Must have apps for DROID

[Skie]

Which? Free only please

[Mafai]

Swype, Bump, Yelp, IMusic, Pandora, Taskiller

Obviously Google Maps

[Kenshiin]

Home++, Meebo, Google sky, Handcent messaging, Calwidget

[Neogearzx]

Amazon - search for products using your camera
AndroZip - file explorer and other utilities, pretty cool
Bardcode Scanner - self explanatory
BeamReader - PDF reader ( look outside the market for an older version with out the 10 day trial )
Evernote - Very awesome service, check them out http://evernote.com
Goggles - search objects by pointing camera at them
Listen - for listening to podcast
Key Ring - scan all your store related membership cards into an all in one app
PdaNet - free 3G tether with out root
ShopSavvy - scan barcodes to find better prices local and online
Shazam - let it identify music with 30 second sample
Shopper - another "scan and find" app made by google them selfs for finding deals
Voice ( if you have a Google Voice account )
GMote - kinda dorky , but allows you to use your phone as a remote for your desktop media ( think of it as a tv remote that works for your pc/laptop lol )

And thats all i can think of for now

[Auspice]

Key Ring - scan all your store related membership cards into an all in one app

I love this app but I can't get the fucking thing to scan anywhere. I have no screen protector, I wipe the screen with a lens cleaning cloth, and I crank up my brightness but it NEVER scans anywhere I go.

[Neogearzx]

I love this app but I can't get the fucking thing to scan anywhere. I have no screen protector, I wipe the screen with a lens cleaning cloth, and I crank up my brightness but it NEVER scans anywhere I go.

Yea I notice that places need to have a hand scanner for it to catch, and even then its not always going to work

[jmc]

I love this app but I can't get the fucking thing to scan anywhere. I have no screen protector, I wipe the screen with a lens cleaning cloth, and I crank up my brightness but it NEVER scans anywhere I go.

I've tried alot of them, none seem to work even near 50% of the time........ the only one that seems to work the most is petco >.>

[Skie]

2 questions

1) how do i set mp3's as my message alerts

2) is there a way to change the background on the actual menu (not background)

[killerx]

2 questions

1) how do i set mp3's as my message alerts

Missed Call will do this perfectly for you

[Ferien]

2 questions

1) how do i set mp3's as my message alerts

Go into the Music app, hit the menu button, should be an option "Set as ringtone". This'll add it to the list for ringtones and alerts. Ringdroid app will let you cut parts of your mp3s down if you don't want to use the whole thing.

As for my recommendations:
Shazam is awesome, mentioned above
SMS Popup allows you to set custom notifications, vibes, LED colors & blink patterns, and also allows you to set different ones for specific contacts. Will also pop up the message instead of having to go into the messaging app, but that's obviously up to you.
Twidroid is a must-have if you use Twitter at all.
NewsRob if you use Google Reader at all.
NESoid is a solid NES emulator
MotoTorch LED is a flashlight app, uses the LED instead of white-screen
Dolphin for multitouch browsing and gestures, though they're adding that to the standard browser soon. Can also claim itself as a desktop or iphone browser so you can get different versions of pages. Does a bunch of other stuff too but I can't remember what lol.
FiOS Mobile Remote if you have FiOS TV, can use the phone as your remote over wifi.

[Auspice]

I like Swift more than Twindroid but it annoys the shit out of me that Twitter doesn't have their own official one.

[Purrrfect]

Ear-Ringtone/volume/connectivity profile app for easy changing.
Where-local gas prices and other shit

[ArchDizzle]

Forgot the name but my wife has made use of it 3 times already, If you lose or misplace your phone and happen to have it on silent/vibrate this app will allow you to text a pre selected phrase to your phone and will turn the ringer on full volume so you can find it, very helpful if you occasionally misplace stuff. Sure someone here knows the app name.

[drayno]

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