Most Useful Android Apps

Android is a superb open-sourced operating system for mobile phones, and with the most useful Android apps you can transform your smartphone into a multi-purpose and multi-utility gadget of the future. Android has been developed by Google, and it is easily one of the fastest growing operating systems in the world today.

The mobile phone operating system market was dominated by the Blackberry operating system and the Apple iPhone operating system until recently, but the market share of Android has grown as much as 400% in the last couple of years. With this rising popularity, it is no wonder that some of the best mobile apps in the market today are being developed for Android based devices.

Mobile apps improve the functionality of the device on which they are installed. There are more than 100,000 apps in the Android market today, and this number is growing at a rapid rate. Since this market is open sourced, this means that there are no stringent rules and guidelines for the development of the best Android apps, so the most useful Android apps will only grow in number.

Useful Android Apps

There is no way to judge the speed of growth of this market, so these apps that are mentioned here will come and go very fast. Some of the Android app reviews mentioned here may not be useful beyond a few days or weeks, because there are newer apps being developed constantly. Here are some of the most popular and useful Android apps at the present moment.

Application	Purpose
Google Voice	You get a unique phone number which lets you keep your real number private. This app is synonymous with the Android platform, and it was sensationally rejected by Apple.
Amazon Kindle	Gives you a huge collection of Ebooks to read on your smartphone.
Advanced Task Killer	Gives you the option to carry out multitasking activities with ease on the Android platform. One of the most useful Android apps around.
Documents To Go	Allows you to edit Microsoft Office files (MS Word, MS Excel and MS PowerPoint).
Places Directory	This is a great GPS app, and it lets you find any shop, restaurant, theater or anything else in your proximity.
Seesmic	This is by far the best Android app for managing your Twitter account.
Astro File Manager	Lets you manage the file directory and the different folders on your Android device.
Pandora	A highly effective Internet radio station where you will discover some great new music.
Google Sky Map	One of the better 'Augmented Reality' apps that lets you point your smartphone towards the night sky, and it then gives you information about the constellations that you just pointed towards.
FxCamera	Improves the usability and the number of options on the camera software of Android.
Photoshop Mobile	You can also make use of the amazing software Photoshop, on your smartphone now.
Bump	Any two smartphones that have bump can share any form of data by just holding both the phones in one hand each, and then bumping the devices together by joining one's hands.

As you can see, there are some very useful apps available for the Android platform and the best Android phones, and these were just some of the most useful Android apps. There are plenty more where these came from, and you can actually spend hours browsing through the various options that you have. There are various categories from which you can choose the most useful Android apps. Free apps are easy to find, but the best ones will require you to pay a small amount, but this is something that is totally worth the price that you pay. Here are some more useful Android apps that are worth exploring.

• Google Listen
• Dropbox
• Evernote
• Nimbuzz
• DroidAnalytics
• Shazam
• Firefox Fennec 2.0
• Google Goggles
• Locale
• Facebook for Android
• Opera Mini
• Dolphin Browser
• eBuddy IM

As mentioned earlier, there are several categories to choose the most useful Android apps from. These categories are Productivity, Internet/Communication, Location-Aware, Utilities, Media, Photography, Backup and Security, Food & Shopping & Entertainment, and Photography.