Hiya everyone. This type of thread isn't new to XDA as it's on almost every device fora, but I decided to bring it over here aswell.
I'm going to share the most useful applications to have on a Google Nexus 4 and would like you to share your must have apps. If an app gets mentioned by numerous people, that isn't on this list, I'll be sure to add it.
Many thanks goes out to KidCarter93 for allowing me to share his thread here to...
On a side note more apps will be added in the coming days so stay tuned for more goodies..Will be adding more apps that i use as well and find useful and just like my other thread wanna compile the most used apps on your handset.
IF YOU'VE FOUND THIS POST, OR ANY OF THESE APPS USEFUL, INSTEAD OF POSTING THANKS, JUST USE THE BUTTON!
If there are any apps that you feel shouldn't be in this list, please let me know and suggest a better one. I can then test it and maybe add it to the list, in place of the other one.
If you don't suggest a better app, I won't change anything.
I'm going to share the most useful applications to have on a Google Nexus 4 and would like you to share your must have apps. If an app gets mentioned by numerous people, that isn't on this list, I'll be sure to add it.
Nexus 4 tested and approved apps Section
- FauxSound Audio/Sound - Total Control to boost your Audio Amplifier Gain to help clean up audio distortions! In other words great for music and will help boost your volume and give more better sound to your music...Great app to have.. Nexus 4 specific app
- Trickster Mod - Trickster MOD app is a tweaking tool to change various settings included in your kernel and other mods to your phone.. How on earth i did not add this here from the start since i use it since day one. Nexus 4 specific app
- AirDroid v2 - AirDroid already controls your phone from any web browser, but the latest version of the app offers more useful features, like a new "find my phone" service that pinpoints your device via GPS and complete remote control of your device's camera. Nexus 4 specific app Thanks to 22sl22 for the heads up
- Car DashDroid - Car Dashboard has all the best features to make your drive easier. You can use smart dial to call your contacts in the same app, can browse for contacts and groups in a fancy way, you can view contact info Search contacts and add Shortcuts of apps. You can set the Music App and Navigation App for easy launch. Nexus 4 specific app
- Unofficial Gapps by BaNkS - Three unofficial packages by Banks..Added these here as well so it is easy for users who are rooting for the first time to have them Nexus 4 Google apps to flash after flashing a new rom
- Advanced Color & Gamma Control - Does what it says on the tin.. Nexus 4 specific app
- Light Manager - LED Settings - Configure LED color and its flashing frequency for notifications for any app.. Nexus 4 specific app
- Reduce Photo Size - This app reduce photo file size(resize/crop image) for Email, Twitter, Facebook, etc. Nexus 4 specific app
- PGM - Allows us to wake phone (just like power button) by a swipe gesture on the screen. So it's slide2wake or slide 2 unlock. It also allows locking and so on. Nexus 4 specific app
- GMD GestureControl - Control device with MULTITOUCH and MULTITASK gestures similar to iPad. Works in all applications. You can even hide status bar and enjoy full screen in your favorite games or while browsing. Nexus 4 specific app
- Sidebar Pro - A brilliant new way of multitasking on Android. It's fast, functional, fluid, and customizable to your liking. Populate the sidebar with your favorite apps, and simply swipe in from the edge of the screen to gain instant access to the apps you use most. You can also get the free version but feel free to use this one to support the dev..Nexus 4 specific app
- Retroarch Android - RetroArch now hits Android packed with all of the cores from the console and PC versions. Gaming emulators. Nexus 4 specific app
- Snapdragon Battery Guru Beta - Snapdragon™ BatteryGuru extends battery performance and improves overall user experience by intelligently making changes that optimize Snapdragon device functionality. XDA thread here Nexus 4 specific app
- TouchControl - This is a kernel module for Nexus 4 that allows us to wake phone (just like power button) by a swipe gesture on the screen. So it's slide2wake or slide2unlock. It also allows locking and so on. Nexus 4 specific app
- Franco Kernel Updater - A well established top-100 paid app with one of the highest ratings in that top. It combines a series of powerful tools to manage your device with your favorite kernel, specially with franco.Kernel. Works perfectly for the N4
- Zinio - Download the Zinio for Android app and read top magazines from around the world instantly. Zinio is the premier app for magazines on Android, giving readers immediate access to thousands of global titles. N4 specific app
- Screen Filter - Applies a shade that acts as a dimmer to ensure your eyes don't hurt. Far more powerful than Android's built-in brightness setting. N4 specific app
- Nexus 4 Display Control - Every eye is different, every person has its color taste. Therefore here's the fresh new Nexus 4 Display Control application that lets you tune your IPS screen to achieve the best result for the best user experience. You'll be able to change the Red, Green and Blue values that are used together to calibrate your screen. This is N4 app specifically and you need to be rooted
- Eye in Sky Weather - Eye In Sky Weather is for those who like their weather clean, simple and beautiful. The app includes 12 of the best weather icon sets available, with the ability to add your own icon sets. N4 specific app
- Fast File Transfer - The app uses Wi-Fi Tethering for establishing a connection between the devices but does not need the Internet. Fast File Transfer is an alternative for Bluetooth file sending. N4 specific app
- Light Flow Lite - Take control of your notifications. LEDs, vibration, repeating sounds and more. N4 app specific
- SoftKeyZ - Does what it says on the box..If you want to play around with the navigation buttons then you can use this appN4 app specific
General Must have Apps for Nexus 4
- Sygic: GPS Navigation - High quality TomTom maps stored on your Android (no internet connection needed!) together with a robust set of navigation features help you drive with confidence.
- Orbot:Tor on Android - Orbot is the official port of Tor to Android. Tor is a network of virtual tunnels that allows people and groups to improve their privacy and security on the Internet. STANDARD/NO ROOT - Works best with Firefox Mobile+ProxyMob Add-on - Works with Orbot-enabled apps like Gibberbot (secure chat) and Orweb
- Power Toggles - This is simply the best toggle app around. Able to toggle lots of main features.
- Picsay Pro - This is a brilliant photo editor, but limited compared to some others. My personal favourite.
- Rotation Locker - WYSIWYG. It locks your screen to either Portrait or Landscape. Really useful on some apps.
- XDA App ICS Blue Colours/Themed - Our favourite forum app but with a complete red or blue colour theme thanks to our own Whiskey103
- Memory Usage - Lists all current apps and tells you current memory usage, peak memory usage and priorities.
- Desktop Visualizer - Makes shortcuts or widgets using a custom image and can be used to make custom icons.
- Neutron Music Player - Neutron is a professional music player with amazing high quality. Great for audiophiles.
- AirDroid - For moving files between your PC and phone using WIFI
- Tasker - The best app of its kind. It does almost anything
- MXPlayer - MXPlayer is one of the best apps for viewing movies.
- Photo Timeline - Lets you create a time elapsed sequence of anything you want with your camera and then play as a slideshow
- Home Switcher - Switches between any Home Launchers you have on your device.
- PicSpeed Wallpapers - Over 170,000 HD wallpapers of all different genres, for our device.
- Solid Explorer - Solid Explorer is a file manager which with two independent panels is the most attractive, eye catching and intuitive file manager for the Android.
- QuickPic - An alternate photo gallery app, incase you don't like the default
- Aldiko Book Reader - Read and download thousands of eBooks right on your Android phone or tablet. Download one of the best Android eBook Readers now!
- Dropbox - Dropbox is a free service that lets you bring all your photos, docs, and videos anywhere.
- ES File Explorer- ES File Explorer is a free, featured all-in-one file manager & application manager & task killer & cloud storage client & ftp client & samba client which explores the pictures, music, video, document & other files on your phone and your computer.
- TeamViewer for Remote Control - Remotely control your computer with TeamViewer Free while you are on the road! Mobile and flexible: remotely access computers from your android device!
- Unified Remote - Easily the most feature-filled Android-PC remote. Turns your Android device into a WiFi or Bluetooth universal remote control for your Windows PC. Control your favorite programs, mouse, and keyboard.
- Whatsapp Messenger - WhatsApp Messenger is a smartphone messenger available for Android. Switch from SMS to WhatsApp to send and receive messages, pictures, audio notes, and video messages.
- AireTalk - Aire is a new communication app loaded with features that lets you talk to your friends and family in more ways than ever! Use Aire to make calls to any Aire user with voice or video for free!
- Astro File Manager - It's like Windows Explorer or Mac’s Finder for your phone or tablet and allows you to easily browse and organize all of your pictures, music, videos and documents. It also gives you the ability to stop processes that burn battery life and backup your apps in case you lose or change phones.
- SketchBook Mobile - Autodesk SketchBook® Mobile is a professional-grade paint and drawing application offering a full set of sketching tools and a streamlined and intuitive user interface.
- Pocket - When you find something on the web that you want to view later, put it in Pocket. It automatically syncs to your phone, tablet or computer so you can view it any time, even without an internet connection.
- Adobe Photoshop Touch - Transform images with core Photoshop features in an app designed for tablets and smartphones. Really this one is self-explanatory. Says what it does on the Tin
- AfterFocus - Bring DSLR-like Photography to Your Smartphone
- Appy Geek - Appy Geek brings you all the leading tech news sources from the industry in a cleverly laid-out user interface, including TechRadar, Gizmodo, T3 Magazine, The Next Web and more... Staying at the cutting edge of innovation has never been so easy!
- VLC for Android Beta - VLC media player is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player that plays most multimedia files as well as discs, devices, and network streaming protocols. This is a BETA version of the port of VLC media player to the Android™ platform. It is intended for power users and hackers. This version is not perfectly stable and is slower than the final version.
- Tapatalk Forum App - The only and the best fully functional forum app in the Market, endorsed by over 35,000 of forums worldwide.
- Machinima - Machinima is the premier online network providing entertainment for the gaming culture, showing game trailers, gameplay videos and tips, video game reviews, first looks, and original series created in video games. One of the most viewed YouTube channels in the world!
- SmartTools - Measure length, angle, distance, height, direction and sound with your phone. Smart Tools is a complete package of 5 app sets. It includes 5 Pro sets for a total of 15 tools. In a word, All-in-One.
- News Republic - NEWS REPUBLIC features more content than ever including articles and opinions from major players right alongside specialist experts - including ITN, Press Association, Tech Radar, The Sports Review, WENN, HitFix, The Next Web, AFP... More content sources are added regularly with more top names already on the horizon for the future.
- CPU Spy - This is a simple app to display the time the CPU spends in each frequency state. This can be a useful tool in diagnosing battery problems or tweaking your over-clock settings.
- Avast! Mobile Security - Full-featured, best/top-rated Android antivirus & security app
- DroidWall - Allows you to restrict which apps can access the network. This is the perfect solution if you don't have an unlimited data plan, or just wants to see your battery lasting longer. For advanced users, it also allows you to manually define custom iptables rules.
- GO SMS Pro - GO SMS PRO brings you cool UI, fast and convenient SMS/MMS experience. GO SMS Pro is the most popular messaging app; Very powerful, Cool, Funny, Safe, Fully customizable; Well support SMS/MMS + GO Chat(free message) + Walkie Talkie(free voice).*
- Plume for Twitter - Plume is a beautiful and completely customizable Twitter app that will revolutionize the way you use Twitter! Brought to you by the authors of the popular Beautiful Widgets, Plume is one of the best Twitter clients for Android! (Plume was formerly known as Touiteur)
- GTA Radio - GTA Radio is a free way to listen to all radio stations of famous game Grand Theft Auto from every corner of the earth.
- K-9 Mail - K-9 Mail is an open-source e-mail client with search, IMAP push email, multi-folder sync, flagging, filing, signatures, bcc-self, PGP, mail on SD & more!
- Goal.com - Goal.com offers local coverage of all the latest developments including breaking news, exclusive interviews, transfer gossip, live commentary and much more. Whatever and wherever the story is, Goal.com offers the most comprehensive and expert coverage of the major domestic leagues and competitions, as well as all the major international tournaments
- Aqua Mail - Easy automatic setup for popular email services (Yahoo, Hotmail, Gmail, and more).
- Android Lost Free - Lost your android? We will help you find it. See http://www.androidlost.com. Remotely control your Android phone from the internet or by SMS.
- Chomp SMS - chomp SMS is a souped-up replacement to the stock android Messaging app with a heap more features.
- FilePush - FilePush lets you transfer files to your Android device with only two clicks.
- Poweramp - Poweramp is a powerful music player for Android.
- LiveScore - This application comes directly from LiveScore Ltd., the leaders and inventors of real-time delivery of live sport data and owners of the no.1 ranked football / soccer web site globally... I use it and i love it and it is ten times better than the Sky Sports Football Center app.. Must have for all footy fans
- Google Googles - Search by taking a picture: point your mobile phone camera at a painting, a famous landmark, a barcode or QR code, a product, a storefront, or a popular image. If Goggles finds it in its database, it will provide you with useful information. Goggles also works as a barcode / QR code scanner.
- Headset Button Controller - Headset Button Controller is very configurable, allowing you to play music, change tracks, adjust volume, answer phone calls, start Voice Command and many other things, just by clicking the button on your headset. Paid app but worth the money
- MD5Checker - This application allows the user to compare the MD5 checksum between two files or alternatively between a file and a value entered manually. When loading a .md5, it will read its content and put it in the field instead of calculating the hash.
- Speedy Uploader for Facebook - Uploads pics in an instant, after compressing them. Great stuff.
- Fast Reboot - Simulates a reboot by closing/restarting all core and user processes and thus frees up memory. Your phone should be much snappier after using Fast Reboot.
- Falcon Pro for Twitter - Falcon Pro brings the Ultimate Twitter Experience to your Android Phone and Tablet.
- Trial Xtreme 3 - Trial Xtreme 3, will take your breath away with its new innovations and amazing features. Tackle 76 completely original courses, fighting your friends for the race, win while carefully controlling your bike to ensure that you don’t fall victim to one of the many hundreds of mines, water pipes, or wrecked cars that are standing in your way. Great game and highly recommended and it is free
- Temple Run - Need i say more
- Subway Surfers - I like this game. Very fun and great graphics to.
- Instagram - Share your photos in a simple photo stream with friends to see - and follow your friends' photos with the click of a single button. Every day you open up Instagram, you'll see new photos from your closest friends, and creative people from around the world.
- Viber: Free Calls & Messaging - Viber allows you to call, text, and send photos worldwide for free.
- MovieTube: Free full Movies - MovieTube is a missing channel on YouTube for Free Full Length Movies. It manages free movies in 14 languages including: English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Russian, Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Hindi, Arabic, Thai and Malay movies.
- Amazon Mobile for Android - The Amazon Mobile app allows customers to browse and shop by department, search, compare prices, find deals, read reviews and make a purchase right from their mobile device.
- IMDb Movies & TV - Does what it says on the tin..No need for further introduction..Must have specially if you are a movie fan
- Netflix - Netflix is the world’s leading subscription service for watching TV episodes and movies on your phone.
- Jorte Calendar - For personal use or for business, Jorte will assist you to manage your daily schedule thoroughly.
- Cerberus Anti Theft - Cerberus is a complete anti-theft application, the best protection you can get to recover your misplaced, lost or stolen Android device
- BubbleUPnP - BubbleUPnP is a full featured UPnP/DLNA Control Point, UPnP Media Renderer and UPnP Media Server. Play easily your music, videos and images on your phone and devices on your network (DLNA TVs, XBMC, WMP, ...), from your external UPnP Media Servers.
- Chrome - No need for any introduction here
- ColorNote - Color Note is a simple notepad app. It gives you a quick and simple notepad editing experience when you write notes, memo, email, message, shopping list and to do list.
- Sliding Messaging - Easily manage text messages in a new and up to date format compliant with the Android design guidelines and visually based on the stock messaging app from Google, with added features. Get Pro for more features though and show support to dev
- gReader - gReader is an unofficial Google Reader client for Android. Read all your RSS/Feed news in one place with Google Reader, where keeping up with your favorite websites is as easy as checking your email.
- GSam Battery Monitor - Does what it says on the tin...Read the description in the link to find out what exactly it does..But this is the best battery monitor app out there...Link for FAQ here regarding the app
- Buzz Launcher Beta - Buzz Launcher is a new concept launcher which enables you to apply others’ Homescreens to your own smartphone. Download Homescreens best suited for your taste and preferences via Homepack Buzz Service. Homescreens will be applied instantly.
Many thanks goes out to KidCarter93 for allowing me to share his thread here to...
On a side note more apps will be added in the coming days so stay tuned for more goodies..Will be adding more apps that i use as well and find useful and just like my other thread wanna compile the most used apps on your handset.
IF YOU'VE FOUND THIS POST, OR ANY OF THESE APPS USEFUL, INSTEAD OF POSTING THANKS, JUST USE THE BUTTON!
If there are any apps that you feel shouldn't be in this list, please let me know and suggest a better one. I can then test it and maybe add it to the list, in place of the other one.
If you don't suggest a better app, I won't change anything.
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