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My favourite Android apps
These are what I use on my Samsung Galaxy A32
Some of these need no notes as it is obvious what they do. There are also several TV streaming apps like BBC iPlayer, ITV Hub, All4, My5 and Freesat. I can't really see the point of these. The programmes are rubbish anyway and who wants to watch on a tiny screen with strangled sound?
I am very pleased with my A32. An excellent price at about £150. Good screen. Long battery life. 64 Gb internal and I put in a 256 Gb card. I use giffgaff.
Adobe acrobat Reads adobe files. Free
Aljazeera News service based in Doha. Important to get other views of the world. Free
All Language Translator Does an excellent job of translating words and phrases to and from a wide range of languages including latin. It remembers the language pair that you last selected so you don't have to search for it again. It has a voice operated function as well so you can speak words or phrases. Free
Anagram solver Free
AVG Antivirus AVG's normal excellent product. Free
BBC News Excellent news service. Free
BBC Sounds All radio programmes including catchup, which are worth listening to on headphones. Also use it as a programme guide. Free
Bike calculator You enter wheel size, chainring, sprocket, cadence, body weight, and gradient. It works out speed and power. Free
Car finder Store your parking position and find your car later. Free
Chrome Alternative to Firefox. Free
Cisana TV+ UK TV programme guide. Free
Clock Clock, alarm, stopwatch and timer. Free
Color Grab Aim it at a colour and it gives you the Red/Green/Blue data. Handy for getting paint mixed to match something. Free
Compass Just that. Uses GPS. Free
Convert anything Converts most physical quantities like grams to ounces. Free
Crossword Solver King Suggests anagrams and meanings from a set of letters, if you ever really have to cheat. Free
Currency Exchange The best of the currency converters and it is kept up to date. Free
DevCalc For people who need to convert number bases for example decimal to binary. Free
Dictionary from dictionary.com. Fairly good with British spelling but some mistakes like loth meaning unwilling being 'corrected' to loath which is not a British word. Free
Dish aligner Use to set up a satellite dish Free
Droid Sky View View of stars and planets based on direction from GPS signal Free
Duckduckgo Excellent search engine that does not store your searches Free
Earth from google. Free
Easter date Free
eBay Free
English Thesaurus Free
Euronews European news service Free
Exchange rates If you regularly buy foreigh currencies, this helps you choose the moment. Free
Firefox See the details on the Windows software page. I now prefer Google Chrome. Free
Flashlight Ultimate A torch of course. It is very bright and you can have a strobe or a police siren if you want. Free
Gmail Free
Google Chrome Though I prefer Firefox for computers, I think that Chrome is sometimes the best for phones. Free
Google Sky Map Learn where to find the stars. Free
GPS test Displays the position of viewable GPS satellites and compass bearing. Free
Guitar Tuner Graphical tuner that does 4, 5, 6 and 7 string instruments. Free
Heart rate Uses your finger tip and phone light to measure pulse. Free
HP ePrint Finds printers on your home network and prints to them through a cloud application. Free
JustUK codes Look up physical location of a dial code. Free
Latitude This provides a GPS fix and map of where you are. See maps. Free
Magnify If you can't read a label or want to see something close up use this app. Free
Maps This is the google service and downloads Navigation, Places and Latitude for you. Free
Met office Generally accurate forecasts for your area. Free
Navigation Google's GPS guidance system. See maps. Almost as good as Tom Tom. Free
Network signal info Measures signal from your wifi network and the mobile phone mast. Free
No to 0870 If like me you are annoyed by companies and government bodies that use 0800, 0845, 0870 etc so you have to pay for the call on mobiles, use this app to find alternative geographic numbers that are probably free if you have the right contract. See also 0800 Wizard. Free
Parked Car Locator Uses GPS to get you back to your car. You store its location when you leave it. Free
Phases of the moon Free
Photoshop Express Versatile photo editor. Free
Photo Studio Versatile photo editor. Free
Physics Toolbox Loads of scientifically orientated functions. Free
Polaris Office Excellent office app suite. Free
QR Droid This reads the internet addresses, and other data, in QR codes. Free
RealCalc Excellent calculator. Free
Satellite director Used to align satellite dishes. Free
Signal Just like WhatsApp. Free
Simple Scanner Scans, and converts into text, documents you aim the phone at. Free
Sky Drive Access to Microsoft's free cloud storage. Free
Skype Like WhatsApp. Free
Smart Tools A whole set of tools such as ruler, sound meter, mirror, metal detector, colour measurer, cardiograph, night vision and so on. Free
SoundHound Recognises songs that you play to it. Free
Sound meter Self-evident. Free
Speed Test This is the speedtest.net one. You can see just how low the mobile internet speeds are. Free
Spell checker Speaks for itself. Free
Spirit Level Plus Yes it's a practical spirit level, using the phone's internal position sensors. Free
St John Ambulance How to cope with medical emergencies. Free
Talkto Type Stunningly clever dictation software. Needs no training and you can copy and paste. Free
The Complete National Cycle Network Shows you where the Sustrans numbered routes are. Free
Trainline Book trains. Free
UK Tides Plan your visit to the seaside or beach walk. Free
Voice Recorder Does what it says on the tin. Free
WhatsApp Free wordlwide text message, voice conversation, video meetings. Free
what3words A stunningly brilliant invention that divides the entire world into 3m squares and gives each square three English words. Give the words for your house to people who need to visit and if they also have the app on their phones they cannot fail to find you - deliveries, power companies, relatives and friends. Free
Wifi analyser Displays the strengths of all detectable local wifi networks. Free
Wikipedia Speaks for itself. Free but please send them a donation.
Zoom What needs saying? Worldwide free video calls up to 45 minutes or more if you have a paid-for one from work. Free
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Last edit 20 November 2022