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Essential GTab Apps and Games

I thought it would be nice to compile a list of essential (WORKING) Apps and Games that a potential Gtab owner would want.
I see a lot of Angry Birds, Documents To Go, and Google Apps, but what are the other great tablet compatible apps out there?

Search, I created a thread on games a few days ago, in this forum.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=855838

Fox News Radio app. Available from the market.

The emulators I've tried works...
TigerMame, psxdroid, and snesoid works. The others probably work too.
Rev3remote

I would recommend the XDA forum app. Its essential to any would be hacked Gtab owner.

My list includes...
Zeam - Great launcher
Fancy Widgets - Free weather/clock widget
TV Guide Mobile - See what's on TV and set reminders
TV.com - Decent TV viewing app
Dolphin Browser HD - Great browser. Set it to "Desktop" mode. No need to be mobile on the GTab
Google Books - My wife is using this...she loves it so far.
BuzzBox - Great RSS reader. I use it as a widget to show the latest news stories.
Fox News - 'nuff said....
Our Groceries - Shopping list sharing. Used on my Moto Droid, my wifes BB and the GTab. Seriously...we make less trips to the store now for those things you always seem to forget...
Mobile Andrio - Mario Brothers emulator. My 4yo won't leave this game alone. Plays it on the GTab even though he has it on the DS and Wii. Personally...I don't get it. The DS and Wii are made for this but at least it works on the GTab
XDA - Of course I have this!
Currently experimenting with...
doubleTwist
Yahoo Messenger + Video Add-on
Videos (movies) - Putting our movie collection on the GTab.

A good way of sharing apps is to create a public list on AppBrain.
And on that note; if you're not using AppBrain, you should be.

what are you doing with your nook color

Why do you buy nook color?
What are you doing with your nook color?
Play games? read ebook? watch movies? or other?

Read pointless posts on XDA....

Remote for XBMC/Media PC and general couch browsing.

khaytsus said:
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I'd like to do a survey of my article

tablet use. surf the web, play the games, watch some movies, and read a little.

it replaced my net book for when I go on short trips.

Sits by my side while doing android dev - useful for browsing api docs, pdf versions of dev books.
Playing Spectral Souls(game rocks!)
Playing Worms until my gf gets mad
Brainstorming stuff on Thinking Space - that one always make people around the office look
-themitchy

apxf8888 said:
Why do you buy nook color?
What are you doing with your nook color?
Play games? read ebook? watch movies? or other?
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I usually use Nook Color to play movies.

skateboarding, the 4 wheels roms is needed of course

1) Read (!!!) (working on 6th of 7 books of the Foundation series, Prelude to Foundation),
2) geocaching (c:geo, CacheMe, CacheDroid),
3) check in at lots of places (Latitude), and
4) an occasional game (AngryBirds, etc.).

... watchin' pr0n... lol

1) Watching HBO, Showtime, Syfy, TBS, CW, etc since I don't have cable.
2) Watch movies
3) Play emulator games such as Snes, Genesis, Atari, etc..
4) Read
5) Play with new roms

spikey911 said:
1) Watching HBO, Showtime, Syfy, TBS, CW, etc since I don't have cable.
2) Watch movies
3) Play emulator games such as Snes, Genesis, Atari, etc..
4) Read
5) Play with new roms
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How do you want showtime hbo etc?

Main Target said:
How do you want showtime hbo etc?
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That's a good question as most of their movies are pretty old. I guess better than watching nothing.

I bought it and use it mostly to read. Reading on a netbook in bed sucks about as much as it sounds. However, having the ability to surf and play games has made the device better than I ever thought it could be. I don't think I'll ever buy another netbook again.

What I use it for (In relation to how I used to do these tasks)
1. Read my RSS feeds
* The bigger screen is much better for this (Has replaced my touch for news reading about 90% of the time)
2. Stream my tunez using Audiogalaxy
* The bigger battery makes this possible (More stream time in between recharges has me using the tablet in more cases...unless I need to be mobile around the house -- so about 75% of the streaming happens on the Tablet VS. the touch
3. Read books
* Bigger screen for sure...100% of my reading is done on the tablet
4. Play time wasting puzzle games (More and more it seems
* Basic puzzle games are great on the bigger screen....But I still find myself using the touch to play the more "complex" games since they are not available for Android...So only about 15% of my gaming time is on the tablet VS. the touch.
5. Light web browsing....(Anything more Is still a chore on either the touch or the tablet -- screen size on the touch and browser speed on the tablet still has me breaking out the laptop for anything more than basic browsing.)

sog1971 said:
What I use it for (In relation to how I used to do these tasks)
5. Light web browsing....(Anything more Is still a chore on either the touch or the tablet -- screen size on the touch and browser speed on the tablet still has me breaking out the laptop for anything more than basic browsing.)
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Have you tried Opera Mobile? It takes advantage of hardware acceleration and is the fastest renderer I've seen in a mobile browser.

I've used my nook for books, no movies, but definitely video, and ever since adding both j4mm3r's Dual boot u-boot.bin (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=962708) and racks11479 SD card updates (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=998861), been running new roms ONLY on the SD so I'm not messing with my Stock (rooted) NC. The CM7 rom is awesome, and I've move it to eMMC, but some things haven't yet been moved to the roms, such as the ability to read my magazine subscriptions. Only time will tell, but I do love my NC!

Angry birds arghhh

lyam23 said:
Have you tried Opera Mobile? It takes advantage of hardware acceleration and is the fastest renderer I've seen in a mobile browser.
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I need to give Mobile 11 a try (with Flash). I don't like flash -- but that does not seem to matter to the interweb content providers. Glad that Android supports it.

The point of the NookColor/tablets in general?

I absolutely love the NookColor. Its got a great design and does way more than it was intended to, thanks to the android community and developers and ofcourse even Barnes&Noble for their official Froyo release.
However, I have had it for a couple of months now. Messed around heaps, tried all the roms and the novelty is running out and I just dont know what to use it for anymore. I never actually used it much apart from for trying out new roms.
The gadgets I find myself using most on a daily basis:
- For calling and texting, I use my HTC Buzz/Wildfire.
- Due to Android's poor music capabilities and the size of the NookColor, I still use my iPod touch for on the go music.
- And I still find myself using my laptop for internet and doing university work.
This is not meant to be a complain-session but I was just wondering what you guys find yourself using your NookColor/tablets mostly for? What makes you go back to using it on a daily basis?
Just trying to find some uses for rejuvenating my interest and actually using the NookColor more on a daily basis.
Do we really need to fill the "gap between the smartphones and laptops"? Does a gap even exist?

Reading a book, watching videos are the soul reason.

Yeah, a lot easier to carry CFD/fluid mechanics/thermodynamics books in pdf format than physical format Also, it's nice for hulu and messing w/android, but I know what you mean. Out of college idk what I'd use it for. Just something around the house to look up something real quick, or to play pewpew2

im a gradstudent and working professional. they both come in handy when you can do textbooks or reference books with the e-reader apps. also, i love my laptops but when im in bed... its a lot easier to use the tablet for web surfing and email than having a really hot laptop to carry.
my gf likes it to play sudoko on a larger screen than a cell phone.

I have 2 of them, one is more or less permanently in my bathroom including charger. It has replaced all the stacks of magazines that used to clutter the place up.

-Portable real internet (BBC News, Hulu, ESPN3, etc.)
-Games (especially emulators controlled with Wiimote)
-Google Maps with Bluetooth GPS
-Creating Word documents
-I use a calculator on it a lot
-Calendar and scheduling
-Facebook and networking
-Getting Amazon's free app a day

What app do you use to create word docs?

DubiousPig said:
What app do you use to create word docs?
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I use Quickoffice HD from the notion ink apps. There is also documents to go, and a few others...
Sent from my NookColor using XDA Premium App

Portable real internet indeed - handy for recipes!!
NPR news app (much easier to read).
I tend to use my phone for music, but the NC is better with Winamp (my ipod touch is in the hands of my kid now).
Youtube videos for gaming (been using for Lost Odyssey on the 360 to find treasure I missed)
Gamefaqs
checking email
Facebook once in a while
A lot of this I can't stand to do on a phone...but works great on the NC.
Making router / firewall /etc changes or grabbing the network password when someone needs it - DD-WRT router - handy and saves booting up a computer to do it.
Bank application / paypal app to check balances.
I would say #1 would be ebooks - but I read mostly on my e-ink Nook.
Killing time on the couch while the kids are watching Dora or whatever.

The Nook Color is my prefered way to surf the web. I love that I can sit back on the couch and hold it like a book while surfing.
I also read books, watch movies and play games on it. The last few meetings I've had I've used it to take a few notes.
Since getting the Nook Color I've hardly touched my netbook, and since getting the netbook I've hardly touched my laptop. My desktop is a whole different animal, however.

I honastly see no benifit of using the ipod music player over the android one. Coverflow looks nice but takes forever to get anywhere. I suppose the music u might lik erl is nice but I never touched it
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dpakrr said:
This is not meant to be a complain-session but I was just wondering what you guys find yourself using your NookColor/tablets mostly for? What makes you go back to using it on a daily basis?
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For me, I use it probably 70% of the time to read books. My state library (NH) has an e-book program. I have 2 weeks with each book before it self-deletes, so this kind of forces me a little to use it more as an e-reader.
However, I like having it to surf the web quickly. It's also a great planner and to-do list manager (I use the Get Things Done method with Evernote). so I find it really useful for quickly jotting down notes and tasks.
the rest of my time is used watching tv shows that I always said I wanted to watch but never had the motivation to go find them (Breaking Bad and Sunny in Philadelphia being the two I'm watching now).
Could I do this all on a laptop? probably, but I find this size tablet to be much more ergonomically friendly for when I want to use electronic media (bed... at the breakfast table... on a plane).
There's no shame in not finding a use between phone and laptop for another device. If the nook or tablets aren't for you... don't worry about it. the good thing is you can probably sell your nook for about what you bought it for. experiment over.

I got to read the news and magazines. I watch alot of movies on it. Use it every day while my wife jogs.
Sent from a super smooth captivate running andromeda

I wan to keep on topic but this is a noob question. Those that are using google maps with Bluetooth GPS. What is the GPS for? Meaning are you actually using it in your car kind of like a Garmin? I'm assuming google maps can be used without the GPS part to simply scroll around the maps.
Also is there any way to use a Bluetooth headset to make Skype calls?

klaiii said:
I use Quickoffice HD from the notion ink apps. There is also documents to go, and a few others...
Sent from my NookColor using XDA Premium App
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Do you find selecting text to be difficult? About 90% of the time I can't get that little slider to slide.

s52m3 said:
I wan to keep on topic but this is a noob question. Those that are using google maps with Bluetooth GPS. What is the GPS for? Meaning are you actually using it in your car kind of like a Garmin?
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Yep. It is fun to have such a large GPS in the car.

I use mine mostly for:
1) Browsing ...
2) Email / FacebookMail
3) Gaming (but am a bit frustrated with the lack of scaling in a lot of games)
4) Getting a license to each daily Amazon free app (I could use my phone, but don't, since I don't mind cluttering up my Nook) ... never know when I might go back and actually use one of them.
I find it most useful in the car/airplane but also just as a capable carry-along device with decent screen.
I have a Samsung Captivate (which I do use more for music) ... but when able I definitely use my Nook over it for things like browsing and email. I also have a very nice ultra-portable Win7 notebook (HP 2710p) ... which when my Nook is charged I basically never use unless I need to do something over my work's VPN.
The more I use my Nook, well, the more I use my Nook. I use it enough I'm just about convinced to plunk down more $ for a "real" tablet (camera, WiFi, GPS) later this year when the 3rd gen tablets start hitting the market.
The only thing I wish for is something like the iPad case with built-in keyboard, as I would like better typing.
When home, like I am now, I still use my desktop PC almost all the time and don't see it changing. But otherwise I'm surprisingly happy to pull out my Nook.
PS. One thing that got me using the Nook MUCH MUCH more was this case (I modded mine with a leather punch to open up holes behind the speaker ... if you do this just do a circlular pattern in the center as you'll start hitting magnet/metal out to the far left/right of the speaker area). It works great in easel mode both for in-lap use as well as a VERY convenient way to rest it over my hands when holding it up.

i got it because i wanted an e-reader...the fact that it's also a tablet is just an extra perk...that being said, the only thing i really use it for in that capacity is e-mail and light web surfing...but i think it will come in especially handy when traveling and i won't have to pack several books or laptop just for i-net access

75% reading books
10% news+email
5% few games
5% youtube+IMDB movie trailers
5% other tasks

I don't have an Android phone (still working on my previous generation of 'feature phone'), mostly because I can't use one during most of the waking hours.
So the nook suffices as an android surrogate. What's it do? Probably every thing you do on a phone, but on a bigger screen and only in the confines of my wifi bubble at home.
Because I dual boot between an android OS and the nook stock experience, I spend about 50/50 in each. When I'm in nook mode, it's to read. When I'm in AndroidOS mode, it's to get real time information (weather, news, calendar/agenda, etc).

[Q] Can you help? - Apps for using nook with limited Wi-Fi

CM7/nook offers fantastic flexibility and power, but it is disappointing that it loses so much of its capability when there is no wi-fi available.
There must be others in the same boat. What good apps or work-arounds have you found for maintaining functionality away from wi-fi?
So far "Angry Birds" is the only app I use sans wi-fi.
Back in the day of phone modems, software would often allow you to download information for later review so the phone would not have to be tied up (yeah, I'm that old).
For example, it would be nice if there was a way to cache articles from favorite journals in "Pulse" into memory. Right now, Pulse only collects enough info to tease if you don't have a connection!
Thanks in advance for the help!

Read It Later has offline reading.

I put books on it

I load articles in GReader for offline reading of blogs. Doggcatcher for viewing Podcasts.
And I have tons of books and mags on my sd, but I guess that's not what you wanted to read
Laters is great for my Read it later List.
And - just like you - I enjoy playing Angry Birds Rio quite a bit.
Sent from my NookColor using XDA Premium App

Isn't that what video is for?
Load some cartoons, movies, naughty stuff etc.

Favorite apps

Thought it would be nice to exchange recommendations on apps for the HD and HD+.
My favorites are:
- ES File Explorer (I use it mostly for file xfer between the Nook and PCs on my LAN or in the Cloud - Google Drive for me)
- Text+ (free texting to others on their cell phones or other Text+ users, they actually give you a phone number. Can do voice calls too but not free. I've only had it a short time but seems great so far)
- Ruzzle (a word game, free version is ad supported)
- Words With Friends (but I'm having to run an old version due to problems with the latest on CM 10.1, at least at CM's default of 240 PPI on the HD+)
- Titanium Backup (good for backing up restoring apps and data, needs root, so probably not as useful on Stock)
Sent from my Nook HD+ Running CM 10.1 from emmc

To name a few apps that get the most use are
Plants v Zombies
Broken Sword 2
Plasma Sky
The Bards Tale
FF III, IV
Pettsons Inventions Dlxe
Root Explorer
Andro Zip File Manager
BS Player
Nova Launcher

Here is my list:
Flipboard
Mantano reader
Diceplayer
Box
Root brower
TTpod

I forgot to mention Readability. Its a reader for articles you've marked in your browser to read later. You get a chance to read your articles with nice font and layout, and no ads.
Sent from my HD+ running CM 10.1 from emmc

My Favorites Android Apps
1Weather cause you need 1 good weather apps and has good widgets
AdAway speed up browsing by blocking ads (not on Playstore)
Amazon Appstore it installs to any device, unlike Google Play Store
Appy Geek stay current on news
Aviary great photo editor
CameraMX good layout, lots of features
CamScanner replaced my home scanner for email documents and saving receipts digitally
CifsManager download big files directly to you shared hard drive, useful if you don't have memory card slot (nexus 7)
HBO2Go, Netflix, A&E, History Channel, Fios Mobile- Game of Thrones, Big Bang Theory, and a 7" tablet 7" from your face is like a 50" LCD TV
ES File Explorer I use back up feature for apps that the Play store won't let me install to my tablet, but will for my phone. BT transfer and install. And search feature to find shared LAN drives, and FTP works good also. This is my favorite app of all.
FBReader- reads almost all book formats, available on almost all device (winCE, Nokia N800, Symbian, Linux, Windows)
Folder Mount Jelly Bean 4.2 won't let me move App/Games to my microSD card, so this is the work around because Dark Knight Rises is 1.81GB
GrooVe IP- free VOIP calls. Verizon minutes run out fast if you are sharing, free calls over 4G, 3G and Wifi if you have data MB left over.
Instructables- the Man version of Pinterest
LCD Density- how tight can you get your DPI, helps minimize scrolling, like having high resolution monitor.
Micro CPU Monitor- system getting laggy? watch your CPU usage
Minecraft keeps family entertained for hours
MX Player hardware acceleration for almost any video and audio type. Like VLC but for Android
NZB Leecher+- download from newsgroups on the go?
Opera and Opera Mini right now its the fastest, has sync but switch to Chrome engine, have to wait and see
QR Droid- bar codes have so much information and also for getting price match
Screencast- record you Android screen, I like to make "How to Videos"
TV Stream- links to websites that stream shows and movies, might not be legal (not on Playstore)
Wifi Analyzer: tweak router antenna for most gain
XBMC - turn almost any HDMI Android device into a media center
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On my blog I have a list of 127 Free Games for Android (all have LINKS to Google Play Store to download). Found list on XDA.
tabletuser.blogspot.com
http://tabletuser.blogspot.com/2013/03/mk808b-free-game-list.html LINK

Sherip said:
- Text+ (free texting to others on their cell phones or other Text+ users, they actually give you a phone number. Can do voice calls too but not free. I've only had it a short time but seems great so far)
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I like MightyText better, you can use your existing number