Smartphone Applications I like and Use (Android)

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Smartphone Applications I like and Use (Android) was Originally Posted on September 20, 2014 by

Some of the Smartphone apps I like:

Colorlight: flashlight

Dropbox: I added a spreadsheet for shopping items on my home PC and open the same file from dropbox when shopping

Camtimer: Can shoot multiple photos in a row

Gasbuddy: Although I no longer drive far from home, it shows cheapest gasoline in your present location – great when driving the Interstate and wanting to know if driving an extra mile down a lonely road will be cheaper gas

Google Sky Map: Shows planets and stars as you hold phone up to the night sky

Life360: If allowed by others, shows their current location on a map – track friends or family

LowestMed: Shows lowest price in your location for prescriptions (Is Costco cheaper than Walmart for Diovan?)

Metal Detector: because sometimes you drop a small screw in shag carpeting

Office Suite: Generic office apps

PasswordCard: In case you want cryptic passwords and want to have them hidden in plain sight

Pizza Area: Calculates per sq inch of pizza to tell you if a med at one price is a better deal than a large at a different price

Roku: Allows control of various Rokus in your house

Satellite AR: Shows satellites overhead and expected viewing times. You CAN see some satellites and the Space Station as it comes overhead!

Speedtest: tests connection speed. Compare your WiFi speed with Cell data speed, 3g, 4g, etc. (my wifi was 16mbs/1.5mb and the 4g was 12.42mb/5.19mb so downloading fast I might want to use wifi but upload lots of photos use my cellphone data plan if time is important)

VIP Access: Allows 2 part authentication for places like PayPal. Must enter regular PayPal login, then look at phone for a 6 digit number that I must enter. The cellphone creates the number internally, ie no data used on plan.

So there you have it, some of the applications I like and use. There are others of a more limited appeal to the public that I didn’t mention.