[LIST] Best (and worst) apps for the TF700
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Sure there is one - when you click on the copy icon (2nd from the left) you have the options to copy, move or send via bluetooth.
You can use wildcards just as on your PC.
Total Commander is great if you're used to it (or other nc/mc clones) from the desktop. I've used it for years, long before it had to change name from WinCommander. I guess it takes a little time getting used to.
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That's true, I've been using Norton Commander (DOS), Midnight Commander (Linux/BSD) and Win/Total Commander (Windows) for years and it just feels natural to have something similar to it (split screen for instance).
I am going to do some propaganda and leave it without this comment on the list
I'm adding File Manager HD though. Please comment if you think something else should go to this list, let's make it a common one.Solid Explorer Beta
Did you try Solid Explorer Beta? Nothing better in my opinion.
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For Keyboards: Stock Keyboard still rocks, also Swype but since the buyout it seems like each release is worse than the previous
For Launcher: I really like Apex as a launcher. Although I always find myself turning to LauncherPro on my phone cuz of the Uber speed. Although V6SuperCharger brings Apex into line with LauncherPro.
Did you try Solid Explorer Beta? Nothing better in my opinion.
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For Keyboards: Stock Keyboard still rocks, also Swype but since the buyout it seems like each release is worse than the previous
For Launcher: I really like Apex as a launcher. Although I always find myself turning to LauncherPro on my phone cuz of the Uber speed. Although V6SuperCharger brings Apex into line with LauncherPro.
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I'm thinking I'm going to carry over either Swype or Swiftkey from my phone, since that's what I'm used to. The best keyboard is the dock though
. I usually stick with the stock launcher...but we'll see. I've used Nova and Apex before, both of which I liked.
This one is actually great! (and made by a fellow Polish guy too!)
Very TC-like (split view), with better looks and more functions, pretty cool. I hope it's going to be developed further.
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You have to do the cut / paste thing.. I miss easily-clickable TC-like copy/move option too.
Let's share our finds here. My list of "best for X on the Infinity":
a) I/O scheduler (after rooting): sio [through ATP Tweak, see my other post: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=28427614&postcount=1] Edit 12.07.2012: I had some good experience with deadline so far.
[b) CPU governor (default kernel so far): interactive (default)] <-- both managed by No-frills and ATP Tweak bundled
c) web browser: Dolphin Browser or Chrome (I like Chrome better, as it supports mobile dock shortcuts, but it doesn't support H/W acceleration on TF700); Edit: for those who need multitasking in non-tablet way, OverSkreen might be a cool add-on (I believe it uses the stock browser, but it allows you having a few windows on your desktop, still not so common on Android)
d) (fastest) PDF reader: RepliGo Reader (2nd place: iAnnotate PDF)
e) e-book reader: Cool Reader & Aldiko (stock MyLibrary is fine for epubs too)
f) Office Suite: Kingsoft Office (because it's free and very good) or OfficeSuite Pro (because it's even better / more intuitive)
g) notes: SuperNote "bundled" with TF700
h) ADBLOCK (after rooting): AdAway (!!!)
i) video player: BSPlayer FREE (2nd: VPlayer, 3rd: MX Player because of UI, but it doesn't play most of my big movie files well enough) + MyNet for network multimedia of course
j) file manager: Total Commander / File Manager HD (different UIs); WiFi File Explorer for remote management within your WiFi network
k) cloud storage: I'm used to Dropbox, although I intend to try box.net & ASUS cloud storage; not much luck with Google Drive though
l) press / news: Zinio & Press Reader seem fine; but I particularly like "BBC News" app
m) dictionary / encyclopedia app: not sure, I would like something well integrated into my Android, so far I've only tried ColorDict, as it was RepliGo's first choice I believe
n) keyboard: yet to try bunch of different keyboards next weekend [tried and liked the GO keyboard, but I didn't play well with the dock...]
o) battery management: GSam Battery Monitor (+ 2nd: Dual Battery Widget)
p) system management in general: not sure yet, I've "clicked through" System Tuner, System Monitor Lite and Tablet CPU Usage Monitor, they seem OK, but nothing special
q) calendar: the stock app + Wizz calendar widget (transparent) + Touch Calendar sometimes
r) weather widget (& other widgets): HD Widgets [default Accuweather is OK, although it has some lame names for non-existing places]
s) music player: no preferences, I'm not using my tablet as mp3 player (Winamp perhaps?)
t) torrents: tTorrent Pro (but because of the I/O issues I won't be using torrents too often on my Infinity)
+ games
+ other apps: Terminal Emulator (!)
Edit:
u) Facebook: Friendcaster
v) LAUNCHER: ? (Nova? Apex?)
a) My I/O scheduler is sio, after the ATP Tweak program's intervention
b) didn't intervene yet with the CPU scheduler settings
c) Opera Mobile, since I have severe issues with Dolphin's privacy policies (they scavenge pretty much everything you do or visit and send it up to their server without ever asking your consent to do so. There has been a thread on XDA on this, started about half a year ago or so. I wouldn't touch this one with a stick, no matter how fast it is. Opera does the trick for me, and furthermore functions correctly when doing mobile banking.
d) The fastest PDF reader indeed is RepliGo, whereas the best-rendering single-purpose PDF reader prize goes to EzPDF Reader. I find myself reading PDFs with:
e) my e-book reader, however: Montana. I really urge to try this one, as I like the customization, the bookshelf, and just like the overall feel of the program. Absolute recommendation!
f) I mainly use Kingsoft: pretty good and free. I have struggled with OfficeSuite, I believe, and several other programs as well, for not supporting Excel formuas I use often. (I mainly spreadsheet and don't do too much word-processing proper.)
g) Note-taking has been quiet lately, and I haven't even used SuperNote yet. Former note-taking app of choice was Moogly (on my SGS2).
h) Ad-blocking is with AdAway (open-source and effective)
i) Media player: DICE Player for video, mainly, because of the hardware-rendering engine. Have tried BS Player in the past and just didn't feel as nice. Might try it soon again to see whether it has significantly improved. (I hate the lack of an ergonomic library in Dice and most others, they all should look at vPlayer for a library that actually works. That is my player of chioce for my kids' videos, since it gets them in a nice list in which we can actually see what's where without having to browse the entire filesystem by hand.)
j) My file manager of choice is Total Commander, hands down. Free, effective, fast FTP access.
k) I'm not a very enthusiastic cloud user, because it makes me feel a bit unsafe. Dropbox is very charming, however, and is my single go-to cloud solution at the moment. Box is nice for its PDF rendering engine: if you upload a PDF and share the link, it can be viewed in a browser window without the viewing system having to have a PDF reader installed.
l) Press/news/rss: Demon RSS with not that much of feeds
m) Dictionary is currently not in use.
n) My current keyboard is pretty much exclusively the main hard keyboard with ASUS' standard keyboard (given that, I have just bought a slightly more fragile laptop, hahaha!), as SwiftKey has VERY good predictions on the SGS2 but literally is mute on the TF700. (I have ticketed their support people and apparently they're getting to work at it at first opportunity). If they succeed in getting it to work, SwiftKey will be my underlying keyboard and rediction tool of choice.
o) Battery management: standard ASUS widget, as Dual Battery Widget doesn't provide any digital indication of juice left (I've always hated the simple visual filled-or-not-filled indicators, starting with the standard indicators on Android). I want numbers. What I do like very much, however, is PowerTime, since it actually provides a running time left (which only is meaningful once the TF700 has exhausted the dock batery and runs from the main battery, granted).
p) System management: currently none.
q) My calendar is Work Calendar (saved me a LOT of work on managing my hospital shifts!) and Touch Calendar for the main overview of all items on my agenda. Previously used Business Calendar, but the font didn't scale that well on my SGS2 -- might try it on the TF700, however, since it has much more screen real-estate.
r) Weather widget is HD Widget's most elborate one, although I mainly use it for decoration (if I need to know the weather, I'll look out of the window, thank you. If I'm working and can't leave the department, what use is it to know the weather outside of the hospital, or at home (which is about 100 kilometers from work)?)
s) I do not use my TF700 as a music player, either, and neither did I use the SGS2 in that role to any significant extent. Winamp indeed is pretty good. I do use SqueezeCommander for controlling my Logitech Squeezebox at home.
t) I normally do not use torrents due to them having been excrutiatingly slow in the past; I usenet instead (push NZBs to my Synology NAS running SABnzbd using Total Commander and watch folders, and control the latter with SABcontrol). I have recently been pointed to aTorrent and it functions commendably, and I didn't experience anything out of the order -- I do not think the I/O scheduler would be overwhelmed by the relatively small amounts of interspersed data torrents generate.
u) I'm not that much of a social media guy, I guess, as I do have a FB account but hardly ever log in. Same with LinkedIn, Hyves, Twitter or whatever crap they come up with. I do not like the privacy intrusion, I do not like the spying eyes, and I do not like the distractions. Only app I use in the sense of communication is Whatsapp (which a lot of friends and even some family members use) or Google Talk for the technologically impaired with a tabet. (I have transplanted Whatsapp from my SGS2 and TB-froze it on the phone -- I now get my messages on my TF700 and reply to them using the hard keyboard.)
v) My launcher of choice is Apex Launcher Pro, as has been the case on the SGS2. It has a nice folder implementation. I previously preferred Go Launcher, but it went down a "ergonomics deisgn hill" I didn't like (icons rendered strangely, text labels being cut of at higher icon counts on the screen, etc.) The HD version does sport a nice icon and widget addition interface, though.
MISC: One app I can really recommend on the TF700 is Rotate, since it provides full control over app orientation, even overriding internal app designs. It is what makes RealCalc (another recommendation) run in a useful landscape-mode interface (otherwise, I'd always have to tilt my head sideways when making some calculations).
Just a list without going into much more detail: Alarm Master (handy with shift work, as it provides a list of alarms you can turn on and off as needed), Buienalarm (gives time-accurate advance warnings of rain torrents
), FilePush (for pushing single files to the Tf700 or SGS2 over home WiFi), mSecure (for managing passwords), GTasks(for managing my blurbs and mind-farts), Spool and Pocket for managing offline website reads, QuickPic (great lay-out, intuitive gallery app with great speed -- easy recommendation), ProCapture (photography app), Folders.nl and Reclamefolders (only for you Dutchies in here!) for providing commercial flyer access either on-the-go ar at home (the flyers in the mail now often go straight into the recycling bin), and Sygic GPS for if navigation would be desired (but we have dedicated Garmin Zumo 600 for both automobile and motorcycle use, so I do not navigate by Android that much ). Oh, nearly forgot TubeMate for YouTube video downloading (for both my kids' video needs and my own), and a slew of Battlefield 3 and Diablo 3-related apps (yes, somewhere inbetween all these time-consumers, I am, or at least pretend to (still) be, an avid PC gamer.
Thanks for all the details, MartyHulskemper, this is awesome! I will try all your recommendations for the "main" list.
Just a few additions:
- it's actually Mantano, not Montana (found it anyway)
- Dice, as many players out there, doesn't support DTS codec
- both GSam and Dual Battery give you some more charts and numbers plus the stock battery app on Android is faulty and doesn't give you accurate numbers; GSam also gives you time left in the status bar, but I'm not at all happy with its predictions
- I found QuickPic pretty coolon my older Android phone, but I don't see it being faster than stock Gallery app on the Infinity
- can you post a link to this tubemate app?
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Just a few additions:
- it's actually Mantano, not Montana (found it anyway)
- Dice, as many players out there, doesn't support DTS codec
- both GSam and Dual Battery give you some more charts and numbers plus the stock battery app on Android is faulty and doesn't give you accurate numbers; GSam also gives you time left in the status bar, but I'm not at all happy with its predictions
- I found QuickPic pretty coolon my older Android phone, but I don't see it being faster than stock Gallery app on the Infinity
- can you post a link to this tubemate app?
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Glad to have been of any assistance. I'll take it point for point as well. Seems most natural.
- Indeed a typo. Very good app nonetheless.
- Dice's developer ran into licensing problems with regard to DTS. I have both the current version, and an old one. The old version does support DTS. (Do I gather correctly that BS Player does support DTS fully in the recent releases? I'll check it out again, then.
- The extra numbers from Dual Battery were indeed very nice, but the second battery indicator didn't indicate anything.
It seemed like I didn't have a secondary battery at all. Will check it out again just to see if it works out this time.- Quickpic is absolutely faster than the stock gallery on my unit. (Seems a bit slower than on my SGS2, you're right in that.)
- You can find the actual TubeMate at www.tubemate.net -- as the author says on there as well: beware of malware clones in the Market!
If I stumble onto anything else, I'll let you know.
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By the way: you're right about TouchPal, it IS very nice. I'd like to use SwiftKey if only the predictions were working. All swyping-style keyboards are great on a screen, but I love the hard keyboard, even if I type a little slower, maybe. I like the comfort of number keys and shortcuts without having to switch between keyboard layouts in the middle of typing, especially for the more complex password.
I know what you mean, I need a similar thing while typing I've just tried SwiftKey for the first time however and... Couldn't have been more wrong about falling in love with the keyboard, I really love this one ;-) typing on it is way faster than on TouchPal for me (great auto correction implemengsrikn), although I'm getting some "false positives", to say. It's free for one month, but I'm quite sure I'm going to buy it after.
And yes, I believe BSPlayer supports DTS, but I'll have to double-check that with some files.
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I've just tried SwiftKey for the first time however and... Couldn't have been more wrong about falling in love with the keyboard, I really love this one ;-) typing on it is way faster than on TouchPal for me (great auto correction implemengsrikn), although I'm getting some "false positives", to say. It's free for one month, but I'm quite sure I'm going to buy it after.And yes, I believe BSPlayer supports DTS, but I'll have to double-check that with some files.
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95Best (and worst) apps for the TF700 Infinity
Because of the max. length of a single post I had to remove some links, so use search in the Playstore whenever a name without a link is given.
Hit [THANKS] if it helps.
I'm leaving the old list below, but I URGE YOU to consider using Free Software, without gapps and Playstore closed-source apps. Please have a look at http://freeyourandroid.org/ and https://f-droid.org/
Let's share our finds here. My rather messy list was edited by Chief Geek who, apart from having a cool nickname, made it look MUCH better, so remember to hit THANKS here (and, if you feel like it, below).
Utilities
• I/O scheduler: sio for .21 & .22 firmware (Requires Root), cfq (default) for .26 firmware <-- managed through ATP Tweak, see my other thread on rooting and tweaks for the Infinity
• CPU governor (stock kernel so far): interactive (default)
^^ both managed by ATP Tweak (version for the Prime) and No-Frills CPU Control or other similar app bundled; many prefer paid SetCPU for advanced settings and schedules
• ROM Toolbox (for rooted users) ROM Manager, App Manager, Root File Browser and more.
• CatLog Logcat Reader.
• SManager Make, edit or simply manage your .sh scripts (you can set it to run as root and/or at the boot time).
• Terminal Emulator
• Terminal IDE
• Volume+ Make your device sound LOUDER (you can register here to get the full version for free, but if it helps, support the developer). With a simple fix you can get it to work with PowerAmp too. And remember to change the audio device in the system audio settings to Volume+!
• Equalizer Advanced equalizer app and widget (you need to buy a key to save presets).
• Around Sound Make the sounds of a certain loudness in your surrounding pause your music or movie when needed.
• FxCamera A more advanced version of camera software than the stock one.
• WiFi Analyzer
• GPS Test
• SwitchMe (Requires Root) Adds multi-user capabilities to your device (although switching users = reboot, so remember to use fast switching in order to speed it up a bit; the free version doesn't support password protection).
• Power Switch The virtual SmartCover for any Android device.
• See this thread for soft "screen off" button, controlling your device by waving the hand and more.
Web Browsers
• Chrome A popular browser by Google, although no flash and no H/W acceleration on the Infinity. Be aware that setting some permissions in the browser lets Google collect all omnibox data.
• Opera Mobile Light, fast and secure, but not optimised for the Infinity (yet?).
• Firefox Beta It is buggy in regard to add-ons, but gives some really cool opportunities like ad-blocking.
• OverSkreen ($2.49) Is a must have for multi taskers. It allows you to place several browser windows on the screen at once, much like a window GUI; uses the stock browser AFAIK. Have a look at some other floating apps here.
• Dolphin Has had some serious privacy issues, so personally I won’t use it anymore.
• Boat Browser Another browser with privacy issues.
• Maxthon Mobile Browser A somewhat new and lesser know browser that is designed specifically for tablets and ideally for 10" screens.
Ad-Blocking
• AdAway (Requires Root) One of several proven ad blockers.
• AdFree (Requires Root) Another great ad blocker.
Security
Be aware of USB debugging security threats, like this one.
• Pocket (former Wallet) Store all your passwords encrypted in one place.
• KeePass For storing passwords securely. Try also its Windows client (download Pro ed.).
• B-Folders Secure Organizer Secure organiser with syncing capabilities.
• File Locker Encrypt files or directories and use some advanced features for free.
• BoxCryptor Encrypt your cloud data.
• Seal (Paid) With Seal you can protect any application with a password or a pattern easily, so nobody but you can open them.
• App Protector (7-day trial, then paid) ^ Another solution for app-locking.
• LBE Privacy Guard (officially unsupported, but .apk can be download from devs' website, there should be a translated non-lite version to be found as well)
• DroidWall Android firewall (use with caution).
• WiFi Protector (Free for XDA users) Protection from ARP spoofing.
• DroidSheep Guard -- || --
• Cerberus One of the popular theft-protection apps (unless you prefer ASUS Device Tracker, which may be a bad idea).
Anti-virus software, malware protection, anti-theft (sometimes bundled with firewall):
• BitDefender Mobile Security & Antivirus
• Lookout Security & Anti-Virus
• AVG Anti-Virus Free
• avast! Mobile Security
• TrustGo Antivirus & Mobile Security
(eBook|PDF|various) Readers
PDF:
• Perfect Viewer (a picture viewer) with its PDF Plugin is in fact almost perfect - the favourite of many (myself included) for reading purposes, but lacks the option to edit documents. It's (ad-)free by default (donation-ware), so if you like it, be sure to donate.
• RepliGo PDF Reader ($1.99) is a fast PDF reader with annotating features (very fast rendering and nice UI, but also seems to be giving me some random reboots).
• iAnnotate PDF Reader is another great PDF reader. Not as good as RepliGo, but free is good.
• ezPDF Reader Probably the most advanced pdf reader for Android, but sometimes painfully slow.
• Solo PDF Reader The simple (and fast) solution.
e-books:
Stock MyLibrary seems pretty cool after the update (but very slow in rendering pdfs, esp. those consisting of images)
• Aldiko Is the old stand by that many use. Popular and proven.
• Cool Reader
• Mantano Reader Lite (= free version)
• FBReader
varia:
• CamScannerHD and Handy Scanner. Trial versions of two document scanners. Take photos of whatever you wish and turn them into pdf documents. See what timrock has to say about it.
• ComicRack For reading your eComics.
Office Suites
• KingSoft Arguably the best (free) office suite for an Android tablet, works pretty well on the Infinity.
• OfficeSuite Pro ($14.99) Certainly not free, but probably the best office suite available for Android.
Calendars and Tasks
• Wizz widget (transparent)
• Touch Calendar Free
• Android Pro Widgets
• Evernote A powerful app for taking notes and managing tasks.
• Astrid Tasks Task Manager with Synchronisation to Google, nice features like repeating tasks, unfortunately there is only a small widget in the free edition, but apart of that it is brilliant. By inviting 3 people on a shared list, you can unlock the premium one.
• GTasks
• Todo List Widget
Media Players & Entertainment
If you experience problems with DTS (sound system) or codecs in general, see this post.
• BSPlayer Plays most formats and supports H/W decoding (even has its own H/W decoder, apart from the default one).
• DicePlayer
• MX Player
• VPlayer
• VLC Player
• WinAmp
• Poweramp
• TuneIn Radio A cool radio app that allows you to search for your favourite songs and stream the radio that's playing them.
• IMDb frontend Allows you to see what movies are out there these days. Looks really good on the Infinity.
• SoundHound Get to know what's that song heard on the radio or on the street that just rings a bell, but doesn't ring it enough for you to get to remember.
• TrackID Another similar app with a very funny comment in Playstore by one of the users saying it changed his life, as it helped him find a girlfriend and a job
File Managers
• Solid Explorer Beta II A somewhat new player, but is getting great feedback.
• Total Commander Old PC classic reborn.
• Astro File Manager
• Root Explorer
Remote Management
• AirDroid Lets you manage (and even push) files to your Infinity over WiFi and much, much more. Comes with an Android-like GUI for PC, but works only in horizontal mode.
• WiFi File Explorer
• TeamViewer
• uTorrent Remote
Also note that Splashtop Remote HD comes with your Infinity for free by default and can be found through MyCloud app (-> MyDesktop).
Cloud Storage
See also info on BoxCryptor in the "Security" section.
• Wuala Secure cloud storage with reliable encryption (remember not to lose your key or password).
• DropBox Probably the front leader in Android realm for mobile cloud storage, although there are some security concerns against it.
• Ubuntu One Files Another cross-platform client, originally for Ubuntu Linux distro.
• Google Drive New app, but no stranger to the cloud service world. Some having issues, which is expected for new apps.
• Asus Cloud Already on your device, but if you want to use with your other Android devices.
• Box
News & Information
• Tablified Market HD An app for even more apps! (tablet-specific, updated)
• Zinio Free app that allows you to access a mix of free and paid media.
• BBC News Reader My personal favourite.
• Pulse News Another news reader.
• Google Currents
• Reader HD (Paid) Reader compatiple RSS reader that follows the Android Design Guidelines. Has Dark and Light themes as well as magazine and list views. Finally articles can be mobilized with all popular services. This has replaced pulse, flipboard, and currents for me. (psych2l)
Keyboards
See my initial thoughts on keyboards on the bottom of this post.
In case of problems with diacritics when docked, be sure to use KLSwitcher for setting your locale.
You can also try External Keyboard Helper Pro for custom layouts.
• TouchPal Free but skins cost. A favorite KB. You may have to switch back to default KB when docking.
• SwiftKey Tablet ($3.99) This KB has a large following. It’s proven to be a wonderful tablet specific keyboard that permits to do standard layout or even “thumb” style with a gap in middle. Very customizable. There is a free trial available.
• Hacker's Keyboard is a popular one for anyone that finds themselves commonly fighting to type syntax.
• Lots Of Other Tablet Keyboards To Try!
Resource Management
• Tasker (Paid) Control everything you need in your tablet by automatic triggers, actions, tasks, etc.
• Elixir 2 - Widgets Includes a popular info bar widget.
• HD Widgets ($1.99) Nice weather and clock widget(s) and some others.
[you can have a look at my thread on battery life if it is your concern]
• Dual Battery Widget For those with the Keyboard Dock
• Battery Widget? Reborn! (BETA)
• Battery Monitor Widget This one isn't very pretty, but it shows %/h drain or charge in real time, which is very cool when you're monitoring your battery usage.
• JuiceDefender series (Free-$$) The JD series offers a lot of different products. Some free, some cost. JuiceDefender Ultimate costs, but offers a lot of crazy settings for really maxing your battery life.
• Tablet CPU Usage Monitor ($0.99) is designed to give good feedback from dual and quad core devices.
• System Tuner
• System Monitor
• PrintHand Mobile Print (Paid) Print from your device directly via WiFi or Bluetooth without a computer.
• Any Cut This application allows you to put shortcuts to the Home screen of your Android device. You can for example create a shortcut for the quick dialing of a certain number, sending an SMS, or even changing your hidden proxy settings. Unfortunately, looks really bad on the FHD screen.
Communications & Sharing
• Irssi Connectbot A modified version of the popular ConnectBot SSH client for Android optimised for the Transformer series.
• tTorrent Lite (comes with ridiculous restrictions) / tTorrent Pro (paid version / no restrictions)
• Friendcaster Alternative Facebook client (a little less privacy risk).
• CSipSimple VoIP Client with nice integration.
• mysms (Free) Remote SMS for Tablets.
• SyncSMS (Paid)
• Tablet Talk (Paid)
Backup
• Titanium Backup (uses gzip and HyperShell)
• MyBackup
There are "pro" paid versions of both ^^
Launchers & (G)UI
Reports on crashes with some launchers. These will likely disappear over time as they update to solve issues.
Some people, including myself, see lags while using the stock launcher and docked, so a custom launcher might help in this department.
• Apex No. 1 for many.
• Nova Launcher The fastest on the Infinity, but most crashes too so far.
• LauncherPro
• Go Launcher HD For Tablets/Pads
• CircleLauncher Light
Paid:
• SPB Shell 3D
• ADWLauncher EX
GUI add-ons / changes:
• Add some gesture functionality to your launcher / UI, e.g. through GMD GestureControl.
• Simple Text-Text Icon Creator
• Minimalistic Text
• The Icon Ultimate Themer's dream with free and paid access to many different icon styles. It's cheaper to get them from the app than his store, and you can get high-res tablet friendly versions of the icon by long pressing on each. I suggest checking out the metro and project glass icons, they look great. (psych2l)
• 1Tap Quick Bar "Fastest way to start your task" (try the Power Toggles alternatively)
Games
A separate thread discusses games for the Infinity in detail.
(BTW, it seems that the same game at the same time may be cheaper in Google Play than in TegraZone, so be sure to double-check)
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Apps to avoid (causing bootloops etc.)
- Beats Audio - see why
- Wallpaper Wizardrii - see why
- Transformer reboot to recovery - see why
- NVFlash = softbrick
- CMClient (stock) - see why you should probably
disable it (unless you desire constant surveillance) - LCD Density - see why
Also, try avoiding NTFS on your external storage
in general if you intend to connect it to the Infinity.
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Some other interesting apps:
• Dictionary / encyclopedia app: ColorDict seems to be a reasonable choice (default in RepliGo).
• Both TubeMate and FREEdi YouTube Downloader let you download YouTube videos to your device.
• Lux For setting (auto)brightness. Some like it, I find it annoying and not fully compatible with brightness setting in notifications area. Alternatively, you may try Screen Filter, I haven't tried it, as I've done some brightness tweaks manually instead.
• Google Sky Map If you've always wanted to name the stars you're looking at just as they do in the movies, you can now have your try with a little help on Google's side.
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There's also App Market for Adults out there (and for adults only).
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Summary of our other discussions here:
I) Some of my (initial) thoughts on keyboards moved to another post.
II) Various browsers reported to be working faster with browser2ram, but makes them more prone to data loss (cache, history, open tabs).
III) MartyHulskemper's favourite apps here: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=28746928&postcount=35
IV) KilerG's list of Android apps here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1...oD4BUsPRs/edit
Hit [THANKS] if it helps.13Here you go man. I added some as I went that I would suggest and made the catogories as I went. As I said, tweak as you wish. This format should allow future additions alot easier.
Great Apps For The TF700 Infinity
Utilities
• I/O scheduler (Requires Root)
Through ATP Tweak, see my other post I had some good experience with deadline so far.
•tTorrent Lite (Free)
•uTorrent Remote
•Over Skreen ($2.49) Is a must have for multi taskers. It allows you to place several apps on the screen at once, much like a window GUI.
• CPU governor (default kernel so far): interactive (default)] <-- both managed by No-Frills CPU Control and ATP Tweak bundled
•RepliGo PDF Reader (1.99) Is a fast PDF reader
•iAnnotate PDF Reader (Free) is another great PDF reader. Not as good as RepliGo, but free is good.
Web Browsers
•Chrome (Free) Is a popular one, although H/W acceleration on TF700 would be nice.
•Dolphin (Free) Has had privacy issues but remains a top contender
•Boat Browser (Free) is an underdog that many are finding useful, but just like Dolphin, it’s had privacy issues in the past too.
eBook Readers
•Aldiko (Free) Is the old stand by that many use. Popular and proven.
•Cool Reader (Free)
Office Suites
•KingSoft (Free)Works very well and is free.
•OfficeSuite Pro ($14.99) Certainly not free, but probably the best office suite available on android.
Ad Blocking
•AdFree (Free) (Requires Root) One Of several proven ad blockers.
•AdAway (Free) (Requires Root) Another great Ad blocker
Media Players
•BS Player (Free)
•MX Player (Free)
•VLC Player (Free)
•WinAmp (Free)
File Managers
•Astro File Manager (Free)
•Root Explorer (Free)
•Solid Explorer Beta II (Free) A somewhat new player, but is getting great feedback.
•Total Commander (Free)
•Wifi File Explorer (Free)
Cloud Storage
•Drop Box (Free) probably the front leader in Android realm for mobile cloud storage.
•Google Drive (Free) New app, but no stranger to the cloud service world. Some having issues, which is expected for new apps.
•Asus Cloud (Free) Already on your device, but if you want to use with your other Android devices.
News & Information
•Zinio (Free) Free app that allows you to access a mix of free and paid media.
•BBC Reader (Free) A favorite of many.
•HD Widgets ($1.99)
KeyBoards
•TouchPal (Free) Free but skins cost. A favorite KB. You may have to switch back to default KB when docking.
•SwiftKey Tablet ($3.99) This KB has a large following. It’s proven to be a wonderful tablet specific keyboard that permits to do standard layout or even “thumb” style with a gap in middle. Very customizable. A Free Trial Version Is Available Also.
•Hackers Keyboard is a popular one for anyone that finds themselves commonly fighting to type syntax.
• Lots Of Other Tablet Keyboard To Try Too!
Resource Management
•Battery Left Widget (Free)
•Battery Left Pro ($1.99)
•Dual Battery Widget (Free) For those with the KeyBoard Dock
•GSAM (Free) is nice but some report inaccurate readings.
•Juice Defender Series (Free-$$) The JD series offers a lot of different products. Some free, some cost. They have something for everyone’s. Juice Defender Ultimate costs, but offers a lot of crazy settings for really maxing your battery life.
•Tablet CPU Usage Monitor ($0.99) is designed to give good feedback from dual and quad core devices.
•System Tuner (Free)
•System Monitor (Free)
Games
A separate thread is well underway discussing games on far greater detail.
Launchers
Reports on crashes with some launches. These will likely disappear over time as they update to solve issues.
•Apex (Free)
•Go Launcher HD For Tablets/Pads(Free)
•Nova Launcher (Free)
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Summary of our other discussions here:
I) MartyHulskemper's favourite apps here: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=28746928&postcount=35
II) KilerG's list of Android apps here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1...oD4BUsPRs/edit
III) Stock Browser reported to be working faster with browser2ram, but more prone to data loss when killed (Nahakiole's original post here: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=28641123&postcount=19)
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more of my (initial) thoughts on keyboards, before finding TouchPal
Smart Keyboard seems fine (I'm on the trial)
I didn't like GO Keyboard, although a few simple changes could make it a good one for a tablet, nor Perfect Keyboard (far from perfect); A.I.type FloatNSplit Tablet Keyboard seemed interesting, but forced close in settings set its future pretty clearly; LogiType Tablet Keyboard would be very cool, but it is not configurable AT ALL (interesting ergonomic input, it would be nice to see it being developed); Tablet Keyboard Free is very simple and intuitive and could be pretty cool for somebody who doesn't need any diacritics in their language;
There are also keyboards I would like to test, but there is no free option and I've tested too many to pay even 1$ for something I only have 15 minutes for before the payment is approved. Sorry, it does not work that way, so I'll have to pass with Thumb Keyboard and others, although it shows promise.
Slide mechanisms - when switchable to ABC input - look interesting too, I may sometimes use SlideIT (in Classic view).
[written before finding TouchPal!] So far it seems ASUS keyboard is "the best of the bad", I really like big keys and 123 input, but I miss some special chars being available on the same screen (for instance as alternative input after pressing shift). Seems I'll have to post a request somewhere for the keyboard of my design ;>
I just need to try out Swiftkey now, but I doubt anything can be better than what I've just experienced.[/QUOTE]
dictionary / encyclopedia app: not sure, I would like something well integrated into my Android, so far I've only tried ColorDict, as it was RepliGo's first choice I believe [Edit 14.07.2012: it seems you can add other dictionaries to this one, but most good dictionaries don't come for free apart from some kind of trial (and there's way too much adware in the dictionaries section than I would ever expect!); btw, I've found that Kindle App uses Oxford Dictionary of English which normally is rather pricey, unfortunately it seems it can't be used outside of the app for free]
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And there was alot of cutting and pasting as I went, something may have been unintentionally truncated.10I've tried all the video players and I've found Dice Player to have the best HW acceleration and playback. Best of all it went adfree yesterday which is kinda annoying since I paid $5 for it lol. They had to remove DTS support due to licensing restrictions, but just place the libffmpeg.so file at the root of your SDcard directory (after extracting from the zip) and select custom plugins from the player window and you'll have the best player on the market :laugh:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...EsImNvbS5pbmlzb2Z0Lm1lZGlhcGxheWVyLnRyaWFsIl0.3Made a list of my own tonight. Check it out and see if there is anything interesting on there for ya.
MHT (single file html) Version(Download it to view in browser)2Answer to letter C
Let's share our finds here. My list of "best for X on the Infinity":
a) I/O scheduler (after rooting): sio
[b) CPU governor (default kernel so far): interactive (default)] <-- both managed by No-frills and ATP Tweak bundled
c) web browser: Dolphin Browser (I like Chrome, but it doesn't support H/W acceleration on TF700) [any reason why FireFox isn't available for the Infinity, btw??]
d) (fastest) PDF reader: RepliGo Reader (2nd place: iAnnotate PDF)
e) e-book reader: Cool Reader & Aldiko (stock MyLibrary is fine for epubs too)
f) Office Suite: Kingsoft Office (because it's free and very good) or OfficeSuite Pro (because it's even better / more intuitive)
g) notes: SuperNote "bundled" with TF700
h) ADBLOCK (after rooting): AdAway (!!!)
i) video player: BSPlayer FREE (2nd: VPlayer, 3rd: MX Player because of UI, but it doesn't play most of my big movie files well enough) + MyNet for network multimedia of course
j) file manager: Total Commander (+ stock file manager sometimes); WiFi File Explorer for remote management within your WiFi network
k) cloud storage: I'm used to Dropbox, although I intend to try box.net & ASUS cloud storage; not much luck with Google Drive though
l) press / news: Zinio & Press Reader seem fine; but I particularly like "BBC News" app
m) dictionary / encyclopedia app: not sure, I would like something well integrated into my Android, so far I've only tried ColorDict, as it was RepliGo's first choice I believe
n) keyboard: yet to try bunch of different keyboards next weekend [tried and liked the GO keyboard, but I didn't play well with the dock...]
o) battery management: GSam Battery Monitor (+ 2nd: Dual Battery Widget)
p) system management in general: not sure yet, I've "clicked through" System Tuner, System Monitor Lite and Tablet CPU Usage Monitor, they seem OK, but nothing special
q) calendar: the stock app + (stock?) Wizz calendar widget (transparent)
r) weather widget (& other widgets): HD Widgets [default Accuweather is OK, although it has some lame names for non-existing places]
s) music player: no preferences, I'm not using my tablet as mp3 player
t) torrents: tTorrent Pro (but because of the I/O issues I won't be using torrents too often on my Infinity)
+ games my win is Heroes Call THD, although be aware it tries to build its way through a clever micropayment system
+ other apps: Terminal Emulator (!)
Nice list! 8D
In answer to letter 'c'. I believe that FireFox doesn't officially support tablet layouts at this time. They state in the forums that you can try their nightly builds from their website in order to use it on tablets.
Also for letter 'j'. My favorite file explorer is Solid Explorer beta. Its pretty solid for a beta!
