Best Android Apps

The Guide for Discriminating Downloaders

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Best Android Apps

The Guide for Discriminating Downloaders

By Mike Hendrickson, Brian Sawyer

Publisher: O'Reilly Media

Released: April 2010

Pages: 240

You can choose from thousands of apps to make your Android device do just about anything you can think of -- and probably a few things you'd never imagine. There are so many Android apps available, in fact, that it's been difficult to find the best of the bunch -- until now.

Best Android Apps leads you beyond the titles in Android Market's "Top Paid" and "Top Free" bins to showcase apps that will truly delight, empower, and entertain you. The authors have tested and handpicked more than 200 apps and games, each listed with a description and details highlighting the app's valuable tips and special features. Flip through the book to browse their suggestions, or head directly to the category of your choice to find the best apps to use at work, on the town, at play, at home, or on the road.

Discover great Android apps to help you:

Juggle tasks
Connect with friends
Play games
Organize documents
Explore what's nearby
Get in shape
Travel the world
Find new music
Dine out
Manage your money

...and much more!

Chapter 1 Best of the Best Apps
1. Overall Winners #1
2. Overall Winners #2
3. Overall Winners #3
4. Education/Reference
5. Entertainment
6. Games: Arcade/Action
7. Games: Casual/Puzzle
8. Lifestyle
9. News and Media
10. Productivity
11. Social Networking
12. Travel
13. Miscellaneous
Chapter 2 Best Business Apps
1. At Work
2. Contact Management
3. File Sharing
4. Remote File Access
5. Online Storage
6. Online File Sharing
7. Security
8. Payments
9. Money Management
10. Personal Finance
11. Shopping
12. Stocks
13. Business Travel
14. Document Handling
15. Shipping
Chapter 3 Best Communication Apps
1. The Texter
2. Instant Messaging
3. Twitter
4. Email
5. Internet Phone
6. Call Analysis
7. Bluetooth
8. Social Networks
Chapter 4 Best Lifestyle Apps
1. Running
2. Fitness
3. Travel
4. Environment
5. Shopping
6. Recipes
7. Real Estate
8. Apartments
9. Car Location
10. ATM Locations
11. Weather
12. Task Tracking
13. Phone Settings
14. Birding
Chapter 5 Best Entertainment Apps
1. Movies
2. TV
3. Media Player
4. Remote
5. Radio
6. Music
7. Alt Radio
8. Media Sync
9. Podcasts
10. Voice Recorder
11. Broadcasting
12. Photos
Chapter 6 Best Games
1. Thumbs
2. Matching
3. Tiles
4. Digging
5. Trapping
6. Marbles
7. Car Racing
8. Futuristic Racing
9. Tower Defense
10. Nintendo
11. Cards
12. Strategy
13. Words
14. Brain
Chapter 7 Best Utility/Tool Apps
1. Create Shortcuts
2. Command Line/Terminal
3. App Tracker
4. Battery Management
5. Custom Screens
6. System Settings
7. Signal Control
8. App Management
9. Flashlight
10. Measurements
Chapter 8 Best Reference Apps
1. Wiki Content
2. Definitions
3. Thesaurus
4. Book Readers
5. Periodicals
6. Bible Reference
7. Speech Translation
8. Traffic
9. Star Gazing

Appendix QR Code Index

Title:

Best Android Apps

By:

Mike Hendrickson, Brian Sawyer

Publisher:

O'Reilly Media

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Print:

April 2010

Ebook:

May 2010

Pages:

240

Print ISBN:

978-1-4493-8255-1

| ISBN 10:

1-4493-8255-X

Ebook ISBN:

978-1-4493-8821-8

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Concise (3)

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10/13/2011

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

3.0

Great reference, but needs updating

By jmagsho

from Massachusetts

Pros

Concise
Easy to understand

Cons

Best Uses

Intermediate
Novice

Comments about oreilly Best Android Apps:

Great reference book for beginners. Unfortunately, the apps and the information are grossly out of date. I keep hoping that a new revision is on the way but to no avail. Frankly, I'm surprised that O'Reilly hasn't updated this yet.

8/28/2010

(1 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

1.0

Already out of date

By Vcapo

from Newburgh, NY

About Me Developer

Pros

Easy to understand

Cons

Outdated info

Best Uses

Novice

Comments about oreilly Best Android Apps:

[$] for a digital version of a book on apps that is already out of date? Are you kidding me? I can figure out most of the apps by looking at the icons on the cover of the book. C'mon fellas, I can go to any forum and blog and get the same list for free.

6/29/2010

(5 of 5 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

Great little reference book!

By Brian

from Phoenix, AZ

About Me Android End User

Pros

Accurate
Concise
Easy to understand
Helpful examples
Well-written

Cons

Best Uses

Expert
Intermediate
Novice

Comments about oreilly Best Android Apps:

Their are many BLOGS and Android web sites out there that review "best apps". None can compete with this book for content, organization, and thoroughness. As quickly as the market is expanding, the authors will be challenged to keep up with current information in the 2nd Ed. Assuming there will be one...

6/17/2010

(5 of 6 customers found this review helpful)

3.0

Great, but almost instantly out of date

By Ken, Android Fanboy

from Denver, CO

About Me Developer, User

Pros

Concise
Easy to understand
Hard-to-find gems inside
Well-written

Cons

Immediately out of date

Best Uses

Novice
Tinkering

Comments about oreilly Best Android Apps:

Best Android Apps has some apps you might otherwise not find, even after browsing the Android Market for hours and hours. Its reviews are concise and helpful.

The downside is that the book is out of date almost instantaneously. For example, with Android 2.2 out, new must-have apps (like a flashlight and enhanced widgets) aren't mentioned. Meanwhile some mentioned apps are probably obsolete as the OS's base featureset grows (for example, Twitter is now included with Android). Meanwhile recommended apps like Mobile Defense are no longer available to new users.

The QR Codes are helpful for download books, but they should have been included with the text, not at the back of the book.

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Chapter 1 Best of the Best Apps

Overall Winners #1

Overall Winners #2

Overall Winners #3

Education/Reference

Entertainment

Games: Arcade/Action

Games: Casual/Puzzle

Lifestyle

News and Media

Productivity

Social Networking

Travel

Miscellaneous

Chapter 2 Best Business Apps

At Work

Contact Management

File Sharing

Remote File Access

Online Storage

Online File Sharing

Security

Payments

Money Management

Personal Finance

Shopping

Stocks

Business Travel

Document Handling

Shipping

Chapter 3 Best Communication Apps

The Texter

Instant Messaging

Twitter

Email

Internet Phone

Call Analysis

Bluetooth

Social Networks

Chapter 4 Best Lifestyle Apps

Running

Fitness

Travel

Environment

Shopping

Recipes

Real Estate

Apartments

Car Location

ATM Locations

Weather

Task Tracking

Phone Settings

Birding

Chapter 5 Best Entertainment Apps

Movies

TV

Media Player

Remote

Radio

Music

Alt Radio

Media Sync

Podcasts

Voice Recorder

Broadcasting

Photos

Chapter 6 Best Games

Thumbs

Matching

Tiles

Digging

Trapping

Marbles

Car Racing

Futuristic Racing

Tower Defense

Nintendo

Cards

Strategy