First thing that users want to do after buying an Android smartphone is huting for cool apps to install, but there are tons of apps in the Android market and it gets confusing which app to try and download.
Here are some cool apps that you may not have heard of.
Truecaller
Getting calls from random numbers but dont know who is it ? Want to avoid annoying spam calls ? Install this app !
True caller is an amazing app, it offers phone number lookup with caller ID, it can fetch the names and location of the calling person without the number being present in your contacts list. It also lets you mark spam calls so that they are blocked automatically next time. The caller ID feature works most of the times and quite accurate as well.
Price - Free
Play Store Link
Wheres My Droid
This is a must have app to secure your Android smartphone.
WMD lets you turn the ringer volume up and make your phone ring in case you cannot find it by sending an SMS to your number. It also offers notifications sent to another number in case SIM card is changed. You can also track the GPS location of your phone through SMS. It even hides the SMS from inbox so that the person doesn't know phone is being tracked. There is passcode protection also to prevent unauthorized changes in WMD.
Price - Free . Pro version offers extra features like remote locking, remote wipe, customizable ringtone etc.
Play Store Link
Evernote
This is one of the best note making apps . It is available for almost every platform including Windows , Mac, Android, iOS, Windows Mobile and even accessible through Web browsers.
Evernote lets you take notes, capture photos, create to-do lists, record voice reminders, it syncs all these with your account and everything is accessible on all your devices and can be shared as well.
Price - Free
Play Store Link
Hidden Eye
Ever wanted to know who tried snooping into your phone while you were away ?
Your friends or family member might have tried to unlock your phone. Hidden Eye is a simple app with no frills that will photograph the person when they try to unlock your phone.
This app requires a front camera to capture the image ,it is really cool and useful. But has some limitations,it detects failed attempts only if passcode has atleast 4 letters or points because of Android limitation. It may not work on some devices like Nexus .
Price - Free
Play Store Link
Fring
This is one of the best voice ,video chat and all-in-one messaging. Fring is available for other platforms like iOS , Symbian and Windows Mobile as well which makes it even more useful. It lets you make voice and video calls for free and supports up to four way video calls. It also lets you other IM accounts like Gtalk, Yahoo, Msn etc so that you can chat with friends .
Price- Free . It has fringout feature for calling landlines and mobiles which requires payment and offers cheaper call rates .
Play Store Link
Tasker
This is another unique app and it lets you automate your tasks. It can automate anything from alerts, apps, audio, display, tasks etc . It even lets you create your own standalone apps . It offers lots of features and options, but its not free.
Price - 6$ ( Rs. 340 )
Play Store Link
Flipboard: Your News Magazine
Flipboard is a personalized newspaper for your Android which presents the news in the form of a beautiful magazine. Flipboard lets you add your interests and sites you visit, gathers all stuff from those places and presents it like a newspaper. It also includes information from your Twitter or Facebook in the feed. It even saves the content while there is connection so that you can read it later.
Price - Free
Play Store Link
Dhingana
This is a cool music app which offers Indian and Bollywood music with unlimited listening for free. It has songs available in various Indian languages. It lets you customize play lists, search and discover new songs and Radio mode also. One can also add Facebook account to share favorite music with friends.
Price - Free
Play Store Link
Painless GRE
This is a very good app to increase your vocabulary and learn some good english words. It is meant for GRE but useful for other exams and for general learning as well. It presents words with meanings then offers variety of exercises which helps you memorize and learn correct usage of words easily and quickly.
Price - Free
Play Store Link
SoundHound
Listening to a song and dont know which one is it ? This can identify it for you . SoundHound offers music recognition giving various information about the album, artist, top songs etc . It shows lyrics for the identified songs also. Another alternative to this app is Shazam.
Price - Free
Play Store Link
Know more cool and interesting apps ? Share in the comments below.
Here are some cool apps that you may not have heard of.
Truecaller
Getting calls from random numbers but dont know who is it ? Want to avoid annoying spam calls ? Install this app !
True caller is an amazing app, it offers phone number lookup with caller ID, it can fetch the names and location of the calling person without the number being present in your contacts list. It also lets you mark spam calls so that they are blocked automatically next time. The caller ID feature works most of the times and quite accurate as well.
Price - Free
Play Store Link
Wheres My Droid
This is a must have app to secure your Android smartphone.
WMD lets you turn the ringer volume up and make your phone ring in case you cannot find it by sending an SMS to your number. It also offers notifications sent to another number in case SIM card is changed. You can also track the GPS location of your phone through SMS. It even hides the SMS from inbox so that the person doesn't know phone is being tracked. There is passcode protection also to prevent unauthorized changes in WMD.
Price - Free . Pro version offers extra features like remote locking, remote wipe, customizable ringtone etc.
Play Store Link
Evernote
This is one of the best note making apps . It is available for almost every platform including Windows , Mac, Android, iOS, Windows Mobile and even accessible through Web browsers.
Evernote lets you take notes, capture photos, create to-do lists, record voice reminders, it syncs all these with your account and everything is accessible on all your devices and can be shared as well.
Price - Free
Play Store Link
Hidden Eye
Ever wanted to know who tried snooping into your phone while you were away ?
Your friends or family member might have tried to unlock your phone. Hidden Eye is a simple app with no frills that will photograph the person when they try to unlock your phone.
This app requires a front camera to capture the image ,it is really cool and useful. But has some limitations,it detects failed attempts only if passcode has atleast 4 letters or points because of Android limitation. It may not work on some devices like Nexus .
Price - Free
Play Store Link
Fring
This is one of the best voice ,video chat and all-in-one messaging. Fring is available for other platforms like iOS , Symbian and Windows Mobile as well which makes it even more useful. It lets you make voice and video calls for free and supports up to four way video calls. It also lets you other IM accounts like Gtalk, Yahoo, Msn etc so that you can chat with friends .
Price- Free . It has fringout feature for calling landlines and mobiles which requires payment and offers cheaper call rates .
Play Store Link
Tasker
This is another unique app and it lets you automate your tasks. It can automate anything from alerts, apps, audio, display, tasks etc . It even lets you create your own standalone apps . It offers lots of features and options, but its not free.
Price - 6$ ( Rs. 340 )
Play Store Link
Flipboard: Your News Magazine
Flipboard is a personalized newspaper for your Android which presents the news in the form of a beautiful magazine. Flipboard lets you add your interests and sites you visit, gathers all stuff from those places and presents it like a newspaper. It also includes information from your Twitter or Facebook in the feed. It even saves the content while there is connection so that you can read it later.
Price - Free
Play Store Link
Dhingana
This is a cool music app which offers Indian and Bollywood music with unlimited listening for free. It has songs available in various Indian languages. It lets you customize play lists, search and discover new songs and Radio mode also. One can also add Facebook account to share favorite music with friends.
Price - Free
Play Store Link
Painless GRE
This is a very good app to increase your vocabulary and learn some good english words. It is meant for GRE but useful for other exams and for general learning as well. It presents words with meanings then offers variety of exercises which helps you memorize and learn correct usage of words easily and quickly.
Price - Free
Play Store Link
SoundHound
Listening to a song and dont know which one is it ? This can identify it for you . SoundHound offers music recognition giving various information about the album, artist, top songs etc . It shows lyrics for the identified songs also. Another alternative to this app is Shazam.
Price - Free
Play Store Link
Know more cool and interesting apps ? Share in the comments below.