Must Have Android Apps

[viklar]

So I'm getting a new phone, the HTC ONE what apps should i get?

Name and short explanation please.

[Frapag]

Poweramp, a really good and handy music player 

[dklhs90]

Kakao talk: IM&VOIP App - As long as you have internet you can call and text for free to your friends what have the same app that are in your friend list in the app.

[viklar]

Kakao talk: IM&VOIP App - As long as you have internet you can call and text for free to your friends what have the same app that are in your friend list in the app.

couldn't you just use Skype for that? 

[dklhs90]

It does what what skype does except for calling real life numbers and more.

If you check their website you will find all the features it has.

[Raj8396]

MX Player and Swiftkey.

[snes]

Dropbox - more convenient than plugging in the cable whenever you want to transfer pictures or files

Dolphin browser - really good full screen mode with support for tabbed browsing and gestures

Opera Mini browser - for whenever you're on a really slow connection

PowerAmp music player - there's a free version, but the small cost for the paid version is totally worth it

XDA Premium - if you care about Android

Titanium Backup (Pro) - makes life much easier, whenever you update to a newer version of Android or a different custom rom

 

Those are pretty much the essentials, imo. Everything else is optional.

 

Tapatalk can be useful, if you visit forums often and if your connection isn't the fastest. Not every forum supports it.

Airdroid can be useful as well.

 

Do not get WhatsApp, if you care about your privacy. I started reading their terms & conditions and removed the app asap without ever actually using it. That being said, check the permissions whenever you download something. Many permissions make sense when you think about it, but there's no reason for a wallpaper to request access to your list of contacts or even your sd card.

Also, only sideload apps after making sure that they came from trustworthy sources.

 

The only apps that I personally sideloaded are Team BlackedOut's blacked out versions of the play store and YouTube:

 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1231787

 

I love dark themes and the mentioned blacked out apps since they tend to be much easier on the/my eyes.