When it comes to owning an Android phone, it’s all about having the right apps to churn out maximum performance from it. Performance here is not just a measure of how powerful the processor is in your high end expensive android phone, it’s also about how much better it’s customized for your daily needs.
A good Android cellphone can replace almost every portable gadget or utility that you might otherwise carry, let it be a watch, a music player, a pda, a planner, digital camera, video camera, newspaper, radio, gaming device, book and what not.
Why Android is so capable? Because it’s versatile. Today there is an android app for almost anything that you want your android phone to do.
Mobile apps are a necessity when it comes to using a smartphone. Finding, installing and using any app is the best way to customize your smartphone precisely for your own self. People want to have apps that make their smartphone more useful and multipurpose.
Till date there are more than 250,000 paid and free apps available for download. There are around 1200 apps that are present just for India out of which only a handful are of any use to the users. Here I have compiled a list of the apps that will be useful to you in case you are an Android phone user in India. You might also like to have a look at 17 Affordable Android Phones in India.
Another free app that has been developed by probably the most popular newspaper of the country, Times ofIndia. The app provides you with all the news about the country and is almost as good as the newspaper itself. The simple user interface just adds to its beauty.
After newspaper, now news channels have come up with an app. The NDTV news app will provide you with all the recent developments of the country and you will the simple user interface makes it really easy to use. The app is constantly updated with videos, photos etc.
Another news related app for Indians. This news app lets you search for a certain news item that you might be interested and it brings together all the major newspapers of the country for this purpose. There are various regional newspapers also available. You can share your favorite news items on Facebook and Twitter after reading them.
The name is indicative of the job that the app does. It provides you with all the latest goss about movies, actors and actresses etc. The app is available free of cost and you will love it in case you are a movie buff.
The app is a must have for all music lovers of the country. There are more than 450000 songs, videos, wallpapers etc available for the users to listen to. The app is available for free but if you wish to download a certain set of songs then you need to pay a certain amount.
Even though the app is relatively new in the mobile market, it has been gaining popularity among smartphone users in the country. In case you already have an account with saavn.com then you can even save your favourite songs in the form of a playlist.
Raaga.com is quite renowned among users of the country. You can listen to songs in 18 languages of the country and there’s almost everything you need when it come to music. Also there are numerous public playlists for you to choose from. Also there are classical and devotional songs apart from bollywood songs.
An app that will give you a list of the telecast schedule of around 150 TV channels. Channels in almost all regional languages are covered. It is one of the most downloaded sites in the country and has been downloaded around 50000 times in 3 months.
This is an app that will help you to book tickets for movies, sports events, theatre etc. The movie booking option is the only option available as of now as the rest are being worked upon by the developers. The app is available for free and takes around 720 kb of memory.
Free SMS services are available on the internet as well as on mobiles. This mobile app lets you send a text of 80 characters and the rest of the characters are used up by 160by2 for advertising purposes. The app works on GPRS and it’s needless to say that it is available free of cost.
The name of the app rhymes with tomato and there’s one more similarity and that is the Zomato is a food guide app of your city. You need to select your city and favourite cuisine from the option given. The app also has a “Discover” option that will pick up a random eatery for you. The app is free and is available forDelhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Pune,Hyderabad, Chennai, Jaipur Ahmedabad andChandigarh.
A location based app that will help you with a number of things. You can find your present location with the GPS broadcast or check out the news, deals and the other services it provides. You can also explore different places such as pubs, eateries, discos etc with the search option that is present. The free app will also provide you with local news.
In case you prefer traveling in a plane to a train then this is the perfect app for you. The free app from Yatra.com will let you know about the cheapest flights, shortest routes and you can book your tickets from the phone too. The app provides information about journeys to Indian cities only.
An app that can be used only by the people living in Mumbai, that lets you know the actual fares of Mumbai taxi cabs and rickshaws. The app has an option that lets you complain about a taxi by typing in its license plate number in case you feel cheated.
As the name suggests the app provides you with complete and detailed information about the trains. You can check your PNR status, seat availability, ticket fare etc. The app is very popular among people and it has an average rating of 4.5. The app is free of cost.
Another app relating to the Indian Railways but is more specific in the job it does. It lets you know about the PNR status of your ticket. The app is also very popular and free of cost. To get your PNR status just type in your PNR number to 9773300000.
Another app that is related to the railways and does pretty much the same thing as other apps.
In case you are into shares and the stock market is the only market that is of any interest to you then Moneycontrol is the perfect app for you. The app will let you know about the tiniest change in the stock value and keep you updated about the bullion market.
It is a mobile app that will let you purchase anything that you wish to has more than a hundred stores from where you can shop. You can buy flowers, gifts, chocolates and even railway tickets. You can buy the products from your phone or get it delivered to your place. The best part is that the app is available free of cost.
An internet banking app from ICICI that will help you to access your bank account from the phone and you will be able to carry out all your transactions from there itself. Again, the app is available free of cost.
In case you are intrigued by Ayureda then this is an app that will surely benefit you. The app has detailed information about 50 ayurvedic herbs and tell you bout where and when these herbs will be useful.
