Google's mobile operating system, Android, has been growing exponentially since its launch in late 2008. Android handsets can now be found on every major network in the U.S. from most manufacturers at several price points. If you've just purchased your first Android phone or you're looking to round out your existing collection, here's a list of must-have apps that every Android owner should consider. They're all free, too!
1. Google Voice
If this is your first phone or you're switching phone numbers, do yourself a favor and sign up for a free Google Voice number and give it out to people instead of your cell phone number.
Google Voice for Android lets you use this new number on your cell phone and provides nice extras like voicemail transcription, free text messaging, call filtering and blocking, do not disturb settings, and more.
Download : Google Voice
The Weather Channel for Android adds new features – voice search, type-ahead and an all-new navigation bar among others – while still encompassing the enhanced features of its original version, including fully customizable weather maps, animated radar maps, detailed weather conditions and forecasts, severe weather alerts, and a notification bar with the current temperature and severe weather alert indicator.
Share and stay connected with your friends with the Facebook for Android app.Facebook for Android makes it easy to stay connected and share with friends. Share status updates from your home screen, chat with your friends, check out your News Feed, review your upcoming Events, look at your friends’ walls and user info, check in to Places to get Deals, upload Photos, share links, check your Messages, and watch videos.
4. Twitter
Discover what’s happening right now, anywhere in the world with the official Twitter for Android app.
Realtime search, trending topics and maps show whats happening now.
Tweet, send DMs, share photos, videos and links to your friends and the world.
Use the unique powers of the Angry Birds to destroy the greedy pigs’ fortresses!
The survival of the Angry Birds is at stake. Dish out revenge on the greedy pigs who stole their eggs. Use the unique powers of each bird to destroy the pigs’ fortresses. Angry Birds features challenging physics-based gameplay and hours of replay value. Each of the 225 levels requires logic, skill, and force to solve.
It's quite possible that you'd find Shazam to be a useful app. If you hear a song that you like on, say, the radio or in a bar, you hold your phone up to the speaker and Shazam will analyze the song's waveform and match it with the correct artist and track information.
But perhaps more importantly, Shazam is the app you show off when a luddite asks, "What's so great about a smartphone?" It leverages just about every piece of technology in that little handheld wonder.
Edit and share photos virtually anywhere. Access them all on Photoshop.comEdit and share photos virtually anywhere. Touch to crop, rotate, adjust color, and add artistic effects. Access all your photos and videos directly from your free Photoshop.com account. Quickly share with family and friends. Requires SD card.
ASTRO File Manager helps turns your phone from a toy to a tool.
Ver 2.5.2 : This new permanent version includes mobile ads. The ad free version, ASTRO Pro is available below (see 'View more applications)
Features: File Manager, Backup, Image and text viewers, Networking, SMB, Bluetooth, SFTP, Zip Tar, downloader, thumbnails, search files, application manager, task manager, attachments
Create your own ringtone, alarm, or notification sound from an existing audio file, or record a new one directly on the device. Compatible with Android system versions 1.6, 2.0, 2.1, 2.2, 2.2.1, 2.3
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