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Best Free Android Apps for Reading

There are many people who like reading books from their Android smartphones but don’t like the book reader apps found in their devices by default. If you’re one of those people, and if you’re thinking of finding a new Android app for reading, my post will be useful for you.

I’ve downloaded and tried many reading apps, and here are, IMHO, the best ones among them. They are all free and can be downloaded from Android Market (If you’re new to Android and don’t know how to download and install apps from the Market, read our guide).

1. Cool Reader by Vadim Lopatin is probably the best reading app I’ve seen so far, and it’s the app I’m currently using on my Android-based Samsung Galaxy Ace.

The app supports a huge list of formats (fb2, txt, doc, rtf, html, chm, tcr, pdb, pml, epub and mobi), it’s easy to use and it looks cool. First, I like the default background – when you look at it, your eyes don’t hurt and it seems you’re reading a real book (you can change the background’s color and textures, and even put your own background, but the default one seems to be the best for me), you can almost feel that paper smell, too :) Second, you can easily jump to the needed page, search for some text, bookmark the pages… Very useful, an ideal app for reading fiction.

Oh, I forgot to mention that I like the page turning part, too. Besides, it can read books from .zip files, which is also very nice.

2. Moon+ Reader by Moon+ is the next free reading app I have in my Android smartphone. It supports txt, html, epub, umd, fb2, chm, zip and OPDS formats (no .doc support, unfortunately), has many visual options, different types of paging, many different themes (plus you can change between the Day and Night modes) and supports 28 languages.

Though I usually prefer to read books in Cool Reader anyway, Moon+ Reader is still a very good reading app. And this video will show you more about it:

3. FBReader by Geometer Plus is the third Android app for reading I can recommend. It’s really fast, but the number of supported file formats is not that impressive (epub, oeb and fb2).

You can download books with the help of FBReader or download them manually and read them in the app. The book reader already includes some famous English, French, Chinese, Russian and Polish libraries, too.

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September 5, 2011 | 0 Comments More

How To Get Old Android Market Back

The newest version of Android Market doesn’t seem to be as attractive to many people as the previous one. It causes lots of problems, including not full access for those users who have rooted devices. Among the rest of the problems we see lots of space requirements for the applications that used to be quite small, then we have the purchase problem, which even turned into a significant trouble for some developers.

Just another significant problem is that the application doesn’t allow to update the downloaded applications even if those already have more advanced and upgraded versions.

Now there’s a chance to get back the older version of Android Market!

You just need to head to XDA developers website, following the corresponding thread and download the two .apks, which you should place in a folder to be able to use for running adb.

Then follow the instructions below:

0. Assume the risk of losing the ability to install or update any apps
1. Reboot into recovery and plug into pc
2. Mount /system using your recovery image
3. Type adb push Vending.apk /system/app (enter)
4. Type adb shell rm /system/app/MarketUpdater.apk (enter)
5. Type adb shell chmod 644 /system/app/Vending.apk (enter)
6. Type adb shell chown root.root /system/app/Vending.apk (enter)
7. Reboot your phone

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August 25, 2011 | 0 Comments More

Total Commander for Android RC1 Version Available

Total Commander has always been my favorite file manager – I fell in love with this program the moment I first saw it. A few days ago I learned that Total Commander has an Android version, too.

Total Commander for Android was created by the TC author himself, Christian Ghisler, and it’s just as cool as the PC version, so it can easily replace all the other Android file managers we’re accustomed to use. Unfortunately, Total Commander for Android isn’t available in Android Market, maybe because its official version isn’t ready yet. However, you can find and download the RC1 (Release Candidate) version of the app in the Total Commander forum (direct link).

The author updated Total Commander for Android to RC1 from the earlier Beta10 version not so long ago, updating all the plugins, too, so now the app is stable and can be used by everyone. And the best thing in this RC1 version is that those annoying “beta warnings” have disappeared at last.

Maybe one day Total Commander for Android will appear on Android Market, even though Christian Ghisler says it’s unlikely to happen.

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August 24, 2011 | 0 Comments More

Skitch App Released for Android

Skitch, a great application created by Evernote to annotate and edit photos, has been available for Mac for a while. Now the app is at last available for Android users, too. You can download it for free from Android Market!

Here is how the app is officially described:

“Calling Skitch for Android addictively fun is an understatement. It’s the perfect way to quickly draw attention to anything in a picture; take a snapshot of something awesome, draw an arrow and add a caption, then post the image on Twitter or Facebook. When you’re at a conference, snap a picture of the people you meet, annotate it with their names and save it into Evernote. Quickly sketch out a map, diagram or unicorn!”

If you like playing around with your photos, editing them, adding some notes on them or giving them sketch effects, here are several other great apps from Android Market you may like:

August 22, 2011 | 0 Comments More

How to Install and Uninstall Apps on Android

What’s the best thing in having an Android device? Right, Android has conquered half of the world thanks to the huge number of great apps available on the Android Market. So many of us want to have Android-based smartphones to get the opportunity to use those apps.

Some people are interested in getting different SMS-related Android apps, for others having Google Maps or Facebook apps is a must, some others need Adobe Flash or other similar applications. Android Market has more than 300.000 apps now, so almost anything can be found there.

The only question for some people is how to download and install the desired apps and how to remove them. If installing apps is more or less easy and clear, you can’t say the same about uninstalling – many people have no idea how to do it.

To tell the truth, when I got my first Android device, it took me some time to understand how I should install an app from Android Market. I tried to download them from my PC to move them to my phone later, but I didn’t manage to. Later I learned about the right way to install Android apps, and I would like to share it with you. Maybe this post will be useful for those who have just bought their first Android devices and experience the same difficulties I once had.

You probably already know that some Android apps from the Android Market are free, some others cost money, not that much though. It’s really easy to download and install both.

How to install Android apps

  • First of all, enter the Marketplace from your smartphone (no, you can’t download from your PC, unfortunately…). You’ll need an Internet connection – that goes without saying.
  • Find the app you want to install – either go to one of the categories (Applications, Games) or use the Search button.
  • Learn more about the app, read about its developer, permissions and so on. Usually user reviews are also available – they can also be very useful for you.
  • If you decide to install the app, just click on the Free (or Install) button if the app is free or the Buy button if the app is paid. If you’re going to download a free app, just click OK to accept the permissions, and the app will be downloaded and installed automatically. In case of a paid app, after accepting the permissions by pressing OK, you’ll most likely have to sign in to your Google Checkout account and click on Purchase now. That’s all.

How to uninstall Android apps

If there is an application on your smartphone you don’t want any more, here is an easy way to get rid of it.

  • Enter the Android Market and select My Apps (have a look at the screenshot above) – you’ll see the list of apps installed on your smartphone.
  • Select the one you want to uninstall.
  • Open the app, and you’ll see two options – Open and Uninstall. Select Uninstall – that’s it.
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August 17, 2011 | 0 Comments More