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Any.do -- Great task reminder
Chase
Dropbox
Evolve Money
Feedly -- great rss reader
Greader- alternate rss reader
Glide
Google Drive
Google Keep
Google Maps (incorporating Waze functions)
Google Photos
Mint Bills (Check (Pageonce))
Parcels
Power Toggles
Pushbullet
Tapatalk
Timely -- great alarm app
TripIt
Vonage - free WiFi calling using your normal number
Waze
Whatsapp
Pdanet

Jewish Apps
AndDaaven
Betamidrash (crazy amount of sefarim wt trans.)
Brochos
CRC Kosher Guide
Find a Minyan
Jewish Music - 1. JewishMusic Stream 2. Jstream 3. Jewishmusic.fm
OK Vegetable Checking Guide
Mezuzah Guide
Shabbos Alarm
Smart Siddur by Karri Apps free version has ads :(
ZmanMinder widget
Hebrewbooks.org
Chavruta (Talmud with Hebrew translation and footnotes)
HebDate (Great Jewish calendar with deep Google Calendar integration)
Orayta
Zmanim
(search in hebrew) שולחן ערוך אור החיים עם משנה ברורה searchable, clickable, split screen with שער הציון
(search in hebrew) הלוח העברי great calendar for searching hebrew dates in the past and future, including yom tov

Keyboards
Swype (for one handed typing)
Swiftkey (for key by key inputting & "swyping" )

Games
Lollipop "flappy bird" (Easter Egg)

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Re: Favorite Android Apps
« Reply #100 on: February 16, 2012, 11:33:39 PM »
4G works when you root? Do you have a lot of apps and still no prob?
Let's see if I get this straight.. ICS might slow it down due to its size but will speed it up because it's ICS regardless of processor?
No 4G. I've got too many apps... I actually use a mod to give me more space for apps :P

ICS is actually smaller then the stock Evo rom. Now that the ICS alpha builds include GPU support they offload alot of the work to the graphics chip which makes them run even better. Obviously the Evo has an aging CPU and GPU as well as less internal memory then most, but it still runs pretty well.

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Re: Favorite Android Apps
« Reply #101 on: February 16, 2012, 11:37:02 PM »
No 4G. I've got too many apps... I actually use a mod to give me more space for apps :P

ICS is actually smaller then the stock Evo rom. Now that the ICS alpha builds include GPU support they offload alot of the work to the graphics chip which makes them run even better. Obviously the Evo has an aging CPU and GPU as well as less internal memory then most, but it still runs pretty well.
I hear, I hear... How easy is it to un-root? Just in case...
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Re: Favorite Android Apps
« Reply #102 on: February 16, 2012, 11:37:28 PM »
How do I wipe it wipe it?
Settings/privacy /factory data reset but take note you will lose EVERYTHING  :D

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« Reply #103 on: February 16, 2012, 11:38:37 PM »
Settings/privacy /factory data reset but take note you will lose EVERYTHING  :D
I am leaning towards BAHayman's suggestion now.. I imagine by rooting I will also lose EVERYTHING?
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Re: Favorite Android Apps
« Reply #104 on: February 16, 2012, 11:40:18 PM »
I hear, I hear... How easy is it to un-root? Just in case...
Read through this thread.

I am leaning towards BAHayman's suggestion now.. I imagine by rooting I will also lose EVERYTHING?
By rooting, no. By putting a custom rom on, yes.

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Re: Favorite Android Apps
« Reply #105 on: February 16, 2012, 11:42:50 PM »
I am leaning towards BAHayman's suggestion now.. I imagine by rooting I will also lose EVERYTHING?
Ha. Just dont come crying to me afterwards  :P

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« Reply #106 on: February 16, 2012, 11:43:34 PM »

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Re: Favorite Android Apps
« Reply #108 on: February 16, 2012, 11:44:36 PM »
Read through this thread.
By rooting, no. By putting a custom rom on, yes.
I actually don't really mind losing EVERYTHING. Can you explain in a nutshell what a custom ROM would do and which one would be the best?
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« Reply #109 on: February 16, 2012, 11:46:52 PM »
Read through this thread.
I will.
BTW does this question not have a yes or no answer?
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« Reply #110 on: February 16, 2012, 11:51:01 PM »
I actually don't really mind losing EVERYTHING. Can you explain in a nutshell what a custom ROM would do and which one would be the best?
Its explained in the first post of the thread I linked:
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Reasons to root:
Get the latest versions of Android on your phone before anyone else.
Try faster and more optimized versions of your phone's software.
Overclocking and underclocking your phone.
Longer battery life.
Theme your phone a lot more.
FREE Wireless Tethering.
Remove unwanted Sprint software.

There is really no best, I have been a big fan of EnergyROM ever since my Windows Mobile days.

I will.
BTW does this question not have a yes or no answer?
Easy, see below from here.
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Q: Is it possible to restore everything to stock?
A: It is possible and has been confirmed (Thanks @jcallaway77). You can try downloading the PC36IMG file below rename it to PC36IMG and flash from bootloader.
Flash From Bootloader
PC36IMG_SuperSonic_GB_Sprint_WWE_4.24.651.1_Radio_ 2.15.00.05.02_NV_2.15_release_199233_signed
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=VSFLE9CD
http://www.fileserve.com/file/3rVYVfd
MD5 Checksum: 621DCC2F866EC4DDB548AC9466C1D356
SHA-1 Checksum: 960EBC5F96D8DF805BD5D1A472BDCAED1E407034

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Re: Favorite Android Apps
« Reply #111 on: February 16, 2012, 11:55:47 PM »
There is really no best
Oh man, that will mean 3 months of research...  ::)
Does it depend on how you mainly use your phone?
Is there a comprehensive detailed explanation of the different ROM's anywhere?
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Re: Favorite Android Apps
« Reply #112 on: February 16, 2012, 11:57:14 PM »
Oh man, that will mean 3 months of research...  ::)
Does it depend on how you mainly use your phone?
Is there a comprehensive detailed explanation of the different ROM's anywhere?
Nope, no easy way. It is pretty much personal preference, you really just have to try a bunch of them. Or just use EnergyROM ;)

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« Reply #113 on: February 17, 2012, 12:01:42 AM »
Nope, no easy way. It is pretty much personal preference, you really just have to try a bunch of them. Or just use EnergyROM ;)
So let me get this straight: The big hurdle is rooting. Changing ROM's is not the biggest deal, It's kind of like changing "themes"?
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« Reply #114 on: February 17, 2012, 12:03:23 AM »
So let me get this straight: The big hurdle is rooting. Changing ROM's is not the biggest deal, It's kind of like changing "themes"?
From what I can remember rooting is a 1 click process these days. The most inconvenient part for me is backing up and restoring my apps after flashing a different rom, not hard just a pain. Although that is probably because I have > 60 apps.

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« Reply #115 on: February 17, 2012, 12:15:43 AM »
From what I can remember rooting is a 1 click process these days. The most inconvenient part for me is backing up and restoring my apps after flashing a different rom, not hard just a pain. Although that is probably because I have > 60 apps.
I actually use a mod to give me more space for apps :P
What's a mod?
I guess I'll try different ROM's before I download all my apps... will that be easier and quicker and less threatening than rooting?
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« Reply #116 on: February 17, 2012, 01:56:13 AM »
@BAHayman: Did I ask too many questions?  ;D
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Re: Favorite Android Apps
« Reply #117 on: February 19, 2012, 01:15:34 AM »
The dearth of quality jewish apps for Android is shocking.
How is it that the Palm OS Luach and Siddur apps from over 10 years ago were light-years more advanced than the Android apps?

for jewish apps try shiur.org/android/

For luach you can make a custom Hebrew calendar on hebcal.com, and import into your gmail calendar and sync that with your phone.

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« Reply #118 on: February 19, 2012, 01:35:41 AM »
Just downloaded siddur from there and there's no menu?
Do they really expect you to keep clicking next though every shacharis section until I get to maariv?

As far as the calendar, I haven't looked at that yet, but I just want what my old Palm luach could do.  Namely show me an english monthly calendar with the hebrew date at the bottom and yom tovs highlighted  that can calculate zmanim accurately (plenty of apps claim to calculate but are NOT accurate) for any coordinates entered.  How is it that nobody can recreate on Android what existed on Palm over 10 years ago??
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Re: Favorite Android Apps
« Reply #119 on: February 19, 2012, 01:59:04 AM »
My apps that I've downloaded.  The only ones I paid for are SVTP ($9.99) and GrooveIP ($2.10)
-Angry Birds/Angry Birds Rio are great timewasters
-Androidlost seems very cool, have played with it a bit and scared my brother when he was playing on my phone with the remote alarm
-Amazon MP3 is great, keep my 20GB of music in the cloud for free and play on demand.
-CRC Kosher
-Foursquare for the occasional promos
-Memo Pad to bring back that good old Palm functionality.
-Flashlight widget is neat
-Skype
-Sleepy Baby (white noise app)
-Super Compaas
-Tehillat Hashem, a siddur of scanned pages.
-Parkmobile, used it in DC to pay for parking by cc
-GrooveIP for using GV without minutes anywhere in the world.
-Chrome beta is just awesome
-Google translate is amazing
-Kosher GPS
-Chase app is life-changing, or at least cut down on trips to the ATM
-SFCave out of Palm nostalgia
-Navigation/Google maps really is life-changing.  Being able to walk around DC and just type in different monuments or just starbucks and getting walking directions was huge.
-SVTP Wifi Hotspot Pro to turn my phone into a wifi router.
-SWYPE is very cool, though at times I think of going back to the very good ICS keyboard.
-United Airlines app is great
-Google Wallet, used it for the free $10, won't use it again until it starts working with Chase or AMEX.  Definitely cool though.
-Words with friends is another decent time-waster.
-Hebrew Calendar for the OK widget.
-Voice Memo
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