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Old 10-08-2012, 23:34
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So I bought a Nexus 7 two weeks ago and I still have all my £15 free credit. Any recommendation for decent Android tablet apps?
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Old 11-08-2012, 08:12
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My purchases came to exactly £15 but prices may have changed since:

TuneIn Radio Pro
Cut The Rope
Final Fantasy III
Sprinkle
Osmos HD

They're mostly games, even though i'm not much of a gamer. Most of the apps i use regularly are actually free anyway.
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Old 11-08-2012, 08:52
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wifi file transfer pro is useful
world of goo is a great game
Bluetooth File Transfer allows me to browse my nokia phone
Default App Manager Lite
wifi analyzer - like inssider
mx player
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Old 11-08-2012, 09:33
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What do the Android apps scale up like on the Nexus?

Are the screens stretched or is it a case of extra pixelation etc?
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Old 11-08-2012, 09:41
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What do the Android apps scale up like on the Nexus?

Are the screens stretched or is it a case of extra pixelation etc?
i'm not android expert. but the way it seems work is is that a lot of apps are vectored to scale. bitmaps are included to suit different resolutions.

don't forget the screen resolution of something like the galaxy s3 is 1280x720. apps are designed with these things on mind.

suggest an app and i'll see if i can show you.
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Old 11-08-2012, 09:43
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I used the free credit on:

TuneIn Radio Pro
HD Widgets
Plex for Android (Browse/Stream media from computer)
Smoothsync Cloud Contacts/Calendar (iCloud sync)
Airsync by DoubleTwist (iTunes sync)
Aldiko (ebook management)
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Old 11-08-2012, 10:06
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If you like puzzles, I've read good reviews of Trainyard. You draw tracks to allow trains to reach their destinations.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...rainyard&hl=en
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Old 11-08-2012, 10:42
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Android is always good with stuff that uses open source.

For maps OSMDROID is one of many. You get to choose to use Open Street Map, Open Cycle Map or many more.
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Old 11-08-2012, 11:28
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Got my Nexus yesterday, but no free credit?! Has the offer ended?
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Old 11-08-2012, 12:16
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Got my Nexus yesterday, but no free credit?! Has the offer ended?
possibly.

you got it when you registered your google account.
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Old 11-08-2012, 14:19
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Got my Nexus yesterday, but no free credit?! Has the offer ended?
Still mentions the credit on the official site...
For a limited time, includes £15 of credit to spend in the Google Play store, as well as some great free content like your own copy of Transformers: Dark of the Moon. Learn more›
https://play.google.com/store/device...U2NTM0MDQ0MyJd
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Old 11-08-2012, 14:20
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Could it be because I've used my existing Google account instead of a new one?
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Old 11-08-2012, 14:24
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i used an existing google account. i'm sure most people did.
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Old 11-08-2012, 22:24
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Quite a few interesting suggestions, but I'm not really gamer. Guess I'll just keep hold of it
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Old 11-08-2012, 22:34
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I mixed up my old OSMDROID with the far better ORUXMAPS.
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Old 11-08-2012, 23:04
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My purchases came to exactly £15 but prices may have changed since:

TuneIn Radio Pro
Cut The Rope
Final Fantasy III
Sprinkle
Osmos HD

They're mostly games, even though i'm not much of a gamer. Most of the apps i use regularly are actually free anyway.
I was going to install Cut The Rope on your recommendation, then I looked at the permissions it requires:

Your Personal Information:
Add or modify calendar events and send emails to guests without owners' knowledge, read calendar events plus confidential information.
There's only one response to something like that: don't install (well that's the polite version).
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Old 11-08-2012, 23:07
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Could it be because I've used my existing Google account instead of a new one?
Nah - I used an old one I had lying around for years. Still got the credit.
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Old 11-08-2012, 23:14
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The best video player I found is VPLayer - which plays MKVs with AC3 audio. MXplayer and Dice Player, which I tried previously play the video but can't handle the sound if it isn't AAC audio.

Ghost Commander is good for LAN shares.

Star Chart if you're into astronomy. The NASA app (free) for updates on Curiosity etc.

Osmos HD is a nice little game, as is Great Little War Game (like Advance Wars for the gameboy, etc)

I also grabbed Riptide GP which is supposed to show off the Nexus 7's graphics.

Oh, and I'm enjoying Traffic Wonder too, which is a neat little piuzzle game involving traffic and routes and timings.
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Old 12-08-2012, 07:23
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I was going to install Cut The Rope on your recommendation, then I looked at the permissions it requires:


There's only one response to something like that: don't install (well that's the polite version).
There's a free version written in HTML5:
http://jayisgames.com/games/cut-the-rope
That runs fine in Windows 7 but I've no means of testing it in Android, etc.
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Old 12-08-2012, 10:10
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Ghost Commander is good for LAN shares.
That is pretty good, I've been looking for a decent app to get files off my media server, thanks.
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Old 12-08-2012, 10:19
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I use ES file explorer which seems to for well for LAN and FTP shares.
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Old 12-08-2012, 10:58
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Dropbox on all devicesAndroid,IOS,,laptop,pc etc will show all your uploads on all your devices.APK's will install etc.Its a must for me.
https://www.dropbox.com/mobile
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Old 12-08-2012, 12:09
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That is pretty good, I've been looking for a decent app to get files off my media server, thanks.
i just searched for DLNA. came up with something called Media House. works fine.
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Old 12-08-2012, 12:33
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i just searched for DLNA. came up with something called Media House. works fine.
Mediahouse is very good, especially combined with MX Player, streams everything from my synology NAS to my S3 flawlessly.
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Old 12-08-2012, 12:55
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I like the very causal games. Drop7, Bejewelled, tetris clones and bubble popping games! I play that Coin Dozer game from time to time as I find it relaxing. Temple Run is good for passing around your mates.
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