Going Nexus 5, what apps to get?

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ArtieQ

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• Jan 21, 2014

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Coming from WP8 (Lumia 920) so would like to know what's the best apps are for the following:

Just Money (economy app)
Just Shopping (shopping list app)
Calendar
Camera apps overall
Music Player

 

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xXghostXx313

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Jul 15, 2012

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• Jan 21, 2014

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Camera Zoom Fx
PowerAmp and the rest idk

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ououououo

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Aug 9, 2012

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• Jan 21, 2014

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Cal: Any.do is a nice alternative if you dont like stock.

For notes and lists i find Google Keep to be good.

I would continue to use stock camera for the hdr+ effect.

BUT, there is no universal 'best app' for any category ofcourse, it's very subjective. Try a bunch from each category would be my sugestion, and settle when you are satisfied.

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pwrmedia

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• Jan 21, 2014

• #4

ArtieQ said:

Coming from WP8 (Lumia 920) so would like to know what's the best apps are for the following:

Just Money (economy app)
Just Shopping (shopping list app)
Calendar
Camera apps overall
Music Player

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anMoney (finance)
Evernote (notes/list)
Apollo (music)

 

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Curiousn00b

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Dec 3, 2011

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• Jan 21, 2014

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Music - Play Music gets the job done perfectly. PowerAMP if you need your headphones booming.

Camera - I use stock camera, and for edits I use Pixlr Express. Camera Zoom FX I didn't like the focus settings. Made me regret buying it, somewhat.

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ext109

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• Jan 21, 2014

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For the camera I like both procapture and stock camera
I use Nex Music+ music player in combination with Viper4Android. It's awesome, a bit like Google Play music but with way more settings and customization

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• Jan 21, 2014

• #7

Bloomberg
A Calendar
Poweramp
Wunderlist
Stock camera

 

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ArtieQ

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• Jan 21, 2014

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Thanks for the help guys, it's gonna be fun going back to Android (at least for a while). I missed customizing my home screen and all the other stuff Android brings.

 

icy56

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Feb 26, 2011

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• Jan 21, 2014

• #9

ArtieQ said:

Coming from WP8 (Lumia 920) so would like to know what's the best apps are for the following:

Just Money (economy app)
Just Shopping (shopping list app)
Calendar
Camera apps overall
Music Player

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Calendar- Stock
Camera- Stock
Music Player- Stock

I used to use power amp all the time but I really hate the new design and how clunky it feels compared to the old design. The stock player also looks good and works really well.
For the other things I use stock because it's nice having the ability to sync with my Google account and have everything in one place. I say avoid 3rd party apps unless you really aren't happy with what stock offers. Simplicity really makes everything easier.

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Csquared

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• Jan 23, 2014

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Shopping Lists - Google Keep
Calendar - DigiCal or Stock
Camera - Stock
Music - Stock

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VerucaSalt

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• Jan 24, 2014

• #11

ArtieQ said:

Music Player

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Try Shuttle for your music player. It both looks nice and "just works"

 

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pconway

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Nov 15, 2013

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• Jan 24, 2014

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No love around here for Business Calendar? I love it, but haven't tried any.do.

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cobyman7035

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• Jan 27, 2014

• #13

Nova launcher prime

Via my NeXus™ 7 FHD on Tapatalk⁴ Pro

 

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psousa781

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• Jan 28, 2014

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I know you didn't ask, but EvolveSMS is an awesome texting app if you're looking.

For calendar I just use Today since all I care about is a clean widget.

Camera I use stock since the 4.4.2 update.

Notes I use a combo of Evernote for work and Keep for stuff like grocery lists.

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ArtieQ

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• Jan 28, 2014

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psousa781 said:

I know you didn't ask, but EvolveSMS is an awesome texting app if you're looking.

For calendar I just use Today since all I care about is a clean widget.

Camera I use stock since the 4.4.2 update.

Notes I use a combo of Evernote for work and Keep for stuff like grocery lists.

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Thanks, yes I will probably try some 3rd party sms app, I think I used ChompSMS with my HTC Desire so many years ago. Evernote I already use and I will try out Keep.

 

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Dryz_

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• Jan 28, 2014

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pconway said:

No love around here for Business Calendar? I love it, but haven't tried any.do.

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I used the free version for quite a while and just paid for it because it's imo the best calendar app.

My list:
Calendar: Business Calendar
Shopping list: Google Keep
Camera: stock
Music player: Fusion / PowerAmp (not sure which one to keep yet)

 

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EnricoD

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• Jan 28, 2014

• #17

Camera Zoom FX

Poweramp (music player)

But You should pay for that...

google play calendar is good...

MortPlayer is (for me) the best free Music player on Google Play