DROID Apps

by Antonio Wells Nov 6, 2009 10:37 AM – 25 Comments

Part 2 of 2 (see Part 1 here Verizon DROID Apps) of Verizon’s newly released DROID Android phone. After playing with the phone this morning in a Verizon store, I can say the phone is pretty solid! I checked out DROID Apps on the device for speed and functionality… Impressed! New to Android and need a few apps for DROID suggestions? No worries, AndroidTapp.com whipped up a good lineup of 50+ Android Apps to get you started (reviews include QR Code to scan with Bar Code Scanner app or launch app in the Market from your Verizon DROID).

Email

Normally I would recemmend K9 Mail and Exchange By TouchDown, but the latest operating system offers multiple email boxes and Exchange email support!

Social Media

I Tweet! and TwitterRide for Twitter… Bloo Native Facebook App, Facebook for Android and Babbler for Facebook for Facebook.

Android Games

Although the OS is suffering overall in this department, there are a few stand-outs to check out… You need time wasters like Solitaire, Suduko, Chess or Checkers; but also see Mystique. Chapter 2: The Child and Mystique. Chapter 1: Foetus suspense puzzles, Colorix Tetris spin-off, extend to NES and SNES games with Nesoid (NES emulator) and SNESoid, for tower defense Robo Defense, Retro Defense and Plox. Wixel word game, Abduction accelerometer game, Jewellust iPhone clone, Buka action game, Spades for Android and Texas Hold’em Online card games.

Music & Media Players

Give Pandora Radio, iMeem, Last.fm Personal Radio free person music players, DroidLive and StreamFurious Internet radio players, Meridian Player and RockOn Music Player a shot!

Home Screen Customization

aHome, Open Home and FreshFace.

Blogger

Update: Automattic blessed Android with an official WordPress app, based off Dan Roundhill’s wpToGo!

Weather

The are many but check out WeatherBug, The Weather Channel or Beautiful Widgets (although not a traditional weather app, has geo-location based weather with HTC Sense inspired time display).

RSS Readers

Check out FeedR News Reader over Google Reader.

Podcasts

Try DoggCatcher and Mediafly Video+Audio Podcasts.

Geo Location

There are many cool geolocation app in many niche areas; Aloqa – Always Be A Local, Sherpa – Discover Your World, and WHERE.

Augmented Reality

Layar Reality Browser, Google Maps StreetView Compass Mode, and Wikitude.

Stocks

Google brought out Finance or an alternative is Quote Pro.

Sports

SportsTap has a bunch of leagues with scores and more as well as Google’s Scoreboard.

Health & Fitness

CardioTrainer, Buddy Runner and FitSync can keep you in shape.

Sorry for the Android App overload… but there are many more good apps to list… Have you tried any of these, give your feedback below in the Comments!

Tags: Android App, Droid Apps, DROID Phone, Free Android Applications, HTC Hero Apps, HTC Magic Apps, Motorola Cliq Apps, Motorola DROID Apps, Verizon, Verizon DROID, Verizon DROID Apps, Xperia Apps

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25 Comments

By Colin Dean on November 7, 2009 at 1:49 pm:

I have yet to find an Android Twitter client better than Swift.

http://www.swift-app.com/

market://search?q=pname:com.swift_app.app

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- By dgsinclair on November 9, 2009 at 11:35 pm:
  
  How do you determine the market:// address for an app? Thanks.
  
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  - By Android Tapp on November 9, 2009 at 11:56 pm:
    
    It’s supossed to be (Bar Code Scanner used in this example):
    http://market.android.com/search?q=pname:com.google.zxing.client.android
    But this is very inconsistent for some unknown reason (which may or may not work on your phone by tapping the url).
    
    That’s why we use:
    market://search/?q=pname:com.google.zxing.client.android
    Because it always works on the phone and if scanned but wont work if clicked on the web.
    
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    - By dgsinclair on November 10, 2009 at 4:46 pm:
      
      But I still don’t understand how you figure out the market:// url for an individual app.
      
      For instance, is there a formula or a way to find it? Let’s say that I like Quick Settings. How do i get the market:// ?
      
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      - By lassi on November 11, 2009 at 2:19 pm:
        
        You have to use package name which can differs from application name. the package name you have to know. For Quick Settings it will be market://search?q=pname:com.bwx.bequick . You can also use your phone and search in the Market for “Quick Settings” to find it there.
- By Dan on November 26, 2009 at 11:11 pm:
  
  Swift is by far the best Twitter app. I love the way it loads new tweets on scroll. Also best color scheme.
  
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By VittyO on November 7, 2009 at 5:29 pm:

If you like word games, also check out AlphaMixr. It’s a Text Twist-like scrambled word game. You can also see the review here at AndroidTapp: http://www.androidtapp.com/alphamixr/

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By Zennmaster on November 12, 2009 at 1:56 am:

Thanks for the great list! According to Layar’s website, Layar Reality Browser is not currently compatible with the Droid, or Android 2.0 for that matter, but they’re working on it and should have something in the Market soon.

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By Yoni on November 13, 2009 at 1:19 pm:

Not to be mean, but you clearly didn’t actually try this list out on an actual Droid. Many of those apps are either unavailable or broken on WVGA or Android 2.0 right now.

For example:
- Layar is unavailable on the market (supposedly they’re working on a new version and blocked it from the Market on 2.0 because of API changes that break AR apps).
- Sherpa is also unavailable on the Droid right now.
- As far as I can tell Wikitude just plain doesn’t work.

Also, don’t forget Google’s own Listen in the Podcast category; it’s free and pretty lightweight. And for RSS – NewsRob has nice Google Reader offline capabilities, and it’s also free.

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By Jason on November 13, 2009 at 2:02 pm:

Sherpa is not currently available on the Droid. I emailed the developers and they confirmed that it’s currently exclusively available on T-Mobile but they are planning on eventually bringing it over to other carriers.

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- By rob on July 19, 2010 at 10:42 pm:
  
  the non-t-mobile version is called Geodelic
  
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By Bev on November 14, 2009 at 9:00 pm:

Does anyone know of a scrabble or bejeweled app that will work on the Eris?

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- By littlebit_pouty on January 7, 2010 at 3:59 am:
  
  Hi there!
  I sure hope you’ve had better luck than me… I not only LOVE to play games, but I love to play them “all the time”.. but, the Droid is new to me. Is the “Market” the ONLY place that I can get games that are compatible with the Droid? It says not to go elsewhere to get apps?? but they all say this(don’t they?) lol
  If you have heard of or could suggest any place to find games (apps) anything let me know greatly b appreciated.. OH! my husband was looking for a game that played on iPhone called “Flight ??” something or another ??lol..lol. it’s game that lands planes..thanks again
  
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  - By Android Tapp on January 7, 2010 at 6:59 am:
    
    You can indeed download apps/games outside the Android Market, they just caution it when you go into the Setting menu to change it. There are a few other places to get app outside the Market: SlideMe and AndAppStore have some.
    
    I know of Flight, it’s a cool game but I have not seen an Android equivalent.
    
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  - By mike on October 5, 2010 at 4:22 pm:
    
    try air controll it`s a plane landing game
    
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By Geodelic Systems on November 16, 2009 at 7:17 pm:

Hi – Buddy from Geodelic here.

Sherpa is currently exclusive to T-Mobile’s Android phones. However, we will be releasing a Geodelic app that works on many OS’s and carriers in the near future.

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By Hammy on November 18, 2009 at 5:07 pm:

I am looking for an app that will allow pic AND sound messages as a regular cell phone will do. I love my Droid but I miss this feature that I, and many of my friends use on a regular basis.
I am currently using Handcent which works well but will not allow both pic and sound messages combined.
Right now I use my wife’s LG EnV2 to generate the message and forward from my Droid. Amazing how great this phone is but yet is missing this feature.
Any help would be appreciated!

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By joneill on December 16, 2009 at 12:26 pm:

Would love to see a M4V player that actually works…

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By Gary on January 8, 2010 at 1:29 pm:

Yup. A m4v player that works would be great.

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By Rich on February 9, 2010 at 6:08 am:

Got a Droid and here are my favorite apps:
1. Google Maps. Replaces the need for stand alone GPS navigation devices!
2. Voice Search. Hands free convenient access to web, phone numbers, etc.
3. Google voice. Love getting auto translated text messages
4. Fractoid. Let’s face it Geeks are drawn to Droids just as fashionistas like iPhones. Fractoid creates an incredibe variety of cool math-based art, has the best implementation I’ve seen of pinch and zoom, and shows off the processing power of a Droid/Nexus One better than any other app.
And iPhone has nothing of equal quality in ANY of these apps.

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By FireFixer on February 26, 2010 at 4:47 pm:

Is there any app available to watch TV on the Droid yet? This is the only thing keeping me from jumping in to buy one. in one Verizon store they tell me yes it cn be done and other stores say NO it cannot be done. Im wondering if I was being BS’d or is it in the works maybe. Thanks

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- By Android Tapp on February 26, 2010 at 5:47 pm:
  
  Yes it’s possible vis a few apps: TV.com and SPB TV (full version).
  
  However they may have limitations, don’t expect the full experience of your classic tube, you still get a lot of video content.
  
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By Cate on March 9, 2010 at 5:20 pm:

This is a good list of apps. There is also an app for sharing your whiteboard images easily, take a picture and it cleans the whiteboard image and emails to the recipients. It is free and you can get it from the Android Market by searching “Whiteboard Share”

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By Max on July 2, 2010 at 8:03 pm:

Thanks for the great list! According to Layar’s website, Layar Reality Browser is not currently compatible with the Droid, or Android 2.0 for that matter, but they’re working on it and should have something in the Market soon.

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By Mary on July 29, 2010 at 12:33 am:

how do you stop texts from popping up in auto reply. sometimes i just dont want anyone to see certain texts. also is there a way to hide a thread but not delete?

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