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Resources

Supplementary class materials

“There's an App for That!” (Android edition)
“Get Smart with Your Android Smartphone (or Tablet)!”

This web page provides additional information and resources for students of classes offered through the Arlington Adult Education program. This page gives you some starting points, but is not intended to provide exhaustive listings.

Tutorials and More Info

5 Smart Travel Planning Apps for Easier Trip Itineraries

Additional Information Sources

Miscellaneous

The app-driven life: How smartphone apps are changing our lives
Easy Phone Tunes — Sync your iTunes music with Android devices
How to Sync iTunes Music With Your Android Phone
How to sync iTunes with Android
Can I Sync iTunes With My Android? Three Sync Apps, Compared
Stylus reviews — not everybody wants or needs a stylus, but this article can help you make an informed decision.
On Touch Screens, Rest Your Finger by Using a Stylus
Calibre — create your own e-books
Hamster Free eBook Converter
dotEPUB — creates an e-book from any web page
New Yorker video — shows a New Yorker magazine cover being created with an iPhone
"Take Me Out" — rock video created with iPhones!
AppGratis — Free Mobile App of the Day
Best Free Antivirus App for Android
Five Apps to Spice Up Your Walks — provided by WalkArlington
How to Turn Your Old Android Phone into a Home Monitoring System

Highlighted Apps

This is certainly not an exhaustive list, but these are some of the apps which were mentioned in class. I haven't tried all of them, so do your own evaluation. There are frequently multiple choices offering similar functionality, so if you don't like my choice, try another! If your web browser is correctly configured, clicking a link should cause the app to open in the Google play store; otherwise, just do a search to find and download it. Unless indicated, apps listed are free. Many are "lite" versions to give you a chance to try them out, before buying "pro" versions that might have more features or no advertising. Many apps will work on both phones and tablets; read the descriptions to see what will meet your needs.
AppGratis — Free Mobile App of the Day
Weather: 1Weather, Rain Alarm (be notified of precipitation about to reach your location!), Storm, Accuweather, Weather Underground, Dark Sky - Hyperlocal Weather; Clean Air Partners Air Quality (DC local)
Reading: PocketBook Reader, Nook, Kindle, FBReader, Moon+ Reader, Bible, Wash Post, NYTimes, Wikipedia, Currents (magazines), Zite (magazines), Zinio (magazines), Pocket (to mark things for reading things later)
Listen/Watch: CBC Radio, NPR Radio, Pandora Radio, Flixster, Spotify, The Phillips Collection, EZ Folder Player Free, Folk Alley, Songza (mood-based listening); IMDb (movie info), Flixster (movie show times and reviews; Roku. Also look for your favorite radio station's app.
Web browsing: Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Dolphin. DuckDuckGo Privacy Browser
Travel: MetrO worldwide subway navigator, TransitPal Free; real-time local bus/subway information: MetroHero, DC Metro Transit, ARTBus (Arlington), HopStop (covers many cities), iNextBus Realtime Bus Tracker; Curb (Arlington Red Top Cab); TripIt itinerary tracking; Triposo (country guides); TripAdvisor hotels/restaurants; Hotel Tonight, Hotel Coupons; GateGuru (airports guide), DC Airports, INRIX Traffic, Beat the Traffic, Waze, VDOT 511; 66 Express Lanes; RoadNinja (what's ahead on the Interstate?); FlightTrack Free (airline flight tracker); WreckCheck (in case you wreck your car); Pocket Parking Meter or Carr Matey (where'd you leave your car?); SpotHero (find and pay for parking places); PackPoint (packing list). National Park Service National Mall. Galileo Offline Maps, plus offline option in Google Maps. Flush toilet finder
Also look for country- and city-specific apps, as well as for specific airlines. See also Washington Post's D.C. transit apps roundup.
Photography: Pixlr Express, PuddingCamera, HDR Camera, FXCamera, PicSay, 360, Snapseed, beeCam light meter, BlackCam
Calculators & Timers: Exchange Rates, Easy Calculator, Unit Converter, Tip Calculator, Splitwise (shared expenses), RealCalc, Recipe Calculator, Abacus, Max Counter, Tom's Multi Timer Free, Ovo, FuelLog (gas mileage calculator), Drivvo car management, Fillup gas mileage log
Food: Yelp, Urbanspoon, Giant Food, Harris Teeter, ToMarket Lite (shopping list), Out of Milk, ZipList, Epicurious, Allrecipes, BigOven; Fooducate Healthy Weight Loss & Calorie Counter, Open Table, Tasting Table, Food Truck Follower, TruxMap, Locavore, Happy Cow (find vegetarian food), Seasonal Food Guide, USDA FoodKeeper. Also look for apps at your favorite food places, such as Elevation Burger, Panera, Chipotle, etc.
Finance and Shopping: Key Ring (frequent shopper cards), ToMarket, BofA; KeePassDroid (password manager), Dashlane (password manager), Avira Password Manager; Square (accept credit card payments), Expensify, GasBuddy (find cheap gas nearby), AUTOsist (car maintenance log), RedLaser (scan barcodes for comparison shopping, read QR codes), QR Barcode Scanner, ShopSavvy, Coupon Sherpa. Look for apps for your bank or financial institution.
Reference: Dictionary, Google Translate, Trucos Android Lite (Android tips), Google Lens
Foreign language: Duolingo, Memrise, Mondly
Productivity: Notion, Evernote, OneNote, Simplenote, Google Keep, Remember the Milk, Microsoft To Do, Project Schedule Free, My Work Clock, Timesheet, Dropbox (synchronize files across multiple systems), CamScanner (scan docs with your camera), Genius Scan - PDF Scanner, Floating Stickies, Papyrus natural note taking, Business Calendar
Tools: Flashlight, Super Swiss Army Knife Free, Smart Ruler, Where's My Droid, Mirror, Magnifier, Compass Level, Levelly
Music: Kalimba Lite, Tabla , Magic Zither (Chinese), Piano Perfect, Chord! Free, Metronome Beats, gStrings, Prelude Composer, Perfect Ear
Art: Picasso, Paint Pro, Infinite Painter Free, Paper Artist, Tayasui Sketches
Audio+Video: Easy Voice Recorder, Smart Voice Recorder, Recordoid, Google Recorder (with search); Magisto video editor, Splice video editor, Quik video editor, Adobe Premiere Clip; Skype, Google Duo, Zoom; Google Podcasts, iHeart: Radio, Music, Podcasts
Games: OpenSudoku , Flow Free, GYRO , 250+ Solitaire Collection, Angry Birds, Temple Run, Tiny Tower, Burn the Rope, Trainyard Express, Mathdoku (Kakuro), Shortyz (newspaper crossword puzzles), Blendoku, Dumb Ways to Die, Orbit - Playing with Gravity

Calculator: The Game

Circuit Scramble

For computer techs: AndFTP, IP Network Calculator, JuiceSSH, Port Detective, TeamViewer for Remote Control, LogMeIn Ignition ($30)
For business users: LinkedIn, Quickoffice, Google Drive, Kingsoft Office, Polaris Office, Microsoft Office Mobile
For school users: Blackboard, Assignment Planner, StudyDroid (flashcards), EasyBib (create bibliographic citations), Studious, Grade Book for Professors, Coursera
Security: Avast
Miscellaneous: Layar Augmented Reality Browser, Junaio AR, World Around Me Lite, Waterbot (plant watering), Google Sky Map (stargazing), Files Go by Google
Customize: Apex Launcher (my favorite), Nova Launcher, Wiser (ultra-simple launcher), Clipper, Cloud Print, TaskSwitcher, Swapps app switcher, toastr (put reminders on lock screen), Zedge (download free wallpapers and ringtones); Shush! (temporarily silence your phone), Do Not Disturb or Timeriffic or Silence (silence phone according to a schedule), Muzei live wallpaper from art museums, Snapdragon BatteryGuru, GSam Battery Monitor, My Backup; NFC Tools, NFC Tasks (for programming and using NFC tags). For printing: Cloud Print, Print Hammermill, or look for an app from your printer manufacturer (HP, Canon, Epson, Brother, Samsung, etc.)
Keyboards: Swype, GO Keyboard, TouchPal Keyboard, SwiftKey, Gboard
Amazon Underground — free versions of many popular apps. (Follow their instructions to install.)