When I first got my Android Smartphone, a Samsung Galaxy Nexus, the first thing I did was do some research. I googled "best free Android Apps" and started downloading them into my phone, and checking them out. Some started out to be promising and interesting, then further updates annoyed me by getting pretty demanding, and asking for tons of information that, to me, had nothing to do with what their app was offering -- I immediately uninstalled those. Some just didn't work. Some were not really very useful. But some were exactly what I was looking for, what I needed, and wanted - some seriously cool apps!
A year after, here is a list of some of my favorite apps, in no particular order. Basically, they should provide a pleasant, clean and predictable interface, should be intuitive to use, should be correct and comprehensive in what they do, should not be taking up all my memory all the time, and should not stress me by demanding for uncalled-for permissions. In my next blog I will describe each, what they are useful for and what I like about them.
Aldiko
ES File Explorer
BBC News
Calendar
Cam Scanner
Dropbox
ConvertPad
Viber
Flashlight
SportsTracker
Shush!
Quickdic
TheWeatherChannel
myFitnessPal
Translate
Out of Milk
Flipboard
TripIt
Moneywise
IMediaShare
NavFree
Saturday, December 8, 2012
Friday, December 7, 2012
I wanna be an Android App Developer!
After a long hiatus from tech blogging, I am back, and this time I wanna be an Android App Developer!!!
I have a Samsung Galaxy Nexus Smartphone that I got about a year ago just for that very purpose. I just never got around to it. Now I have the time -- just moved to a new place, getting settled in, and trying to be disciplined enough to get started. First off, did a quick survey of Android Dev Resources, and realized that the best resource is in fact the Android Developer Platform in http://developer.android.com/about/index.html.
I have an Ubuntu OS which I totally adore, and with which I can do so many things with. I had my Eclipse and Java JDK already set up in my system (you can refer to http://developer.android.com/training/basics/firstapp/creating-project.html if you still don't have this setup). I just needed to start up my Eclipse, then install the Android ADT (Android Development Tools) Plugin through the Help->Install New Software, Add, then enter the repository name: https://dl-ssl.google.com/android/eclipse/.
Now I'm all set!
I have quite a few ideas for apps, but first I need to say "Hello World!"
I have a Samsung Galaxy Nexus Smartphone that I got about a year ago just for that very purpose. I just never got around to it. Now I have the time -- just moved to a new place, getting settled in, and trying to be disciplined enough to get started. First off, did a quick survey of Android Dev Resources, and realized that the best resource is in fact the Android Developer Platform in http://developer.android.com/about/index.html.
I have an Ubuntu OS which I totally adore, and with which I can do so many things with. I had my Eclipse and Java JDK already set up in my system (you can refer to http://developer.android.com/training/basics/firstapp/creating-project.html if you still don't have this setup). I just needed to start up my Eclipse, then install the Android ADT (Android Development Tools) Plugin through the Help->Install New Software, Add, then enter the repository name: https://dl-ssl.google.com/android/eclipse/.
Now I'm all set!
I have quite a few ideas for apps, but first I need to say "Hello World!"
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