I just got a new Droid smartphone and am wondering what apps anyone would recommend. Especially for traveling, fulltiming and just for fun. Thanks.
bjoyce said
03:04 PM Apr 20, 2012
All free: Passport America (find those Passport America campgrounds), GasBuddy (find cheap fuel), Poynt (find cheap fuel, movie theaters, etc.), Urbanspoon/Yelp/TripAdvisor (find restaurants), Bubble (bubble level, fun to show off), GPS Essentials (compass and other GPS tasks), Evernote (keep notes like shopping lists between your phones and computers), Google Earth, Great Clips (find and check-in to Great Clips locally for haircuts), Google Translate (translate between languages and hear it), Keyring (save those loyalty cards that use barcode so you don't have to carry them), Lookout (antivirus and find my phone), Historical Marker Database (what historical markers are near), PicSay (photo editor), Magnify (use your phone as a magnifying glass), ShopSavvy Barcode Scanner (read barcodes and QR codes and comparison shop), Soundhound (what is that song that is playing), Sky Map (night sky map), Skype (if you have a front facing camera), Speedtest.net (speed test), unit converter (convert between miles/kilometers, acres/square feet, etc.), Weather Underground/1Weather (weather), WiFi Analyzer (what wifis are near and what channel are they on), Wikipedia (look stuff up), Vimeo (plays vimeo videos like the youtube app plays youtube videos). I have all of these and more on my HTC Thunderbolt.
Loki said
03:07 PM Apr 20, 2012
I have iExit on my iPhone - lets you know all details about the exits ahead when on the interstate.
MaryBee said
04:54 PM Apr 20, 2012
Weather Bug, fantastic weather app. Depending upon what phone you have FoxFi is great for (free) wireless internet teathering but will not work on HTC EVO 4G yet, works great on all Samsung phones.
A few more:
Raindar Compass Flashlight
Red Wolf said
05:50 PM Apr 20, 2012
rvparkreviews.com has a phone app too. I use it pretty much exclusively on my Droid Global. FoxFi rocks!
Trabuco said
06:21 PM Apr 20, 2012
Lots of good apps here ....I'll be adding a few!
The Bear II said
07:03 PM Apr 20, 2012
For fun I have: Vegas Poker iSlots Plus Angry Birds (caution it's addictive) Tiger Woods Golf BlackJack
For movies and TV shows plus more I use: HBO to Go Netflix
Racerguy said
07:58 PM Apr 20, 2012
I can talk to someone miles and miles away with my phone
Trabuco said
08:20 PM Apr 20, 2012
Racerguy .......there's one in every crowd and I guess you're it....LOL
bjoyce said
11:02 PM Apr 20, 2012
My wife and I like to say "who expected the Dick Tracy watch to be a phone"? We also like to say we have hand held computers that also make phone calls.
K & E said
02:51 PM Apr 21, 2012
Thanks for all the suggestions. I found some of them already and will be checking out the rest of them. I'm having so much fun!
Jack Mayer said
02:55 PM Apr 21, 2012
Raindar - fast radar display.
K & E said
02:58 PM Apr 21, 2012
How exactly does FoxFi work? I looked at the comments left for the app and am not sure what it does. Do you get free data if you use it? I have 5 GB on my phone and 5 GB on our Verizon mi-fi. How would this app help? Thanks!
Trabuco said
03:57 PM Apr 21, 2012
eWeather - HD
bjoyce said
04:09 PM Apr 21, 2012
Red Wolf wrote:
rvparkreviews.com has a phone app too. I use it pretty much exclusively on my Droid Global. FoxFi rocks!
Where do they have this app? It is not on the Play Store so I suspect you download it directly from rvparkreviews.com somewhere?
laurly said
01:20 AM Apr 22, 2012
We tether our droids (HTC Incredible II) to our laptops via PDA net. Works great when we don't want to run up our usage on the Verizon mi-fi.
MaryBee said
01:21 AM Apr 22, 2012
K & E wrote:
How exactly does FoxFi work? I looked at the comments left for the app and am not sure what it does. Do you get free data if you use it? I have 5 GB on my phone and 5 GB on our Verizon mi-fi. How would this app help? Thanks!
Foxfi gives you wireless data so you can get on the internet with a wireless device like your laptop computer or Ipad. Just like getting on the internet with your phone but you can use it to get online with other devices.
Now, I have Sprint so I have unlimited data and it is not a problem for me, however for those with capped data plans you will want to keep an eye on how much data is used.
bjoyce said
01:47 AM Apr 22, 2012
Note that FoxFi does not work on HTC phones except using Bluetooth and it doesn't sound like this will change. I wish it worked on HTC phones since it is more convenient to use wifi to hook up computers than a cable with PDAnet or Easytether, plus FoxFi is free. FoxFi uses the built-in WiFi Hotspot for Android so you don't get charged the monthly fee from the carrier.
Terry and Jo said
05:06 AM Apr 22, 2012
Heh...
I get lost easily, so I have the following:
Compass
Droidlight
For entertainment and enlightenment, the following:
I Heart Radio
MySword for Android (Bible, even with hard to find American Standard Version 1901)
For just the occasional need:
Power Bubble level (No, it isn't accurate enough to level the coach.)
Stopwatch and Timer (Can be used to verify vehicle's speedometer accuracy - suggest that passenger operate it.)
Terry
rvingft said
09:40 PM Apr 22, 2012
@Bjoyce ... what a great list ! I am going to grab my DROID Charge right now and check some of them out.
I LOVE Evernote, use Places and TripAdvisor a lot and really appreciate your list. THANKS for the great description of each app ....saves me a lot of time :D
rvingft said
10:23 PM Apr 22, 2012
bjoyce wrote:
All free:...... I have all of these and more on my HTC Thunderbolt.
I just copied your list to Evernote so I will have your list at my fingertips all the time
Thanks for a new techie toy
GlendaLaine said
10:30 AM Apr 23, 2012
There's some great apps listed here. Use GasBuddy, EasyTether, & Lookout all the time. Flashlite is helpful but I replaced it with a Color Flashlite that can flash in different colors plus add 'HELP' to a screen if stranded somewhere. Maps not only gives routing & directions but can locate Wal-Mart, McDonalds, or any other store in the area plus search & find campgrounds, parks, etc nearby. Once directions are created, I can switch to Navigator then to get verbal directions. MyWeather has been more reliable & user friendly than Weather.com, weatherbug, or Accuweather. SatelliteDirector has been fantastic to locate the direction for manual TV sat setup. DirecTV gives show schedules while TVListing works for campground cable programs. CNN, YouTube, most TV networks, & many national banks have apps. TuneIn for free radio & music. SuperSudoku & SpiderSolitaire for games. MoboPlayer for more videos than YouTube. Gmail & Email for messages & Google Reader for quick access to all the blogs I follow. I've set my favorite programs to update automatically & trying out BlueStacks Cloud Connect for backup of apps/data if my phone gets lost or takes an 'unscheduled' bath in a lake or toilet. All of these are free apps. Hard to remember NOT having a fon that does more than just talk. LOL
bjoyce said
02:59 PM Apr 23, 2012
rvingft: Glad you found the apps useful. You will find more as time goes on. Just like me.
I didn't talk about the standard built-in apps but if you bring up "Navigation" directly it will let you "Speak Destination" which we find useful. Sometimes it doesn't get it right, but you can try again. It also might cause a laugh when it gets it wrong. Just remember to select "Navigation" and not "VZ Navigator", which costs a monthly fee.
bjoyce said
04:22 AM Apr 25, 2012
One thing to warn people about is to look at the permissions for the apps especially when you have to manually update because the permissions have changed. I mention this because I hear people are uninstalling FoxFi because the permissions have become quite invasive. This is one of the differences between Apple and Google, Apple doesn't let anyone but Apple have access to core functions, but Google has a permission system that allows access if the user says it is OK.
Red Wolf said
06:09 AM Apr 25, 2012
I contacted rvparkreviews directly and they told me. I'll find the link later and post it. Good question...
Red Wolf said
06:16 AM Apr 25, 2012
bjoyce wrote:
Here's the link that I use. I found it in their forum.
rvparkreviews.com has a phone app too. I use it pretty much exclusively on my Droid Global. FoxFi rocks!
Where do they have this app? It is not on the Play Store so I suspect you download it directly from rvparkreviews.com somewhere?
bjoyce said
03:19 PM Apr 25, 2012
Red Wolf: That is not a phone app, it is a mobile web site since you use your browser to get to it instead of loading an app. But it works and I thank you. I do wish their "Park Details" pages were also set up for mobile, but rvparkreviews is a low budget operation so I can't complain and know how to enlarge the web pages and scroll around.
Trabuco said
04:03 PM Apr 25, 2012
I have rvparking.com for my iphone and ipad2 and like how it works.
RVRon said
05:14 PM Apr 25, 2012
I just wanted to thank everyone for contributing to this thread. A few months ago I switched from a Blackberry phone to a Samsung Android and had not yet messed with the apps. You guys sure opened my eyes to the possibilities and I've already downloaded several nifty apps. Thanks!
bjoyce said
10:09 PM Jun 16, 2012
The Red Cross just put out a free "First Aid" app. One reviewer said, "just get it since you want it ready when you need it." I agreed and downloaded all 26MB of it just in case.
I just got a new Droid smartphone and am wondering what apps anyone would recommend. Especially for traveling, fulltiming and just for fun. Thanks.
teathering but will not work on HTC EVO 4G yet, works great on all Samsung phones.
A few more:
Raindar
Compass
Flashlight
Vegas Poker
iSlots Plus
Angry Birds (caution it's addictive)
Tiger Woods Golf
BlackJack
For movies and TV shows plus more I use:
HBO to Go
Netflix
I can talk to someone miles and miles away with my phone
Where do they have this app? It is not on the Play Store so I suspect you download it directly from rvparkreviews.com somewhere?
Foxfi gives you wireless data so you can get on the internet with a wireless device like your laptop computer or Ipad. Just like getting on the internet with your phone but you can use it to get online with other devices.
Now, I have Sprint so I have unlimited data and it is not a problem for me, however for those with capped data plans you will want to keep an eye on how much data is used.
Heh...
I get lost easily, so I have the following:
Compass
Droidlight
For entertainment and enlightenment, the following:
I Heart Radio
MySword for Android (Bible, even with hard to find American Standard Version 1901)
For just the occasional need:
Power Bubble level (No, it isn't accurate enough to level the coach.)
Stopwatch and Timer (Can be used to verify vehicle's speedometer accuracy - suggest that passenger operate it.)
Terry
I LOVE Evernote, use Places and TripAdvisor a lot and really appreciate your list.
THANKS for the great description of each app ....saves me a lot of time :D
I just copied your list to Evernote so I will have your list at my fingertips all the time
Thanks for a new techie toy
I didn't talk about the standard built-in apps but if you bring up "Navigation" directly it will let you "Speak Destination" which we find useful. Sometimes it doesn't get it right, but you can try again. It also might cause a laugh when it gets it wrong. Just remember to select "Navigation" and not "VZ Navigator", which costs a monthly fee.
I contacted rvparkreviews directly and they told me. I'll find the link later and post it. Good question...
I just wanted to thank everyone for contributing to this thread. A few months ago I switched from a Blackberry phone to a Samsung Android and had not yet messed with the apps. You guys sure opened my eyes to the possibilities and I've already downloaded several nifty apps. Thanks!