moving from iphone to android...

[keithace]

Are there any tips tricks or hacks for android phones I need to know about? I am leaving the land of the iphone and moving over to android to see what it's like. I am not a latest and greatest phone person. I am tired of my iphone 4 and had a chance to get a Galaxy Avant for cheap. I am phone in the pocket person and didnt want a giant pants dragging phone. The screen on the Avant is an inch bigger than the iphone 4 so it should be good enough for me.

I don't care to hear from either iphone or android fanboy. As a long time iphone user I am sure to figure out the pros and cons pretty quickly.

I am asking about programs I should get or things I need to dump.

[mostapha]

If you find a media/music player that doesn't suck, I'm interested. All the ones I've tried seriously blow.

QuickOffice is decent, and Ingress is pretty cool for a while if you're into that kind of thing. It's like geocacheing with less of a "figure it out" mentality.

[Stormcaller]

Go settings, about phone, scroll all the way to the bottom, then keep tapping where it says "build number" and it'll unlock a developer options menu. This will let you do stuff like keeping the screen on while the phone has power.

Under security menu, check "unknown sources" this "jailbreaks" the device so you can install applications without using the play store.

My recommended apps:

Doggcatcher- for podcasting
Opensignal- for finding where the cell towers are and testing your download speed
Snapseed- photo editor
Servestream - Internet radio, really simple basic app but needs no facebook logins or any other crap like that
VLC- play literally any media

[keithace]

Go settings, about phone, scroll all the way to the bottom, then keep tapping where it says "build number" and it'll unlock a developer options menu. This will let you do stuff like keeping the screen on while the phone has power.

Under security menu, check "unknown sources" this "jailbreaks" the device so you can install applications without using the play store.

My recommended apps:

Doggcatcher- for podcasting
Opensignal- for finding where the cell towers are and testing your download speed
Snapseed- photo editor
Servestream - Internet radio, really simple basic app but needs no facebook logins or any other crap like that
VLC- play literally any media

thanks!!!

[Jester]

Poweramp is a pretty sweet media player. Think it cost $5 or something. I use Podkicker for podcasts, ES File explorer for file management etc etc ...
Consider the can of worms opened mate.

[tekki]

I use a LG Google Nexus5, and I gotta say I love this pure android OS distro better than the manufacturer branded distros.(That and the fact that the Android L / Lollipop update will be offered faster than the other brands.)
If you get tired of it, like I did over the years with different brands, you might want to try and go for a different ROM. CyanogenMod and Miui are regarded as the better ones.


Apps I can recommend:
Adobe Reader - PDF document reader
Any.DO - to.do list app
CCleaner - Cleaning cache files etc easily.
ES File Explorer 3 - Awesome file manager
Inbox - new way of emailing
Perfect Viewer - comics reader
Root Checker - Check if you have root access to your device
Sunrise - Calendar app / widget
SuperSU - Control your apps properly
Towelroot - Root your Android device
TuneIn Radio - Awesome streaming audio app
Zaklamp - LED Flashlight app

[keithace]

hey tekki can you direct me to a forum for android?

[Stormcaller]

Reddit.com/r/android is a good place to start.

If you want something hardcore nerdy, go to the XDADeveloper forums.

[tekki]

hey tekki can you direct me to a forum for android?

Sure Keith, but stormcaller got it covered already. XDA used to be my "go to" place before my Nexus5.

[Stormcaller]

Another vote for getting a Nexus. The new Nexus 6 is just being released, although I'm not sure I want something that big.