There was a time when people were a bit skeptical about android apps. However, the tide has turned and you can find more than 100,000 android apps available in the Android Marketplace. Google's operating system is very impressive and has a versatile platform. The features of these best free android apps are very easy to use and understand. This new year has bought along a few new android apps 2012 making a mark in the Marketplace. Let us have a look at some of the must have android apps that you should download for your phone.
Top 10 Must Have Android Apps 2012
OK, so you have bought yourself the latest mobile phone using the Android OS. You are not satisfied with the pre-loaded top android apps 2012 that come with your mobile phone. This is quite obvious as the Android Marketplace is full of some of the best android apps that will suit your need. If you are overwhelmed with the number of must have android apps 2012, take a deep breath. Go through the following list of top 10 must have android apps that will help you get started with the best in town.
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Catch |
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Have you ever wanted to capture your thoughts and save them as a private folder? If yes, then Catch is a wonderful app for you. It allows you to auto-sync your thoughts, notes, photos, even location to the cloud. You can save your collection as private folders. You can even save voice recordings, images, notes as well as scan barcodes of products to keep your gift ideas safe. Try the free download and if you like it, you can always upgrade to Catch Pro. |
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tTorrent |
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A bit torrent client for Android devices, tTorrent helps you download large files on your phone. You can have maximum download speed of 250kB/s on the lite version. But, if you go for the Pro version, your download speed will have no limits. Those looking forward to download large files on their Android enabled devices, should go in for tTorrent. |
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Go Locker |
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Add some interest to your phone locker mode by installing Go Locker. The themes released are awesome and make locking and unlocking your phone so much fun. I have tried this app and find myself fully satisfied. It is compatible with GoLauncher EX and very easy to use. In some themes, one can directly access their message box and phone dialer from the locked screen. Worth a try! |
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AirSync |
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doubleTwist brings to you AirSync that helps sunc music and videos over Wi-Fi. It is dubbed to be the iTunes for Android. You can pair your device with your PC or Mac and automatically import all your photos, videos and music files from the phone to PC. It also helps in streaming photos, videos and music from the phone to your PlayStation 3 or Xbox. |
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Zlango Messaging |
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Text messaging is one feature that we probably can't do without. The messaging feature tends to get really boring at times as there is no way we can customize the icons, color or skin. There is a way now. Zlango Messaging is an app that will bring to life your boring inbox. It allows you to change the icons, skins and color of the text messages you send. |
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SlideIT |
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Tired of typing on your keyboard or can't handle the QWERTY keypad? Then, you need SlideIT an app for easy and quick writing. All you need to do is slide your fingers on the keyboard and the words just appear on the screen. You even get different word options to choose from that you actually mean to type. The predictions are instant and if you go for the paid version you get to choose from over 30 skins for the keyboard. It even recognizes handwriting and can function with speech-to-text. Using a small touchscreen was never so much fun and easy! |
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Photo Effects |
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Love adding effects to your photos? Then Photo Effects is an app that will allow you to edit your photos. You can add different effects to these photos like Fisheye, Therma, etc. It even allows you to upload these photos directly on Facebook or share them via e-mail. |
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Barcode Scanner |
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In today's world, one cannot make do without their person barcode scanner. The Barcode Scanner from ZXing Team helps you scan all the prices and reviews of a particular product before you make a purchase. It also helps scan QR codes and Data Matrix codes. Thus, you can download a number of apps directly or share your contact information or apps via QR code. Make sure you have this useful app installed on your phone. |
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App 2 SD |
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I am sure most of you must have heard of App 2 SD app. This is one very useful app that helps you manage your apps as well as phone and card memory. It helps you sort apps that can be moved to the SD card. It allows the user to keep a track of the cache size and total available size. If you have trouble managing your storage size, then this app is what you need to make your phone more organized. |
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CamScanner |
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One thing I always am in need of is scanning articles, photos, visiting cards and what on! My need has been satisfactorily fulfilled with the help of CamScanner. This app turns my phone into a walking scanner and helps me digitalize paper documents as well as photos, receipts, cards and many other things. It also helps upload these documents over DropBox, Google Doc, etc. This app also helps edit, crop and resize the documents I scan. If you too are always in an instant need of a scanner, make sure you have this app on your phone. |
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These are some of the must have android apps 2012. I have left out a few like Angry Birds, TwetDeck, Photoshop Express, etc. You must have heard of these and probably must have already got them installed on your phone. There are plenty of new android apps 2012 waiting to get installed on your phone. So what are you waiting for, hunt down some of the best free android apps from Marketplace and load your phone with the must have apps today.
