Android Apps

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Software designed for running on the Android operating system, a popular platforms used in cellphones, tablets and other mobile devices.

Since Android was introduced, more than 400,000 Android apps have been developed and most of them are available for download from Google Play. Google Play is the online store hosted by Google. Apps on Google Play range include Freeware, Adware, and Pay Apps.

BitTorrent Clients

aDownloader

  • Freeware (not adware)
  • Supports IP filtering
  • Supports various search engines
  • SD card torrent directories
  • Can also work as an HTTP downloader

Native BitTorrent client for Android with a simple clean interface. Long press on any BitTorrent link and click on Share. Choose the aDownloader option, and torrent will download. Supports adding torrent files from SD card. The app is freely available for download from the Android marketplace.

The source [Best Native Torrent Client for Android with Better Download Speeds Best Native Torrent Client for Android with Better Download Speeds] talks specifically about the benefits of aDownloader.

aTorrent

  • aTorrent is adware.

tTorrent

There is a paid version and a free adware version. The free adware version is called tTorrentLite

Rutracker Downloader

  • Adware
  • No Speed Limitation

 

Email Client

K-9 Mail

K-9 Mail is an open-source e-mail client with search, IMAP push email, multi-folder sync, flagging, filing, signatures, bcc-self, PGP, mail on SD supporting IMAP, POP3 and Exchange 2003/2007 (with WebDAV).

You can find K-9's release notes at: http://bit.ly/new-k9
K-9 is a community developed project. If you're interested in helping goto http://k9mail.googlecode.com.

(ref: K9, K9 Mail, K-9 Email, K9 Email, K9 E-Mail, k9mail or k9email.)

Q: Does K9 mail support aliases / multiple identities like Eudora and Thunderbird PC Apps do?

A: This link (Issue 117: Multiple Identities) is to a support ticket opened by a K9 user. Although this user is using IMAP, it needs to be tested if aliases are support with POP3 accounts.

 

System Utilities

ES File Explorer

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  • free
  • tracker uses advertising

File manager & App manager which can explore the phones & computers. Gathers data for advertising trackers, but doesn't display ads in main interface.

review: Very useful for navigation of the Android file system. Allows connection to PC file shares on a LAN! (the key feature). Only allows bookmarking internal memory or SD card paths, not LAN paths. Due to the advertising trackers and no pay upgrade option this app loses review points.

PdaNet - USB Tether or Bluetooth DUN

Tethering. PdaNet supports both USB Tether and Bluetooth DUN. Your phone can connect to the data service, WiFi, or even through VPN and PdaNet will share it with your computer.

Shareware / Trialware - Once trial expires, you can continue using PdaNet for free. The only difference is that free edition blocks secure web sites.

android-vnc-viewer

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  • freeware / no ads
  • connects to most VNC servers: incl TightVNC, RealVNC on Win and Linux, x11vnc, and Apple Remote Desktop on OS/X

See and control your computer's desktop from your phone with the VNC viewer/client for Android platform. android-vnc-viewer is forked from TightVNC viewer.

review: control of remote host screen is difficult, takes some getting used to, and even then still leaves much to be desired. The deal breaker with this viewer is that it lakes a critical feature: no way to copy text or clipboard contents from the remote host to the Android device.

 

Text and Document Editors

Jota Text Editor

  • freeware / no ads

Jota is a text editor designed for a long text file.

Ted (Text Editor)

  • freeware / no ads
  • open source

Ad-free, lightweight text editor, meant as a Notepad application, and not meant to edit big files.

 

Security and Privacy

Due to deficiencies in Google Play, and Google's unwillingness to address the issues of adware, spyware, malware, and trojans popping up in Android Apps available on the Google operated App web site, a rising number of Android users are victim. Android Security and Privacy is not nearly as good as Apple's devices. It is up to the user to be cautious about anything he or she installs on an android device. Google is not looking out for you!

Addons Detector

Addons Detector detects addons used by your installed applications and has tools to find push notification ads.

See what advertising agencies other developers use, and what tools they have integrated. Find the app that uses AirPush or similar push notifications, so you can remove it. Find notification spam, like the notification monitor.

Free app but to get all of the features you have to make a donation.

droidwall

Android Firewall is a front-end application for the powerful iptables Linux firewall. It allows you to restrict which applications are permitted to access your data networks (2G/3G and/or Wi-Fi).

 

Sources and References

 

 

 

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