - it is the best notification customization app for Android.
32. DROPDOWN WIDGET - it simple homescreen widget will expand your status bar with a single press Recommend
33. MINI DIARY NOTE1 - the Mini Diary from original Galaxy Note 1
34. DISPLAY ORIENTATOR - allows you to change the screen orientation from any application Recommend
35. PHOTO GRID - Free collage maker and no Limitation at all
36. SPREAD SHEET PRO - Spreadsheet: Excel support, many powerful features
37. STOCK TICKER PRO - its a live wallpaper for those who wants to keep track of stock/equities
38. PIXLR EXPRESS - More than 600 effects, overlays, and borders to personalize any image, free. Recommend
39. APPLE TV MEDIA - this app you can unleash the power of your AppleTV with your Android phone
40. AVIARY PHOTO EDITOR - a powerful photo editor for quick and easy way to edit our photos on the go with no fuss.
41. DTV INDIA - Now Enjoy Live Sports & other Live Indian TV Channels on DTV ON THE GO
42. BUTTON SAVIOR - you can use this App to simulate hardware keys on screen without having to root your device Recommend
43. FILE TOOLS - using it you can simply rename the files in one go.
44. SCREEN FILTER - it applies a shade that acts as a dimmer to ensure your eyes don't hurt. Far more powerful than Android's built-in brightness setting. Great for low-light gaming, web browsing, and eBook reading. It even saves battery life for AMOLED displays
45.
IF YOU FIND THESE USEFUL HIT THANKS BUTTON, more coming..
if you know any unique/useful application please suggest, thanks.
nice share :laugh:
i have installed a few :good:
APPLE TV MEDIA - this app you can unleash the power of your AppleTV with your Android phone
AVIARY PHOTO EDITOR - a powerful photo editor for quick and easy way to edit our photos on the go with no fuss.
DTV INDIA - Now Enjoy Live Sports & other Live Indian TV Channels on DTV ON THE GO
Nice thanks u ! Just try them
Great apps bro!!
Must have apps list should be like this..
I have seen a lot must have apps list but they just give apps that you will find everywhere.. But these apps are really different and really MUST HAVE !
Sent from my LT26i using xda premium
Hi guys,
I was looking for an app to rename multiple files (as I downloaded many .mp files on my mobile through website and their names were like: music1-WEBSITE.COM.mps, music2-WEBSITE.COM.mp3, etc) I wanted to remove all the -WEBSITE.COM from my directory using mobile itself.
I downloaded an app called: FILE TOOLS - using it you can simply rename the files in one go
Also to add if you are looking for missing cover arts, try this - COVER ART DOWNLOADER
OP updated..
42. BUTTON SAVIOR - you can use this App to simulate hardware keys on screen without having to root your device Recommend
43. FILE TOOLS - using it you can simply rename the files in one go.
44. SCREEN FILTER - it applies a shade that acts as a dimmer to ensure your eyes don't hurt. Far more powerful than Android's built-in brightness setting. Great for low-light gaming, web browsing, and eBook reading. It even saves battery life for AMOLED displays
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Thanks for providing..I got some apps
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almost are junk apps
mrkidvn said:
almost are junk apps
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You are the first one to say so, I hope you are trying on android device
Check out SNAPSEED
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.niksoftware.snapseed
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now this is what you call a well compiled must have apps list...:good:
Guys,
Check out this: FLOATING STICKIES
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=genius.mohammad.floating.stickies
If you guys want to check more floating apps n interested in creating them, check this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1688531
[APP][2.1+] StandOut - Create Floating Apps [Updated 7/8: Window Editor]
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mrkidvn said:
almost are junk apps
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If you do not understand the topic then don't comment on it. Do some research, get an idea about android and relevant apps, then make your comment.
Check out this guys
UMANO - NEWS READ TO YOU
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sothree.umano
I am still testing this, looks good so far !!
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SCREEN MAKER
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=pl2.lines.screen.maker
Do you love to share ur screen setup but hate doing photoshop??? This app is for you !!
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RECEIPT - it makes it easy to quickly make shopping lists and review previously bought items. I know there are many more functionally better aps available but its UI is very clean simple n awesome !!
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.BogdanMihaiciuc.receipt
Xperia Z Live Wallpaper
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.androidwasabi.livewallpaper.xperiaz
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Guys, anyone found a decent WiFi app? I have so much trouble with mine and I'm looking for a good WiFi manager app to help connect/manage
Sent from my LT26i using Tapatalk 2
PART 2 of 2 - SYSTEM OPTIMIZATION, TWEAKS, RECOVERY, FACTORY IMAGES, TIPS
Picture for stock lock screen:
./sdcard0/lock/user-photo/user_photo.jpg
./sdcard0/lock/user-photo/user_photo_thumbnail.jpg
Replaced the original JPGs with a black 1x1 px JPG.
Change / Replace Lock Screen:
I used "Next Lock Screen" (NLS) as a replacement, not my favorite but it's a suitable example.
After installation, make sure to give notification access to the new lock screen. In the NLS settings, choose 'compact' or 'hide' as status bar mode. Doing this will prevent problems showing the quick access panel from NLS.
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Stock Ringtones, Alarms, Notifications, UI Sounds, Boot Animation:
./system/media/audio
I deleted most of the files in the subfolders, since I don't need / like them.
./system/media/fremedia
Contains 4 videos (01s.mp4, 02s.mp4, 03s.mp4, 04s.mp4). 20 MB of useless data = deleted.
They are used for the Fire "tutorial" that you can choose to watch when you first boot up a "factory fresh" phone.
./system/media
boot.wav & bootanimation.zip = default boot logo & audio, deleted, who cares.
Textures (for the atrocious "dynamic perspective"):
./system/euclid/vbls/home_icons/...
and folders like "home_icons-de", "home_icons-es", etc. depending on your OS version
The textures folder in the above mentioned folder(s) can be removed if you don't use "dynamic perspective".
Text to Speech:
./system/tts/ivona
One folder for each language, e. g. "deu.deu.marlene_1418201400000", "eng.usa.nina_1418201400000".
The two folders above have over 340 MB(!) of data. Folders can be deleted if you don't use TTS.
./system/tts/lang_pico
The bin files inside this folder can also be deleted if you don't need TTS.
Factory Data Reset Whitelist - "protects" the following folders & files:
/data/app
/data/dalvik-cache
/data/resource-cache
/data/app-res
/data/app-lib
/data/system/packages.list
/data/system/packages.xml
/data/media/0/Android/data/com.amazon.kindle/files/dictionaries
/data/securedStorageLocation/com.amazon.providers.contentsupport/tts/ivona
/data/system/uiderrors.txt
/data/system/dropbox
Just to show you which parts exactly get spared when FR is executed.
Delete Fonts:
./system/sqfs/container.sqfs
Stored in a compressed sqfs container (read only), because including 160 Fonts was a good idea. -.-
The fonts folder weighs over 180 MB, compressed into a container it's still 109 MB.
Replacing the XMLs ➜ clicked on settings ➜ FC, third party apps still work (e.g. root explorer) ➜
Replacing the container.sqfs ➜ clicked on settings ➜ everything ok ➜ restart phone ➜ everything ok ➜ power off phone ➜ boot up phone ➜ stuck in boot ➜ black screen ➜
Copied the fonts from the container to a temp directory ➜ deleted the container.sqfs file ➜ created a real folder namend "fonts" in ./system ➜ moved the fonts back into the real fonts folder ➜ survives restart & complete power off
I deleted the CN and JP fonts, font configuration list:
DELETE:
STKai
STYuanMedium
TBGothic_213
TBMincho_213
TsukuMinPr5
MYingHeiSMedium
STBShusong
STYuanMedium
MTChineseSurrogates
MHeiM-Big5HKSCS_E
Code2000
DroidNaskh
DroidSansEthiopic
DroidSansHebrew
NotoSansThai
NotoSansThaiUI
DroidSansArmenian
DroidSansGeorgian
NotoSansDevanagari
NotoSansTamil
NotoSansMalayalam
NotoSansBengali
NotoSansTelugu
NotoSansKannada
NotoSansKhmer
NotoSansLao
NanumGothic
Padauk-book
NotoSansSymbols
AndroidEmoji
NotoColorEmoji
MTLmr3m
KEEP:
Roboto
DroidSerif
DroidSans
DroidSansFallback
Helvetica
LucidaSans
Baskerville
Palatino
Verdana
Georgia
Amazon DCP Menu / OTA Dashboard:
I will just link the post from rbeavers since it explains it perfectly.
Final Steps:
Used SD Maid Pro to clean up unused Libs, obsolete & orphaned files (e. g. Epson & Canon Printer Libs, etc.) won another ~ 50 MB of system space.
I made an exception for:
./data/data/vitals.db
./data/data/vitals.db-wal
You can delete them when SD Maid offers to, but they will be generated again by the system.
Using Greenify depends on the selection of your apps, some people will profit more from using it than others.
Stock Apps (pre-installed) / Updated Apps:
3 archives. One with all system apps, the other with all priv-apps and the third with all updated apps as of 2015-06-21.
Download - System Apps Archive
Download - Priv-Apps Archive
Download - Updated Apps
Recovery / Sideload Factory Images:
If your OS is messed up "beyond repair", try re-installing it.
All images are multi language (English, Spanish, French, Italian, German, regarding the UI & keyboard, some TTS languages need to be downloaded if the user wants to have proper support), so you could use the US version for an EU user / phone.
You might run into problems using certain WiFi channels (e. g. CH 13) because of the WiFi country codes. Advanced users know how to handle / fix that, ofc. The US image is the so called "GSM unlocked" version, suitable for most users.
1.a Download the *.bin file (FireOS 4.6.1):
——————————————————
US - Amazon Server DDL
US - Mega.nz Mirror
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UK - Amazon Server DDL
UK - Mega.nz Mirror
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GER - Amazon Server DDL
GER - Mega.nz Mirror
1.b or download the *.bin file (FireOS 4.6.3):
——————————————————
US - Amazon Server DDL
——————————————————
UK - Amazon Server DDL
——————————————————
GER - Amazon Server DDL
2. Connect device to PC & boot in recovery: PWR + VOL. UP (hold both buttons until recovery screen appears)
From the list, choose "Apply update from ADB"
3. adb sideload 'name_of_your_bin_file'
I recommend renaming the the downloaded file to "update.bin" so you can just type in cmd: adb sideload update.bin
4. If you have trouble getting your device recognised after entering recovery / ADB sideloading mode:
If you boot up your phone in recovery mode / ADB mode, you will need additional ADB device drivers for your Windows system.
The regular (Amazon / Kindle) USB driver that is used when you connect your phone to the PC won't work, it's simply not the same method.
That's why your phone "disappears" as soon as you (re)boot into recovery / ADB sideload mode.
Open your "device manager" (assuming, you're using Windows as your main OS) and check for your device with missing drivers.
Try this tool (& driver) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2588979
You can even use (old) "Google USB drivers", I successfully tested google drivers from 2010 on Win 7 x64 with this phone in ADB mode.
If everything worked as planned, it should look like this: next to your device name, it will say "sideload"
PART 1 of 2 - APP LIST
This thread was created before ggow introduced Safestrap and custom ROMs to the Fire Phone.
No pre-installed app stores / markets. Only 'Phone', 'Messaging', 'Camera', 'Contacts', 'Settings' remain untouched.
The following list represents a highly modified configuration of the OS to my liking.
Please DON'T APPLY THESE SETTINGS BLINDLY to your device.
Tested OS versions: [ROOTED] US "GSM unlocked" 4.6.1 (461013820) & 4.6.3 (463001620)
If an Android L based version gets released, it will be a discussed in a separate thread.
ACTIVE APPS:
./system/app/
Amazon Clipboard Provider (com.amazon.clipboard.provider.apk) - Mandatory Framework for copy & paste
Bluetooth Ext(BluetoothExt.apk) - Mandatory for BT use
Bluetooth Share (Bluetooth.apk) - see ▲
Certificate Installer (CertInstaller.apk) - WiFi Certificate installer, mandatory
Documents (DocumentsUI.apk) - Simple document interface, e.g. used for BT file browsing, certificate import, etc.
Download Manager (DownloadProvider.apk) - Mandatory for general download function
Fast Dormancy (fastdormancy.apk) - GSM / mobile data feature, switches to idle state faster IF your carrier supports it
Key Chain (KeyChain.apk) - Mandatory password keeper
Media Storage (MediaProvider.apk) - Provides local & web media access & handling, e.g. ringtones, notification sounds, etc. through the menu on your phone
Pac Processor (PacProcessor.apk) - Mandatory proxy (script) parser
Package Installer (PackageInstaller.apk) - Mandatory app installer (non-market apps as well)
Phone / Messaging Storage (TelephonyProvider.apk) - Mandatory for phone calls
Qualcomm Timeservice (TimeService.apk) - Qualcomm hardware "time-keeper"
Settings (AmazonSettings.apk) - The big, main settings app
Unified Settings Provider (UnifiedSettingsProvider.apk) - Mandatory for a variety of settings
./system/priv-app/
Camera (Camera.apk) - self-explanatory
Clock (com.android.deskclock.apk) - the default clock incl. widgets
Contacts (com.android.contacts.apk) - self-explanatory
Contacts Storage (com.android.providers.contacts.apk) - needed by ▲
External Storage (ExternalStorageProvider.apk) - External storage handler
Fused Location (FusedLocation.apk) - Balances battery and combines GPS, Wifi, cell tower data into one module that determines the location
Keyguard (Keyguard.apk) - Mandatory for (any) lock screen
Location Services (com.qualcomm.location.apk) - self-explanatory
Location Services (com.qualcomm.services.location.apk) - self-explanatory
Messaging (com.amazon.scrod.apk) - Amazon messaging app
Modem Settings (ModemSettings.apk) - Contains signatures for carriers and (net)unlocked devices
Package Access Helper (DefaultContainerService.apk) - Mandatory android app container (needed for installs)
Phone (com.amazon.uhura.apk) - Amazon phone app
Phone (TeleService.apk) - Part of phone functionality, mandatory
Proxy Handler (ProxyHandler.apk) - Android HTTP proxy support
Settings Storage (SettingsProvider.apk) - Android settings backend, mandatory
Shell (Shell.apk) - Launched by "adb shell", mandatory for all terminal users
System UI (SystemUI.apk) - System UI (theming), related to framework-res, mandatory
VPN Dialogs (VpnDialogs.apk) - Part of android VPN system
DEACTIVATED APPS:
./system/app/
Amazon Settings Permissions (AmazonSettingsPermissions.apk) - DCP related (DeviceSoftwareOTA.apk) and permissions for a dozen other apps
Gesture Service (KinesisGestureService.apk) - For motion gestures, it's not used for the Amazon swipe gestures, however: pressing the home button to minimize an app worked better with this one remaining on the system. If removed, minimizing through home button only worked after long pressing it once first
Qualcomm Interface Permissions (InterfacePermissions.apk) - Permission to read / write external storage & read phone state
Qualcomm QMI Permissions (QComQMIPermissions.apk) - Qualcomm Mobile Station Modem Interface
./system/priv-app/
Amazon DP Logger (com.amazon.dp.logger.apk)
Client Metrics API (MetricsApi-2053110.apk)
DCP Contracts Framework (DeviceClientPlatformContractsFramework.apk)
Whenever I removed one of those 3 apps, the phone was heating up after reboot, basically running unthrottled, massive battery drain by the minute, FC on most stock apps (e. g. contacts, messages, phone).
I "triple checked", wiped cache, tested them one by one, removed and restored them multiple times. I was able to reproduce the above mentioned problem every time, that's why they remain on the device (deactivated).
DELETED APPS:
./system/app/
Amazon Enterprise Controls (DeviceControlService.apk) - Can access WiFi, Bluetooth & Touch Screen, permission to clear app user data, write secure settings
Content Adaptive Backlight Settings (CABLService.apk) - Auto brightness, color over saturation, can be removed, standard auto brightness control is still available after that
Downloads UI (DownloadProviderUi.apk) - Let's you see / "manage" all the downloads, not mandatory for downloading files through browsers and apps
Emergency Alerts (CellBroadcastReceiver.apk) - Receive government alerts (threat levels, amber alerts)
Factory Data Reset Whitelist Manager (fdrw.apk) - Useful to keep if you want to use your own whitelist, see paragraph below: "Factory Data Reset Whitelist - "protects" the following folders & files"
Home Screen Tips (Protips.apk) - self-explanatory
Keyboard (com.nuance.swype.input.apk) - replace it with your favorite keyboard
Kinesis Policy Service (KinesisPolicyService.apk) - Amazon Kinesis is a fully managed service for real-time processing of streaming data at massive scale = usage tracking, corporate junk
Lock Screen (LockScreen.apk) - Only delete this if you installed an alternate lock screen
Lock Screen Previewer (LockScreenPreviewer.apk) - Only delete this if you installed an alternate lock screen
Lock Screen Settings (LockScreenSettings.apk) - Only delete this if you installed an alternate lock screen
Lock Screen Settings Previewer (LockScreenSettingsPreviewer.apk) - Only delete this if you installed an alternate lock screen
NFC Service (NfcNci.apk) - self-explanatory
Notifications App List (com.amazon.lock.notification_app_list.apk) - Allows to configure banner, sound & vibration notifications from installed apps on top of the screen and on the lock screen. Can be found in main settings under "Sounds & Notifications" ➜ "Manage notifications"
OTA Verifier (otaverifier.apk) - self-explanatory, access to cache filesystem
Print Spooler (PrintSpooler.apk) - self-explanatory, mandatory for printing
Provision (Provision.apk) - Runs once on first boot, that's all
Shipmode (shipmode.apk) - Discharges the battery if it's higher than 70%, useful before shipping the device (lithium battery safety) and for long term storage
SIM Toolkit (Stk.apk) - The annoying sms "news" you could request from your provider in the 90s = garbage
SMS Push (WAPPushManager.apk) - Tethering connectivity, in combination with Qualcomms "WiFi Direct Service" (WfdService.apk)
Sound Recorder (SoundRecorder.apk) - System standard sound / voice recording, if you don't use voice controlled services = delete
Storage Manager (AmazonStorageManager.apk) - Removed it, explorer & nandroid still work, it's showing you the usage of your internal storage in the main settings menu, how much data is used by pictures, music, video, etc. and can offer to free up space. Apps like 'SD Maid Pro' are more efficient and far superior
Switch Virtual Interface Settings (SVIService.apk) - Qualcomms VLAN (supports bridging configurations and routing protocol) in combination with "WiFi Direct Service" (WfdService.apk)
User Dictionary (UserDictionaryProvider.apk) - self-explanatory, dictionary for pre-installed keyboard
WanPeek (Wanpeek_214000-release.apk) - It's for debugging the LTE modem connections, according to kschang
White Listed URL Provider (WhiteListedUrlProvider.apk) - self-explanatory, contains these URLs
WiFi Direct Service (WfdService.apk) - Enabling multiple devices to connect with each other without requiring a wireless access point
./system/priv-app/
Amazon App Store (com.amazon.venezia.apk) - self-explanatory, best app market in ze world. not
Amazon Backup and Restore (DeviceBackupAndRestoreInternalSDK-release.apk) - dfeldt91: After removing, access to 3 apps only: Texting, Contacts & Phone. Everything else will disappear. QuickSwitch stopped working. Custom Launcher is mandatory
Amazon Backup and Restore (DeviceBackupAndRestore-release.apk) - The Amazon backup solution, better leave your OS untouched if you plan on using this
Amazon Communication Discovery (com.amazon.communication.discovery.apk) - Use & manage accounts, DCP related, see (DeviceSoftwareOTA.apk) & (DeviceSoftwareOTAContracts.apk)
Amazon Communication Services (com.amazon.tcomm.apk) - Internal communication service mainly used by the DCP apps
Amazon Communication Services Client Library (com.amazon.communication.apk) - Lib. for ▲
Amazon DCP (DeviceSoftwareOTA.apk) - Handles updates autonomously, mandatory if you want to use the Amazon "ecosystem" with all its content
Amazon DCP Contracts (DeviceSoftwareOTAContracts.apk) - Lib. for ▲
Amazon Device Messaging (DeviceMessagingAndroid.apk) - Uses c2d messaging, can check & queue pending OTA updates, uses DCP
Amazon Device Messaging (DeviceMessagingAndroidInternalSDK.apk) - Lib. for ▲
Amazon Device Messaging (DeviceMessagingAndroidSDK.apk) - SDK Lib. for ▲
Amazon Device Settings (RemoteSettingsAndroid.apk) - Messaging as in DCP related communication, handle data migration
Amazon Device Settings (RemoteSettingsInternalSDK.apk) - SDK Lib. for ▲
Amazon Facebook Share (com.amazon.unifiedsharefacebook.apk) - self-explanatory
Amazon Instant Video (com.amazon.avod.apk) - self-explanatory
Amazon Jackson19 (amazon.jackson-19.apk) - Part of the "Shop Amazon" app (com.amazon.mShop.android.apk)
Amazon Kindle (com.amazon.kindle.apk) - self-explanatory
Amazon Maps API V2 (MapsAPISupportLibrary-release-signed.apk) - self-explanatory
Amazon Maps Platform Services V2 (MapsAPIClientServices-release-signed.apk) - self-explanatory
Amazon Metrics Service (MetricsService-2088210.apk) - Collect & upload metrics, DCP related
Amazon Platform (AmazonPlatform-release.apk) - Collect metrics, manage & auth. accounts, DCP related
Amazon PS (PrinterSetup-release.apk) - Want to print? Don't delete this
Amazon Retail Demo (com.amazon.kor.demo.apk) - used by the Quick Start app
Amazon Twitter Share (com.amazon.unifiedsharetwitter.apk) - self-explanatory
Amazon WebView (AmazonKKWebViewLib.apk) - DCP & Amazon Retail Demo related
Amazon Whispersync DX(com.amazon.device.sync.apk) - Synchronizes collections across Amazon devices and (kindle) reading apps so they’re available on all of your devices
Amazon Whispersync SDK (com.amazon.device.sync.sdk.internal.apk) - SDK Lib. for ▲
App Compatibility Settings (com.amazon.lastmile.appsettings.apk) - Can only read phone state, read / write ext. storage
Application Compatibility Enforcer (FireApplicationCompatibilityEnforcer.apk) - DCP related, read settings & check for pending updates
Application Compatibility Enforcer (FireApplicationCompatibilityEnforcerSDK.apk) - SDK Lib. for ▲
Audible (com.audible.application.kindle.apk) - self-explanatory
Audible Store (com.audible.application.store.apk) - self-explanatory
Backup Confirmation (BackupRestoreConfirmation.apk) - Restores (synced) settings.
Bookstore (com.amazon.webapp.apk) - self-explanatory
Calculator (com.amazon.calculator.apk) - replace it with your favorite calculator
Calendar (com.android.calendar.apk) - replace it with your favorite calendar
Calendar Storage (com.android.providers.calendar.apk) - needed by ▲
Canon Print Service (CanonPrintService_Kindle.apk) - self-explanatory
Canon Print Service (CanonPrintService-KitKat.apk) - self-explanatory
Contact Sync Adapter (com.amazon.dp.contacts.apk) - You want to keep this. I transfer & sync my contacts differently
Content Library (com.amazon.kindle.contentlibrary.apk) - DCP & CMS related
Content Management Service (com.amazon.kindle.cms-service.apk) - CMS that can SQL DB search for any content (apps, books, music, etc.)
Content Support Manager (ContentSupportProvider.apk) - Can access the download manager, content DL in background
Context Client Library (PinochleClientLibrary-signed-release.apk) - Can collect metrics, no idea what it actually does
Crash Manager (CrashManager-2080810.apk) - self-explanatory
Digital Asset Ownership Android Client (com.amazon.digital.asset.ownership.app.apk) - DCP related
Docs (com.amazon.zico.apk) - Just use documents with your favorite office app, delete this one
Dynamic Updation Service (com.amazon.dynamicupdationservice.apk) - DCP related, so only important if DCP apps are still used
Email (com.android.email.apk) - replace it with your favorite email client
Enterprise Identity Service (com.amazon.kindle.identityservice.apk) - Another authenticator app, DCP related
Epson Print Enabler (EpsonPrintServicePlugin_1_0_0.apk) - self-explanatory
Epson Print Plugin (EpsonPrintPlugin_BuildIn_1_0_5.apk) - self-explanatory
Facebook Sync Adapter (com.amazon.dp.fbcontacts.apk) - self-explanatory
Family Library (com.amazon.household.sharing.settings.duke.apk) - self-explanatory
Fire Input Devices (com.amazon.fireinputdevices.apk) - Contains keyboard layouts, this can be deleted if a custom keyboard is installed
Fire Tutorial (com.amazon.kcp.tutorial.apk) - Kindle tutorial, useless
Firefly (FireflyAppFireOS-release.apk) - Product identification / Amazon marketing reseach tool ^^
Firefly Identifies (FireflyIdentifiesSDK-release.apk) - part of ▲
Games (com.amazon.ags.app.apk) - self-explanatory
Geo Service (com.amazon.geo.service.apk) - Used for navigation with GPS
H2Client Service (com.amazon.alta.h2clientservice.apk) - Database engine used by Amazon for storing, uhm, stuff
Help (com.amazon.csapp.apk) - self-explanatory
Home Right Panel (com.amazon.pinochle.deviceagent.apk) - A panel that can be swiped in, useless if you're using a custom launcher
Home Screen (com.tyto.home.apk) - replace it with your favorite launcher
HP Print Plugin (HPLegacyPlugin_AmzPreload-release.apk) - self-explanatory
Identity Mobile Platform (com.amazon.imp_130130310.apk) - Authenticate accounts, DCP related
Ivona TTS (IvonaTTS.apk) - Mandatory if you use TTS services / apps
Kindle Connect (com.amazon.ods.kindleconnect.apk) - Can use camera (autofocus) & microphone
Legal Notices (com.amazon.legalnotices.apk) - self-explanatory
Lock Screen Scene Group 0 (com.amazon.lock.scenes.apk) - This is the big pack, that holds the basic set of lock screens (125 MB!) There's one lock screen scene that is stored separately: ./system/etc/com.amazon.lock/files/lockscenes/ls_moon.vbl
Lock Screen Scene Group 1 (com.amazon.lock.scenes.slot1.apk) - More lock screen scenes via update, if you like them, keep them
Lock Screen Scene Group 2 (com.amazon.lock.scenes.slot2.apk) - see ▲
Lock Screen Scene Group 3 (com.amazon.lock.scenes.slot3.apk) - see ▲
Lock Screen Scene Group 4 (com.amazon.lock.scenes.slot4.apk) - see ▲
Lock Screen Scene Group 5 (com.amazon.lock.scenes.slot5.apk) - see ▲
Lock Screen Scene Group 6 (com.amazon.lock.scenes.slot6.apk) - see ▲
Lock Screen Scene Group 7 (com.amazon.lock.scenes.slot7.apk) - see ▲
Lock Screen Scene Group 8 (com.amazon.lock.scenes.slot8.apk) - see ▲
Lock Screen Scene Group 9 (com.amazon.lock.scenes.slot9.apk) - see ▲
Lock Screen Scene Group 10 (com.amazon.lock.scenes.slot10.apk) - see ▲
Log Manager (LogManager-1078110.apk) - Can send logs, collect metrics, e. g. CMS & DCP logs
Manage Social Networks (com.amazon.socialplatform.apk) - self-explanatory, centerpiece for all things "social", services can use location, etc.
Maps (com.amazon.geo.client.maps.apk) - self-explanatory
Maps Context Cards Service (com.amazon.geo.contextcards.apk) - needed by ▲
Marketplace Service Receiver (marketplace_service_receiver.apk) - Appstore can forward information to the client
Media Player (com.amazon.mediaplayer.apk) - replace it with your favorite media player
Messaging Backup (com.amazon.messbackup.apk) - self-explanatory, can use cloud services
Mobile Authentication Platform (MobileAuthenticationPlatformAndroid-1001000610.apk) - Helps with authentication by handling account information, etc.
Music (com.amazon.mp3.apk) - self-explanatory
My Accounts (com.amazon.kindle.otter.settings.apk) - Manage your Amazon & social network account(s), menu can be found in the main settings
Notes (com.amazon.notes.apk) - replace it with your favorite notes app
Octantis (HorizonAndroidSourcingService-release.apk) - Uses GPS & WiFi location...
Parental Controls (com.amazon.parentalcontrols.apk) - self-explanatory
Photos (com.amazon.gallery.app.apk) - replace it with your favorite gallery app
Platform Remote Settings (com.amazon.platformsettings.apk) - DCP related, if you removed "Amazon Platform" (AmazonPlatform-release.apk), this can be removed as well
Precog (com.amazon.precog.apk) - Data analysis platform that helps companies productize their data assets = no thanks
Quick Start (com.amazon.quickstart.apk) - The tutorial that can be watched at first setup and everytime you re-install the OS, can launch the "try Amazon prime" app and the "Amazon retail demo" = useless
Recess (FireRecessProxy.apk) - Can receive cloud to device messaging (c2dm), that's all
Remote Device Management (com.amazon.kindle.rdmdeviceadmin.apk) - Remote device admin tool, DCP related
Screen Reader (TalkBack.apk) - Accessibility service that helps blind and vision-impaired users interact with their device. If you can read this, you probably don't need it
Search (com.amazon.kindle.unifiedSearch.apk) - self-explanatory
Setup Wizard (com.amazon.setupwizard.apk) - Used after first boot, after that: useless
Share To Menu (com.amazon.unifiedshare.actionchooser.apk) - Keep this to share files and actions with various apps (e. g. share to "twitter", "bluetooth", etc.)
Shared Storage Backup (SharedStorageBackup.apk) - Android backup component. Removed it, external backup tools still work
Sharing Service Android Client (com.amazon.sharingservice.android.client.proxy.release.apk) - Amazon related sharing service, again DCP related. If you removed the "Amazon DCP" apps, this can go as well
Shop Amazon (com.amazon.mShop.android.apk) - self-explanatory
Silk Browser (com.amazon.cloud9.apk) - replace it with your favorite browser
Store Picker (com.amazon.storepicker.apk) - not verified
System Browser Provider (com.amazon.cloud9.systembrowserprovider.apk) - Part of Silk Browser (com.amazon.cloud9.apk), read / write history & bookmarks
System Updates (SystemUpdatesDuke.apk) - Used for the Amazon updates, e. g. new app version of Appstore, lock screen scenes, etc.
System Updates (SystemUpdatesUI.apk) - Used for the Amazon updates, e. g. new app version of Appstore, lock screen scenes, etc.
Tags (Tag.apk) - NFC tags
Try Amazon Prime (com.amazon.primeupsell.apk) - self-explanatory
Voice Input (com.amazon.device.speech.apk) - Don't delete this if you use voice controlled apps / services
Voicemail (com.amazon.nyota.apk) - Voicemail, used in the 90s, if you still do, keep this one
Wallet (com.amazon.wallet.apk) - Electronic wallet, if you can put it to use, keep it
Warranty (com.amazon.warranty.apk) - self-explanatory
Weather (com.amazon.weather.apk) - self-explanatory
Weather Service (com.amazon.weather.service.apk) - needed by ▲
Whispercast (com.amazon.kindle.devicecontrols.apk) - Discover, procure, manage and deliver eBooks, eTextbooks, apps and documents to almost any device (including Fire tabs, eReaders, iPads, PC, Mac & android devices, also helps to centrally manage all of your Amazon devices. Yay
Whisperlink Activity View (WhisperplayActivityViewDuke.apk) - Part of Whisperplay: fling content from tablet to TV, download prioritization ensures data transfers in the background don't compromise device performance
Whisperlink SDK (WhisperlinkSdk.apk) - Part of Whisperplay, depends on "Amazon Communication Services" (com.amazon.tcomm.apk)
Whisperplay CDS Service (CdsServices.apk) - Part of Whisperplay
Whisperplay Daemon (WhisperplayCore.apk) - Part of Whisperplay
Whisperplay Display Mirroring (WhisperplayCDSSettingsDuke.apk) - Part of Whisperplay
WPS Office (moffice_6.0.1_default_en00105_multidex_195423.apk) - Pre-installed office app, replace it with something better
Xtra Injector (com.amazon.xtrainjector) - GPS location injector
Thanks to all XDA members who contributed additional information: dfeldt91, Kryxan, ratbags
Great list! Here are a few questions:
How's the general performance of your device now?
My Fire phone has approximately 35-45% available ram at boot up (thanks Whatsapp, Telegram, Skype, Facebook, etc.), how about yours now?
Do you play games? Have you noticed any improvement in frame-rate/responsiveness?
Has your Battery life improved? My phone lasts about 8-12 hours on very light use (mostly instant messaging over wi-fi).
So, you disabled the Download UI... Do you still get notifications for downloads?
Totally unrelated, but I'm curious... do you think it'd be possible to modify status bar icons and the boot animation?
@ namelessxsoul
Performance is gooood. Quick responses, fluid navigation. But it should be like that, this is basically a "Galaxy S5 lite" running with a (almost) bare minimum of apps.
RAM used: 400 - 450 MB / RAM free: 1,2 GB. (Then again, I only use whatsapp. Skype is ridiculous on any platform, as we all know.)
I played "Monument Valley" & "Real Racing 3" some time ago while testing. I assume games will perform almost the same, although having less background processes & more free RAM never hurts.
2 days with "medium" usage: browsing (watching videos in browser as well), music, messaging... I can go 4 days+ if I use it strictly for communication. I used the "battery calibration" app, hold on let me finish... This app is no snake oil garbage, no "battery booster", etc. It simply lets the system generate a new batterystats file, so that the full capacity is the actual capacity. This is only useful after flashing / reinstalling OS, or if you tampered a lot with the device, hehe.
I still get a notification bar popping in from the top whenever a download is started and finished. Since I don't need the Download UI only the Download Manager, it's perfect. I manage my downloads with the browser or through repo(s).
Hm, boot animation. I checked the original file: 5 folders and the "desc.txt". If someone wants to try his luck... (I don't care at all). Btw. bootanimation is 19 MB - Amazon splurge mode activated. -.-
Status bar icons? Let's consult ze infamous hydromän. I haven't tested it myself (again, don't care... ^^)
hydromän said:
...but for status bar icons you need xStana.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Woah, that is a huuuuuuge improvement overall. I am definitely going to try this out in my own way. Thank you!
Don't like the lack of window previews on recents. Is there away to get Amazon's quick switch assigned as an app to use as a shortcut or gesture?
@ ratbags You mean the "recents" on the screenshot? That is due to the launcher used at that time, so it won't affect you ^^. (Although QuickSwitch is always active as well.)
Unfortunately, QuickSwitch can only be called by the home button. QS is part of the SystemUI, I found some files in the 'euclid' folder but it takes more than that to create a stand alone app.
You could get involved here, super posh switcher, in app purchases, wall street journal approved, knock yourself out.
I use gestures for several things including bringing up recents with a slide from the side of the screen. Good for multi tasking. Regardless of launcher on the fire phone, recents appear as in your shot. No preview, only icon on window. Anyways, thanks for the other info regarding quick switch.
I am a clean freak and love to delete everything but some of the things you have mentioned deleting will cause issues with apps showing in the drawer. After deleting DeviceBackupAndRestoreInternalSDK-release.apk you will get access to 3 apps only: Texting, Contacts and Phone. Everything else, although still installed on the phone, will disappear. The regular app switcher will stop working also.
Оne question. If I use a custom keyboard, calendar, when I install it I should rename it to the original programs name? (com.nuance.swype.input.apk)
@ mazay2 No need to rename, just install it. Multiple keyboards are supported by FireOS, select your new keyboard as standard after installation and you're done. You can deactivate your old calendar when you found a good replacement.
After resetting my phone, I deleted the problematic app and see if it would repeat the issue. It did again for me but I had another launcher installed and the defaults cleared. I pressed home and all apps are visible in home replacement app. So it is only an issue if you plan to keep the stock Fire home app.
Also Stock music app will not open after deleting everything so be ready to find a new music app if it is important to you.
Back to stock again, The settings app does not open which is a big issue for me.
Will try to pinpoint problem at later time.
tried disabling most of the apps on the list. still have several disabled and would like to disable some more, but don't feel comfortable not knowing whats what. After I had disabled most of the apps in the list my phone deregistered itself, had to re enable apps to re register my phone. don;t know which apps caused the problem, but a non registered phone does not seem to launch all built in apps.
I think with a little more refinement of the list (something we all can add to) then this list would be an appropriate post to make sticky. perhaps an edit with a dependencies list as more feedback comes in. I realize thats a lot more work on top of what you have already done, but i worry about disabling apps I use (or at least have not found an adequate replacement for yet).
for example
*if you do not use the kindle app or audible it seems logical that the bookstore, whispersync, whisperlink etc. are dependant
* conversely, if you take out the fire launcher you will find the amazon quick switch will lose some of the default quick switch buttons. other apps have links to their quick switch as well but im uncertain which
sorry, don't mean to sound all naggy. I did a lot a testing last night and didn't make notes. your work to compile this list obviously took a lot a time and I am really glad to see some mentions of apps I wanted to take out but wasn't sure if i could.
Thanks for all the info. Is there a simple way to get rid of the Amazon lock screen by removing or disabling something?
@ ratbags You can freeze / remove just the "LockScreen.apk" and leave "LockScreenPreviewer.apk", "LockScreenSettings.apk" & "LockScreenSettingsPreviewer.apk" untouched (so it's easier / faster to undo it later).
Remember that the phone can also be woken up with the home button. Don't "activate" your phone by accident because of a missing lock screen.
I guess you might guess my next question: is there any way to disable wake with home feature?
@ ratbags I assume this option is buried "deep" somewhere and sadly won't be editable with an XML file that just happens to lay around in the system partition.
Oh, and about the "lack of window previews on recents", it needs an option enabled, something like onCreatethumbnail, so that's android API related, I guess you won't see nice little thumbnails any time soon. Maybe beg a Dev. to include this into an Xposed module.
I froze lock screen but things got a little flaky and the start button starting acting strangely so I've enabled it again. You wouldn't think that disabling the lock screen would have a knock on effect but it does.
@ ratbags
The inconsistency of this OS is driving me nuts. I had no trouble with lock screen (+ LSpreviewer & LSsettings) removed on my heavily modified system, now I'm running almost vanilla and it's a lottery. ^^
Look at the picture on the left, the first 3 entries of the menu are "behind" the header and the search field. Next try, all fine. Btw: My app drawer got messed up too but only after the first time, then it was perfectly fine.
Good thing I wrote "Only delete this if you installed an alternate lock screen" in the app list. Replacing is the way to go, or a "null lock screen". A lock screen that does nothing, just like the "null launcher" and "null live wallpaper". Maybe that would make this drama queen OS calm down.
Just to be clear: I encountered said problems when only the LockScreen.apk was removed, never had problems with custom launcher itself. 7 / 10 attempts without lock screen were successful, the others looked pretty much like the one on the pictures.
Some weird stuff this fire os. I'm trying to use it as it is to avoid the inconsistencies of an alt launcher but it's tough. Compared to my nexus that is.
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GlassWire Data Usage Monitor
GlassWire makes it easy to monitor your mobile data usage, data limits, and WiFi Internet activity in real-time. Instantly see what apps are slowing your phone’s Internet connection or wasting your mobile data with GlassWire’s graph and data usage screens.
Give GlassWire a try and see what’s using your WiFi and mobile data right this moment.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.glasswire.android
iBlue Bluelight Filter
iBlue Bluelight Filter is a tiny ad-free utility (just 0.1mb!) to reduce blue light emitted by smartphones, tablets & Chromebooks.
To understand the effects of blue light please refer to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effects_of_blue_light_technology
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.panagola.app.bluef&hl=en
Lawnchair Launcher
Lawnchair, bringing Pixel Features to the masses. An open-source project developed by volunteers, Lawnchair has quickly become the de-facto choice for Android enthusiasts everywhere. New features are being added regularly... with the promise that Lawnchair will always be FREE and open-source.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ch.deletescape.lawnchair.plah&hl=en
Camera for unrooted mi a1
1)footej camera
Slow motion with audio
Hdr for rear &front
2)snapdragon camera
Front selfie flash using screen(better pic in night)
3)one plus 5 camera(available on XDA)
Better clarity than stock camera
Brave Browser: Fast AdBlocker
Brave Web Browser is a fast, free, secure web browser for Android with a built-in AdBlock, tracking and security protection, and optimized data and battery experience.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.brave.browser&hl=en&referrer=utm_source%3Dgoogle%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_term%3Dbrave+browser&pcampaignid=APPU_1_YVL_WfvRM4fxvATm3JSAAw
SD Maid - System Cleaning Tool
SD Maid will help you keep your device clean and tidy!
It offers a collection of tools to manage apps and files.
Nobody is perfect and neither is Android.
Apps you have already removed leave something behind.
Logs, crash reports and other files you don't really want are constantly being created.
Your storage is collecting files and directories you don't recognize.
Let’s not go on here... Let SD Maid help you!
SD Maid allows you to:
• Browse your whole device and manipulate files through a full-fledged file explorer.
• Remove superfluous files from your system.
• Manage installed user and system apps.
• Detect files formerly belonging to uninstalled apps.
• Search for files by name, content or date.
• Obtain a detailed overview of your devices storage.
• Optimize databases.
• Do actual app cleaning and remove expendable files, which supersedes what others may call 'cache cleaning'.
• Detect duplicate pictures, music or documents, independent of name or location.
• Run tools automatically on a schedule or via widgets.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.thedarken.sdm&hl=en
App Lock: Fingerprint Password
Securely protect and lock any app with App Lock: from the makers of Keepsafe, app security software used by 62 million people.
App Lock lets you:
? Lock any app on your phone
? Choose between a PIN, Pattern or Fingerprint lock
Prevent apps from being uninstalled
An extra layer of protection for your phone
We all know the moment of discomfort when handing a phone to friends or family, only to see them suddenly start opening applications they shouldn't. That's why we built a secure and easy-to-use application locker with PIN, pattern or fingerprint password protection, so you can hand your phone to other people without worrying that they will stumble into the wrong application or screen.
Protection from everyone, even kids
Protect your apps, emails, messages and photos via our secure application lock with password or fingerprint app lock protection. You can even use App Lock to prevent your kids from opening locked apps, deleting or purchasing anything while playing with your phone.
How does App Lock work?
Our useful app locker lets you put a PIN, Pattern, or Fingerprint lock in front of Facebook, Snapchat, Email, Text - everything. When opening a protected app, App Lock will ask you to confirm the password you have set to let you in.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.getkeepsafe.applock&hl=en
Genius — Song Lyrics & More
Genius is the world’s biggest collection of song lyrics and crowdsourced musical knowledge.
SEARCH 1.7 MILLION+ SONGS
Find annotated lyrics for all your favorite songs, or browse what's hot on Genius.
TAP HIGHLIGHTED LINES TO READ ANNOTATIONS
Explore a world of knowledge, crowdsourced from millions of obsessed fans – the Genius community.
GET THE FACTS BEHIND THE TRACKS
With verified content from artists and producers.
FIND LYRICS FOR THE SONGS PLAYING AROUND YOU
NEW: Get Genius lyrics for currently playing music on your phone! Let Genius match lyrics with your songs on Spotify, Pandora, Play Music, Soundcloud and more.
Or hold your phone up to the music, tap the soundwave button (powered by ACRCloud), and lo, the annotated lyrics appear.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.genius.android&hl=en
AccuBattery
? Designed to keep your battery in the best shape you can – AndroidHeadlines
AccuBattery protects battery health, displays battery usage information, and measures battery capacity (mAh) based on science.
❤ BATTERY HEALTH
Batteries have a limited lifespan. Every time you charge your device, it wears out the battery, lowering its total capacity. Scientific research shows that battery lifespan can be extended up to 200%, when you charge your device to only 80%.
- Use our charge alarm to prolong your battery lifespan.
- Discover how much battery wear was endured during your charge session.
? BATTERY USE
AccuBattery measures the actual battery usage using information from the battery charge controller. Battery usage per app is determined by combining these measurements with information on which app is in the foreground. Android calculates battery usage using pre-baked profiles that device manufacturers provide, like how much power the CPU uses. In practice however, these numbers tend to be highly inaccurate.
- Monitor how much battery your device is using
- Know how long you can use your device when it’s active or in standby mode
- Find out how much power each app uses.
- Check how often your device gets woken up from deep sleep.
? CHARGE SPEED
Use AccuBattery to find the fastest charger and USB cable for your device. Measure the charging current (in mA) to find out!
- Check how fast your device is charging when the screen is on or off.
- Know how long it takes to charge your phone and when it’s finished.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Measure real battery capacity (in mAh).
- Use the charge alarm to prolong battery lifespan.
- See how much wear your battery sustains with each charge session.
- Look up the discharge speed and battery consumption per app.
- Remaining charge time - know how long it takes before your battery is charged.
- Remaining use time - know when you will run out of battery.
- Screen on or screen off estimations.
- Check the percentage of deep sleep, when the device is in standby mode.
- Ongoing notification for real time battery statistics at a glance.
? PRO FEATURES
- Real-time CPU and power usage overlay for spotting battery draining processes.
- Use Dark and AMOLED black themes to save energy.
- Access to historical sessions older than 1 day.
- Detailed battery statistics in notification.
- No ads
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.digibites.accubattery&hl=en
Unroll.Me
With Unroll.Me you can declutter your inbox by unsubscribing from unwanted emails and consolidating important but incessant emails into a daily digest. There’s a reason the Internet is obsessed with this indispensable service that has won Webby awards and graced the top ranks of the Apple App Store: it will change your life.
It’s our goal to help you get back some time for yourself and stop spending your precious time dealing with email. Let us do the work for you while you go enjoy some of the “you time” you’ve been missing.
• Unsubscribe
Swipe left to unsubscribe from the email subscriptions you don’t want anymore and keep them out for good.
• Rollup
Swipe up to add an email to your Rollup, a daily digest designed to take some of the strain off of your inbox.
• Keep
Swipe right to keep an email subscription right there in your inbox.
• Managing your subscriptions
Easily manage your subscription emails by swiping left to unsubscribe, up to add to your Rollup, and right to keep. If swiping isn’t your thing, you can tap the button corresponding to the action you wish to take. You can re-edit your email subscriptions at any time by tapping on them in the edit menu and opening the editing options.
• The Rollup
The Rollup is a once-daily digest containing all of the rolled up email subscriptions you receive. It will be delivered each day at the time of your choosing: morning, afternoon, or evening.
• Multiple accounts
Easily switch between multiple email accounts.
Unroll.Me currently supports Gmail, Google Apps, Yahoo! Mail, AOL and Outlook.com accounts.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.unrollme&hl=en
Tapatalk Pro - 100,000+ Forums
Tapatalk connects to over 100,000 online forums worldwide. Post easily with unlimited Photo and Video sharing and instant push notifications. Tapatalk forever change the way you interact with online forums on mobile.
Bonus: Tapatalk works great for RSS / blogs too!
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.quoord.tapatalkHD&hl=en
Inbox by Gmail
Your email inbox should help you live and work better, but instead it often buries the important stuff and creates more stress than it relieves. Inbox, built by the Gmail team, keeps things organized and helps you get back to what matters.
• HIGHLIGHTS - Get the most important information without even opening the message. Check-in for flights, see shipping information for purchases, and view photos from friends right up front.
• BUNDLES - Similar messages are bundled together so you can deal with them all at once. And get rid of them with one swipe.
• REMINDERS - More than mail, you can add Reminders so your inbox contains all the things you need to get back to.
• SNOOZE - Snooze emails and Reminders to come back when you are ready to deal with them: next week, when you get home, or whenever you choose.
• SEARCH - Inbox helps you find exactly what you’re looking for— from your upcoming flight to a friend's address— without having to dig through messages.
• WORKS WITH GMAIL - Inbox is built by the Gmail team, so all your messages from Gmail are here, along with the reliability and spam protection of Gmail. All of your messages are still in Gmail and always will be.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.inbox&hl=en
SMS Organizer - Clean, Blocker, Reminders & Backup
SMS Organizer, a Microsoft Garage Project, is a FREE App that helps you focus on the SMS most important to you, filters out all the spam, creates Reminder cards with quick actions and deep links, detects OTP, supports FREE SMS, quick replies and much more. The machine learning (ML) based algo models automatically categorizes all your SMS into categories like Personal, Transactional and Promotional helping you declutter your SMS Inbox. Switch to SMS organizer from your default SMS App to have the smartest SMS inbox experience.
Organize your SMS: Intelligent Categorization
Your Inbox is cleaned by categorizing your SMS into Personal, Transactional and Promotional categories helping you focus on the messages most important to you.
Unread Filter
Now quickly check only the SMS which you missed by choosing the Unread filter. Also the info bar shows you the count of unread sms and total sms
Smart Reminders
You will be reminded of upcoming trains, flights, buses, movies and bill payments using information in the SMS through timely reminder cards and notifications with action buttons like pay bill, book cab etc. Also there are contextual actions like check PNR status, check Flight status and do Check-in directly on the cards for quick access.You can also create a custom reminder to help you remember important items.
Support for FREE SMS
Now enjoy sending FREE text to any mobile number in India.
Support for Dark Theme
Switch to the new beautiful Dark theme at just the press of a button.
Support for Backup & Restore
So, the next time you format your phone or switch to a new device don’t worry about losing all your important SMS.
Customize your Inbox
You can favorite SMS for quick access, block spam senders and mark senders as promotional. Further, you can control the level of notifications, customize ringtones, increase/decrease font size etc. You can also quickly reply/delete from notifications itself.
Offline
The app is built to work perfectly offline i.e. without an Internet connection. All classification and reminder creation happens on the device itself.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.microsoft.android.smsorganizer&hl=en
Microsoft Launcher
With Microsoft Launcher (formerly known as Arrow Launcher), you can personalize your Android device to match your style with wallpapers, theme colors, icon packs and more. With a Microsoft account or work/school account, you can access your calendar, documents, and recent activities in your personalized feed. You can even open photos, docs and webpages on your Windows PC* to be productive across all your devices.
KEY FEATURES
· People at your fingertips. Have your most important people at your fingertips. Pin contacts to your Home screen and place them anywhere on the Home screen, dock or in folders.
· Choose your look. Personalize the look and feel of your device by customizing your wallpaper, theme and accent colors, icon packs, gestures and more.
· Personalized feed. See your most important information at a glance like news, calendar events, docs, contacts and more in your personalized feed. You can even set your feed as your default Home.
· Continue on PC. Snap a pic on your phone and see it instantly on your Windows PC* or continue editing an Office 365 document on your PC by linking your phone with your Windows PC.
· Search the web and your phone in one place. Search the web or your files, apps, docs, messages and web results using Microsoft Launcher's universal search bar.
· Gesture customization. With deep customization for gestures, you can double tap to lock your phone, swipe up for app drawer and more.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.microsoft.launcher&hl=en
AppSales: Paid Apps Gone Free & On Sale
AppSales offers an easy, convenient way to discover and download the best apps and games on sale and keep an eye out for apps gone free deals. Our manual review process ensures that only the hottest sales are published and a price history provides transparency and gives you the right information to make a purchase, with the ability to compare prices over time before making a purchase.
✔ *NEW* Discover paid apps that are free for a limited time
Google recently made it possible for developers to make their paid apps available for free for a short time which wasn’t possible before. Our new “Now Free” tab highlights those deals so you can grab the apps while the offer lasts.
✔ Search for your favorite apps with our new SEARCH function!
Add apps, games, and wallpapers to your personal Watchlist (watcher feature). Monitor prices and receive notifications or alerts when new apps go on sale or are heavily discounted. Save money and download the top apps for Android with AppSales!
✔ App price monitoring has never been this easy!
Features
• Modern, intuitive user interface (Material Design)
• Keep an eye on the store at all times with our price tracker, allowing you to receive notifications and alerts when the app you want gets a discount
• Get notified about the new best sales on the Google Play Store and apps gone free
• Weekly app-deals (if available in your location)
• Exclusive offers, voucher codes and launch sales
• Only the top hottest apps, games, and wallpapers free deals and offers
• A price history provides transparency, allowing you to compare prices over time as well.
• Discover other versions of a discounted app (e.g. free, lite, HD)
• Search for your new favorite apps and add them to your Watchlist
• Get notified when app prices drop on the Android market
• Use filter and categories to personalize your experience
• Sync your Watchlist across your Android devices
• Share sales with your family and friends
✔ Your Personal Watchlist:
Use our newest search function or add apps directly from the Play Store to your Watchlist to monitor prices and get notified about price drops, discounts and when apps change from paid to free.
✔ Price History:
A Price History lets you easily view the min, the max, and the average price during the last 60 days (360 if you are a Premium user). Validate sales and detect price-patterns to save money by purchasing an app at the best time, usually during a price drop on the Google Play store.
✔ Watchlist Charts:
Grouped into 3 sections (Last 24 hours, last 7 days, and all time) you can easily discover brand new trending apps or the overall best paid apps.
✔ Latest Discounts:
Our manual review process ensures a high quality sales list, but it also means that sales are not published instantly. The ‘Latest Discounts’ section displays an unfiltered list of the most recent discounts.
✔ Filter:
Use filters to personalize the list of sales by defining your minimum discount and download threshold. You can also choose to hide expired apps from your sale list.
✔ Categories:
Not interested in apps of certain categories (e.g. Games or Wallpapers)? No problem, you can disable notifications for specific categories or completely hide them from your sale list. Special categories for NVIDIA SHIELD or root apps are also available.
Why Should I Download AppSales Best Apps On Sale? (tl;dr)
AppSales lets you discover the best apps and games on sale thanks to smart features and a manual review process. Other functions, like a price monitor or Watchlist Charts, makes AppSales an all-in-one solution for apps gone free deals and offers.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.tsapps.appsales&hl=en
Action Launcher - Oreo + Pixel on your phone
Action Launcher brings all the features of Pixel Launcher and Android Oreo to your device, then adds a wealth of color, customizations and unique features so you can quickly and easily make your home screen shine!
Standout features include:
• All Pixel Launcher features: swipe up from your dock to reveal the new full screen All Apps mode, tint the dock, use the new circular folder style, place the Google Pill and Date widgets and more. Enabled by default, and available for free!
• Full customizable dock search box: Complete control to color and customize the search box and its icons to your heart's content!
• At a Glance widget: Quickly view the weather, date and your next calendar appointment!
• App Shortcuts: Use Android 8's App Shortcuts, on devices running Android 5.1 or later!
• Adaptive Icon support: Devices running Oreo can use native Adaptive Icon support. Devices not yet on Oreo can also use Adaptive Icons by installing Action Launcher's official companion app, AdaptivePack!
• An inbuilt weather widget!
• Google Now integration for all!
• Full Notification Dots support.
• Quicktheme: marvel as your home screen is customized with the colors from your wallpaper.
• Shutters: swipe a shortcut to reveal an app's widget. Useful for previewing your inbox or Facebook feed without opening the app.
• Quickbar: customize the Google search bar with shortcuts and apps of your choosing.
• Quickedit: have alternative icon suggestions instantly presented to you, without having to dig through icon packs.
• Smartsize icons: icons are automatically resized to match Material Design's recommended icon size.
• Covers: an innovative take on traditional folders. Tapping a Cover loads an app, swiping a Cover opens a hidden folder which you have customized.
• Use icon packs, scale icons, hide and rename apps and much more.
• Full phone, phablet and tablet support.
? #1 on Android Central's "Best Android launchers of 2016" list! ?
? Awarded Google Play's best apps of 2015! ?
Action Launcher allows you to import from your existing layout from other launchers such as Apex, Nova, Google Now Launcher, HTC Sense, Samsung/Galaxy TouchWiz and the stock Android launcher, so you'll instantly feel right at home.
Note: Some features require the Plus in-app upgrade.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.actionlauncher.playstore&hl=en
Snapseed
Snapseed is a complete and professional photo editor developed by Google.
== KEY FEATURES==
• 29 Tools and Filters, including: Healing, Brush, Structure, HDR, Perspective (see list below)
• Opens JPG and RAW files
• Save your personal looks and apply them to new photos later
• Selective filter brush
• All styles can be tweaked with fine, precise control
== TOOLS, FILTERS AND FACE ==
• RAW Develop – open and tweak RAW DNG files; save non-destructively or export as JPG
• Tune image – adjust exposure and color automatically or manually with fine, precise control
• Details – magically brings out surface structures in images
• Crop – crop to standard sizes or freely
• Rotate – rotate by 90°, or straighten a skewed horizon
• Perspective – fix skewed lines and perfect the geometry of horizons or buildings
• White Balance – adjust the colors so that the image looks more natural
• Brush – selectively retouch exposure, saturation, brightness or warmth
• Selective – the renown “Control Point” technology: Position up to 8 points on the image and assign enhancements, the algorithm does the rest magically
• Healing – remove the uninvited neighbor from a group picture
• Vignette – add a soft darkness around the corners like a beautiful, wide-aperture would do
• Text – add both stylized or plain text
• Curves - have precise control over the brightness levels in your photos
• Expand - increase the size of your canvas and fill up the new space in smart ways with content of your image
• Lens Blur – add a beautiful Bokeh to images (background softening), ideal for photographic portraits
• Glamour Glow – add a fine glow to images, great for fashion or portraits
• Tonal Contrast – boost details selectively in the shadows, midtones and highlights
• HDR Scape – bring a stunning look to your images by creating the effect of multiple exposures
• Drama – add a hint of doomsday to your images (6 styles)
• Grunge – an edgy look with strong styles and texture overlays
• Grainy Film – get modern film looks with realistic grain
• Vintage – the style of color film photo from the 50’s, 60’s or 70’s
• Retrolux – go retro with light leaks, scratches, film styles
• Noir – Black and White film looks with realistic grain and the “wash” effect
• Black & White – classic Black and White look straight out of the darkroom
• Frames – add frames with adjustable size
• Double Exposure - blend two photos, choosing from blend modes that are inspired by shooting on film and by digital image processing
• Face Enhance – add focus to the eyes, add face-specific lighting, or smoothen skin
• Face Pose - correct the pose of portraits based on three dimensional models
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.niksoftware.snapseed&hl=en
You're gonna need to use that full HAD display no? So, I recommend you PornHub App
Features:
- Free content with optional subscription
- Watch videos in 1080P or 2k
- Have some fun on your own
- Bring one more friend to have fun with him/her
Lineage OS Gallery
Good gallery App. Works perfectly.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/an...lineage-os-gallery-apk-photo-editing-t3664460