[HTC One S] shadowch31:
Hi folks,

I do a lot of research and check several forums and come across those little known about apps that just make life better with your phone so I figured I would start this thread to highlight them and bring them more into the limelight. This is my list below and these are the programs that follow me always when flashing new roms, we all know the big boys like Titanium Backup etc but they are not for this thread so lets leave them out and see if we can't create a better experience for all One S users and get the dev's we feel deserving of some extra recognition for the work they have put in making our phones even better. Please where possible provide links to any app you add to make life easier and I hope you all enjoy!

Side note ~ First thing I highly recommend software wise is TWRP recovery, anyone still using CWM recovery please change to TWRP now! CWM is very old and outdated and causes more problems than its worth. I suggest using v2.2.2.0 as never let me down. See attached at the bottom to download it.

My List -

1) Flash Image Gui - Say goodbye to fastbooting boot.img's on ANY hboot this wonderful little tool allows the flashaholic in all of us to flash not only kernels but also radio's from within a rom! Simply flash boot.img and reboot to recovery, wipe and flash rom and reboot. Nice simple and essential in my book. I would also encourage people to buy the license for $0.99 as dev is very active to help and sort problems.

Market Link - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.joeykrim.flashimagegui&feature=nav_result#?t=W10.

Thread Link - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1954121

2) Ultimate Rotation Control - The one and only rotation control app that can REALLY LOCK your screen in ANY orientation and also FORCE the automatic orientation to override app specific settings. This is a seven day trail before needing to pay but it is worth it for the per app settings!

Market Link - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nl.fameit.rotate&feature=search_result#?t=W10.

Thread Link - Not really a thread link but very detailed summary http://xyo.net/android-app/ultimate-rotation-control-0PkKMbs/

3) Velis Auto Brightness - I love this app! I hate the auto brightness handled by system but with this app I have FULL control of my auto brightness settings AND it has a cracking little setup wizard to help. Oh and the profiles settings is quality allowing me to for example have a profile for normal dark conditions (screen on lowest) or if I'm watching a film I have a movie profile to turn screen up to full. Also features smoothing controls and dev is always open to suggestions.

Market Link - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.velis.auto.brightness&feature=search_result#?t=W10.

Thread Link - http://www.xda-developers.com/android/velis-auto-brightness-app-brings-full-auto-brightness-control/ (XDA Write up)

Thread Link - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1910521

4) Button LED - All I can say is YES! BLN (Back Light Notification) for the One S. Never miss another notification due to the completely rubbish LED we have, from emails to messages and most things in-between this will allow you to have the back lights on the soft keys light up and pulse on and off when a new notification arrives and you get to set the blink pattern! Also features flashlight notifications too!

Market Link - Not in Play Store yet.

Thread Link - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1958939

5) Screen Off And Lock - Free version does exactly what it says on the tin, turns screen off and locks phone, a nice touch is the working ICS fix which some other third party apps suffer where screen goes off and straight back on.

Included a donate version because the screen off animations are fantastic and you can play screen on and off sounds to if you want. Saves our power buttons any extra bashing and works a treat. It also makes my iturd loving friend jealous!

Market Links -

Free - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.katecca.screenofflock&feature=search_result#?t=W10.

Donate - https://play.google.com/store/apps/...lockdonate&feature=more_from_developer#?t=W10.

Thread Link - No thread found.