14th June, 2010
Android Apps for my HTC Desire
I recently purchased a HTC Desire Android phone and have had a few people ask if I have any recommendations for apps. Below you’ll find a list of most of the apps I currently have installed on my phone.
Most of the links in the list go to Androlib.com, their pages have QR Codes that link to the Android Market. Use the Barcode Scanner app ( link ), point your phone’s camera at the QR Code and you’ll get the Market link on your phone (it’s much quicker and easier than I’m making it sound!).
Camera / Photo:
Vignette ( link )
Camera Zoom FX ( link )
Multiple Exposure Creator ( link )
Floating Image ( link ) free
Celeste Lite (find where the sun will be, useful for photoshoots) ( link ) free
Twitter:
Twicca ( link ) free
Official Twitter ( link ) free
Games:
Robo Defense ( link )
Shoot U! ( link )
Music:
last.fm ( link ) free
Listen (podcasts) ( link ) free
RadioTime ( link )
doubleTwist (not quite good enough yet but free now and will be paid in future, grab while you can and get paid updates for free) ( link ) free
WFMU (my favourite radio station, the app gives access to their excellent archives) ( link ) free
Misc:
Astro File Manager ( link ) free
Dropbox ( link ) free
Notes ( link ) free
Websharing (wifi file transfer) ( link ) free / paid
Google Goggles ( link ) free
Google Sky Map ( link ) free
Weatherbug ( link ) free / paid
Wifi Static (only needed if you use static IP on any of your wifi networks) ( link ) free
3G Watchdog (data usage monitor) ( link ) free
IMDb ( link ) free
Tweaks / Tips:
Improve the YouTube app ( link )
Voice to Text for HTC Desire – Install “Google Search by Voice” from the Market and then install this keyboard.
Toggles – Add widget, go to Widget named “Settings”, this gives you a list of five toggles that can be added to a homescreen. These make it very easy to enable and disable airplane mode, bluetooth, GPS, mobile network (data connection) and wi-fi.
Add the Nexus One gallery app – I found this to be a little unstable but it’s pretty nice otherwise ( link )