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App Name
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Description
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@Voice
Aloud Reader
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Podcasts are
great as they save us time while walking, exercising, or doing
something else. This app is a great tool to read aloud PDF
documents. Gives a podcast type experience and very useful. Found
it to be most non-intrusive among the others.
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50
Pushups
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No more on
playstore. Great motivator to do 50 push ups in 30 days.
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909
Drum Sequencer
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Play the
drums. Reminds me of Hydrogen on a Linux computer
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Adobe Acrobat Reader
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Exclusive for
Samsung phone owners from Samsung Galaxy Store
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AlReader
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ePub book
reader
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AndFTP
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FTP client
for android
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ArchiDroid
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No more on
playstore. Opens any compressed format files
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aSQLiteManager
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SQLite
database manager
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Audio
Recorder by Sony
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One of the
best audio recorders
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Autodesk
Pixlr
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One good
images manipulation tool on Android. Good for phones with larger
memory
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Banking
Calculator
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Easiest and
accurate banking calculator. Use it to compute accrued interest
for Fixed Deposits. Most interesting feature is ability to save
the results.
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Binary
Eye
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QR Code
Scanner, not bloated, no ads and free
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Birthday
Reminder (no more on playstore)
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Birthday
Reminder that gives alerts based on the birth day entered in
Contacts database. THis was the most non-intrusive of all
reminders and it works well
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Bluelight
Filter for Eye Care
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Always on
bluelight filter
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Breath
Easy
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Breathing
exercises app
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Breathly
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Breathing
exercises app
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Cardiac
Coherence
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Respiration
exercises(no ads)
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Chat
Secure
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Secure Chat
Client (No more on playstore). Use instead of Hangouts. Note
SecuXabber
is better, but no more on play store. Install it from the
SecuXabber sourceforge page
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Citizen
Calculator App
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Citizen
Calculator application for android. Emulates the calculator CT500,
CT512 very well
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Classic
Words
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Scrabble like
game for hours of brain entertainment
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Cleaner
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Use this to
clear junk files, cache and reclaim RAM on your Android device
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ConnectBOT
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SSH client
for Android
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CPU
Speed Test
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Test CPU
Speed of an Android Device
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Cyber
Law and Data Privacy App
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Use this app
to learn about cyber law and data privacy in India.
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Dev
Check
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Check device
hardware. Displays even unheard of information and the best app
that does a great job
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Digilocker
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Digilocker by
Meity India
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Epson
iPrint
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Epson has
this wonderful utility that works well with it’s all-in-one
devices.Who said only HP was the printer king?
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Financial
Planner
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Great
financial calculator that is easy to use
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Firefox
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Web browser
for android
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FreeCodeCamp
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Best site for
programmers or developers
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Frozen
Bubble
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Father of all
bubble shooter games
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FTP
Server
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No more on
playstore. FTP server for android phones. File Transfer
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Fuelio
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Car Fuel and
Maintenance Tracker
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GnuCash
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Finally a
almost thorough port of the GnuCash Application for an Android
device. Use this to manage personal finances.
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Google
Keep
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Keep notes or
tidbits for reference anytime
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Google
Lens
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Never get
left out if you cannot understand a language. Scan and translate.
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Grasshopper
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Learn how to
code using Google Grasshopper. Get a certificate while at it.
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Hashdroid
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Verify
checksums of files or text
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Java
Examples
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Java Examples
to help one quickly brush up knowledge of Java Programming
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Johnson
& Johnson 7 minute workout
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No time for
exercise? Use Johnson & Johnson 7 minute workout. Simplest app
for a quick workout. Read about why
7 minute workouts are good for you at
https://www.positivehealthwellness.com/fitness/7-minute-workout-effective/
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JStock
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Stock Quotes
with reminders at prices.
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K-9
Mail
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Email Client
supports PGP encrypted emails with OpenKeyChain
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Kaspersky
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Antivirus for
Android. The paid version is the best out there.
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KeepassDroid
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Keepass
password wallet on android. Best password manager
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Latest
Laws India
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Use to view
latest laws for India
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Lawnchair
Launcher
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Highly
customizable launcher for Android devices. Everything
customizable.
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Learn
Java by Sololearn
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Looking for
an application on Android devices to Learn Java? This is it. One
of the best tutors. Sololearn also teaches other programming
languages.
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Lekh
Diagram
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Lekh Diagram
is a simple and effective flowchart maker for Android
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Linux
Commands
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Linux
commands app. For Linux Administrators and Users
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Live
Law
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Keep track of
latest law news
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Loop
Habits
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Great app to
enable change in habits over time
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Media
Scanner
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Sometimes,
music players cannot find music files. Use this to scan storage
for media files and build the media database
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MEGA
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Cloud backup
storage
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Memory
Training
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Best app to
train the brain to recognize visually. Level 2 is really tough
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Messaging
Classic
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Vanilla
Android SMS Messaging App. Use if Android Messages app gives
errors
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Microsoft
Edge
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Web browser
by Microsoft for Android
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Microsoft
Excel
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Need we say
more
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Microsoft
Word
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Best word
processor so far on Android. Edits much faster than the others. No
lag.
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Millimeter
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Easy to use
Ruler app for Android
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Mint
Business News
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Mint
newspaper and articles
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mParivahan
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Regional
Transport Office App
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My
Cardiac Coherence
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Great app for
respiratory exercises
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My
Fitness Pal
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Calorie
Counter
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My
Funds – Portfolio Tracker
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My Funds
Portfolio tracker allows tracking of stocks and mutual funds. The
advantage over JStock is that it tracks Mutual Funds Net Asset
Values (NAV) whereas JStock only tracks Stocks. However, My Funds
– Portfolio Tracker also tracks Stocks, but only displays the last
traded price the next day. That is true for Mutual Funds NAVs too.
If you need to track real-time, and are not afraid to share your
data, try using valueresearchonline.com
or MoneyControl
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Netguard
Firewall (no root)
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This is, by
far, the best among all non-root firewalls on the Google Playsore.
Worth every penny paid
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Netstat
Plus
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Displays all
open network ports and the apps that have established connections
or are listening on those ports
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Network
Tools
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Network tools
for ping, traceroute servers
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Nova
Launcher
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Fed up with
the default Google Now Launcher on your Android device? Use Nova
Launcher to customize look and feel completely
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Offline
Survival Manual
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Offline
Survival Manual. Good for trekkers or hikers
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OI
File Manager
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File Manager.
Free, no nonsense file manager
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Onkyo
HF Player
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Audio player
for audiophiles. This app allows you to play high resolution audio
on your Android device. The sound quality is too good and the
preset equalizer settings are ultimate. If you use a good quality
headset and Onkyo HF Player, you can ignore the default player on
your device.
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Open
Camera
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One of the
best open source and non-intrusive camera apps for Android.
Supports white balance, focus and more. Wonder why I did not
discover this one earlier!
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Open
Keychain
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Open Key
CHain – PGP implementation on Android. Works with K-9 Mail
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OpenSudoku
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Sudoku game
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OS
Monitor
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Lists
process, network connections and more of your phone. Best app to
detect what your phone is doing.
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Pedometer
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Very good
non-intrusive Pedometer for android devices. Does not ask for
Location Access
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Pencil
Sketch
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Create pencil
sketch from photographs
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Photo
Editor
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This made it
to the list as it was the only one able to invert colors like
black to white
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Plex
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Streaming
movies free
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Pomodoro
Timer Lite
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Use this to
take breaks. Pomodoro Timer Lite most appropriate
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Poweramp
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Poweramp
Music Player – Most mature in terms of sound effects and quality
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QPython
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No more on
playstore. Python interpreter for the Android
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Quick
Heal Total Security
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Quick Heal
Total Security for Android
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Rocket
Player
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Music Player.
Use if you do not have one on your device
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RSO
EDIS-Lite
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Displays all
emergency events happening worldwide. Best if you need to know
about emergencies worldwide like typhoons, fires and more
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Samsung
Voice Recorder
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Samsung Voice
Recorder
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SaveAPK
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No more on
playstore. Saves APK files. Use to create app backups
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Schematic
Mind
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Powerful mind
mapping application. Use if you do not need a desktop version
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SD
Maid
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Keeps Android
phone storage clean. Gets rid of orphaned files
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SIM
Card Info
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Display SIM
card info (Good for nano/micro SIMs)
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SimpleMind
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Powerful mind
mapping application. Has a Windows Desktop version too that runs
very well in Crossover Office
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Simply
Done (no more on playstore)
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To do list.
Supports SMS scanning to add to ToDo list
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Sketch
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Sketch App
from Sony Mobile Communication. Allows drawing as well. Has a lot
of clipart too
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Sky
Map
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Simple and
sweet stellar viewer. Point to see what’s above you in the sky
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Snapseed
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Photos touch
up tool like Pixlr
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Solid
Explorer
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Solid
Explorer is a very powerful file manager for Android devices.
Supports encryption and hidden folders
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Sound
Recorder
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Very small
size sound recorder. Simple, no bells and whistles
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Spirit
Level
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Utility to
display leveling of a surface. Make sure the bubble is at 0!
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Spy
Monitor
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Similar to
Netstat Plus, but goes a step further, showing server locations on
a map
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Task
Manager
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Powerful Task
Manager for Android
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TeamViewer
for Remote Control
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Remote
control and provide support to users using Team Viewer from an
Android phone. Listed here because it is an essential for remote
support
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Ted
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Simple text
editor. Replace Notes.
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Telegram
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Messenger app
like WhatsApp, offers more security, secret chats, self-destruct
messaging and ability to delete account completely if you do want
to use it anymore
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Terminal
Emulator
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Best terminal
emulator on android by Jackpal
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TORCH
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Simple Torch
App. Nothing fancy, works on non-LED Flash phones and very fit for
purpose
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Turbo
Editor
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Editor for
Programmers
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Udemy
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Learn as you
like. Best courses for applications development
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Umang
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One stop app
for all government services on your Android
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Units
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Units
converter. Beats all hands down
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Vivaldi
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Web browser
for better control on privacy
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VLC
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All in one
media player. Now on android
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Webget
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No more on
playstore. Wget for Android. Download anything just like you would
with wget on Linux
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Wifi
Analyzer
|
Analyze
wireless network range
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Word
Search
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Word search
game on android
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Xodo
PDF Reader and Annotater
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Excellent
application to open PDF files and annotate them. Good to fill
forms, comment on PDF files and proof read.
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