Although my old Android could make calls, texts and function as a decent alarm clock and MP3 player, it is only on version 2.3.3 and was struggling with online usage. So I got a Samsung S5 and am enjoying its wider functionality. I’m by no means a Luddite but have not used any new(er) apps for a few years and am wondering if there are apps that could be convenient for day-to-day use?
That really depends on what you like to do. For example, I have a sound meter, guitar tuner, wifi analyzer, and a whole bunch of other apps that I find useful but you may not.
FWIW, I would recommend the wifi analyzer if you set up your home wi-fi. Just changing what channel your router is running can greatly improve your speed by selecting one that is les congested.
I use Sygic and Google nav quite regularly when I travel as well as tripcase for organizing hotel and car reservations, flights, etc.
I have a wifi analyzer on my Nexus, although it only gets used to help friends find their own apartment’s good spots. The travelling app could be useful as I tend to plan and travel quite a lot.
I’m also into photography - I’ve been chatting with people on a photographers’ website (Digital Photography Review) about upgrading my Fuji bridge to a DLSR, but now am looking at mirror-less bodies to save on weight, as I tend to go to new cities and walk for miles, taking snaps as I go, and the weight of a DSLR with lenses would detract from the simple pleasure of exploring new places. They thought my snaps on Flickr had “good composition” but in low light the small sensor on my Fuji bridge really struggled, and I want a camera and lens that does well in low light. They have been very helpful and I have a bunch of criteria (F-stops, aperture thingies, MFT and/or aspc settings) I can take to a good camera shop, although they might just offer the camera which they like.
I also enjoy cooking, home brewing, playing with settings on my laptop (MS), new phone and tablet (both Android), and would like to look into yoga and meditation.
Dropbox is useful for sharing files between your devices. Pictures I take with my phone camera are automatically saved to Dropbox.
I’m very happy with an app called Cam Scanner. Use it to take pictures of book pages, posters, white boards etc etc and this app will correct perspective and enhance the image for readabilty and save it as a pdf.
And Tapatalk, which makes browsing these foums on the phone easier than using the browser.
This isn’t an app exactly, but a useful tool.
If you’ve logged into your Google account (e.g., Gmail) from your phone you can use the Android Device Manager from your PC. It gives you a reasonably close physical location - in my house it gets close enough that I can tell if I’ve left it in the car on the street, vs somewhere inside. You can also remotely ring it, even if it’s muted, lock it and change the passwords, and erase sensitive data.