Just got my first Android phone and trying to navigate the Andriod market.
I'm looking for some must have FREE Android apps.

In particular, I'm looking for the best of these FREE apps:
- All in one chat - something I can chat with friends on MSN, Yahoo, maybe even FB
- Music player - something better than the default Music Player, Winamp maybe?
- Radio Player - currently have TuneIn radio, anything better that has free radio local stations?
- Picture Editor - something better than the default Gallery
- Video Chat - I heard about Fringe?

.... and any other must have free apps you would recommend.

Would appreciate any recommendations as there are too many apps out there and hope to save some time.

8/9/2011 1:19:10 PM

do not get angry birds, you will be forever addicted

8/9/2011 1:41:21 PM

Get Handcent for SMS, much nicer interface than stock, imo.

8/9/2011 1:51:03 PM

IheartRadio

8/9/2011 2:18:14 PM

^^ second that. i love using handcent. also, get the swype beta for the keyboard. it works awesome, i love it.

8/9/2011 2:29:31 PM

go to Market, then go to Apps, then All applications, then select Top free

the top few dozen or so apps are all solid and encompass various types of apps

8/9/2011 3:38:14 PM

be very weary of free apps. the developers are writing code for charity. normal adware is fine, but many devs are mining your data. READ the EULA and access requirements

8/9/2011 3:42:05 PM

https://market.android.com/ is probably easier

8/9/2011 3:42:12 PM

^^I suppose, but if you go into the Market like I suggested, you'll see plenty of the apps you're probably looking for in the first place (ie Facebook, Youtube, etc)

8/9/2011 3:52:01 PM

how about the 5 specific types of apps I'm looking for, any suggestions?

8/9/2011 5:49:51 PM

http://lifehacker.com/5827518/lifehacker-pack-for-android-our-list-of-the-best-android-apps

article from 5 days ago, should suffice, most are free.

- All in one chat - eBuddy
- Music player - Google Music, doubletwist, WinAmp, or MixZing
- Radio Player - iHeartRadio
- Picture Editor - PicSay
- Video Chat - Qik

[Edited on August 9, 2011 at 6:00 PM. Reason : .]

8/9/2011 5:53:37 PM

anyone try these picture editors? trying to narrow the list down:
- PicSay, Camera360, MagicHour, Little Photo, PicsIn Photo Studio

8/9/2011 10:45:56 PM

I found these to be the best and I'm sticking with them (at least for now).

- All in one chat - eBuddy
- Music player - Music PlayerPro
- File Browers - FileExpert

8/11/2011 3:37:57 PM

Quote :

"Music player - something better than the default Music Player, Winamp maybe?"

I've been thru a lot of them, like winamp the best

Quote :

"Get Handcent for SMS, much nicer interface than stock, imo."

i used handcent for a while, but it's definitely slower compared to stock. that plus android updates have integrating missing features that handcent provided, and i went back to stock and have been 100% happy

I've used Astro for file browsing...it has a bunch of other features too

8/11/2011 3:46:51 PM

I ended up with Music PlayerPro because I like the interface, ability to search and download album covers and lyrics, equalizer, and more.

I didn't like Handcent....too messy/colorful/features i never use....i stuck with the stock SMS

Astro is good but I didn't like the little ads at the bottom. Fileexpert also had a simple application uninstall utility.

8/11/2011 4:02:35 PM

i didn't care for handcent, either

trying chomp right now...so far, i like it better

8/16/2011 3:55:47 PM

I've liked chomp, but I never tried any of the others.

8/17/2011 12:40:08 AM

get the amazon app store and use it only to check out/download the free app of the day

8/17/2011 10:45:55 AM