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scottxperia10
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Default Reccomended apps!

Basically having seen the top 10 thread I thought that a thread where users reccomend just one app with a brief reason why.I will start

APP:Handcent sms
REASON:Fantastic app for messaging.Works better than the stock app for me.Also very customisable.Regular updates also and never experienced any issues of any kind.

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APP: Contact Widget ABC Dialer Light
REASON: Good app for quick dial, solves the slow dialing problem but for only 6 free contacts, if you want 12 you have to pay. Only bad thing is you HAVE to have a photo of a contact to dial them and you can't customize looks of the widget yet, it's white and non transparrent.
 
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WEATHER=Palmary weather app
download from palmary's site its the best and only weather app you'll need
 
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I can't live without SuperDial. It runs circles around the stock SE dialer. I can't believe SE would put so much time and effort into customization and then completely ignore the stock dialer. Searching your contacts is overly complicated and even when you do finally get to the contact you want, it's like 17 clicks to even dial the number.

Yeah....SuperDial all the way. Best of all, it's free.

As a side note, there appear to be 2 different apps called SuperDial now. The one from episode6 is the correct one.
 
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i think its time people get the "Goto" app -although it aint free-
its a lockscreen replacement app..

1) allows you to place any name you want on the top bar
2) includes date/time/weather temp -although im not having no luck with weather temp.-
3) ability to change phone volume from loud to vibrate to silent without even havin to unlock!
4) the swipe itself is like a swipometer.. you have messages, then call logs, then gmail and finally unlock..
5) Ability to change background image - although could do with being able to customize other features!

only saw SE swipes twice.. so far!
1st - when someone rang my phone whilst it was in lock mode.. swipe needed to answer
2nd - when i put passcode on, i thought id test just pressing the back key instead of entering my code.. and lo and behold the SE swipe showed up! lol.. i really find these as minor issues..

although i dont think this was meant to happen im actually glad it did lol basically when the lockscreen shows, if u keep hold of the home button, it shows the 6 previously used apps which you can go to without the need to unlock although once you back out of the app you chose to view, your back to the lockscreen again lol

for those who are bit off about the whole unlocking and then passcode thing, i just tried a quick test now and i can say when this phone is in lock mode, you can jus press home key and draw ya passcode and your then taken to homescreen :) also holding home key doesnt show previously used apps here so no worries about anyone bypassing security!

wasnt meant to be a huge review lol but though id cover most of the points so it makes it easier for people to decide!!

Hope it helps!!!

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all buttons cause screen to power up during lock mode!


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Uninstaller
reason: Uninstall stuff.
 
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from where can I get the goto APP Search on the market but I didn't found it
 
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Default goto

i found it and purchased it from android usa market... love it works great but all buttons cause screen to power up
 
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Had to add that bit to my review.. guess its not really a good sign is it :(

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Quote:
Originally Posted by nekkidtruth View Post
I can't live without SuperDial. It runs circles around the stock SE dialer. I can't believe SE would put so much time and effort into customization and then completely ignore the stock dialer. Searching your contacts is overly complicated and even when you do finally get to the contact you want, it's like 17 clicks to even dial the number.

Yeah....SuperDial all the way. Best of all, it's free.

As a side note, there appear to be 2 different apps called SuperDial now. The one from episode6 is the correct one.
Have you tried ThaiDial?
I found it to be better but superdialer is still way better than the one we were given with the phone. I didnt like how in superdialer when someone called me it would show their number with a 1 in front of it and then list it differently as the contact in my phone book


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