The smartphone is an evolving phenomenon and apps come and
go. We can install and uninstall apps at a whim, which makes the ones that you
keep, special.
I have different apps on my phone to my tablet as both are used
for different things. I should state I
am not a gamer and therefore do not have the latest games rather I have apps
that work for me in the way I want them to work.
1) Pocket 
My favourite app has to be Pocket as it allows me to store
critical web pages and tag the page for reviewing later. I used to use Evernote
for this but I prefer the simplicity of Pocket. I can access Pocket from all my
devices including the PC and Chrome users have their own Pocket app as do
Firefox Users. It’s basically a superior
bookmark facility which far outweighs the bookmarking of Chrome.
2)
Google
Play
Music 
I must admit I was a bit of a sceptic when this first came
out but now I find it invaluable to stream music via Bluetooth to a range of
devices in the house. I can store my
latest music in the cloud to access via wireless at any time. I have even purchased
a Bluetooth receiver for older devices to allow me to play music on them
wirelessly. Although with my iPod I am
bound to iTunes, which I hate, Google Music and Google Play Music
are my friends and allow me to effortlessly synch music between devices.
3)
Google
Keep 
I hate notes. I am always jotting things down and forgetting
where I wrote it down. Keep is simple and solves the problem. Note things down in Keep and they are safe
and stored in the cloud. I can access them on any device and I use Keep more
and more for starting things such as articles.
4)
Gmail 
or Inbox 
I use email everyday and get a lot. Gmail and Inbox enable
me to wade through the mire of emails and make some rational order to them. I
am currently still evaluation Inbox and have that and Gmail on my phone as
Inbox has fewer features but is good for ordering and sorting emails into
Google arbitrary categories. That said I
also need to flag some emails as important and ensure they are stored with that
tag for a long time. The snooze feature on Inbox just doesn’t cut it.
5)
Multipost 
This is an essential app for those with an investment in
social media. It allows posts to be shared to other social Medias. Hence a post,
I make can be sent to Twitter, LinkedIn, Google Plus, Facebook , and any other social media
outlet I wish to use. The simplicity of it is what I love and the fact it can
post to LinkedIn as well as other social media. It is ad laden after each post
you are presented with an ad to ignore, but this is a small price to pay for
such as simple and great app.
6)
Tresorit 
Everyone should be benefiting from the use of a good cloud
provider, and I use Dropbox,
OneDrive
Box,
pCloud
and Copy
amongst a number of other great providers, but I use Tresorit for work folders
that I need kept safe and secure. It has a end-to-end security built in and
offers a $50,000 to anyone who can hack their system. This to me is exactly
what I need for sensitive files which are work related. I can also be used
freely on up to three devices so my core devices have it installed. It also has
a computer programme for those who work mainly on a computer.
7)
Press 
Although my favourite RSS reader is GReader
which I have been using for a few years now, I have recently found that it
slows my phone down too much and takes a few too many resources, so I have
turned to Press for my phone. Press is s simple RSS reader which has a
surprising amount of power, offering a range of views and methods to access
your feeds. As feed readers go it is
worth the small cost. I still use GReader on my tablet but on the phone it is
Press all the time.
