yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] polstein:
Nice thread, checking out some apps listed.

I posted my request list in another thread of apps I'm looking for replacements for in Android:

- Conduits Pocket Player (specifically being able to load a folder of podcasts directly w/o a library, and auto keep bookmarks where I left off. Pocket Player also has a ton of options - basically looking for a loaded Droid player. Oh, also select my location for music library & don't look in any other folder)

- Resco Photo Viewer (ditto on specifying what folder to look into, and the smoothness of having thumbnails of pix)

- Phatnotes for Outlook (haven't yet found out how to synch Notes off Outlook server)

- Yomomedia (currently using as my rss/web updated, but I don't believe that they support Android. I have no problems switching to another service that works for WinMo & Android)

- Phoneweaver (auto audio profile switching - saw a couple freebies on Droid, but have not tested. preferably one that shows current state (day/night/vibrate) on the bar at the top.

- Pocketshield (more powerful lock screen replacement where I can control what is showing and different ways to unlock)

- TCPMP (play divx movies, flash movies from youtube, etc)
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Tico.ASandoval14:
I'm using swype on darkstone froyo and it works good. I had to find the right apk file though
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] daniel_kiefer:
I never would have guessed I'd be running android on my HD2. All the apps are there are amazing. Is anyone else having problems installing Google Sky? It downloads fine but then won't install. Makes me sad because it was one of the apps I was most looking forward too when android became a reality for Leo.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Garrylufc:
Its a froyo problem im afraid.Works well on Eclair though.:)
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] maxijer:
Hi !!

Same bug for me ;-)

Any fix ?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] ozkaya:
try unmounting sd card then install. remount sd card again. it works for some apps.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] HeavyComponent:
I didn't know Android supported TCPMP. I though it was a Windows Mobile app. I'm going to go look for this app.

Sent from HTC HD2 using XDA app.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] polstein:
It doesn't (afaik) - I'm looking for a Android app that does the same as it & others on my list.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] criszz:
im using demo version of rock player. works great .
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] junkfoodking:
Great app

Thanks for sharing this. I don't have any apps to share other than what is already been posted here. To be honest I was holding back on downloading lots of apps until I got a stable build - as was reformating frequently and having to dl again. But this site resolves that issue!
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] HeavyComponent:
Oh ok, I was about to say. :D

So no streaming off the web app?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] smokinmacgun:
One i often use is called Screebl, it senses when you've put your phone down and lets the phone turn its screen off (it requires you to set it at 15 second screen timeout) and keeps the screen on while you have the phone in your hand

Kinda nice if you get mesmerized by a progress bar and don't wanna keep tapping the screen :D and saves a bit of battery in the 1 minute 45 that the screen would normally just sit there :P
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] point4:
Is there any app to modify the lockscreen? I would like to have media controls and battery status visible on the lockscreen.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] aceo07:
I've been looking at finding app replacements for my WM apps also. I just noticed one thing that I thought Android would be better at..

One big thing I've noticed is that Android actually relies on MORE physical button presses than WM. For example

1. WM Opera: There's a floating area on the bottom left corner I can always tap to get to menus or exit. In Android browser I have to hit the menu button or use the home button.

2. WM AlReader2: I can tap in the center of the screen to get the menu options. In Android FBReader I have to hit buttons. Since this is new, I've had to hit lots of buttons to figure my way around.

3. WM TCPMP: Same buttonless access to menus. In Android rockplayer I have to hit menu button.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] dimdimdim:
1. File manager - astro+bluetooth plugin

2. Lockscreens - lockbot or lock 2.0. The problem of both - hard keys cannot be blocked

3. Advanced task manager - to kill your apps

4. Office to go - office

5. Any battery meter you like from a lot at market

6. OPERA MINI - MUCH-MUCH FASTER AND RESPONSIVE THAN DEFAULT BROWSER.

that's all what i need with 2.2 froyo+sense
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] skilty:
i agree about the button presses. you hardly touch them using wm..

back to the apps/games..

flash 10.1 - iplayer is great through the browser

solo - good guitar app, cant get multi-touch working though

lets golf

WSOP poker

who wants to be a millionaire

the subs sandwich game works fine

sky remote record

fifa 10

what the doodle (very good)

foot mob/soccer scores

last fm (brilliant)

g strings guitar tuner

panoplanets live wallpaper - really impressive, good show-off wallpaper
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] victorbd:
YEs i also agree XDA app is very well built... but we would also like a windows version of it... any1 agree wid me??
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] sumflipnol:
That's why a lot of manufacturers are now making the "hardware" buttons "virtual" (capacitive buttons) to make it as if you're still pressing a screen, rather than a hardware button.

-------------

I downloaded

Paper Toss

-- it's VERY addictive, so it's a nice way to kill time!:eek:

G-String Tuner

is a good [free] tuner. I use it to tune my instruments, and it tunes almost as well as my USD$30 tuner/metronome.

BatteryMinder

(I believe it's called) is basically an app that monitors the battery percentage and temperature. It has the percent icon at the top-left of the screen (along the taskbar).

Google Earth

is decent. It's a little choppy, but it does its job.

XDA App

is better than the small attempt at the WM version, which I think was never completed. I use it when I'm on Android.

I'll check out SetCPU later.

I have a more apps on my phone, but the majority of them have already been mentioned numerous times on this thread.;)
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] trilbyfish:
Are the any good apps that use the proximity sensor to measure the distance to things?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Twiggerdingo:
Appbrain is so good!

Here are mine

twiggerdingo's Apps on the phone

Titanium Backup ★ root

LogMeIn Ignition

SwitchPro Widget

Quadrant Standard Edition

Barcode Scanner

ShootMe (Screen Grabber)

Smooth Calendar

MSN Talk

Fast Web Installer

Facebook for Android

AppBrain App Market

OI File Manager

Dropbox

Wikitude World Browser

Wikidroid for Wikipedia

Gmote 2.0

Paper Toss

XDA-Developers

OfficeSuite Pro (Trial)

Asphalt HD

Robo Defense

TVGiDS.tv Nederland

9292ov Pro

Buienradar.nl v2

Verkeersinfo Nederland

Google Maps

Opera Mini browser

Advanced Task Killer

SetCPU for Root Users

File Manager

Auto Mount Your SD Card

Flash Player 10.1 BETA 3
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] GbrilliantQ:
MP3 Downloader

Palringo

LauncherPro
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Mark5:
Can confirm that the unmount SD, browse to market to install Google Sky, then remount SD worked flawlessly for me. Thanks for tip! :D
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] velcrobandits:
Must Have:

1. google labs gesture search

2. ebuddy messenger (best ive tried among all popular im clients)

3. reqall (far and away the best to-do, planning app ever. its features exceed that of other apps by a mile)

4. newsrob (the rss reader ive been using, places somewhere in the top 3)

5. google voice (if you dont have it, get it. if you need an invite (dunno if you still need one) ask around. i have one left, pm if you like.

Non Essential:

1. Boxee: remote for boxee centralized media desktop program. sort of like a set top box app for windows. auto-centralizes all media, organizes tv shows by title, season with imdb descriptions, dvd box art. same for movies, music. also access to all online streaming content (including netflix subscribers). long story short, this is a remote for it.

2. Powerstrip: cool homescreen replacement that is slick and unobtrusive and can actually run over launcher pro even though I stopped using it after I understood how to use the gesture feature in LP.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] velcrobandits:
no but i saw an app somewhere that uses the camera for all sorts of metrics. distance, height width etc. sorry i have no other details.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] gejenn:
Its called Android Banking
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] mouki_9:
all good suggestions! Lots of gems out there worth the try!

What i haven't seen here is Gallery 3D. Gotta try it, i found it somewhere here on xda. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=653503

Looks great, too bad zooming results in a not so crisp image :P
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] nthony:
Andrometer maybe? but it seems to be using GPS and camera instead of proximity sensor.

I haven't tested it yet.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] texnewb:
Just out of curiosity, what is the benefit of running Android for you if this is all you want with the OS?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] pack21:
A friend user of a forum in my country, ask me if Google sky map app, work well in HD2 Droid, but I'm on beach ;) and can't install this app.....can someone confirm if Google sky map run well in HD2.....It's very important to him to know that.

Thanks by advance.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] hewlett777:
Doesn't install through the market but you can find a torrent for which installs fine
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] pack21:
I will try.

Thanks
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] faumadanu:
Google sky works from market.

Just unmount your SD card , download and install google sky .

When finished remount your SD card .
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] poeticwun:
awesome!!! Thank you!

most apps are listed but what really sold me on the android was that Engadget has an app!

Droid x Eye wallpaper is nice

and freetube for DL'ing YT vids
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] pack21:
Thanks!

lolololo

Thanks Thanks

here was my mind.....I have automount usb off.

I also took to install the Opera Mini browser ,

much faster than the default.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] squish099:
Apps

Weathet and toggle widget (paid app)

Cache mate (paid app)

Sd dual mount (very cool widget that leaves sd mounted for the phone but also allows it to be mounted for transfers (paid app))

And a few benchmark apps
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] pack21:
Ópera mini browser is real awesome in Droid HD2, compared to default browser....try it!
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] digitalhater:
can anyone please post the apk file for the keyboard from desire or evo? I have the nexus one build from mat and the default keyboard is driving me nuts. eventually perhaps you could help me with instructions on how to change the default keyboard to the HTC desire/evo one [the one with arrows and such].

much appreciated folks!
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] leoparis:
i am wondering if anyone is able to use paperdroid with froyo. i am on shubcarft 1.4 (also tried with 1.2 and 1.3) and paperdroid crashes right after launching. if you are able to run it on froyo, any pointers?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] :
Astro file manager lets you quickly backup your apps as .apk files.

JuiceDefender

Advanced Task Killer

BatteryMonitorPro (nice percentage battery icon in notification bar)

MultiCon (4 shortcuts in the space of one)

Just to name a few that I have played with.

In my opinion, WinMo will only serve as a boot platform until NAND is available.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] :
Astro file manager

The free version of Astro file manager lets you back up your apps onto your sd card, also if you save your data.img file, you can put it in another build, it means you keep your settings and apps :)
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] polstein:
Thought I'd reply to my post with what I'm using for each:

Pocket Player -> Astro Player Beta. Screen needs a lot of work, but does autosave bookmarks and allow me to load a folder.

Resco Photo Viewer -> JustPictures! No where as smooth as Resco, but did scan my card and at least let me 'ignore' every folder I didn't care about.

Phatnotes -> Remote Desktop. At least I have a terminal server to connect to. Gave up trying to synch tasks & notes, I'll just have to run Outlook 2007 via my Terminal server. I am testing evernotes for quick note synching.

Yomomedia -> Google Reader/FeedR

Phoneweaver -> Android PhoneWeaver :) Not up to the WinMo version, but they are working on it.

Pocketshield -> Widget Locker. BTW, love using Photo Gallery on the lockscreen to cycle through my favorite pix every 30 minutes so when I turn on my phone I see a different 4x3 picture :)

TCPMP -> Rock Player

Other notables: Folder Organizer to keep my shortcuts nice & easy on my today screen. Quick Settings for fast flashlight, battery %, volume, brightness & toggle things like gps, wifi.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] aenedor:
No insult intended but is this legit or warez?

EDIT: Appbrain is legit.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] mkuijlaars:
Navipanel should be great for using phone and navigation while driving the car
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] smeddy:
Just a few others, not mentioned so far...

- XBMC is great for controlling your PC XBMC Media Server

- G-Remote is surely going to be a great Android app (altho I am yet to get it working)

- G-Mote is also shaping up t be useful (can you see a trend developing here?)

- The Cube mp3 player is looking nice (I am yet to decide whether to use it over the default mp3 player or not)

- I always wanted an Aquarium app/wallpaper on my HD2, and there's a decent free one out there :)

- The Vortex 3D Live wallpaper puts the gyroscope to great effect, as do some other show-stopping live wallpapers

My requests...

- I loved AlReader (e-reader) on Windows Mobile, but am yet to find the best replacement on Android. They all either lock you into their own book-shops, do not read some filetypes (even .txt or .html), or if they do include both of these, they still look pretty ugly readability-wise.

- I still need to work out the best, value-for-money Outlook Exchange sync (ideally without paying for it). Any ideas?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] leginag:
I'm using Aldiko. I'm not sure if it reads all file types, but I use .epub files and it works great!!
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] smeddy:
Yes I'm using Aldiko to read a few out-of-print books at the moment, but it only reads .pubs and I have a few hundred text/html books on my computer. Also, I don't like the lack of night-mode, or the default fonts.

However thanks for the reply and I'll keep looking :)

I've tried about six so far and don't like any of them, whereas I fell in love with Alreader within minutes... I want that kind of feeling again...

Except for TomTom on WM, Android has surpassed every single element of WinMob for me. I'm enjoying that kid-in-a-candy-store feeling at the minute, chucking Apps, tweaks and widgets everywhere, and in a week or two I will settle down to decide what's most important for me UI/usefullness-wise.

Bye WinMob...
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] veda_sticks:
Betterkeyboard - way better and nicer looking that any of the stock android keyboars, plus its skinable. plenty of free skins on the market. its a paid app but worth the money

Shazam - this is one of the best apps i have seen, cant believe how accurate it is at listening to music. incredibly usefull to me as my memory isnt good and im always hearing music i know but cant remember the artist and track. great for when you hear something you like and want to find out what it is and keep it stored for later.

setcpu - a must have program, especially with the hd2. greatly increases performace and saves battery, again well worth the small price of the app.

Mini opera - great browser, increases browsing speed, nice pinch to zoom function.

Handscent sms - very nice free sms app with some cool features, customisable bubbles, and you can have a signiture added to every text you send.

Advanced Task Manager - similar to advanved task kiler, but this seems to work better. paid app

sound boards - there are tons in the market, alot of fun

Snap Photo Pro - increases picture quality, has great features. paid app, well worth it. Bought this when i had the g1,

Camera360 - another great camera app with image processing which can create cool effects, and also give better images.

Retro cam - free app that applies filters to the image to make them look like photos from old cameras, and also gives them a nice looking frame :-)
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] qipengart:
I love Pandora, Nook, My Writing Nook (for novel writing), and Kindle a lot.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] djingonthenet:
HTC Sense + Widgets - Absolute must IMHO

XDA

Astro File manager

Advanced Task Killer

SetCPU - Low settings in standby saves huge amounts of battery life

Volume Free Timer/Toggle - Profile Schedule (with current profile show on task bar)

Rockplayer

MyPlayer

WSOP (Worrld series of poker)

Monopoly Classic HD

NFS Shift

Dolphin Browser HD

Flash 10.1 final

Google Maps/Earth/Goggles/Translation........

IMDb

Sky+

POYNT

WeatherBug Lite

Drivesafe.ly
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] dysprosi:
Aldiko does have a day/night mode and multiple fonts to choose from. Also try Calibre for converting any ebook file into a .epub. Works great with Aldiko for me.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] smeddy:
Thanks, I had a brain-freeze when I typed this, there's another reader app which I like but it has no night-mode. Aldiko does, but I do not find it very readable/easy on the eye with the three default fonts. It's reasonable but if I'm commuting, I switch to WM first for the time being. I generally dislike converting files.

I'm the same with videos and music - I just want to drag and drop, rather than have to a) pre-empt my choices, b) lose time if converting in a rush, c) have multiple versions of the same media floating around on a hard drive. For instance I was always happy playing Divx's on TCPMP rather than use the mp4 conversion tools.

Gratzi for feedback tho :)
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Sichroteph:
Just tried xscope web browser... I thoughtI tried them all but this one is the best so far.. Very very fast
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] ForceField:
My Apps Bible

-Extended Controls - Better than Standard Controls

-Launcher Pro - Don't like sense much (too heavy for nothing)

-Launch-X Pro - A very nice Widget launcher that you can fill with anything

-RealCalc - Really nice Free Scientific Calculator

-Mixzing - Best Media player around (You must try this one)

-BatteryLife(Curvefish) - Graphically nice battery (tried a lot of widgets but this is the nicest battery indicator)

-SMS Unread Count - Really Nice icons for sms,mail and call count

-Last Call - You can directly dial the last number who phoned you

-Talk To Me

-Mini Info Widget - Visually nice Info widget

-Audio Manager

-Android System Info(ElectricSheep) -

-Dropbox (Dropbox inc.)

-Hangman

-Fun Towers

-Nexus One Torch

-Opera Mini Browser - I find it better that the default one

-Advanced Task Killer

-3 "Cubed" - Not as nice than Mixzing but really good

-Dialer One
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] phatsua:
what is a good app for screen capture ?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] HeavyComponent:
Yeah I want one of those to.

Sent from HTC HD2 using XDA app.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] jjones1983:
Get "Shoot Me" from the Market. It's free and works like a charm.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] HeavyComponent:
Found one for free called "screenshot". Works great.

Sent from HTC HD2 using XDA app.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] phatsua:
Thank you, ShootMe is great :)
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] jman206:
Is there a app that measures how much current/voltage the phone is using? So you can measure the battery usage?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] polo735:
A great app for me is IGO Motonav. This is Gps navigation software with built in maps. This app supports 480x800 resolution. It is a must for those of us without unlimited data plans who want GPS navi.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] ddgarcia05:
Currentwidget
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] jman206:
Thank you!
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] All Day On XDA:
Ireader is a good book reader for txt, chm, pdb, epub and some others. Has a night mode too.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] bertakuche@aol.com:
must have...

setCPU

barcode scanner

swarm

lookout mobile

google chrome to phone
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] S-Bazz:
Talking Tom Cat (Free) :D -> brilliant when you've got no-one to talk with

Zimly Media Player -> best media player in my opinion

Paper Toss -> when you've got nothing to do and don't want to make a mess

XDA -> ofcourse..

Kaloer Clock -> really good nightclock, set your display light low and dock your phone and let Zimly play music to fall asleep

Zedge Ringtones and Wallpapers

Retro Radio -> great Shoutcast player/browser

I just love android..... especially since the dev's have made such a progress on functionality and stability.. Thanks!!
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] FreakyFerret:
LCD Density for Root

http://www.appbrain.com/app/lv.n3o.lcddensity

Let's you change the LCD Density (think screen resolution) from 140 to 300 in 20 step incriments. Very cool.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Algemene:
I downloaded the 2.2 leak and it updated my hboot to 0.93.0000 :mad:

is there a possible way to downgrade the hboot or even get a stock rom back on the evo?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] snandlal:
Sorry.....not at the moment...hang tight buddy.....sucks
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] timothy.heckman:
I made the same mistake. I have a gut feeling root is going to take awhile to appear.

should be in q&a section by the way...
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jd9900:
I'm getting an EVO for my wife today....depending on the hboot rev she gets, I may work on this exact issue today. I'll keep you updated.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vivix729:
Rofl.

10char.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] live4vball:
Ug. I'm in the same boat. Stupid HTC leak.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] noname4me:
What is your PRI version with that HBOOT version? (Look on the phone info/SW version screen.)
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TMartin:
Interesting thread by my man behnaam over at HTCPedia
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sporkman:
You installed it LOL who's stupid. ?

sent with my evo from a secret place
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zikronix:
That is intresting..