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I couldn't live without Pushbullet, it makes moving things between not only phones but computers as well easier than I could ever have imagined. It's amazing being able to start a conversation on my phone and finish it on my laptop. Plus the shared notifications have saved me from missing more phone calls and other things than I can count. Then there's Buffer, which helps me keep a more consistent social media presence. I'm the kind of person to either give social media everything or nothing, so being able to queue up my posts and post them in multiple places helps me to be better about spamming my friends. I'm also in love with IFTTT which is used to automate a bunch of stuff across the web and your devices.
Tip:You misspelled the askHubski tag. There was a similar thread a couple months ago but I'll answer. I use Android btw. Fenix - a Twitter client Notif - custom notifications Greenify - battery saving app. Root. Titanium Backup - backups of apps and data on the phone. Root required. Pocket - for storing articles DraStic - DS emulation MyBoy - GBA emulation Pushbullet - for texting from pc or sending links between devices
Airdroid
Podcast Republic
Google Rewards
Wolfram Alpha I'd say these are 4 non-social media apps that I'm very glad that I have and make things enjoyable and fun. I have an android device.
I've had an Android for about six months now, coming from a dumb phone. If you have an HTC, Silent Boot is a must, because otherwise it will make sound anytime you start it, even if the phone is in silent. Which is actually kind of a pathetic problem. That just shouldn't happen, but it does, and Silent Boot fixes it. From the standard apps, Evernote is wonderful, though there are some newer apps that are closing the ranks pretty fast. Flipboard can be a lot of fun, but tends to mostly be junk. I just switched over from the standard Messages app to TextSecure. It is pretty much the only SMS encryption app that lets you text people who don't have the app. The messages are still encrypted, from what I got from the info available, just not as well. I like the interface, and ability to lock it, so friends can know my phone password, but still not have access to my texting. Banjo is a newer news app. It gives the news super fast, because it largely relies on social media to aggregate news stories as they happen. For example, I know police are dealing with a suicidal man at the Downtown Hilton in Minneapolis; a new wildfire in Colorado started; a truck is burning in Val Verde California; a train derailed in DC; and it seems like most of downtown Birmingham, England is either on fire, or in danger of catching on fire. A lot of these stories won't make sites like BBC, but I like being able to see them pretty much as they happen. I'm just beginning to learn to use everything Banjo has to offer. When it isn't summer and my life is busier, Any.do is a good todo app, though it really needs a way to check things off. Right now, I have to set an alarm/reminder, then mark the task as done. Other abilities, like rolling-over tasks to the next day; periodic reminders; and integration with other apps makes me keep it though. Finally, I just added Strava yesterday, used it for the first time today. I like it a lot. As a mountain biker, I'm not going to put a bike computer on my bike, but I still want to know stats like average speed, distance, and distance climbed. Strava does that with just my phone. It also works socially, though I haven't explored that much yet.
-SimplyText and Mightytext: two sister apps, one of which syncs text messages across any device that is logged in with the account and that has the client (web client and tablet app available) and allows texting from any of the aforementioned devices, along with syncing and controlling some things (such as MMS, photos and allowing to pickup/hang up phone calls) while the other is (imo) a superior messaging app to the default one. -A compass app. I found one that requires absolutely nothing, and so if I find myself somewhere without Internet, I can always ask for a paper map and use that compass. -The app that gives me the schedules and warning for the local bus and subway service. -Kindle because free e-books -SwiftKey which is pretty much a free Swype. Not as good, but it's free. -Had to uninstall it because phone isn't as powerful as I would like, but IFTTT is a good conditional alarm system. -Alarmdroid for all of my alarm clock needs. -Wifi Analyzer because my neighbors have no idea what a WiFi channel is so I have to ensure that my router is always on the optimal channel (though might not be a problem anymore because now I can just increase the power output of my router because of DD-WRT)
+1 for mighty text. I use it all the time in my house because I only get service in the living room, not my bedroom (where I typically work) Not only can you send and receive messages from it, but you can read all notifications and see who's calling and so much more. It takes some fine tuning (ie: I don't need my mail notifications to show up on my computer because my computers mail app does that already) . I have the chrome extention so it shows up using Chromes notifications on my MacBook. Super nice.
If you want to have fun, look up United Remote - it's the exact opposite of Mightytext. Mightytext allows controlling your phone from your computer? United Remote allows you to control your computer from your phone.
iPhone apps:
Waze and BlaBlaCar for driving or give/take a ride.
Pocket for reading later
Yo for fast sharing location and photos
Telegram for messaging.
Depop for buying some vintage/used things I also use some apps that I think they are available only in Italy.
Prezzi Benzina for checking which is the cheapest fuel station near me.
Fubles for organizing five a soccer games