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NookColor working apps
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More Nook Color information available via the Nook Color Portal
List of apps known to have worked when installed via ADB or other ways into the NookColor.
Also see: Nook Color Nonworking apps
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Note: The default NookColor browser seems to report its user agent as Safari on Mac OS X. This will break some sites that attempt to detect Android-ness, including AppBrain. There are reports of Dolphin not working with the AppBrain application install either. Your mileage may vary.
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Games
| App Name | Description | Rating | Screenshots | Freeware/Malware/Paid | Downloads |
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| Air Control Lite | Perfect |  |
Malware [adware] (Paid Version Available) | Via Market on Phone | |
| Abduction! | Perfect | Free | Via Market on Phone | ||
| Abduction! 2 | Perfect |  |
Paid ($2.13) | Via Market on Phone | |
| Abduction! World Attack | Paid ($2.13) | Via Market on Phone | |||
| Ancient Archer | Perfect | Free | Via Market on Phone | ||
| Angry Birds | Physics based game - launch birds from slinyshot to destroy structures. | Perfect |  |
Malware [adware] | AngryBirds_1.4.2.apk or Via Market on Phone |
| Angry Birds Seasons | Perfect (Can be slow on some levels) |  |
Free | Via Market on Phone | |
| Angry Birds Rio | Movie tie-in of popular game | Good. A little slow to load at times | Malware [adware] | Via Market on Phone | |
| Alchemy | Works OK. Much easier to keep elements on the screen than with a low-res phone. Unable to read info in popup screens, including previous combinations |  |
Free | Via Market on Phone | |
| aTilt 3D Labyrinth Free or Paid (no ads in paid version | Roll a ball in a maze | Perfect |  |
Free/Paid | Via Market on Phone |
| Basketball Shot | Perfect |
 
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Free | Via Market on Phone | |
| Bubble Buster | Perfect | Free | Via Market on Phone | ||
| Cribbage Pro | Cribbage card game | Perfect (Doesn't re-size to screen but plays OK) | Free | Via Market on Phone | |
| Crusade of Destiny | Paid ($4.99) | Via Market on Phone | |||
| Doodle Jump | Perfect: Swipe at the bottom very close to the center to change game modes. | Paid ($0.99) | Via Market on Phone | ||
| Downhill Bowling 2 | Bowling simulation | Feint won't load, press back or have WiFi disabled. Game loads / plays properly. |  |
Free | Via Market on Phone |
| Dungeon Hunter | Game loads, first level plays properly. |  |
Paid ($4.99) | Via Market on Phone | |
| Fruit Ninja | Slice up fruit with sword | OK - Feint Loading won't load. Press Back. Game loads / plays properly. |  |
Paid ($.99) | Via Market on Phone |
| GameBoid | Nintendo Game Boy Emulator | Perfect. Also paid version. | Free | Via Market | |
| Gem Miner: Dig Deeper | Plays fine. | Paid ($2.13) | Via Market on Phone | ||
| GT Racing Motor Academy | Plays fine |  |
Paid ($4.99) | Via Market on Phone | |
| Flight Frenzy | Perfect | Free/Paid | Via Market on Phone | ||
| Guitar Hero 5 | Play rock band instruments along with popular music | Free (Paid version available) | Via Market on Phone | ||
| Jewels | Perfect |
 
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Free | Via Market on Phone | |
| Labyrinth (Lite) | Ball navigates maze | Perfect | Free (Paid version available) | Via Market on Phone | |
| Ninja Rush | Seems good | Free | Via Market on Phone | ||
| Paper Toss | Perfect |
 
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Free | Via Market on Phone | |
| Penguin Golf | Perfect | Free | Via Market on Phone | ||
| Perfect | $1.49 | Via Amazon Appstore | |||
| Pocket God | Perfect | Paid ($0.99) | Via Market on Phone | ||
| Puzzle Blox Arcade! | Free | Via Market on Phone | |||
| ROMGripper | Capture ROM data from Game Boy games, so the game may be played on an emulator | Perfect (for use with GBA Emulators like GameBoid) | Free | Via Market on Phone | |
| Scumm VM | OK |  |
Free | Via http://forums.scummvm.org/viewtopic.php?t=9469 | |
| Slice It! | Perfect |
 
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Free | Via Market on Phone | |
| Shortyz | Perfect | Free - NYTimes crosswords require subscription | Via Market on Phone | ||
| Skies of Glory | Loads and Plays fine |  |
Free/Paid ($4.99) | Via Market on Phone | |
| Speedx 3D | Perfect |  |
Free | Via Market on Phone | |
| Solitaire Free Pack | Perfect | Free | Via Market on Phone | ||
| Tower Raiders Lite | other than not being able to unpause a suspended game works great, kill the app and the menu gives a resume (unpause sortof) | Free | |||
| Tank Hero | Perfect |  |
Malware [adware] | Via Market on Phone | |
| Wordfeud Free | Perfect. Skip the advertisements by waiting until a small "menu" button appears at the bottom left, click it and then you can press skip. |  |
Free | Via Market on Phone | |
| Classic Tetris | Sorta. Main field appears small in the lower left corner of the screen. The normal border appears at the bottom of the screen in the middle. Game is playable, but border obscures the field partially. | Free | Via Market on Phone | ||
| Unblock Me FREE | Sorta. Touch to move blocks is off. Game is playable. | Free | Via Market on Phone | ||
| Laser Reflections | OK | Free | Via Market on Phone | ||
| Dungeon Defenders: First Wave | Perfect. | $2.99 | Via Market on Phone | ||
| GalaxIR | Perfect. | Free ($1.99 for Paid) | Via Market on Phone | ||
| HomerunBattle3D Free | Does not remember online account between sessions. | Free ($4.99 for Paid) | Via Market on Phone | ||
| Robo Defense | Doesn't use all the screen with compatibility mode off (unplayable with it on). | Free/Paid ($2.99) | Via Market on Phone | ||
| Rope Cut | Plays fine, some menus/text is squished (check image). |
 
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Free | Via Market on Phone | |
| EA's Tetris | Perfect if you turn off compatibility mode | $0.99 | Via Market on Phone | ||
| Uniwar | Perfect | $4.99 | Via Market on Phone | ||
| psx4droid | Perfect | $5.99 | Via Market on Phone | ||
| ZENONIA | Loads and Plays fine |  |
Free/Paid ($4.99) | Via Market on Phone |
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Communication
| App Name | Description | Rating | Screenshots | Free/Paid | Downloads |
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| andchat IRC Client | IRC Client |
Good (Input boxes for configuring
a server are very cramped) |
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Free (Donation version available) |
Via Market on Phone
or Andchat download link (under "No Market Access") |
| BeeJiveIM | IM Client | Perfect | Paid | Via Market on Phone | |
| Social Networking | Perfect | Free | Via Market on Phone | ||
| Foursquare | Social Networking | Perfect | Free | Via Market on Phone | |
| Meebo for Android | Multiprotocol chat client | Free | Market or APK download | ||
| Plume (Touiteur) | Twitter Client | Perfect | Free | Via Market | |
| Plume Premium (Touiteur) | Twitter Client | Perfect | $2.73 | Via Market | |
| Skype | Voice over IP | Free | Via Market on Phone | ||
| TweetDeck | Twitter/FB/Buzz/4Sq | Perfect |  |
Free | Via Market on Phone |
| Perfect | Free | Via Market on Phone | |||
| Yaaic | IRC Client | Perfect | Free | Via Market on Phone | |
| AndroIRC | IRC Client | Perfect | Free | Via Market on Phone | |
| Instant Messaging | Perfect | Free | Via Market on Phone |
Reading
| App Name | Description | Rating | Screenshots | Free/Paid | Downloads |
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| Adobe® Reader® | PDF Reader | Perfect | Free | Via Market on Phone | |
| Aldiko Book Reader | eBook Reader/Market | Perfect | Free (Premium version available) | Via Market on Phone or Aldiko Support Site | |
| Android Comic Viewer | Reader for compressed comic files | Perfect | Free | Via Market on Phone | |
| Calibre Library | Connect wirelessly to your Calibre server | Perfect - books may take a minute to show up after download - set download directory to /sdcard/My Files/Books |  |
Paid ($2.99) | Via Market on Phone |
| eBook Reader/Market (giggle) | Perfect |
  
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Free | Via Market on Phone | |
| The Kobo Android App | eBook Reader/Market | Errors that prohibit functionality. "We couldn't open this item. We're working to fix the problem -- please try again later." | Free | Via Market on Phone | |
| ezPDF Reader | PDF Viewer | Perfect | Paid ($0.99) | Via Market on Phone | |
| eBook Reader/Market | Works but sometimes it can't find your Google account. |  |
Free | Via Market on Phone | |
| RepliGo Reader | PDF Viewer | Perfect | Paid ($4.99) | Via Market on Phone | |
| NOOK for Android | eBook Reader/Market |
Stock: using autonooter: Not Working (crashes to home screen) using monster root pack: works! but breaks onboard shop.
Nookie Froyo: Perfect Cyanogen 7: Perfect |
Free | Via Market on Phone |
Keyboards
| App Name | Description | Rating | Screenshots | Free/Paid | Downloads |
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| Better Keyboard | Keyboard | Perfect | Paid ($2.99) | Via Market on Phone | |
| Smart Keyboard Pro | Keyboard | Perfect |  |
Paid ($2.73) | Via Market on Phone |
| Graffiti Pro for Android | Keyboard | Perfect | Paid ($2.99) | Via Market | |
| Thumb Keyboard | Keyboard | Perfect |  |
Paid ($1.65) | Via Market on Phone |
Launchers / Home Screens / Widgets
| App Name | Description | Rating | Screenshots | Free/Paid | Downloads |
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| ADW.Launcher | Replacement Launcher | Almost Perfect (If you have trouble placing shortcuts, click the App Drawer and drag and drop to the desktop) (cannot create custom shortcuts) |
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Free | Via Market on Phone |
| Alarm Clock Plus | Clock/Alarm app + widget | Slight problems with the screen sizing, but other than that seems to work. | Free | Via Market on Phone | |
| Animated Weather | Clock/Weather app + widget | Slight problems with the app screen sizing, but other than that seems to work. | Free | Via Market on Phone | |
| Beautiful Widgets | Clock/Weather/Toggle Widget | Almost Perfect (date/temp of home widget don't stretch for large screens) |
 
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Paid ($2.04) | Via Market on Phone |
| ADW.Launcher | Replacement Launcher | Almost Perfect (If you have trouble placing shortcuts, click the App Drawer and drag and drop to the desktop) (cannot create custom shortcuts) |
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Free | Via Market on Phone |
| Home++ beta | Replacement Launcher | Free | Via Market on Phone | ||
| Go Launcher EX | Replacement Launcher | Almost Perfect (app names on the Go Launcher app drawer screen don't fully display. Use Nook Color "Extras" tab to launch, or a desktop shortcut) |
 
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Free | Via Market on Phone |
| LauncherPro | Replacement Launcher | Works but restarts when trying to change shortcuts on dock or add folders to home screen. A workaround is to make a backup on another android device and recover it on the nook. |  |
Free (Has Premium key available) | Via Market on Phone |
| Zeam Launcher | Minimalistic Replacement Launcher | Perfect (If you have trouble placing shortcuts, click the App Drawer and drag and drop to the desktop) |
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Free | Via Market on Phone |
Web Browsers
| App Name | Description | Rating | Screenshots | Free/Paid | Downloads |
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| Dolphin Browser | Web Browser | Perfect (supports multitouch with no other mods) |  |
Free | Via Market on Phone |
| Dolphin Browser HD | Web Browser | Perfect (supports multitouch with no other mods)(V4.3 Broke Multitouch, works again with v4.4.1 and higher) |  |
Free | Via Market on Phone |
| Dolphin Browser Mini | Web Browser | Perfect (No multitouch) | Free | Via Market on Phone | |
| Opera Mobile | Web Browser | Perfect | Free | Via Market on Phone | |
| Opera Mini | Web Browser | Perfect | Free | Via Market on Phone | |
| Skyfire | Web Browser | Works fine, but seems slow. |  |
Free | Via Market on Phone |
| Firefox (beta) | Web Browser | Free | [1] | ||
| Inbrowser | Incognito/private Web Browser | Perfect | Free | Via Market on Phone |
Multimedia
| App Name | Description | Rating | Screenshots | Free/Paid | Downloads |
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| Autodesk Sketchbook Express | Painting | Perfect |  |
Free | Via Market on Phone |
| arcMedia | Media Player (Movies, DIVX) | Works well, large movies take half a minute to load, good performance. | Free | Via Market on Phone | |
| Cubed | Music Player | Seems good | Free | Via Market on Phone | |
| DoubleTwist Media Player | Multimedia Player | Perfect | Free | Via Market on Phone | |
| DoubleTwist AirSync | Desktop Media Sync | Perfect | $4.99 | Via Market on Phone | |
| myPlayer | Catchup TV / Digital Radio Streamer | Seems good | Free | Via Market on Phone | |
| SlingPlayer Mobile | Video Streaming | Paid ($29.99) | Via Market on Phone | ||
| Winamp | Music Player/Streaming | Perfect |
 
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Free | Via Market on Phone |
| PowerAMP | Music Player | Perfect (fixed with latest update) | Paid ($4.99) | Via Market on Phone | |
| MixZing | Music Player | Perfect | Free (Paid version available) | Via Market on Phone | |
| Live Music for Android | Streams Concerts from Archive.org | Perfect | Free (Beta Version) | Via Market on Phone | |
| MortPlayer & MortReader | Music Player & Audiobook Reader | Perfect | Free | Via Market on Phone - two separate apps | |
| MP3 Market/Crapware | Fails Appears to work, but unable to authorize device on purchase. |
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Free | Via Market on Phone | |
| Official XBMC Remote | HTPC Remote Control | Perfect |  |
Free | Via Market on Phone |
| Moviefone | Movies & Showtimes | Perfect | Free | Via Market on Phone | |
| Relax and Sleep | Ambient Sound Generator | Perfect | Free | Via Market on Phone | |
| XFinity Mobile |
Comcast On Demand
Digital Voice, Email, and TV Features |
Good, video does not scale well | Free | Via Market on Phone | |
| TV.com | Television Get video from CBS, The CW, CNET, ET, Showtime, CBS News, CBS Sports and much more! Watch your favorite shows anywhere, anytime on TV.com | Aspect ration incorrect on played back videos, but works fine. |  |
Free | Via Market on Phone (Protected App, no ADB install) |
| rhapsody | Streaming Music | Good | Free |
Via Market on Phone
Must have an SD Card, not working with internal memory |
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| Rock Player Lite | Plays just about every video format out there including AVIs of various codecs | Slight audio lag on AVI/Xvid. No hardware acceleration. Video looks good, though. | Free (Ad Supported - Pay version available) | Via Market on Phone | |
| Zebra Paint | Zebra Paint Coloring Book for kids | Perfect |  |
Free | Via Market on Phone |
| MoboPlayer | Media Player (Movies, DIVX, MKV) | Works Very well, must set rendering mode to software only otherwise it will freeze on .avi files. Seeks very fast after initial 15 second load time. Playes MKV with subtitles smooth with no issues (400p encoded video, slow frame rate on 720p, 1080p). The only issue is that the selection highlight is misaligned when a video is selected. Other than that one of the best performing video players. | Free | Via Side Load; for Nook Color download "High-end version of V7 Neon" |
Reference
| App Name | Description | Rating | Screenshots | Free/Paid | Downloads |
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| Google Maps | Map App | Ok. Since the Nook Color has no GPS, all GPS features fail. However, all features that don't rely on GPS work PERFECTLY. |  |
Free |
Via Market on Phone (or preinstalled)
TetherGPS required for GPS features |
| Google Earth | Map App | Most recent version is not working. However, older versions tailored more for 2.1 or older seem to work. | Free | Via Market on Phone(doesn't work). Working example: | |
| Google Sky Map | Astronomy | Ok. Since the Nook Color has no GPS, all GPS features fail. However, manual mode works. | Free | Via Market on Phone | |
| Movies (Flixter) | Movie database/Cinema Times | Seems fine | Free | Via Market on Phone | |
| XDA-Developers | Forum Browser for XDA Developers Forum | Works well, but you have to sign in evertime you go back to the home screen | Free | Via Market on Phone | |
| Reddit is fun | Browser app for for Reddit |  |
Free (Pro version available with widgets) | Via Market on Phone | |
| Wikidroid | Wikipedia reader | Perfect | Free (Pro version available) | Via Market on Phone | |
| The Bible | Bible Application (multiple translations) | Works for on-line. Requires SD card for download of offline translations. | Free | Via Market on Phone | |
| Olive Tree Bible | Bible Application (multiple translations) | Works if SD card installed. Aborts if not installed. | Free | Via Market on Phone | |
| LDS Scriptures App | LDS Scriptures | Works if SD card installed. |  |
$14.99 | Via Market on Phone |
Utilities
| App Name | Description | Rating | Screenshots | Free/Paid | Downloads |
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| adbWireless** | Use ADB Wirelessly | Great - Wifi is turned off when the device sleeps | Free | Via Market on Phone | |
| FTP Client | Perfect | Free | |||
| AndroZip | Un/zipping software with File Manager, App Manager, Task Killer | Perfect | Free | FreewareLovers | |
| AndTorrent | Android Bit torrent Client | Perfect | Free | ||
| Advanced Task Killer | Process Management | Free | Via Market on Phone | ||
| aLogcat | Log Viewer | Perfect |  |
Free | Via Market on Phone |
| Astro File Manager | File Manager | Perfect (also AstroSMB Plugin) |  |
Free (Pro version avaiable) | Via Market on Phone |
| Better Terminal Emulator Pro | Terminal App | Perfect |
 
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Paid ($3.99) | Via Market on Phone |
| Cachemate for root users | Cache Cleaner | Perfect | Free | Via Market on Phone | |
| ConnectBot | SSH/Telnet/Terminal App | Perfect |  |
Free | Via Market on Phone |
| drocap2** | Screenshots |
OK. Sometimes it freezes
or doesn't display properly. Reboot fixes it |
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Free | Via Market on Phone |
| ES File Explorer | File Manager | When using the image viewer, full screen mode locks you into the image. No software "back" button is available (Button Savior works fine and will provide back functionality (see second image), if you are referring to the Nooks "stock" back button anything full screen will remove the back button. ~ Rexxin). |
 
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Free | Via Market on Phone |
| ES Task Manager | Task Manager/Killer | Perfect |
 
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Free | Via Market on Phone |
| Multitouch Visible Test | Functionality Test | Free | Via Market on Phone | ||
| Quick System Info | System Information | Free (Free Pro version avaiable) | Via Market on Phone | ||
| RootExplorer** | Device Explorer | Perfect (Requires Root) |
 
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~3.95$ USD | Via Market on Phone |
| SetCPU** | CPU Clocking Utility | Free | Via Market on Phone | ||
| Sky+** | Sky+ Recording and Guide | Seems to work | Free | Via Market on Phone | |
| Speedtest.net | Bandwidth tester | Perfect | Free |
Via Market on Phone
or APK download |
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| System Panel Lite | System Panel & Task Manager | Perfect | Free | Via Market on Phone | |
| Transdroid | Remote Bittorrent Client (Controls Bittorrent apps) | Perfect |  |
Free (Donate version available) | Via Market on Phone |
| WebSharing | Web Sharing/Media Sync | Perfect | Free | Via Market on Phone | |
| Wifi Analyzer | Show wireless channel usage | Perfect | Free | Via Market on Phone | |
| WiFi Scanner | Wifi Scanner (duh?) | Free | Via Market on Phone | ||
| Wyse PocketCloud | Access RDP/VNC/VMware View hosts |
Perfect
(Reinstall if it keeps force closing) |
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Free (Paid Pro version available) | Via Market on Phone |
| Dropbox | Web-based File Hosting | Perfect |  |
Free | Via Market on Phone |
| PicMe ** | Screen Capture | Perfect (Requires Root) |  |
Free | Via Market on Phone |
| AdFree Android ** | Removes Most Ads in the Browser and Other Apps |
Perfect (Requires Root)
(If not working press revert or reinstall) |
Free | Via Market on Phone |
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Note: Items marked with (**) require root, not just ADB access which means you need /system/bin/su and superuser.apk. For instructions refer to Installing su and the Superuser app guide
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Productivity
| App Name | Description | Rating | Screenshots | Free/Paid | Downloads |
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| eMail client (based off the stock EMail.apk) | Perfect |  |
Free (Premium version available) | ||
| FeedR | RSS Client | Perfect |  |
Free | Via Market on Phone |
| NewsRob | RSS Client - Syncs with Google Reader | Perfect | Free - Pro Version Available | Via Market on Phone | |
| Mint | Personal Finance | Perfect |  |
Free | Via Market on Phone |
| PageOnce Personal Finance | PageOnce Personal Finance | Perfect | Free | Via Market on Phone | |
| JunOS Pulse | SSL VPN Client | Perfect |  |
Free | Via Market on Phone |
| Yahoo Finance | Stock Market App | Perfect | [[File:NC_SS_Finance.png|75px]] [[File:NC_SS_Finance2.png|75px]] | Free | Via Market on Phone |
| Evernote | Note Taking/Syncing | No Camera/Microphone Access Otherwise Perfect. | Free | FreewareLovers | |
| OI Notepad | Notepad | Perfect | Free | Via Market on Phone | |
| Chase Bank |
Mobile banking for
Chase customers |
FAILS
"Requires" hardware camera |
Free | Via Market on Phone | |
| Bank of America |
Mobile banking for
Bank of America |
Usable
Formatting is weird/ doesn't match phone |
Free | Via Market on Phone | |
| PayPal payments |
Usable
No ability to create PIN due to not having a mobile number. |
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Free | Via Android Market | |
| Wells Fargo | Wells Fargo banking | Perfect | Free | Via Android Market | |
| Jorte | Personal Organizer | Perfect | Free | Via Android Market | |
| Tippy Tipper | Tipping calculator | Perfect | Free | Via Market on Phone | |
| RealCalc | Scientific Calculator | Perfect | Free | Via Market on Phone |
Other
| App Name | Description | Rating | Screenshots | Free/Paid | Downloads |
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| ESPN Score Center | Real-time sports scores & stats | Marginally. Problems saving favorite teams limit usability. | Free | Via Market on Phone |
