# Recommend some Apps for my newly rooted Nexus 4

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-apps-for-my-newly-rooted-nexus-4/659191>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [May 24, 2013, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-apps-for-my-newly-rooted-nexus-4/659191 "2013-05-24T02:59:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![Quintas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/48db29/32.png) [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2013, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-apps-for-my-newly-rooted-nexus-4/659191/1 "2013-05-24T02:59:04Z")

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Now that my phone is rooted, any apps that require root you recommend?

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**Author:** ![Gorsnak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gorsnak/32/7587_2.png) [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2013, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-apps-for-my-newly-rooted-nexus-4/659191/2 "2013-05-24T03:22:05Z")

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-Tasker, of course.  
-Any of the good file explorers (I like ES File Explorer and Solid Explorer)  
-Titanium Backup, if you intend to do any flashing, as it makes restoring apps & settings painless

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**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2013, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-apps-for-my-newly-rooted-nexus-4/659191/3 "2013-05-24T20:26:45Z")

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A firewall, many of them require root to be fully effective. I use Avast and it seems stable and unobtrusive. An extra bonus: you can block any given app from accessing the Internet.

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**Author:** ![Curiosity\_Kills\_Her](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8c91f0/32.png) [@Curiosity\_Kills\_Her](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Curiosity_Kills_Her)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2013, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-apps-for-my-newly-rooted-nexus-4/659191/4 "2013-05-26T15:18:12Z")

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The ones already mentioned and AdFree.