Android Apps List

Android is having so many apps today, and it gets hard to understand which app is good for our phone. Well, here are some apps which will definitely help you to become more productive and will optimize your Android. :)

Top Ten Must Apps.
1) Lookout Moblie Security: Protect your phone with award-winning security from Lookout. A perfect app which protects your phone completely, it has antivirus,tracker and lot. This app is must if you keep your phone here and there and forget it.

2) AndroZip File Manager: Works as file manager, archive manager (ZIP, encrypted ZIP, RAR, TAR, GZIP, BZIP2, 7ZIP - BETA - under development), app backup, Task manager, search files, app installer, send files, app installer. Has multiple/batch move, copy, delete, create ZIP.

3) Go SMS Pro: GO SMS PRO brings you cool UI, fast and convenient SMS/MMS experience.GO SMS Pro(yet FREE) is a total enhancement for stock messaging app, much faster, more functions; with cool UI, chat/list style, popups, backup/restore, scheduler, encryption, blacklist, folders, many themes, tons of settings; Include almost ALL functions you want for texting, it is very popular, get it and try it.

4) Copy to SIM card: The application enables you to copy your phone contact(s) to a GSM SIM card. Good for contacts backup.

5) CamScanner*: Turn phone to document scanner. CamScanner turns phone to a document scanner to scan and manage your documents, whiteboard discussions and receipts easily. The smart image cropping and enhancement algorithm ensures the scanned images clear and recognizable.

6)Swype Keyboard (Beta): Swype provides a faster and easier way to input text on any screen. With one continuous finger or stylus motion across the screen keyboard, the patented technology enables users to input words faster and easier than other data input methods-at over 40 words per minute.

7) WhatsApp: Get WhatsApp Messenger and say goodbye to SMS! WhatsApp Messenger is a smartphone messenger available for Android, Blackberry, iPhone, and Nokia phones. WhatsApp uses your 3G or WiFi (when available) to message with friends and family. Switch from SMS to WhatsApp to send and receive messages, pictures, audio notes, and video messages.

8) World Newspaper: Newspapers from all around the world at your fingertip! Easy to use directory of thousands of local and international newspapers, magazines and websites. More than 6000 WORLDWIDE newspapers, websites and magazines links at your fingertips optimized for your android phone.

9) 3G watchdog: Guarding you against costly Internet overages. Monitors your Mobile Internet (3G/Edge/GPRS) data usage, shows a status icon (green/orange/red) in the notif bar and a detailed report page. Widget (2 sizes). And much more!

10) Green Power: Facing battery back-up issue on your phone? Charging phone every 20 hours? Then this app is very useful. Just download it and run it and forget about charging phone. A must for every Android user

If you know any other apps which are useful then please share with us.

Thank you for reading :) Hope you got something useful out of it.
*I thank Krunal Rasik Patel for introducing me to CamScanner.

Android Battery Issues

Greetings, If you are reading this post then probably you are also facing battery issues on your phone just like I used to.

This post is very useful for all Android users, it will teach you how to save more battery on your phone and optimize it.

Note:  This post is little inclined to HTC phones. But most of the tips are general and can be followed on other phones also.

Tips to save battery

1) Brightness: Reduce the brightness of the phone to the minimum visible level, this helps A LOT to save battery.

2)Vibrate: Do not keep the phone on vibrate mode, this one thing which eats your battery most and also reduces the battery life.

3)Animation: If your phone has any animation features like it animates when you click on menu button then turn it off completely. (HTC phones does have this animation feature)

4)2G network: Most of the cities in India still doesn't have 3G network. Even if they have then the tariff rates are way too much. In case you are not using 3G network then switch your phone to 2G network only. Your phones tries to search for 3G network when it is idle and it consumes battery.

5)Black Background: Try to use black wallpaper as your home screen background, it helps!

6)Screen Timeout: Set your screen timeout to the minimum.

7)Turn off your WiFi/Bluetooth/GPS/Auto Sync when you don't need them. (Highly recommended)

8)Turn off the haptic feedback. (HTC phone feature)

9) Turn off the option "vibrate when you type".

10)Download "Advance Task Killer" from Android market, it helps to kill the apps which are running in background (Although many people argue that task killer is waste)

11)Mobile Network: Turn off your mobile network when you are not using it.

12) Download  Green Power: Facing battery back-up issue on your phone? Charging phone every 20 hours? Then this app is very useful. Just download it and run it and forget about charging phone. A must for every Android user

P.S: Earlier I had to charge my phone within 24 hours. But after applying the above changes, I can use my phone for almost 48 hours without charging. :)

Hope you find it useful. If any doubt then please feel free to comment.