Lately I’ve been asked which Android software I’m using so I directed a friend to “my 30 essential Android apps,” the post I wrote about two months ago. However, not everyone likes my list – they want something more structured. Then I prepared the “must-have Android apps” list which goes through different kinds of Android software, helping people decided what they need for what purpose. I went into details in that article and that’s also not that cool for everyone – so here’s something in between, a structured list of apps divided by categories.
Browser(s)
- Dolphin Browser HD
- Opera Mini – if you don’t have enough mobile data in your plan
Social networking apps
- HootSuite – for managing multiple social networks from one place
- Google+
- Foursquare
- Gowalla – which isn’t that popular any more
Mobile office client
- Quickoffice or Documents To Go – you really don’t need both
- Google Docs
RSS & News
IM & VoIP
Utilities
- Astro File Manager
- Chrome to Phone
- ColorNote – notes widget
- ConvertMe – unit converter, free to download
- Evernote – best note-taking service/app
- ezPDF – best PDF viewer
- Flashlight – if you don’t have it installed by default on your phone
- GTasks – Google Tasks app with widget
- QuickPic – photo editor
- Shazam or SoundHound – music recognition
- ScanLife – barcode scanning app
- Smooth Calendar – calendar widget
- Touch Calendar – GCal-like calendar application
There you have it. Hopefully you’ll find something useful here. 😉