Best Android Apps

7. Best Utility/Tool Apps

Your Android phone has the potential to be the Swiss Army Knife of mobile devices—with the right stuff, it can do just about anything you need. All you have to do is load it up with apps that transform your phone into whatever you need it to be.

For instance, when you travel, you might use your phone to track expenses and keep in touch with family. But if you want to wring the highest performance out of your device, you’ll also want apps that help you get the most out of your battery, GPS, wireless, and other features.

The utilities in this chapter help you do that and more, from enhancing the performance of your battery to discovering which apps are running and taking up the most space and memory. Turn your phone into a night light or an alarm clock. The Android Market is full of useful utilities, and in the pages that follow we introduce you to some of the best. Read on to see how to get the most out of your Android-powered device.

Create Shortcuts

Best App for Creating Shortcuts

Any Cut

FreeVersion: 1.2Jeff Hamilton

Out of the box, your Android device can create several kinds of shortcuts. Any Cut lets you create many more. Choose Activity from the menu, and you can map your actions, keystrokes, apps, folders, files, and more to a shortcut. For example, ...