Cut and paste the following app. names into the search tool in the Google Play Store to locate them.
Most of these apps. are either free or low cost, one or two use advertising but I try to avoid those.
Please feel free to add to this thread with your favourite apps. but Apple users please start a separate thread for Apple apps.
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Wiki Camps
A crowd sourced database of camp sites, potable water, toilets, caravan parks and much more. It's excellent filtering facilities make this a very usable app.
Osmand
Route planning and mapping software using Open Street Maps. Maps are available for the entire planet and I have found the Australian ones to be of good accuracy and quality. Hill shading and contour lines are available.
Ozi Explorer
Australian mapping software which has been around for years. It does not auto-route and you'll need to supply your own maps. It's most useful to people who go off-road or into remote areas. This is not available from Google Play, you'll need to go to the Ozi Explorer website to find it.
iGo Navigation
Similar to Osmand but it uses Tom Tom (I think) maps. It has outstanding and very fast routing and is well worth having especially if you do long distance driving.
GPS Test
Provides data from your GPS system, a bit technical but it offers a lot of info if you need it.
Daff Moon
A great little app which provides moon/sun/planet rise/set times and phase at your (or chosen) location and date. It's "donation ware" but when I donated $5 via Google it was refunded three days later with no explanation!?
Calendar
It does what you would expect and does it well.
ColorNote
A great note/list making app. It syncs, if you wish, across devices via Google. It's well designed and easy to use, excellent for notes and shopping lists.
RealCalc
An excellent scientific calculator - it does everything you could wish in science and engineering.
Field Guide Victoria
From Museum Victoria; a well constructed guide with photos and sounds of the wildlife of Victoria. Guides are available for other states too.
BOM Weather
The Bureau of Meteorology produce some fine software and this is no exception. Succinct, concise and providing all you need to know about the weather in your location.
Simple ABP
A basic, easy to use audio book (or other audio) player. Simple screen layout, does what you need, is not full of bells and whistles.
Cloud Guide
Shows you what the different clouds look like and what they mean.
Stellarium
A comprehensive guide to the night sky at your location. Stars/planets are shown according to magnitude so what you see on the screen is what you see in the sky. Very well implemented.
Xodo
A utility to display MS Word and PDF (and many other) files. It produces accurate and readable copy.
End
Tony Bev said
02:17 PM Jul 4, 2021
Thanks for that, Mike
I shall keep this info in my Tablet 7, I received for my birthday
I shall probably utilise some of them, after I become familiar with this new 21st Century gizmo stuff
Buzz Lightbulb said
12:37 PM Jul 5, 2021
I prefer Magic Earth to OSMAnd.
I used to use OSMAnd but the address search is not very good. Then I found Magic Earth. It uses the same Open Street Maps, it's free with no ads, it works offline, it supposedly is more private and the address search is much better.
Mike Harding said
07:48 AM Jul 14, 2021
Very interesting: I expected this thread to receive many replies recommending more Android apps. the lack of such combined with the low numbers of views of the thread suggests people here are not using their tablets/phones to anything like the extent I do, I am surprised by that.
Whenarewethere said
09:59 AM Jul 14, 2021
Double post, I'm making a meal of things.
-- Edited by Whenarewethere on Wednesday 14th of July 2021 10:04:04 AM
Whenarewethere said
10:02 AM Jul 14, 2021
Sorry I posted in wrong thread.
JeffRae said
10:54 AM Jul 14, 2021
You listed "Field Guide Victoria".
Also available are guides to NSW, Queensland, Tasmania, ACT, Gippsland Lakes, SA.
Handy when travelling
Whenarewethere said
01:46 PM Jul 14, 2021
Toilet map so you don't have to cross your legs as long!
https://toiletmap.gov.au/
Radar said
01:54 PM Jul 14, 2021
Mike, thank you. Will look at a couple of yours that I found be interesting.
Fuel Map app, we make use of for our fuel needs. No I boobed, this once was our favourite but not no more.
"Petrol Spy" is our new mate and in Queensland really reliable, A Class.
-- Edited by Radar on Wednesday 14th of July 2021 03:58:09 PM
Craig1 said
04:47 PM Jul 14, 2021
Thanks "when "
Whenarewethere said
05:12 PM Jul 14, 2021
Not only does the government want a piece of your ars_ they will know when you are doing it!
Actually, toilet map works well... just as well!
VK2FJW said
02:58 PM Jul 15, 2021
Noticed what is last on your post and I thought I would add my bit!
As of 15/07/21
PeterD said
09:10 PM Sep 5, 2021
Mike Harding wrote:RealCalc
An excellent scientific calculator - it does everything you could wish in science and engineering.
Thanks for that. It's good to be able to get back to an RPN calculator.
For weather, I like WilliWeather for my weather reports. It gathers BOM data and presents it in a form I prefer. I also prefer PetrolSpy, particularly in Qld where someone is gathering data from somewhere in real time.
Mike Harding said
02:50 PM Sep 6, 2021
Yes, it's not often one comes across RPN on a calculator nowadays, iirc TI were its champions.
RealCalc is a great piece of software; spend a little time messing with it and you'll discover many features, one I often use is the "Conversions" facility.
I bought it for a few dollars although the free version provides 99% of the paid versions features but I felt the bloke deserved his money for such a good product.
oldbloke said
08:00 AM Sep 7, 2021
Unit converter
Fuel map
Buzz Lightbulb said
10:47 PM Sep 10, 2021
I don't use any Google Framework Services and social media for privacy reasons. I use the following apps:
Phone: the standard app that comes with LOS.
Text messaging: the standard app that comes with LOS.
Calendar: I used to use Etar before it became the standard app for LOS. I now use the LOS app, which is Etar.
Repositories: F-Droid (whenever possible), AuroraStore (when something is not available via F-Droid. I don't have a Google account.)
Music: Vanilla Music with the Tag Editor, Cover Fetcher, Metadata Fetcher and Vanilla Lyrics Search plugins.
Contacts: Simple Contacts.
Gallery: Simple Gallery.
VPN: Orbot.
Browsers: Tor Browser, DuckDuckGo, Lighting (in order of decreasing privacy content).
Email: K-9 Mail (I'm a long time user of K-9 Mail. I think it uses OpenKeyChain for encryption) I use ProtonMail for more private emailing and later Tutanota because I feel it's better than ProtonMail.
Social media: Kontalk (end-to-end encryption) for keeping in touch with family and friends.
Podcasts: AntennaPod
Videos: VLC
YouTube: NewPipe (open source, non-tracking and no ads).
Camera: the standard app that comes with LOS.
Reddit: Slide (open source and no ads).
Navigation: OsmAnd (open source and uses Open Street Map data. Nothing Google). I've later switched to Magic Earth. It also uses Open Street Map data but has a better address search function than OSMAnd.
News: ABC News (supposedly unbiased. I hate social media telling me what news it thinks that I would be interested in).
Weather: BOM weather (Australian Government weather app)
Loyalty cards: LoyaltyKing
Games: a few open source games like Sudoku Daily, Solitaire (I really miss not having PlantsVsZombies but it won't run without gapps).
The Belmont Bear said
06:37 AM Sep 11, 2021
Mike Harding wrote:
Very interesting: I expected this thread to receive many replies recommending more Android apps. the lack of such combined with the low numbers of views of the thread suggests people here are not using their tablets/phones to anything like the extent I do, I am surprised by that.
Mike maybe a lot of us dont use Android apps on our iphones, ipads or Apple car play systems.
BB
dorian said
06:58 AM Sep 11, 2021
Mike Harding wrote:
Yes, it's not often one comes across RPN on a calculator nowadays, iirc TI were its champions.
No, TI calculators did things the logical way, ie they used algebraic notation, just like we were taught in school. Underneath this human interface, TI also used a stack (which could be accessed with undocumented op codes by way of a clever hack). Hewlett Packard, on the other hand, decided that their users should learn to think like their calculators. They pushed the bogus idea that RPN was more economical with keystrokes whereas in fact I was able to achieve the same end much more quickly, and just as economically, using regular notation. The fact is that HP's calculators were inferior (apart from their keypads), and HP's marketing cleverly promoted the lack of algebraic notation as a feature, not a detriment.
To me, the difference between RPN and algebraic notation is like the difference between the command line and a GUI.
-- Edited by dorian on Saturday 11th of September 2021 07:07:09 AM
PeterD said
08:03 AM Sep 11, 2021
Dorian, The TI calculators I purchased in the 1970s worked by the RPN, not the algebraic principle.
For those who don't know what we are talking about see: - Reverse Polish notation. It is supposed to be harder to learn but after learning it first I now find algebraic calculators harder to use.
Mike Harding said
08:04 AM Sep 11, 2021
You're right Dorian, it was HP who were into RPN not TI. For people not sure what we're talking about:
Despite having written more software than I can recall I too prefer algebraic notation because that's the way I was taught arithmetic and the way I think - 2 apples + 2 apples = 4 apples. And as for stack based languages... I never did like Forth.
Anyway: everyone is different and RealCalc offers both options.
PeterD said
08:17 AM Sep 11, 2021
Lightbulb, I take it that all those recommendations are for programmes that work on Linux. This thread is about apps for use on Android. How many of those programmes have been ported to work on Android?
-- Edited by PeterD on Saturday 11th of September 2021 10:24:44 AM
dorian said
08:57 AM Sep 11, 2021
PeterD wrote:
Dorian, The TI calculators I purchased in the 1970s worked by the RPN, not the algebraic principle.
For those who don't know what we are talking about see: - Reverse Polish notation. It is supposed to be harder to learn but after learning it first I now find algebraic calculators harder to use.
Ah, maybe they were not TI, maybe they just had TI modules in them. TI made bits for others. However, they did operate on RPN so I had to learn RPM.
-- Edited by PeterD on Saturday 11th of September 2021 11:20:41 AM
Buzz Lightbulb said
10:41 AM Sep 12, 2021
PeterD wrote:
Lightbulb, I take it that all those recommendations are for programmes that work on Linux. This thread is about apps for use on Android. How many of those programmes have been ported to work on Android?
-- Edited by PeterD on Saturday 11th of September 2021 10:24:44 AM
They are all Android apps.
dorian said
12:29 PM Sep 12, 2021
Buzz Lightbulb wrote:
PeterD wrote:
Lightbulb, I take it that all those recommendations are for programmes that work on Linux. This thread is about apps for use on Android. How many of those programmes have been ported to work on Android?
-- Edited by PeterD on Saturday 11th of September 2021 10:24:44 AM
Tks Dorian, I put "LOS" into both Google search and DuckDuckGo and neither of the search engines produced any results. The only use of those initials I have encountered before was for Linux operating system. That's the problem with people using non-standard abbreviations that are not included in listings like The Free Dictionary.
Yes LineageOS, Lineage Operating System or LOS to those who use it. It's an Open Source Operating System for Android phones based on the Android Open Source Project, AOSP.
It doesn't include the Google Applications such as Google Services Framework, Google Play Store and a heap of other Google privacy invasive bundles. That's why I use it, to partially protect my online privacy until the Australian Federal Government implements laws, similar to Europe, that protects my online privacy.
Android apps. I have known and (usually) loved
Cut and paste the following app. names into the search tool in the Google Play Store to locate them.
Most of these apps. are either free or low cost, one or two use advertising but I try to avoid those.
Please feel free to add to this thread with your favourite apps. but Apple users please start a separate thread for Apple apps.
----
Wiki Camps
A crowd sourced database of camp sites, potable water, toilets, caravan parks and much more. It's excellent filtering facilities make this a very usable app.
Osmand
Route planning and mapping software using Open Street Maps. Maps are available for the entire planet and I have found the Australian ones to be of good accuracy and quality. Hill shading and contour lines are available.
Ozi Explorer
Australian mapping software which has been around for years. It does not auto-route and you'll need to supply your own maps. It's most useful to people who go off-road or into remote areas. This is not available from Google Play, you'll need to go to the Ozi Explorer website to find it.
iGo Navigation
Similar to Osmand but it uses Tom Tom (I think) maps. It has outstanding and very fast routing and is well worth having especially if you do long distance driving.
GPS Test
Provides data from your GPS system, a bit technical but it offers a lot of info if you need it.
Daff Moon
A great little app which provides moon/sun/planet rise/set times and phase at your (or chosen) location and date. It's "donation ware" but when I donated $5 via Google it was refunded three days later with no explanation!?
Calendar
It does what you would expect and does it well.
ColorNote
A great note/list making app. It syncs, if you wish, across devices via Google. It's well designed and easy to use, excellent for notes and shopping lists.
RealCalc
An excellent scientific calculator - it does everything you could wish in science and engineering.
Field Guide Victoria
From Museum Victoria; a well constructed guide with photos and sounds of the wildlife of Victoria. Guides are available for other states too.
BOM Weather
The Bureau of Meteorology produce some fine software and this is no exception. Succinct, concise and providing all you need to know about the weather in your location.
Simple ABP
A basic, easy to use audio book (or other audio) player. Simple screen layout, does what you need, is not full of bells and whistles.
Cloud Guide
Shows you what the different clouds look like and what they mean.
Stellarium
A comprehensive guide to the night sky at your location. Stars/planets are shown according to magnitude so what you see on the screen is what you see in the sky. Very well implemented.
Xodo
A utility to display MS Word and PDF (and many other) files. It produces accurate and readable copy.
End
I shall keep this info in my Tablet 7, I received for my birthday
I shall probably utilise some of them, after I become familiar with this new 21st Century gizmo stuff
I prefer Magic Earth to OSMAnd.
I used to use OSMAnd but the address search is not very good. Then I found Magic Earth. It uses the same Open Street Maps, it's free with no ads, it works offline, it supposedly is more private and the address search is much better.
Very interesting: I expected this thread to receive many replies recommending more Android apps. the lack of such combined with the low numbers of views of the thread suggests people here are not using their tablets/phones to anything like the extent I do, I am surprised by that.
Double post, I'm making a meal of things.
-- Edited by Whenarewethere on Wednesday 14th of July 2021 10:04:04 AM
Sorry I posted in wrong thread.
Also available are guides to NSW, Queensland, Tasmania, ACT, Gippsland Lakes, SA.
Handy when travelling
Toilet map so you don't have to cross your legs as long!
https://toiletmap.gov.au/
Mike, thank you. Will look at a couple of yours that I found be interesting.
Fuel Map app, we make use of for our fuel needs. No I boobed, this once was our favourite but not no more.
"Petrol Spy" is our new mate and in Queensland really reliable, A Class.
-- Edited by Radar on Wednesday 14th of July 2021 03:58:09 PM
Not only does the government want a piece of your ars_ they will know when you are doing it!
Actually, toilet map works well... just as well!
Noticed what is last on your post and I thought I would add my bit!
As of 15/07/21
Thanks for that. It's good to be able to get back to an RPN calculator.
For weather, I like WilliWeather for my weather reports. It gathers BOM data and presents it in a form I prefer. I also prefer PetrolSpy, particularly in Qld where someone is gathering data from somewhere in real time.
Yes, it's not often one comes across RPN on a calculator nowadays, iirc TI were its champions.
RealCalc is a great piece of software; spend a little time messing with it and you'll discover many features, one I often use is the "Conversions" facility.
I bought it for a few dollars although the free version provides 99% of the paid versions features but I felt the bloke deserved his money for such a good product.
Fuel map
I don't use any Google Framework Services and social media for privacy reasons. I use the following apps:
Phone: the standard app that comes with LOS.
Text messaging: the standard app that comes with LOS.
Calendar: I used to use Etar before it became the standard app for LOS. I now use the LOS app, which is Etar.
Repositories: F-Droid (whenever possible), AuroraStore (when something is not available via F-Droid. I don't have a Google account.)
Music: Vanilla Music with the Tag Editor, Cover Fetcher, Metadata Fetcher and Vanilla Lyrics Search plugins.
Contacts: Simple Contacts.
Gallery: Simple Gallery.
VPN: Orbot.
Browsers: Tor Browser, DuckDuckGo, Lighting (in order of decreasing privacy content).
Email: K-9 Mail (I'm a long time user of K-9 Mail. I think it uses OpenKeyChain for encryption) I use ProtonMail for more private emailing and later Tutanota because I feel it's better than ProtonMail.
Social media: Kontalk (end-to-end encryption) for keeping in touch with family and friends.
Podcasts: AntennaPod
Videos: VLC
YouTube: NewPipe (open source, non-tracking and no ads).
Camera: the standard app that comes with LOS.
Reddit: Slide (open source and no ads).
Navigation: OsmAnd (open source and uses Open Street Map data. Nothing Google). I've later switched to Magic Earth. It also uses Open Street Map data but has a better address search function than OSMAnd.
News: ABC News (supposedly unbiased. I hate social media telling me what news it thinks that I would be interested in).
Weather: BOM weather (Australian Government weather app)
Loyalty cards: LoyaltyKing
Games: a few open source games like Sudoku Daily, Solitaire (I really miss not having PlantsVsZombies but it won't run without gapps).
Mike maybe a lot of us dont use Android apps on our iphones, ipads or Apple car play systems.
BB
No, TI calculators did things the logical way, ie they used algebraic notation, just like we were taught in school. Underneath this human interface, TI also used a stack (which could be accessed with undocumented op codes by way of a clever hack). Hewlett Packard, on the other hand, decided that their users should learn to think like their calculators. They pushed the bogus idea that RPN was more economical with keystrokes whereas in fact I was able to achieve the same end much more quickly, and just as economically, using regular notation. The fact is that HP's calculators were inferior (apart from their keypads), and HP's marketing cleverly promoted the lack of algebraic notation as a feature, not a detriment.
To me, the difference between RPN and algebraic notation is like the difference between the command line and a GUI.
-- Edited by dorian on Saturday 11th of September 2021 07:07:09 AM
Dorian, The TI calculators I purchased in the 1970s worked by the RPN, not the algebraic principle.
For those who don't know what we are talking about see: - Reverse Polish notation. It is supposed to be harder to learn but after learning it first I now find algebraic calculators harder to use.
You're right Dorian, it was HP who were into RPN not TI. For people not sure what we're talking about:
Reverse Polish Notation
A RPN calculator
Despite having written more software than I can recall I too prefer algebraic notation because that's the way I was taught arithmetic and the way I think - 2 apples + 2 apples = 4 apples. And as for stack based languages... I never did like Forth.
Anyway: everyone is different and RealCalc offers both options.
Lightbulb, I take it that all those recommendations are for programmes that work on Linux. This thread is about apps for use on Android. How many of those programmes have been ported to work on Android?
-- Edited by PeterD on Saturday 11th of September 2021 10:24:44 AM
I bought these TI calculators in the 1970s:
http://www.datamath.org/Sci/WEDGE/sr-56.htm
http://www.datamath.org/Sci/WEDGE/TI-59.htm
Both were algebraic.
Ah, maybe they were not TI, maybe they just had TI modules in them. TI made bits for others. However, they did operate on RPN so I had to learn RPM.
-- Edited by PeterD on Saturday 11th of September 2021 11:20:41 AM
They are all Android apps.
Is this what you mean by LOS?
https://lineageos.org/
Tks Dorian, I put "LOS" into both Google search and DuckDuckGo and neither of the search engines produced any results. The only use of those initials I have encountered before was for Linux operating system. That's the problem with people using non-standard abbreviations that are not included in listings like The Free Dictionary.
Yes LineageOS, Lineage Operating System or LOS to those who use it. It's an Open Source Operating System for Android phones based on the Android Open Source Project, AOSP.
It doesn't include the Google Applications such as Google Services Framework, Google Play Store and a heap of other Google privacy invasive bundles. That's why I use it, to partially protect my online privacy until the Australian Federal Government implements laws, similar to Europe, that protects my online privacy.