I upgraded my phone to a Droid X (my first actual smart phone!) back in early August. Since then I've downloaded dozens of applications. Here's a list of some of my favorites and the ones I use the most:
- Facebook for Android by Facebook. I visit facebook on a daily basis. I love being able to update my status from my phone, and stalking others via their updates.
- Angry Birds by Rovio Mobile. LOVE this game. Awesome time-killer when you're bored or stuck waiting for someone or something. Yes, I've been known to cheat by searching for videos on youtube. Don't judge.
- RunKeeper Free. I use this whenever I go on a run, walk, or bike ride. I love being able to see the map from the GPS and a history of all my exercise with distance, time, and calories burned. You can view all your past activities online and automatically post them to facebook, too.
- Pandora Radio by Pandora. I use pandora at work and quickly downloaded the streaming music app on my phone.
- To Do List by myzu. I love lists in general. I like keeping them on my phone even better than on paper. This lets you keep a grocery list, a to-do list, a "jotter" and a wish list.
- Spider (Free) by Odesys, LLC. This is kind of silly, but I recently got addicted to playing Spider Solitaire on my laptop. Now I can play on my phone too!
- OpenSudoku by Roman Masek. Another good time-killer game. Basic Sudoku with 3 different levels of difficulty.
- FxCamera by ymst. Not as good as what's available for the iPhone, but it's got some pretty cool effects.
- Droidlight LED Flashlight by Morotola Inc. This has come in handy on several occassions. It uses the super bright camera LED and works really well (at least on the Droid X).
And there you have my top 9 free android apps.
What else should I be downloading and using that's not on this list?
Shazam! It identifies songs for you (great in restaurants). I also use Touiteur for Twitter and GReader for my Google Reader. I use the Nook app for reading (I have a nook) and I like to play Mahjong. :)
I also downloaded a Battery Indicator that lets me know exactly how much of my battery is left.
:) I just downloaded Shazam (free version only allows you to tag 5 in a month, boo), GReader (I've just been using the web browser version to this point), and Mahjong. I was thinking of dloading the kindle app, but i was worried it would be too much of a pain to try and read an entire book on my phone -- has it worked out ok for you? I tried a couple of battery indicators but apparently the Droid X only shows you in increments of 10 (100%, 90%, 80%, etc.) so I didn't find it very useful.
Thanks so much for the excellent suggestions!