Favorite Android Apps

Android apps I use and recommend (with links to Android Market):

• AContact (new!)
  Advanced Contact management
• Adobe Flash Player
  View website Flash content
• AndFTP
  Download and upload files by FTP
• Antennas
  Display nearby cellular towers and signal strength
• App Cache Cleaner
  Free up memory by clearing cached data
• BeyondPod
  Best podcatcher for Android (download or stream podcasts)
• B&H Photo Video Pro Audio (new!)
  Best online source of photo, video, audio, computers, and more
• Blogger
  Update your Google Blog from Android
• Chrome to Phone
  Send content to Android from Google Chrome browser on your PC
• ColorDict Dictionary Translate
  Excellent customizable dictionary, translations too
• ConvertPad - Unit Converter
  Wide range of unit conversions
• Craigslist Notification
  Automatic search for stuff on craigslist
• dMarks (new!)
  Best way to access and manage Browser Bookmarks
• Docs (new!)
  Google has finally made Docs relevant to Android
• Download All Files (new!)
  Makes it possible to download pretty much anything
• eBay (new!)
  The official app is now pretty good
• Equalizer
  Adjust frequencies and sound effects (Gingerbread and later)
• ES File Explorer
  Best file manager for Android
• exoScribe (new!)
  Save and edit notes as regular text files (unlike other apps)
• Fandango (new!)
  Buy movie tickets online
• GasBuddy
  Check gas station prices around you
• Gesture Search
  Great way to access your Apps, Bookmarks, Contacts, etc
• Go SMS Pro
  Messaging redefined, powerful and flexible
• Google Voice
  Voice telephony redefined, excellent
• GPS Test (new!)
  Detailed GPS information, including exact location and time
  
• Groundhog Newreader
  Best Usenet article reader for Android
• Groupon (new!)
  Must have for Groupon junkies
• IMDb
  Internet Movie Database, reference for movies
• KeePassDroid
  Securely manage and share passwords between Android and PC
• Log Collector
  Send Android System Log to developer after an app crashes
• MortPlayer Audio Book
  Best audio book player for Android
• Movies
  Flixster movie app, reviews, showtimes, and more
• Music (Google Beta) (new!)
  Stream your music from the cloud
• My Tracks
  Google app great for hiking, records your track
• NetCounter
  Keeps track of wireless data usage
• Newegg (new!)
  One of the best sellers of electronic gear on the Internet
• NoLED (new!)
  Display notifications over your lock screen
• OpenTable
  Find restaurants and make reservations
• Pandora
  Awesome free music streaming service
• Prey
  Protects your Android against theft or loss
• QuickMark (new!)
  Best QR code scanner and generator for Android
• QuickPic
  Image viewer that's elegant, efficient, and faster than stock Gallery app
• RepliGo Reader
  Best way to view PDF documents on Android (better than Adobe)
• SendContact (new!) Share your contacts in various ways
• Shaddapp (new!)
  Best app sharing for Android
• Shopper
  Google's nice shopping app, look up products by bar code
• SoundHound
  Amazing way to recognize and identify songs
• Speed Test
  Check your wireless data speed
• Starbucks
  Official way to pay and to manage your account
• Superpages
  Online yellow pages
• Swype
  Great keyboard alternative, tracing faster than typing
• TuneIn Radio
  Excellent Internet radio
• Widgetsoid
  Great way to control your Android from Notification Bar
• Wifi Analyzer
  Display nearby Wi-Fi access points and signal strength
• Yelp
  Local merchants with ratings

So which Android smartphone do I use?
Nexus S, pure Android, best smartphone for my needs.

Updated: October 23, 2011