What are your top 5 most used phone apps?

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The discussion revolves around participants sharing their most frequently used smartphone applications. The scope includes personal preferences, functionality, and the reasons behind app choices, touching on various categories such as communication, navigation, productivity, and entertainment.

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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants list their top apps, including Gmail, PF, Facebook, and various navigation and productivity tools.
  • One participant mentions using a stock email and web app, questioning the necessity of third-party apps.
  • Another participant describes a shopping list app, detailing its features for organizing grocery shopping.
  • Several participants express a preference for avoiding Google services due to concerns about data privacy.
  • Some participants share humorous takes on their app usage, including a preference for not using a cellphone at all.
  • One participant discusses their usage patterns, noting that they primarily use their phone for browsing and photography when out and about.
  • Another participant lists a variety of apps used for different purposes, including reading, fitness tracking, and web browsing.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally share their individual app preferences without reaching a consensus on which apps are superior or more useful. There are differing views on the use of stock versus third-party apps, as well as varying attitudes towards data privacy and smartphone dependency.

Contextual Notes

Some participants express uncertainty about the necessity of certain apps and the implications of using popular services, indicating a range of personal philosophies regarding technology use.

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Individuals interested in app recommendations, smartphone usage habits, and discussions around technology preferences may find this thread insightful.

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Early on with smartphones I went in a phase where I added dozens of apps. Now I've settled in and generally use 5 or so daily. What are yours?

1. Gmail
2. PF
3. Facebook
4. Yahoo Sports
5. Waze
 
Computer science news on Phys.org
  • Maps/Navigation
  • Gmail (to e-mail cellphone photos to myself)
  • Pulsepoint (to monitor emergency calls and notifications in my area)
  • PF
  • Online Banking
 
I use these every day

- aCalendar+
- Samsung stock email app
- Samsung stock web app
- Samsung memo app
- Out of Milk

/Fredrik
 
Fra said:
- Out of Milk
What's that?
 
Fra said:
- Samsung stock email app
- Samsung stock web app
- Samsung memo app
Why use stock?
 
berkeman said:
What's that?
Its just a shopping list app and todo list app :) when doing weekly large shopping i check against this app. I can also store as per where stuff is in the store so i can minimize time spent in store and still not forget something.

/Fredrik
 
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Greg Bernhardt said:
Why use stock?
Why not? I think the stock works fine for all i do. I also try to avoid using google stuff when i can. Google is exellent but they have too much control already. No need for me to feed the dragon with more data. So i do not use google sync or backup either.

/Fredrik
 
1. Forest- a timer and tracker for study time
2. Mail app
3. My universitys school app
4. Audible
5. YouTube
 
Safari
YouTube
Flipboard
GoodReader
Azul or PlayerXtreme video playback

Others I play with from time to time
Pythonista python ide
Codea lua ide
Textastic programmers editor
Notability take notes with audio
GarageBand play and compose music
Procreate professional artwork tool
 
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MY one and only favorite app: the on/off switch set to "off ", for 15 years I had one for work and I received calls routinely at any time of day. It was on 24/7. My wife used to become exasperated with 3:00 am calls. Now I refuse to carry one. Did I mention that I just passed my Curmudgeon 101 exam the other day? :woot:
 
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jim mcnamara said:
MY one and only favorite app: the on/off switch set to "off ", for 15 years I had one for work and I received calls routinely at any time of day. It was on 24/7. My wife used to become exasperated with 3:00 am calls. Now I refuse to carry one. Did I mention that I just passed my Curmudgeon 101 exam the other day? :woot:
No cellphone? Then how do you take pictures of your food to show the world what you're having for lunch?
That joke probably went over your head considering you don't have a cellphone.
 
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jim mcnamara said:
MY one and only favorite app: the on/off switch set to "off ", for 15 years I had one for work and I received calls routinely at any time of day. It was on 24/7. My wife used to become exasperated with 3:00 am calls. Now I refuse to carry one. Did I mention that I just passed my Curmudgeon 101 exam the other day? :woot:
I have never had one. The whole "walking zombie" bit never appealed to me. :oldtongue:
 
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I don't use my iPhone a lot, at least when I'm at home. When I'm "out and about" in general, I use it mainly to kill time while waiting in line somewhere. In normal usage:

Mail
Safari (web browser, mainly for PF and a couple of other forums)
Camera + Photos (I'm counting them as one entry because they go together so closely)
Weather
Stocks

When I'm traveling like on the road trip I did last May, I use Google Maps more, of course, and I do a lot of general Web stuff like searching for sightseeing information and booking hotels, because I no longer take my MacBook (laptop) along on those trips.

Special case: when I visited Portland a couple of summers ago, I used the Tri-Met (transit system) app a lot. Their "next train/bus arrival time" feature was very useful for telling me how long I'd have to wait for my next chance to take a picture of a train.
 
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jtbell said:
Safari (web browser, mainly for PF and a couple of other forums)
Have you tried Google or Opera app?
 
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* Gmail
* Firefox
* Google Fit
* Google Keep
* Kindle Reader
 

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