I've searched around and didn't find anything, but is there an app that can both auto-search and install updates from the market?
It gets pretty annoying having to go through the market and all those screens to update each app.
How hard would it be to code? Is it even possible?
Think atrackdog that downloads and installs the apps too.
Thanks
Well I think atrackdog is best at what it does. Sometimes you DON'T want to upgrade to a newer version of an app automatically. Some free apps have known to restrict features and put time limits on newer version apps in hopes people would buy paid versions. Would you want to lose features randomly?
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but then again couldnt you have it prompt you if you wanted it because with my apps to SD it doesnt even tell me if i there are updates available
Hello,
I have my new HTC Desire HD for a week now, this is the first time that I am using the Android system. There are lots of Applications in the App Market.
But what is a MUST HAVE application? I have Angry birds, Whatsapp, Pingchat, Nova, Barcode scanner.
But now I am stuck and I don't know any app's I could have, I don't know where to search in the market to be honest there are to many app's.
Thanks already for you're help and sorry for my bad English.
Hi,
For backups MyBackup Pro is a must have ; Check it out on the market, use it for free for one month, then get it; at 4,99$, that's a small price to easily backup your data, your apps or both.
There is My Phone Explorer which backs up and syncs and is free
http://www.fjsoft.at/en/
and the My Phone Explorer Client app for the DHD
http://www.appbrain.com/app/myphoneexplorer-client/com.fjsoft.myphoneexplorer.client#
Have a look at the Android market at the top listed ones in the Free section most are must haves
Just some I rate highly
Angry birds
xda app
barcode scanner
Chrome to Phone
AppBrain Market
Engadget
Cnet News
GDocs
Google Translate
Goggles
Layer
Google Sky Map
mesut19 said:
But now I am stuck and I don't know any app's I could have
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There are so many apps on the market that first of all you need to know what sort of apps you want ?
Do you want games, communication apps or what ?
A lot of very good apps are free or have free trial versions so try downloading them and see if they are what you would like to use, you can always delete them again if the arent.
Must have for me...
Shazam
Soundhoud
Angry Birds
Angry Birds seasons
Gun Bros
Sygic Aura
Gps status
Google goggles
XDA App
Engadget
IMDB
Tweet Deck
Appremover
Apptosd
Poweramp
Astro
Mybackup pro
Most of the games are changing every week or so therefore I'm not typing them here
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Winamp
XDA Forum app
GPS Status
Elixir
Screen Filter
Spare Parts
Gmote
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Not a complete list of everything I have but here's what I would say are my essential apps that I always install on fresh ROM.
Titanium Backup - A must for anyone who swaps ROMs often.
http://www.appbrain.com/app/titanium-backup-★-root/com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup
SMS Popup - Gives a nice pop-up when you receive a SMS. Great customizable notifications too.
http://www.appbrain.com/app/sms-popup/net.everythingandroid.smspopup
Root Explorer - To delete blotware and change bootanims etc.
http://www.appbrain.com/app/root-explorer-(file-manager)/com.speedsoftware.rootexplorer
GPS Status - To get the latest A-GPS data.
http://www.appbrain.com/app/gps-status-toolbox/com.eclipsim.gpsstatus2
PicSay Pro - Like a mini Photoshop in your pocket.
http://www.appbrain.com/app/picsay-pro-photo-editor/com.shinycore.picsaypro
Apps Organizer - Put shortcuts in pop-up style boxes to save space on homescreens.
http://www.appbrain.com/app/apps-organizer/com.google.code.appsorganizer
BatteryLife - Just because it's a nice looking battery widget.
http://www.appbrain.com/app/batterylife/com.curvefish.batterylife
BetterCut - Create your own shortcuts with custom icons.
http://www.appbrain.com/app/bettercut/com.betterandroid.bettercut
Dropbox - Great for sharing files between PCs and mobile devices.
http://www.appbrain.com/app/dropbox/com.dropbox.android
ES File Explorer - The best file explorer.
http://www.appbrain.com/app/es-file-explorer/com.estrongs.android.pop
Last.fm - Streaming music. I've had a Last.fm account for years so this is a must.
http://www.appbrain.com/app/last-fm/fm.last.android
My Tracks - Great to track your route / speed / distace / time etc when walking / cycling etc.
http://www.appbrain.com/app/my-tracks/com.google.android.maps.mytracks
SMS Unread Count - Shows number of unread SMS, Gmail, calls etc
http://www.appbrain.com/app/sms-unread-count/com.kanokgems.smswidget
Pkt Auctions - Because the official eBay app is crap!
http://www.appbrain.com/app/pkt-auctions-ebay/com.bonfiremedia.android_ebay
Uninstaller - A quick and easy way to remove apps
http://www.appbrain.com/app/uninstaller/com.rhythm.hexise.uninst
Appbrain - Works well in conjuction with the website. Send apps to your phone etc.
http://www.appbrain.com/app/appbrain-app-market/com.appspot.swisscodemonkeys.apps
Thanks everybody. There are some great app's in here ;D
You might find a few examples in my sig.
I mostly use Dolphin Browser HD/Mini, Math Alarm Clock, Quick Settings, Beautiful Widgets, SystemPanel, JetFlicks!, DI Radio (get it from www.di.fm/apps), Phonalyzr, 3G watchdog, RealCalc, CallMeter, Android System Info, ADW Launcher EX, DropBox, CurrentWidget, Titanium Backup Pro, MyBackup Pro, SMS Backup+, PowerAmp, RealPlayer (lets you download stuff streamed from eg JetFlicks! to watch offline), Scan2PDF Mobile, RootExplorer, SetCPU, Startup Auditor, TrueCaller Pro, XDA app and WiFi File Explorer, PhotoVault and Tasker.
The list is not prioritized.
That should keep you entertained for a while
i dnt want to sound like pirate . but how can i get cracked apps .. because i am medical student .. and no way in condition of paying 200+$ for medical apps ...
sorry for developer .. but i am helpless.
KILLERS
Youre Going to need task killer.
Memory Booster is a good app to free RAM
I hope you are not trolling. Task killers are the worst thing you can do your phone, trust me. You can google it if you want. Do not use task killers!
bidurmarasini said:
i dnt want to sound like pirate . but how can i get cracked apps .. because i am medical student .. and no way in condition of paying 200+$ for medical apps ...
sorry for developer .. but i am helpless.
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Seriously your asking that here? Your likely to get yourself hung. I understand buying loads of app's can get expensive but if you want people to continue making them then pay for them, never ask for warez.
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I hope you are not trolling. Task killers are the worst thing you can do your phone, trust me. You can google it if you want. Do not use task killers!
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Hehe yeah my friend already told that ^^ Task killers are ruining the operation script of the phone if you use it to much, at least he told me that.
:O
Didnt Know That :O
Why/how those are bad to the phone??
MyFarewell said:
Didnt Know That :O
Why/how those are bad to the phone??
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Inactive apps sit idle in memory and don't use cpu. Kill them and you use more cpu when you start them again than just leaving them. Some apps need to be running all the time by their nature. Kill them and they just use more cpu restarting. So you see task killers use extra battery but the makers claim they save battery.
But I have no free memory you say? Lucky for you the Android os is smart. If an active app asks for more memory, the os will reallocate memory from the idle tasks and give it to the active one.
Actually free memory is a bad thing. Memory uses battery regardless of weather it has data in it or not. Surely it's better then to fill the memory to speed loading of apps than to waste it by leaving it empty.
Someone swyped my idea.
I understand that the 'Auto Memory Manager' app is supposed to be different from task killers though and quite effective? So you may want to look at that.
Nice
Thats good to know. Thanks!
jkoljo said:
I hope you are not trolling. Task killers are the worst thing you can do your phone, trust me. You can google it if you want. Do not use task killers!
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Agreed, you don't need a Task killer on Android.
Ok, I understand that we should have backups with clockworkmod and/or titanium to avoid these issues.
However, what happens if I don't have a backup of an app that I've paid for and somehow lose it?
Does the market recognize that I purchased the app before and let me re-download? Do I have to re-purchase the app?
With itunes for example, if you don't have a backup of purchased music you have to jump through flaming hoops to get it back and you're still not guaranteed they will work with you.
How do this work for us?
Thanks,
Neudle
Short answer is yes if you downloaded from the Market and it's tied to your gmail account it will let you re-download it provided that it shows up in your Market at the time you want to download it.
That's the way it worked for me. When I flashed Vegan and did the market fix every app I had paid for in the past (even on my old phones) synced and downloaded. Even setcpu which wasn't even functional till this week.
FWIW I use the USB hookup to back up apk files to a computer, an external fixed disk or ZIP disks (a good use for all the old but functioning Iomega stuff around here). I do this even before installing a new app, just in case. If I have a need to do so, I just drag the folder contents back to the tablet. And with files on the computer, Carbonite also backs up the files which enables retrieval from any computer I may use when traveling. I put all bookmarks onto the Web space included with the ISP account. It makes a complete recovery or transfer to a new tablet just about as quick and easy as anything I could think of.
I use Titanium... Any app I d-load from the market or elsewhere I back up.
Even if I do not intend to use it in the future... Who knows, when time comes I might need it.
Do not rely on the publisher to keep the app on the Market. I have purchased a couple of apps that are no longer available to download on the market that aren't available anymore, Transformers G1 comes to mind. Best bet is to buy Titanium Backup and set it up for Dropbox syncing.
Thanks for the help
Thank you for the replies.
I've only purchased one app (dungeon defenders), all the others have been free and most have been downloaded for side-loading anyway.
After I got the system rebuilt I logged onto google and dungeon defenders showed up as purchased in the market.
I'll try to keep titanium up to date but still glad to know they honor the original purchase.
Thanks again,
Neudle
I just bought my second Android phone and after logging in using my Gmail account I expected all my apps to start downloading but they didn't which annoys me since after wiping my old phone they always came back.
Without it I have now lost my access to ShapeWriter Keyboard which has always kept auto downloading since it was removed from the Market.
Plus I have never bought paid apps but I was grandfathered in for Shazam and I heard stuff like that was tied to the Google account and not the phone but when I check payment status it says I am not paid anymore.
Is this normal to lose anything that was not just a normal free and current download?
Not sure what phones you are dealing with here but I know google backup is only on a select few roms I have tried. I would also assume you had no titanium backup? Maybe something from your old phone that you could recover them?
Id you still has your old phone you could get titanium on to it back up your apps and then move the backup folder to your new phone. Then install titanium backup and run a batch for restoring those apps.
Just a thought
Sent by Supersonic!
I know about backing it up with Titanium but it just annoys me that I should have it download from the market automatically and I shouldn't need extra software.
On a plus side I contacted Shazam customer service and found out how to transfer my grandfather status to the new phone which is nice although you can only have one IMEI unlimited at a time so my old phone loses unlimited but that is not that bad.
Okay, so we all know that when we launch Samsung's Gear Manager, it instantly wants to restore the Gear and clear out all our apps and setting. What to do?
I have read up on the different backup services and apps and I want to know what everyone is using?
It seems like Titanium Backup is popular but the paid app. for the unrooted phones is expensive, when so many free apps are available. What makes it better? Any apps that batch restore all your apps possible?
I am using Google Drive to backup my APKs that I cant just download from the Google Play Store, but are the services and specifc apps any better? Hell, they seem to be backing up the data on Google Drives (GD) anyways. Seems like me just putting them on GD in the first place just saves me the space and time of downloading yet another app.
Have also read a little about some people hiding the APKs in subfiles and then just opening them up and installing them again. That seems like a useful idea but would love to know exactly where to hide the files.