- How many apps do we need? I have many apps I never use and still have almost 90MB of free app memory. I have a dozen games that are either unplayable on the S2 or simply downright boring. 2 weather apps? C'mon. 3 stock trackers, 5 world news, 3 sports scores (for multiple sports) 2 for specific sports. Utilites? Enough to tell me more about my phone than I really need to know.
Funny, I read all the time about the S2 not having enough app space. I have space left over with 94 apps and themes. Don't need most of them, what good is the extra space? I change my theme sometimes 3 times a day. It's a pain setting up the themes after each upgrade.
There are thousands of apps for iphone and at least several hundreds for blackberries but there's probably only a few dozen things those apps do that anyone would need. Very few apps are worth paying for, and that's for both platforms. My girl has the iphone so I see both worlds from this perspective.
Here's all I think we need. Phone (1st and foremost), camera, video recorder, music player, video player, a good gps mapping program, a good browser. WiFi is nice for use with the browser, bluetooth for headphones. The push email (BIS/BES) and sync with desktop. Maybe a couple of games for diversion (that work well, are challenging and playable on S2). And then maybe space for a few (3-4) for each individual.
I've just been thinking about it and wondering why I have all this stuff loaded on my phone when I don't use half of it. I realized it was just because I could. To be able to show everyone how smart my smartphone is. Keep up with the rest of the world.
I guess I just need a dumbed down smart phone. LOL. Anyway, just wondering what thoughts there are out there for the sheer quantity of apps and really how many are used by everyone else.06-13-10 04:20 PMLike 0 - The iPhone has a million useless apps, and the Android and BlackBerry platforms are beginning to resemble the "there's an app for that" montra. Realistically, I would say out of the 20 apps I have, I use about 10 daily/every other day.
No need for an app to wipe your ***.06-13-10 04:42 PMLike 0 - I would rather have 100 good apps to choose from then 200,000 worthless apps to weed through to find something good.
And I have about 40 apps, but really only use about 10 of them on a regular basis. Some I just have stored on my computer in case I want to use them later. For example, I tend to rotate through games. I think I currently have about 25 apps installed on the phone and that's just fine.
When OS 6 hits we are going to be VERY tight on memory, but right now there's more than enough.06-13-10 05:07 PMLike 0 - I would rather have 100 good apps to choose from then 200,000 worthless apps to weed through to find something good.
And I have about 40 apps, but really only use about 10 of them on a regular basis. Some I just have stored on my computer in case I want to use them later. For example, I tend to rotate through games. I think I currently have about 25 apps installed on the phone and that's just fine.
When OS 6 hits we are going to be VERY tight on memory, but right now there's more than enough.06-13-10 07:48 PMLike 0 - pcgizmo#IMCrackBerry Ph.D.I agree with Chuck. I have about 10 apps that I use regularly and run at about 125MB free. I'm hoping memory under OS6 won't be an issue for me.06-14-10 07:24 AMLike 0
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