yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] thETImo:
Thanks indeed. I spotted quite a few useful apps from this thread.

However, my favourite app is still missing:

Proximity Screen Off, that shuts and locks your screen. And it works by swiping your hand over the phone's proximity sensor (the one left from the earpiece).

It is both useful and very cool. ;)

Since I'm new here, I can't insert links to my posts yet... But use the words 'Proximity Screen Off' as keywords and you'll find it from the Market.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] vijaykanth:
@AllGamer

even these apps are cool, coz some people like to backup their Messages or Call Logs or even APN Lists! :)

SMS Backup & Restore

APK: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.riteshsahu.SMSBackupRestore

A simple App to Backup and Restore SMS Messages (in XML).

APN Backup & Restore

APK: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.riteshsahu.APNBackupRestore

A simple App to backup and restore APNs.

Call Logs Backup & Restore

APK: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.riteshsahu.CallLogBackupRestore

A simple App to backup and restore Call Logs (History).

All of the above apps are developed by Ritesh Sahu. I really recommend these!
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] redphx:
awesome. thanks for this
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] Darcia:
Titanium backup <3

Maybe add "SGS kernel flash" in the list? =)
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] mendinhos:
Thank you so much
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] outchard:
another must have is "LBE Privacy Guard" (free): only for rooted phones : try and you can't miss it anymore...
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] J0HNiE:
wow great apps thanks :)
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] agentdark45:
The sms backup app is great - used this in the past.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] gaurav16_81:
Some more useful stuff I didnt find in the main post [tried posting links but cant post links yet :( , plz search these on the android market ]:

Go Launcher Ex - Very popular home application. Very good in features, fast, has themes too. Do check out the widgets/apps by the go team (e.g. Go Calendar, Go Contacts, Message widget, Go weather, go contacts, go dialer)

Go Sms pro - "GO SMS Pro(yet FREE) is a huge enhancement for stock messaging app, much faster, more functions; with cool UI, chat/list style, popups, backup/restore, scheduler, encryption, blacklist, folders, many themes, tons of settings"

Business Calendar Free - "Calendar-Application with scroll- and zoomable multi-day view and much more. Business Calendar is a complete calendar application that is synchronising with your Google calendars!"

Equalizer - Equalizer app and widget to control your sound effect levels on your phone.

QuickPic - Extremely fast picture browser, much better than gallery

Speedview - An advanced speedometer application that offers lots of useful features

Widgetsoid - Widgets:

switcher toggle,clock,battery,network,wifi level,shortcuts

Voodoo Control - Useful only if your kernel has voodoo sound (which means root is required).. unleash the powerful hi-fi headphone amplifier included in SGS and audiophile-quality DAC. If your device is supported but not your kernel, give voodoo Control Plus (commercial) a try
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] WalkingReds:
Great stuff !!!
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] amem:
thank you

keep up the good work
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] comnam90:
Thanks will be getting these!
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] J 3 M:
Great thread, thank you.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] kambing86:
thanksssss for the sharing
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] ariebenais:
very good

Great thread, thank you.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] smrizki:
adfree, titanium backup :D must have
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] BARMAN2005:
Please, add "root" badge to AdFree on the list. It won't work without that... ;)
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] 6y5t4r3e2w1q:
Thanks for the list.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] manudevil:
Thank you ! Very useful thread.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] suhoy119:
+1 here :D
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] the-weatherman:
Thanks a lot for that useful selection.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] trikkeuh:
awesome, thanks!
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] flo2lacanau:
Very good topic !
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] m107:
Thank you so much :)
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] welard:
hi can anyone post visidon applock apk i cannot get it from market....thanks:)
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] zecetw:
What's exactly Android manager doing ?
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] nayloon:
good topic
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] hackeron:
Why have a sticky when its not updated for 2 months.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] tb5...:
props...

thread is nice.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] AllGamer:
Ringdroid

Apk: http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.ringdroid

create your own ringtones! in your phone using your own music collection on the SD card
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] AllGamer:
Rings Extended

Apk: http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.angryredplanet.android.rings_extended

Easily pick your favourite tune for ring tones and system alerts music from anywhere on your SD card
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] AllGamer:
SD Card Speed Tester

Apk: http://www.appbrain.com/app/br.com.fast4ward.sdcardspeedtester
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] AllGamer:
Battery Full Popup

Topic: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=748400

Apk: in topic

it stops the pop up for the annoying Battery Full message.... ever been woke up at 3 AM in the morning when the battery is full and the alarm blasts off because of that?
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] AllGamer:
TrafficStats (only for Froyo 2.2 and up)

Apk: http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.trafficstats

The app you have all been waiting for, it tells you precisely which app used how much data packets over 3.5G/3G/2G/G
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] AllGamer:
APKatcher

Apk: http://www.appbrain.com/app/nEx.software.Apps.APKatcher

it lets you install Apps from your emails (very handy)
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] AllGamer:
NoBars Battery Saver

Apk: http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.tomdryer.nobars

Great app to save battery power, it's perfect for those that takes the subway a lot or go into areas with very bad reception
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] AllGamer:
Flashlight

Apk: http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.socialnmobile.flashlight

It's great app to check if your screen has any problem or not.

Although it was designed to be used as a "flash light" in mind, i find it more useful to test for dead pixels, screen burn in, color test, etc.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] AllGamer:
Player

Apk: http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.aka.player

simple true vanilla player, does all the stuff the other music player do, plus a simple shot and click play the folders you choose, it also can download the lyrics of the song you are listening to, and set it as the default ring tone
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] AllGamer:
ClockSync []

Apk: http://www.appbrain.com/app/ru.org.amip.ClockSync

some times the cell phone network operator gives the wrong time if you select the "Automatic" option in Settings > Date and Time

This utility is perfect to keep the phone time accurate without worrying random time changes when jumping from one operator to another operator, specially when you travel across several states.

i use it with this NTP Time Servers:

north-america.pool.ntp.org

or simply use the top level

pool.ntp.org
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] AllGamer:
World Time (by Mahesh Dixit)

Apk: http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.mahesh.worldtime

If you travel a lot, this will be very handy as well; after testing out many of the "word time" apps, this one is by far the best
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] AllGamer:
Quick Boot []

Apk: http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.siriusapplications.quickboot

lets you easily reboot, or go into Download Mode / Recovery Mode
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] groaner:
Small suggestion to note if it requires Root?

I just installed Titanum only to find it needs root. :(

Not ready to root just yet.

Other than that, GREAT list.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] AllGamer:
noted! thanks for the suggestion
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] FuryriderX:
How about noLED? Would have thought that'd be first.

Screen Mode Widget Lite is also extremely handy (i use it for disabling the lockscreen when i'm just sitting with my phone on the desk and getting text messages, its annoying to unlock the phone every time, and much easier than going into the menus and switching on/off the lockscreen, plus i can enable the lockscreen whenever i want, right from the widget) - AND, it has a 3rd setting to keep the screen on permanently.

Timeriffic is cool too (and free) - lets you specify times/dates to enable/disable stuff like ringer, wifi, 3g (via APNdroid), brightness, airplane mode, bluetooth. Handy if you always forget to silence your phone for that meeting every week. Or school. Or whatever haha
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] s1rl4ncel0t:
I'm new to the Android platform, and therefore this thread is an awesome starting point for the quest of apps for my new sgs.

Thanks m8
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] s1rl4ncel0t:
Sorry about the double post, but I'm searching for an app that lets me switch between open apps, similar to the function we already have by long pressing home key.

Also looking for a good cpu monitor. As for battery monitor I'm using battery status which looks good but i don't now its behaviour in what cpu, mem and battery concerns.

How about a simple app that would allows us to rapidly switch between languages on our keyboard? I frequently write in English, French, Deutsche and Portuguese. Its a pain to go to settings each time i change the language i intend to write... On iphone its plain simple... Any ideas?

Thanks
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] AllGamer:
AudioManager Widget

Apk: http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.smartandroidapps.audiowidget

easily find out if your volume levels are set properly or not
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] AllGamer:
Autorun Killer

Topic: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=8162217

Apk: http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.rs.autorun

similar to the paid Startup Manager, it lets you easily configure which apps should start up during the phone boot up
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] oofol:
Very good thread - especially for new users!

I did know a lot of those, how ever I found a few new usefull:)
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] LupusInvictus:
Kies Registry Patcher FTW !!!

Very usefull tool when your KIES is acting up again ;)
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] kohkohnut:
Very useful info. Thanks.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] cheneng:
Very useful, helped me alot.

thank you
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] Mastertoon:
Heh and 99% of this thread is "thank you" :D
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] koblomi:
nice thread, thank you very much!
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] contactfornitish:
Superb list..though older now but still worth checking out
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] sohail667:
thnxxxxxx a lot
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] Dara`:
Very good thread. New users can find some usefull programs
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] spfall:
I like the Android sync manager the most.

However, others are useful too.

Nice thread. :D
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] hequmania:
You should also check "Juice Defender". It's the only battery saver software I've used but it has been superb so far.

As I'm a newbie poster I cannot provide you a straight link, but check: latedroid dot com slash juicedefender :)
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] zizo2005:
thanks soooo much man
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] zizo2005:
great thread thanks so much
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] soxer123:
Wow, I can ditch Kies

Was so chuffed with my new Galaxy S2 until I tried to hook it up to the PC for file transfer. Had all the same probs everyone else seems to and so went looking for an alternative. Thank God I found this haven.

Downloaded Android sync manager and the software for the phone and was up and running in 5 mins with very little previous experience of this sort of thing.

Tomorrow I hope to duplicate my success on the WIndows 7 PC (I am currently crowing about a successful install with XP on a laptop).

Thanks for all the guidance on here - Fantastic stuff KP:)
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] ilordvader:
I tried to install BLN Control but it gives Error

Do i need another app before i download this on my SGS2 ?

Thanks
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] wesley:
You should get a Medal, or a free hamburger-at least, for that list! Thanks millions.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] AllGamer:
No Lock

Apk: http://www.appbrain.com/app/org.jraf.android.nolock

On/Off switch for the Lock Screen, this is the perfect app if you are tried of sweeping to unlock
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] AllGamer:
No idea why you would like to want another App Switching app, the build in one works pretty good, long hold on Home button

there are too many Apps for CPU monitoring, I'm still evaluating to see which one is best.

keyboard languages, i agree, i switch between 2~3 languages quite frequently, and so far i have not yet found a good app for that yet
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] AllGamer:
you're right noLED is good, although personally i've not had much need for it

for the screen lock, i use the No Lock, is way easier, and it stays until you flip the switch

that other app Timeriffic sounds like something i could us my self, great suggestion :D
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] AllGamer:
Alarm Clock PlusV2★

Apk: http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.vp.alarmClockPlusDock

the best alarm app for Android, and it's fREE!
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] AllGamer:
Here's is a nice freebie set, these On/Off widgets comes with really nice visual indicators to know the current status, better than SwitchPro or other similar apps.

APN OnOff

Apk: http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.curvefish.widgets.apnonoff

AutoRotate OnOff

Apk: http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.curvefish.widgets.autorotateonoff

AutoSync OnOff http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.curvefish.widgets.autosynconoff

Apk:

Bluetooth OnOff

Apk: http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.curvefish.widgets.bluetoothonoff

Brightness Level

Apk: http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.curvefish.widgets.brightnesslevel

GPS OnOff []

Apk: http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.curvefish.widgets.gpsonoff

SilentMode OnOff

Apk: http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.curvefish.widgets.silentmodeonoff

WiFi OnOff

Apk: http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.curvefish.widgets.wifionoff

MoveToSD (Requires Froyo 2.2)

Apk: http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.curvefish.apps.movetosd

as the name says it's like app2sd, it moves it to the SD card and runs your app from the SD card
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] AllGamer:
Gauge Battery Widget

Apk: http://www.appbrain.com/app/net.hubalek.android.gaugebattwidget
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] AllGamer:
Airplane Mode Widget

Apk: http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.guywmustang.airplanewidget
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] AllGamer:
Antenna Widget

Apk: http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.blogspot.androidpanda.antennawidget
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] s1rl4ncel0t:
I'm searching an app switcher different from the default one because it is limited to 6 apps and its not a Alt+Tab thing but a list of last apps opened and therefore it will show apps that you killed already.

As soon as I find something I'll post it here.

Besides that, haven't found still any language/keyboard switcher...

To end this post, I tested two days app the startup cleaner 2.0 and it sucks. Sorry for the honesty of my words. Let me explain: it not good because of one simple thing which is not letting you add apps to the startup list.

I want for example to have tweetdeck starting with Sgs boot, and this app doesn't let me do it...

C u around :)
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] AllGamer:
there is an old app called Startup Manager v2.3, it's a paid app

that one will let you add items to the startup.

i'm only listing free stuff in this topic
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] Finguz:
Thanks for the huge list! The link for android manager via WiFi appears to be dead :(
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] AllGamer:
yeap seems like it is currently down

it'll be back up eventually
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] ickyboo:
Did anyone recommend Visual Task Swapper yet? pretty nice imho
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] AllGamer:
nope, but i'm actually testing it out for my review before i saw it yesterday on AppsBrain
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] Falloutboy2000:
you can choose the language with extended controls, but its not for free

btw nice list :-)
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] AllGamer:
Attachment to SD

Apk: http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.ndola.android.attachment2sd

lets you save attachments to your SD cards
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] AllGamer:
Free Power Widget

Apk: http://www.appbrain.com/app/at.abraxas.powerwidget.free

On Off switches for: USB, Airplane, WiFi, Bluetooth, Silent, Lock Pattern, Brightness Toggle, Brightness Slider, Sync , Orientation, GPS, 2G/3G, Stay awake, Always On, Screen Timeout, Wifi Lock
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] AllGamer:
Android System Info

Apk: http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.electricsheep.asi

the most detailed app to see and poke every little thing inside your phone
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] AllGamer:
Mobile Signal Widget

Apk: http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.empirical.widget.signal

quite handy, it's much easier to read than the tiny one on the status bar
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] AllGamer:
Aditya Rescan Media Scanner On/Off []

Topic: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=7646738

Apk: in topic, first post
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] dopeee:
whatsapp has been released on android as beta on their website.

its a push based gtalk equivalent app that works across phones - iphone, blackberry, nokia. better than msn apps like nimbuzz because it doesnt get disconnected and doesnt require a login (uses your mobile number).

Cant post link coz im a noobie :(
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] thunderteaser:
Thanks @AllGamer for making my life easier! :)

By the way, do you know a good linux alternative to Android Manager WiFi? I can't seem to find anything like that, that would be really awesome!
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] AllGamer:
CacheCleaner

Apk: http://www.appbrain.com/app/org.lsartory.cachecleaner

does exactly as it says, simply and easily without any complicated software, just hit the button and presto!
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] AllGamer:
New Guide added

How to Sync everything through Outlook?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=8201021
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] AllGamer:
EStrongs File Explorer

Apk: http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.estrongs.android.pop

an easier to use File Manager for Android more windows user friendly, and it allows you to access windows network shares too!
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] AllGamer:
Package Buddy

Apk: http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.psyrus.packagebuddy

The best Free! parcel tracking utility for Android
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] keithchen:
Hi, link to Andorid Manager website seems like it is down..can you post another mirror link?thanks
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] AllGamer:
there are no mirror links unfortunately

yes, i can confirm it's down at the moment

maybe they are upgrading it or something
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] anonymusneo:
hi guys ^_^

im using eclair 2.1 with jg4 FW.unrooted non modded . everything in stock version..

i am unable to rotate homescreen ??

can u please tell me how to rotate on homescreen?
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] okpc:
Get launcherpro. It'll able to have the home screen rotate and its free. Theres an option in it to turn it off also
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] AllGamer:
yup, link to launcherpro is on the first page
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] Johnutz:
Tasker - Automate your Android

I just discovered this wonderful app last week. It's need a bit of learning curve for some but it is a golden mine. It's a paid app but worth fully the money.

On the developer's home page you could get a 7 days trial period to test it.

Here are some links to get a better view:

http://www.appbrain.com/app/net.dinglisch.android.taskerm

http://tasker.dinglisch.net/

http://www.androidrundown.com/app-rundown/tasker-review/

http://www.androidpolice.com/2010/0...ur-android-20-free-tasker-licenses-3-99-each/

Enjoy and fell the power of Android !

This is something Apple funboys will die for :)
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] ragin:
Hey AllGamer, Very nice thread. ;)

I have 2 things to bring to your attention. 1) dialer@bar - very nice program that shows up as dialer & contacts on your bar so that if you are in the middle of something & need to make a call or bring up contacts, just bring down the bar & click. 2) PIMbackup, very useful between flashing of ROMs, if you want to save your contacts, call logs etc.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] AllGamer:
thanks, i'll definitely add those to the collection :)

do you have a link for PIMbackup? i can't find it on market or Appsbrain
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] AllGamer:
Dialer@Bar

Apk: http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.application.dialeratbar2

shows dialer and contacts in Notification bar, also facilitates the access to contacts from any app instantly

getting Force Closed when trying to access the contact list

apparently it is unable to handle contacts from 15+ different accounts, too much contacts for it to process.

good idea for an app, but it needs some bug fixing.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] AllGamer:
deciBel

Apk: http://www.appbrain.com/app/decibel/bz.bsb.decibel

great tool to check and measure noise level in the area
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] AllGamer:
AdFree Android

Apk: http://www.androlib.com/android.application.com-bigtincan-android-adfree-zxC.aspx

blocks all the ads, saving you bandwidth and data usage
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] Bec07:
I recommend WallNager free and efficient at changing your wallpaper for a fresh new look!
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] ragin:
It works perfectly for me. Just brings up my regular contacts window, which I couldn't if I am already doing something else.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] seby79:
I am wondering if there is any apps to replace the ''original'' set pattern lock of the Samsung Galaxy S? I am asking this because instead of dots I will like to use number - it is much safer to prevent ''the lock'' of the phone.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] ragin:
Hi AllGamer,

I had found a link to a great app here somewhere but cant remember now :confused:, it can backup all your datato the sdcard as an executable file that you can excute after reflashing your new ROM & all your data like contacts, call logs, sms's are back where they should be.

Can you help me find which one was it?

Thanks in advance.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] valy31:
even at the dots u can use a twisted combination hard to unlock.. about a new one dunno
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] AllGamer:
Titanium backup does that

Astro file manager also come with a backup feature that does that as well
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] ragin:
I meant just my contacts, sms, calender, Call logs. Nothing else.

Is there something for only those?
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] seby79:
This is not what I had on mind...but thanks
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] AllGamer:
i was evaluating a few of those, there are a lot to choose from

but in the end i settled with Titanium Backup, because it did that and more

it saved me the trouble to use multiple backup software

in titatium backup choose the SMS, Phone or whatever corresponding App, then select the option to backup user data as well (it's set by default)
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] AllGamer:
Apps Organizer

Apk: http://www.appbrain.com/app/apps-organizer/com.google.code.appsorganizer

easily group the apps you use the most into folders and set a widget on the home screens