OT - Favorite Apps

Submitted by Saint_in_Blue on
It has been a while since I've seen this topic posted on the board. And I'm terrible at keeping up with this stuff. I've recently upgraded my phone to the Nexus 6P and now in search of some new and exciting apps. So what's out there? What are some apps that you guys/gals can't live without (besides MGoBlog)?
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jdub55

February 14th, 2016 at 11:42 PM ^

Some I highly recommend: Pocket Casts - podcasts Weather Timeline - beautiful material design weather app/widget Solid Explorer - File manager Google keep - lists, reminders, random notes etc. Google Rewards - little surveys for free play store credit. I get probably 30 cents a day which adds up.

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realfootballfan

February 15th, 2016 at 1:11 AM ^

I draw a lot so I use a lot of the art and photo manipulation apps. My favorites are Aviary, Pic Stitch and PhotoChop. I'm also into comics so I have Comixology and the individual companies' apps to get digital comics. YouTube, Instagram and MGoBlog get the most usage from me.



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Moleskyn

February 15th, 2016 at 8:51 AM ^

A few that I use on a regular basis:

  • Trigger: good app for setting up rules to automate functions on your phone. I paid for the "premium" version (it's like $3) to be able to set up geofences, but I have rules set up for arriving/leaving work, arriving/leaving home, and other time-based rules where I know I want my phone set to silent or something. It's a clean UI and fairly intuitive if you can create simple if/then statements.
  • Trade Rumors: started as MLB Trade Rumors but now I guess it covers all sports. I still only use it to keep up with the latest going on in baseball and with the Tigers.
  • Wikipedia: nuff said.
  • Fandango: I use this every time I want to go to the movies. They've made a lot of improvements to their UI and the app's functionality.
  • Textra: texting app.
  • PF Voicemail+: best free Visual Voicemail app out there, in my opinion.
  • AcDisplay: mimics the Motorola notification popups. Allows me to view/interact with notifications without having to turn the screen totally on.

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GrindToEat

February 15th, 2016 at 9:08 AM ^

buddy of mine asked me to post as a reply - he is the U of M campus rep for a mobile ticketing app based in San Francisco called Gametime. They have all the sporting events in the Detroit area as well most major league cities. 

you can download it here (gametime.co/mich) and then from the share page used the code MICH10 for $10 off (I used it for Tigers tickets all summer, there are usually like $7 nose bleed seats). 

 

read more here! http://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/2015/05/14/gametime-raises-13-million-to-sell-sports-tickets-to-fans-on-their-phones/

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bluinohio

February 15th, 2016 at 9:30 AM ^

IFTTT (if this then that). You set up recipes based on different apps. For example, if I take a photo upload to Google drive or when I leave work turn on my hue lights at home. Very cool app.

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skurnie

February 15th, 2016 at 9:47 AM ^

FotMob: Soccer Scores (for the three of you who like soccer) and some audio of live games

Untappd: Tracking beers you've had.

Waze/Google Maps: I use both and check both for traffic quite a bit.

Stubhub

Kindle: Both for books I've purchased but also for the "Send to Kindle" Chrome extension, which saves articles in PDF and emails them to your Kindle. Pretty handy. 

Feedly (for RSS stuff)

Instapaper for saving articles for later

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Ray

February 15th, 2016 at 10:22 AM ^

Comcast App. TuneInRadio. Google Maps, Uber, Twitter, Foreflight. Some good German language resources for those learning or trying to improve: Inforadio (news, current events, film, sport), dict.cc (dictionary), German Verb Conjugator.

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smwilliams

February 15th, 2016 at 4:48 PM ^

Oh God...

MGo obviously.

Spotify is worth the $10/mo if you have a commute or run or whatever and want to listen to music.

I concur with Waze. Living in LA w/o Waze is not an option.

2048 is a fun game for a little bit.

And then of course all the social media stuff. IG, Twitter, Facebook.

Used to have Periscope but it got annoying.



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will

February 15th, 2016 at 6:27 PM ^

tasker - allows you to creation time/location based tasks like setting your phone to a silent profile at night, etc. clash of clans - if you have kids and can only play games in 5 minute increments. theres mgoblog clan, or mine if you are serious about the game #9p8l92gv. google keep is a reminder list. tiny cam monitor pro - webcam monitoring

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will

February 15th, 2016 at 6:35 PM ^

tunify - take a picture of a tv and it will find the audio. great fir when wife is sleeping in bed, or at a gym and old school exercise machines..

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Regalro

July 3rd, 2020 at 6:00 AM ^

I have dozens of different applications on my phone, so it is quite difficult to recommend something because I don't know what do you like and what possibilities do you need. As I know Nexus is quite good brand. By the way if you interested in latest tech news about gadgets, I can recommend to read 4ProMedia site, very interesting articles!

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UserAbuser

July 14th, 2020 at 6:50 AM ^

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