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Ask DN — Your Android Setup?

7 years ago from , Position @ Company

Lifetime Apple user, just switched to Google Fi as I am not a fan of the cellular conglomerates, use Google for everything, and really appreciate their model.

First-time on Android, so need to know what all the must-have apps are from the community here.

I of course have all the standard ones (Instagram, Medium, Evernote, Wunderlist, etc...) but am looking more for those gems like DesignHunt, Narwhal, or Unread are (IMO) for iOS

Much appreciated

13 comments

  • Gabe WillGabe Will, 7 years ago
    • Weather Timeline is one of the nicer weather apps.
    • Plaid is a pretty good-looking app for browsing Designer News
    • Sync is one of the better Reddit clients, but you've got lots of options here
    3 points
    • Nick Butcher, 7 years ago

      Thanks for the Plaid shout out! Would love to hear any feedback.

      1 point
      • Gabe WillGabe Will, 7 years ago (edited 7 years ago )

        Hey Nick! Really like the thoughtful transitions you put into the app, from the tapping of the FAB to the introduction of the About screen.

        My couple points of feedback:

        1. I'd prefer the default tile action open the comments rather than the article (though this may just be how I interact with DN)

        2. Tiles seem like an inefficient way of displaying lines of text; a lot of the titles get cut off. I also realize changing this would undermine naming the app Plaid, though…

        0 points
  • Ratik SharmaRatik Sharma, 7 years ago (edited 7 years ago )

    Here's my list:

    • Flamingo is a highly customisable Twitter client.
    • Fabulous is an app revolving around self-motivation. It's hands down one of best designed apps on Android.
    • Pocket Casts is my personal favourite when it comes to Podcasts.
    • TVShow Time is nice if you want something to track TV Shows.

    Cheers!

    2 points
    • Taylor LingTaylor Ling, 7 years ago

      Thanks for the shout out for Fabulous, Ratik! Designer here ;)

      1 point
    • Brian Moyano, 7 years ago

      Why this kind of apps like Flamingo doesn't show people who RT/Liked me? This is the only reason i still keep using the official app.

      0 points
  • Pete Taylour, 7 years ago

    I use:

    • BeyondPod for podcasts - not perfect, but easy to use once you've figured out how best suits you
    • Twilight for blue light filter
    • Relay for reddit (by far the best reddit client I have tried)
    • Fleksy - Swipe right for space, left for del, up/down for corrections - it's a joy
    1 point
    • Andy MerskinAndy Merskin, 7 years ago

      Seconded on Twilight, it helps so much, and it's easy to toggle whenever needed.

      0 points
  • Michael Lassiter, 7 years ago

    I'll second Plaid for browsing DN and Dribbble.

    And maybe checkout Soundcheck, a concert-browsing app. (plug plug)

    1 point
  • Antoine Lord, 7 years ago (edited 7 years ago )

    Here's my favorite Android apps:

    • Shuttle+ (music player)
    • Transit (for public transport)
    • Weather Timeline
    • VSCO
    1 point
  • Bryce DriesengaBryce Driesenga, 7 years ago (edited 7 years ago )

    My favorite Reddit app is definitely Relay.

    For TV I'm trying out SeriesGuide instead of TVShow Time for Trakt integration.

    And Solid Explorer is a good file manager.

    0 points
  • Cody Gallner, 7 years ago (edited 7 years ago )

    These are my some favorite apps that you might want to give it a try:

    • AirDroid for sharing and get notifications flawlessly between desktops & mobiles.
    • Mindly for mindmapping, a really cool & intuitive mind map app.
    • Texpand for snippets expanding.
    0 points
  • Alec LomasAlec Lomas, 7 years ago
    • Sync for Reddit (my personal fave Reddit client)
    • Pocket Casts
    • I like Fleksy (either way, the custom keyboard implementation on Android is so much smoother than iOS's)
    • Pushbullet is nice if you have a need for it
    • Don't use it myself but I've heard good things about Press RSS
    0 points