Question Of The Day: What Android Apps Would You Like To See?

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Question Of The Day: What applications would you like to see in the Android Market?

Sure, there are plenty of useful and fun applications, but with apps coming out like “101 Farts,” you have to wonder, what applications should developers be focusing on? There’s still a large gap between the Android Market and the iPhone App Store in terms of number of applications. Are there any iPhone apps you would like to see Android versions of? One area that Android is seriously lacking is in gaming.

Leave a comment and tell everyone what you would like to see developers working on.

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  • http://twitter.com/peterjrday Peter Day

    Definitely more games. With the potential of the android software I am surprised there aren’t better games on a par with the iPhone.

    Something that will give me access to my Google docs. There may be something but I haven’t seen it yet.

  • http://Droidhead.blogspot.com Ryan

    I would love to see apps like Pandora and I<3Radio

  • Toby Hine

    I would like to see a fully functioning dediceted video player from the likes of videolan or real player. One of the ‘big’ players with the reputation to go with it

  • http://www.theandroidsite.com Ben Marvin

    Peter Day :

    Definitely more games. With the potential of the android software I am surprised there aren’t better games on a par with the iPhone.

    Something that will give me access to my Google docs. There may be something but I haven’t seen it yet.

    I know there is one app that let’s you access and edit Google Docs, but it’s still under development and didn’t work very well when I tried it out a few weeks back. That’s one app that I’d like to see Google put out.

  • http://blog.digitaltinder.net Paul

    I know this isn’t quite answering the question, but I’d love to actually see the Android Market become available to those of us in South Africa. Two Android phones (HTC Dream and Magic) have been released here but we don’t yet have the Android Market. :(

  • Dom

    I think more games are needed like the iPhones BMW Z4 game, android needs some better develpers really then the market should pick up.

  • http://www.theandroidsite.com Ben Marvin

    Paul :

    I know this isn’t quite answering the question, but I’d love to actually see the Android Market become available to those of us in South Africa. Two Android phones (HTC Dream and Magic) have been released here but we don’t yet have the Android Market. :(

    You can browse the Android Market on the web at: http://www.cyrket.com/
    And many of these apps are available from the publishers sites or from http://code.google.com

  • Chad

    an app that let’s you download and code HTML, CSS, PHP, etc… on the G1, other than using AndFTP and txtedit etc…

  • http://pyrous.net trixtur

    I would throw another vote in for an integrated Google Docs piece, and along that same thread doesn’t Google have an image application? Why doesn’t it sync with the images in my phone so I can easily share them online? This would be a sweet feature! Also along that same thread where is my google reader? There may be an rss reader available in the market but I want my actual google reader.

    Maybe I need to do more research. Let me know if I’ve missed something.

    Thanks!

  • dan

    Would like to see the credit card processing app since I am a mobile businessman. That would help out immensely.

  • http://www.theandroidsite.com Ben Marvin

    dan :

    Would like to see the credit card processing app since I am a mobile businessman. That would help out immensely.

    There is an app called Merchant (Lite and Pro) that lets you process credit cards. And I’m not sure if the Paypal app lets you do that or not from the handset.

    A hardware credit card swiper would be a cool accessory, like the ones they have for Nextel Blackberrys.

  • JC

    Evernote, evernote, evernote. Plus access to dropbox, sugarsync, syncplicity type apps.

  • anakin78z

    I’d like to see an app that streams radio, not just music. I’d like to be able to listen to local sports casts :) .

    I guess I didn’t really notice the lack of games… Also, I don’t recall any of my friends with iphones ever saying: Dude, check out this game I have!

  • http://www.theandroidsite.com Ben Marvin

    anakin78z :

    I’d like to see an app that streams radio, not just music. I’d like to be able to listen to local sports casts :) .

    I guess I didn’t really notice the lack of games… Also, I don’t recall any of my friends with iphones ever saying: Dude, check out this game I have!

    StreamFurious is very good, I use it all the time for streaming. And if your local radio stations have a m3u or pls feed, then you can add it to StreamFurious.

  • anakin78z

    Ben Marvin :

    anakin78z :
    I’d like to see an app that streams radio, not just music. I’d like to be able to listen to local sports casts :) .
    I guess I didn’t really notice the lack of games… Also, I don’t recall any of my friends with iphones ever saying: Dude, check out this game I have!

    StreamFurious is very good, I use it all the time for streaming. And if your local radio stations have a m3u or pls feed, then you can add it to StreamFurious.

    Oh snap, you’re right. I guess I’m happy then :) .

  • radio_babylon

    a slingplayer, a pandora radio client, and a *good* RDP client. those are what i really need/want.

    oh yeah and a *good* SFTP/SCP client. by good i mean, supports all authentication methods including key-based.

  • jeff

    I would to see wunder radio or OOtunes for android.

  • http://Yapabout.wordpress.com Maximosis

    The app i would Love to see is a Great beatmaker/production app like the ones that they have on the IPHONE kinda like a portable fruityloops so i can make my own music while on the train.

  • http://www.theandroidsite.com Ben Marvin

    Maximosis :

    The app i would Love to see is a Great beatmaker/production app like the ones that they have on the IPHONE kinda like a portable fruityloops so i can make my own music while on the train.

    Ooh, another good idea. There is that one silly drum app, but something more along the lines of FruityLoops would be awesome.

  • JFlow

    We already have Google Maps for the G1. So, what is preventing Google from putting out Google Transit for the G1? I use public transportation and use Google Transit from my laptop. Why can’t I have it for my G1 too?

  • barnie

    A sid/mod/spc/any other old school music format player please :P

  • thecolorifix

    @anakin78z

    Stream Furious should let you listen to any radio station that has a feed.

  • http://promy.blogspot.com Jan Stanicek

    This is a shor list of applications I am missing

    1) eBook PDB format reader – probably most important thing
    2) Flash player plugin
    3) Offline browser – AvantGo plugin
    4) Notedpad synchronized with some Online google stuff
    5) Working google docs
    6) Better callendar application – close tu usability of standard PalmOS PIM

  • Ismael

    Some applications I miss are:

    1) Password keeping applications (as splashid, spb wallet) with sync options
    2) gpg encryption
    3) alarm applicatin (as galarm)
    4) ability to use more than one gmail accoung (I use 3 personal,work,forums)
    5) better google docs integration
    6) calendar (ability to link appointments with contacts, categories as pocketinformat, agendus)

  • Sengst

    Another vote for a better pim!

  • mslady

    iPhone has things like SPL Graph for sound techs. I do sound and the head guy keeps coming in with all of these apps on his iPhone to help with measuring sound. I have the G1 and I’m left looking like, huh?

  • http://jtmax.us jtmax

    maybe a word processor that allows you to save TXT or RTF files…

  • Cleef

    A weightwatchers app? As in one for the official site.

  • flobato

    @JFlow
    They have a updated googlemaps u can download and it gives u walking route and transit route.

  • Marc

    @dan
    Would you specify exactly what it should do. I will write this app if you define it.

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