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Had my Streak since Monday after finally deciding against the HD2. I've been a winmo user for years but didn't like the idea of being stuck with 6.5 for another 18 months.
I had built up a huge selection of fave apps for my HD and was reluctant to let some of them go, so I thought it would be a good idea to start a thread for everyone's essential apps for the Streak.
Having only had the "phone!" for a few days, here's a couple of apps i'm liking so far:
1. RockPlayer - play avi files and more.
2. Google Navigation - although comes shipped in UK.
3. MyPlayer - BBC iPlayer.
4. AppKiller - although this is the only task manager i have tried so far.
5. EsFileExplorer - again the only one tried so far.
6. XDA app - nice interface and faster than using the browser.
7. ColourUp - i love editing photos and this is pretty cool.
8. Google SkyMap - works brilliantly.
9. Swype - only just started using this, for me it's brilliant.
Ok, there's my keepers for now, how about yours? I've not really found any great games that fit will on the screen yet although i'm liking Winds Of Steel.
Same as yours really, but would like to add Astro file explorer - great for installing apps outside market. And if you like reading as much as i do Laputa is a awesome ebook reader with ipad style bookshelf and page turning and loads of online books.
Tried quite a few games and at the mo playing Zenonia little rpg ala zelda which is a nice enough. Game Boid is a great emulator for all those classics. Mazeoid is a free pac man game runs great on the streak.
Im experimenting with different keyboards, the dell one works great but the numpad throws off the whole symmetry. Ive tried smart keyboard which is quite nice with lots of skins, but i found it slow so went back. Any suggestions would be very welcome...
Gonna add a new one as of yesterday....kindle reader.
just bought a couple of books and woopee for some reason you can buy them at american prices. Lot cheaper than the UK store/mobipocket etc.
Oh yeah and Rockplayer...rocks...will probably be my first 'purchased' app once it get's released (I've not had a need for anything else that requires paying for yet.)
oops. forgot I don't play many games but Bonsai Blast is really addictive and fits the screen great.
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Same as yours really, but would like to add Astro file explorer - great for installing apps outside market. And if you like reading as much as i do Laputa is a awesome ebook reader with ipad style bookshelf and page turning and loads of online books.
Tried quite a few games and at the mo playing Zenonia little rpg ala zelda which is a nice enough. Game Boid is a great emulator for all those classics. Mazeoid is a free pac man game runs great on the streak.
Im experimenting with different keyboards, the dell one works great but the numpad throws off the whole symmetry. Ive tried smart keyboard which is quite nice with lots of skins, but i found it slow so went back. Any suggestions would be very welcome...
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Great, was looking for a decent ebook reader for the ebooks i already have, I also think the numeric keypad is a dumb thing - not thought about as it forces you to hold the streak lob-sided to type, as you, still looking for a decent alternative.
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Gonna add a new one as of yesterday....kindle reader.
just bought a couple of books and woopee for some reason you can buy them at american prices. Lot cheaper than the UK store/mobipocket etc.
Oh yeah and Rockplayer...rocks...will probably be my first 'purchased' app once it get's released (I've not had a need for anything else that requires paying for yet.)
oops. forgot I don't play many games but Bonsai Blast is really addictive and fits the screen great.
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Yep, kindle reader looks lovely, but can't get it to work with the ebooks i "bought" from other sources. Will give the bonsai blast a try. Cheers.
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Gonna add a new one as of yesterday....kindle reader.
just bought a couple of books and woopee for some reason you can buy them at american prices. Lot cheaper than the UK store/mobipocket etc.
Oh yeah and Rockplayer...rocks...will probably be my first 'purchased' app once it get's released (I've not had a need for anything else that requires paying for yet.)
oops. forgot I don't play many games but Bonsai Blast is really addictive and fits the screen great.
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Nice find, buy them cheap while you can
Gave Bonsai Blast a go and i agree looks great and a pretty fun and adictive thanks.
Kindle looks good but like Guest69 i have a collection of ebooks i need to be able to import, maybe this will be possible later...
Also found a few good widgets. Htc smooth calendar (other one was buggy) looks great, matching the dell theme better then the default and shows 3 appointments. VolumeWidget is on my home screen, gives you 3 buttons for preset volume profiles.
Finally the Zedge app is like the app store of ringtones, has search, preview and install functions. Theres also a wallpaper section, but i havent tried it as i have made my own seamless sets like the o2 wallpapers (cut up and resized some high res dual monitor wallpapers) ill post some here when i get a minute.
My favorite book reader is aldiko, and it has limited support for importing books as well as long as they are epub format.
Hi all,
Well I've had my Streak now for a little over 3 weeks and have now flashed my first custom Rom which comes Rooted and with Superuser permissions plus has allowed me to remove from the Rom the apps i had no need for.
So here are my installed apps in no particular order.
Astro File Manager: can be used to install apps that come as apk's as opposed to from the market
Barcode Scanner: easy way to install apps form QR codes or just reading Bar codes
3G Watchdog: Monitors your data use over 3G you can set your allowance and it will monitor and alert you
Live Calender: Will bring up upcoming Appointments on your Home screen
F1 Pocket 2010: all you need to stay up to date with F1
Moto GP Pocket 2010: all you need to stay up to date with Moto GP
iSyncr for PC: Easy transfer and sync of iTunes to your Streak
Google Sky Map: Map of the Stars and Planets
Engadget: Widget with scrolling updates
SystemPanelLite Task Manager:Shows you CPU and Memory use
myPlayer: BBC iPlayer
ShootMe: Screen Shots for Rooted devices
Speedtest.net Speed Test
Rock Player: Plays DivX Avi and many other formats in great quality.
Co Pilot Live: Sat Nav with POI'S and Speed Cameras
Gentle Alarm: Great Multiple Alarm app with some unique nice features
Seven Push E-Mail: Real time Push E-Mail with full folder support
Cloud List:Great: shopping or other list app also on line lists that can be shared with others
Tapatalk Pro: handy tool for posting on Forums
TVCatchup Mobile Live TV Streaming with lots of UK channels
Fring: Skype and IM chat app includes Skype Video chat
Superuser Permissions: allows rooted apps permission
Boot Explorer: File explorer and more for Rooted devices
Root Booter: Easy Normal, Recovery or Bootloader Reboot options
Boot Manager: Control over various options and apps on your device
Swype: simply the best keyboard and typing experience ever IMHO
I should mention although System Panel Lite is a task manager that's not what I'm using it for as it also shows CPU and Memory use along with all your Active applications and Inactive cached applications. Personally I'm just not using a task killer or killing any apps at all.
Wow having now made this list i can't believe just how many apps i have installed so far just as well the Streak comes with 2GB for installing them on.
Marc
is there a good Weather app out there
Is there an android application for windows live mail? I haven't found one.
Diane
Sent from my Dell Streak using the XDA application.
@ Dogman, Mate whats the name of the Barcode reader you use thanks
Hi lufc
It's called Barcode Scanner and it works better then any I've ever used before literally as soon as you frame the QR code it identifies it and gives gives you the option to open the browser which actually opens the download store with the app ready to just hit for download. It still amazes me very time i use it to download a new app just how fast and simple it makes the whole procedure.
Marc
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Hi lufc
It's called Barcode Scanner and it works better the any I've ever used before literally as soon as you frame the QR code it identifies it and gives gives you the option to open the browser which actually opens the download store with the app ready to just hit for download. It still amazes me very time i use it to download a new app just how fast and simple it makes the whole procedure.
Marc
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Thanks Marc will give that one a try i have been using Mobile tag and its not much cop
I'm using loads !
Fring - pity it doesn't support Fbchat yet, but it was a shock to have a video call from one of my aussie mates yesterday
phonebook 2.0 - so much better than the stock contacts for making phone calls.
fancy widget - (sense style clock and weather)
dolphin browser - can't decide which I prefer this or stock browser
opera mini 5 - for when I'm on gprs as it's faster there.
wifinder- neat little app
barcode scanner
osmtracker- useful for updating openstreetmap or gps logging
Vespucci - for ondevice osm editing
sportypal - used it in winmo, not as good as runsat though, maybe hollywoof will write an android runsat app one day.
floating image - ultra cool way of showing pictures
layar - more for showing off
laputa
Mytracks - works with runsaturday.com (via email)
Imeasy -fbchat
myplayer
panoramio-to use teh photo service
pkt auctions ebay
seesmic-much better twitter, crap widget though
tapatalk pro
slideit - great once you get past the stupid crashing installer
root explorer
goggles
bonsai blast
and a couple of spongebob games for my kids
My FAVORITE app is Swype. A month ago they were letting people download the app again and I got it for my Nexus One .. I loved it because for some reason I was having a horrible time typing .. When I first got my Streak I typed on it for about 15 minutes and then downloaded Swype again and that is ALL I ever use. I made it the default program for any text and you can always type letter by letter if you are having problems with a certain word. On YouTube there are several GREAT instructional videos on swyping from the maker. I am pretty sure I am getting faster swyping than I was typing on my iphone.
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Thanks for the barcode scanner tip Marc, its real fast and accurate definitely a keeper.
ROFL @ "XDA_devs is rapidly becoming the McDs of the winmo world, sadly full of rude chavs demanding crap immediately.. "
As for swype, I gave it a try but I wasnt impressed, guess its a preference thing but I can type fast as hell in landscape with a normal kb so long as it can keep up. I found with swype it takes much more finger movement to type each word and you have to look at what you are doing more, not to mention smearing crap all over the screen...
Im still searching for a good alternative to dells stock kb, tried everything in the market with mixed results, but I think I'll just wait till the froyo update and try the ported htc multitouch kb.
@Cypher84
If you mess around with the settings for Swype you can change how long the trace shows for and the same for word prediction i have reduced the time for both which i have found has made the world of difference. Also now Swype has learnt most of my most commonly typed words I'm finding it incredibly fast and accurate and also it's quite forgiving if your not totally accurate. Also for the suggested word to be put in you just start the next word so now after just a short while using Swype it defiantly is my by far preferred method of text input. But like anything just because it's best for me doesn't mean it has to be for everyone else.
Marc
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@Cypher84
If you mess around with the settings for Swype you can change how long the trace shows for and the same for word prediction i have reduced the time for both which i have found has made the world of difference. Also now Swype has learnt most of my most commonly typed words I'm finding it incredibly fast and accurate and also it's quite forgiving if your not totally accurate. Also for the suggested word to be put in you just start the next word so now after just a short while using Swype it defiantly is my by far preferred method of text input. But like anything just because it's best for me doesn't mean it has to be for everyone else.
Marc
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I have tried 6 versions of swype and i cannot seem to get them to work they install OK and i go to setting and tick to enable it but when i go to the keyboard its still the stock one is there something i am doing wrong
Dogman any chance you can upload the version you use thanks
lufc said:
I have tried 6 versions of swype and i cannot seem to get them to work they install OK and i go to setting and tick to enable it but when i go to the keyboard its still the stock one is there something i am doing wrong
Dogman any chance you can upload the version you use thanks
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I had the same problem but you just need to do this
After you have installed and enabled swype
Open a text input box (what I do is open up the browser, go to google and then hold my finger down in the google search box)
Hold your finger down in this box until a menu appears "Input method"
select Input Method and then it should give you an option of Swype or Android Keyboard, select swype and now it will use that as default
Hope this helps
Cheers
Payneardo
My all time favorite keyboard was ShapeWriter, but it was discontinued when the company was bought by Nuance, the makers of Dragon Dictate. It didn't have a voice input button, but its word prediction was unmatched by any other and newer keyboard apps out there.
Unfortunatley, it also didn't work well on the Nook as the resolution was set for smaller screen sizes.
Well, that keyboard is now back and it is incredible. The same great swiping technology and prediction, but also has a Dragon Dictate voice input button and the ability to write "grafitti" style. It is only $5 and definately worth your attention. Another feature I like is that the keyboard is displayed on the bottom and it does not bloat the input panel, so you can actually see the screen above the keyboard, this means you can see results showing up as you type in google search or market. Awesome stuff!
DO NOT BOTHER WITH SWYPE, this is the real deal!
And no, I do not work for Nuance.
Android Market link: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.nuance.flext9.input&feature=search_result
Ceger
maybe you are in wrong forum...
what can I do with Dragon Dictate voice input without a microphone on the Nook Color??
furius said:
maybe you are in wrong forum...
what can I do with Dragon Dictate voice input without a microphone on the Nook Color??
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Well that is more for my Evo than the NC. But is important to note that it has everything and since you buy once and it works for all of your android devices, it is useful everywhere.
Ceger
or you can get swype, for free.
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or you can get swype, for free.
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Beta is beta, not free. And as I said, Swype is amateur next to this. I really tried to like Swype, but it is just so a$$ backwards in its implementation.
Ceger
I don't really care for swiping style keyboards on my Nook, save that for my smaller screened phone. I personally dig Thumb Keyboard for the Nook myself.
FlexT9 (and SWYPE) update: Possible trouble
FlexT9 is now discontinued... actually has been for a while, now, but Nuance was very quiet about it. The FlexT9 page in the Google Play store suddenly isn't findable by search, but is still there. It's also still got a page (but it's tough to find) on the Nuance Mobility web site.
When/if someone goes to send a support message (to open a ticket) to discuss it with someone from Nuance, a message pops-up the instant you select "FlexT9" as the product about which you want to talk telling you that FlexT9 is dead, and that the new SWYPE app replaces it; and that for now, while it's in BETA, said new SWYPE app is free.
It's important to remember that even though we've all said, for a long time, that FlexT9 is better than SWYPE, that was back when they were separate companies. Nuance (the maker of FlexT9) bought SWYPE in October of 2011; and has been rumored to be combining the best of SWYPE with the best of FlexT9 and putting it all into the new made-by-Nuance SWYPE app for Android.
My review of FlexT9, though, that I just posted on its page in the Google Play Store pretty much sums-up the problem.
Posted by Gregg L. DesElms - August 1, 2012 - Version 2.0.2.0
WARNING! FlexT9 discontinued! Replaced by SWYPE!
I give it five stars because because FlexT9 really is the hands-down best Android keyboard app out there. But Nuance (its developer) has discontinued it; and the replacement is the new SWYPE keyboard, which Nuance now owns (it bought the SWYPE company in October 2011). When they were separate companies, lots of people said, in forums and whatnot, to get FlexT9 instead of SWYPE, and they were right because FlexT9 was better. As long as the new SWYPE incorporates everything that was in FlexT9 (and I think it does), then that's fine. Here's the problem, though: For the moment (as of this writing on 31 July 2012) while the new SWYPE is still in BETA, it's free. And so if the new SWYPE is actually a better-than-FlexT9 upgrade, then, fine... free is good. However, why would Nuance purchase SWYPE only to give it away? SWYPE will, no doubt, when it's out of BETA, eventually be paid/commercial, just like FlexT9 was. And that, too, is fine, except that if FlexT9 is discontinued with no further support, then shouldn't paying FlexT9 users get a free upgrade to the new SWYPE? I only purchased FlexT9 six months ago! Need I pay, again, for SWYPE when it's finally out of BETA? Is that really fair?
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Thoughts, anyone?
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the swipe and handwriting features of flext9 version 2.0.2.0 doesn't work for me. nice looking keyboard though.
I just saw that Swype has a new beta out on Engadget that integrates voice recognition from Dragon. Well, it installs with no problems on the Prime, and the voice recognition component is amazingly accurate. I thought that some of you may want to give it a try, so I posted a new thread.
This entire post was just "typed" with the new Swype voice recognition. It is pretty cool. http://beta.swype.com
Sent from my Transformer Prime TF201 using xda premium
I had been using Flex T9 keyboard for a while (made by the group that just purchased Swype), and loved the dragon dictation.
Tried the new beta of Swype yesterday, and it's the best keyboard IMHO for our tablet. I can't go back to regular typing since using swype-based keyboards, and the Swype keyboard allows you to miniaturize the keyboard to make swyping easy in both landscape and portrait mode.
Love it.
Typing right now from the keyboard you should probably go get it I can type very quickly and accurately
Thanks for the link. I am typing to you right now through Dragon dictation. While this does work very well it's hard to choose between this and thumb keyboard. I also have SLIDE It keyboard also. Being able to through and Dragon dictation in does come in handy though I have to admit. I might have to test out which is faster between the 3 that I have. I will try using this swipe for a while and see how it performs. It's going to be hard to choose. Slide it is just as good and is more customizable. I do like how I can shrink the Swype keyboard though. I'm just testing this out now so don't mind me if I sound (write) like a robot right now..lol
Thanks again!
Does this app not work with the Transformer Prime?
I am having difficulties installing the app, the url for downloading the installer states that it is not an android phone.
Does it support tablets?
EDIT:
Found the solution to my problem in the FAQ
I click the link in my activation email to download Swype, but I'm told that my phone is not an Android device, even though it is! What do I do?
This message means that you may have your browser in "desktop mode", or are using something other than the Android default browser (like Skyfire or Opera Mini). To turn the Mobile View setting back on in the Android browser - Open your browser settings (click menu > more > settings) and locate the option for "Mobile view." Click the checkmark next Mobile View if it is unchecked and retry the download link from your email. If the setting is enabled and you are still getting this error, please head to our forums for support.
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Hi,
Is it just me or does ICS spell checker not work with any word processor, with or without the keyboard?
Has anyone got an alternative?
From my experience it has worked with some apps and of course the web browser.
But as far as word processing goes, I just attempt a test in the bundled Polaris Office on the Transformer Prime and there is no spell check option, nor an auto detect spell check.
Tried pretty much every office app on the android market, still no support for ICS spell check!
I'm surprised other people aren't fussed about spell check, and that no one has found a way to use spell check.
I was reading about the no spell check in office apps and people where saying that because the keyboards auto-correct for you it would be redundant to have the office app to spell check for you. The only problem with this is hardware keyboards, like ours, don't have auto-correct built in so we notice the lack of spell check more than other people. This argument is still kinda strange to me since spell check is not the same as auto-correct in my opinion.
Have you guys tried OnLive Desktop? It's what I'm using now and full-Word works amazingly well. With a mouse and keyboard you'd literally think you were in native Word on a PC. It also autosaves which has bitten me in the ass more times than I can count in Android office products. Any files you create on the device are saved in their cloud and accessible via a browser on any other device. It's pretty cool.
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Have you guys tried OnLive Desktop? It's what I'm using now and full-Word works amazingly well. With a mouse and keyboard you'd literally think you were in native Word on a PC. It also autosaves which has bitten me in the ass more times than I can count in Android office products. Any files you create on the device are saved in their cloud and accessible via a browser on any other device. It's pretty cool.
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Well I'm in the UK, so that wouldn't work anyway.
I use Splashtop if I have internet access and can use Word, Visual Studio etc on the move, but for the times when I don't have internet it would be super handy for me to be able to write documents with spell check!
I'm in the UK too and no problems accessing On live. There is a thread in the apps section with a link to the apk, and just sign up on their website. Its a great service.
But I do also understand the need for offline spell check it would be useful in Polaris
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I'm in the UK too and no problems accessing On live. There is a thread in the apps section with a link to the apk, and just sign up on their website. Its a great service.
But I do also understand the need for offline spell check it would be useful in Polaris
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Hmm, just tried On Live desktop, hardware keyboard doesn't seem to work, Splashtops remote mouse cursor follows the primes (meaning you are able to hover over items, which comes in handy) and supports right click.
Got sick of Polaris and installed this.
On the plus side it doesn't discard half finished docs and you can get a word count. Yeh!
On the downside it is super laggy when using it with the keyboard dock. Virtually unuseable really.
Has anyone else found this?
I didn't find it all too laggy with the dock, but it can be an issue if I'm typing REALLY fast on it.
My biggest gripe with it, and this goes for most other office apps out there, is the lack of spell check.
I've switched to using CloudOn which is the closest thing to Microsoft Office. It looks like some kind of emulator of Word, Powerpoint, and Excel, but it works great. The option to back up docs directly to Box, Google Drive, and Dropbox is awesome too.
Oh, and it's also free like Kingsoft.