Which apps are you particularly fond of and why?

[Nik]

Those smart/stupid phones come with the ability to install apps. I guess many use them for navigation, health, communication, weather, reading, etc.
Which ones do you especially like?

[Marie]

I love these threads you start, Nik! :-)

The best apps I love for my phone are:

1) GPS map system - wow this app has come in handy for traveling to different places within my state! I love to be able to google my destination and the map comes up giving the best route. I love to see the blue dot (my car) moving on the map! What a great invention! :-)

2) Weather - up to the minute weather conditions as it helps to know what is heading my way! lol If I am on the road in bad weather, my phone will send out an alarm if there is severe weather in my area.

3) Goodreads - yes, I have this app on my phone so I get on here throughout the day to see what new threads you have created, Nik! lol :-)

4) Email - I can access my email from anywhere if I am waiting on something in particular to come through, I can just jump on my phone and check my email.

5) Facebook - yes I have this app too on there along with the instant messaging, so I can see what interesting things are going on there.

I have other apps on my phone, but I don't really use them much as some of them seem to drain my battery life. I don't use the music app as I would rather listen to my music at home. I sometimes look at youtube, but not very often as I would rather do that at home too on my laptop (bigger screen) makes it easier to watch.

The only other thing I use my phone for is I use it as a camera and if I want to do videos. Oh yeah and I use the phone to actually call people! lol

[Nik]

Marie wrote: "I love these threads you start, Nik! :-)

The best apps I love for my phone are: ..."

Thanks -:)

A nice assortment there!

[Nik]

Iain wrote: "I find the phone a distraction Nik. I got rid of all my apps and only need it now for mobile development or GPS.

At the moment I am after one of these to cut out any distractions, so I can put my ..."

Distracting it is, no doubt and sometimes managing different distractions consumes a sizable chunk of the day.
Have one of those functional Nokias too, as a 2-nd cellphone for foreign sims, but pressing that "9" button 4 times to get to "z" feels kinda anachronistic. Adding one or mores languages into the mix - gets things even more complicated

[Scout]

I don't use my phone much, reserve it for emergency family use. I do have the weather app, though. I use my laptop for everything else.

[Nik]

All those efforts to develop zillions of apps are wasted for nothing?! Don't you at least play chess or cards online? -:)

[Scout]

I do play Words With Friends occasionally. Gotta love words :-) I have a friend who plays cards online, and she's constantly irritated by players' bad manners. She's tried to get me to play, but it seems like a waste of time. Which apps are fun and stress-free?