Wednesday 2 July 2014



Android is one of the most demanding mobile OS these days. The play store has more than 10,000 apps which are increasing day by day. Among these how many are useful and how many are trashes, is a different story. There is no source available, from which we can come to know about the statics of useful apps.

We have listed some of the interesting open source android applications which may be useful to you-

K-9 Mail:

At the time of the initial launch of Android, K9 - an open source email application was developed. It has a feature like signature, sync, search, push email, BCC-self and filing. The prime focus of K9 was to manage and store large email on its first version of the Android OS. 
 

Amazed:

Amazed is a marble guidance game, based on the accelerometer. It is a free, addictive game where you have to go through the maze and take the white ball to green area. This may seem simple, but to experience the future of accelerometer will interest you more. Install and experience it now.
 

Say my name:

A simple app that call outs the name of the person whomsoever is calling you. The Text-To-Speech library is used to say a loud name when the phone rings up.
 

SuperGenPass:

A password manager app which is used to generate the password of any application on your Android device. To make it secure app, the domain of SuperGenPass and the website gets connected to generate the password with the cryptographic hash.
 

Astrid:

Astrid is a lineup for the day, which track the task for Android mobile OS with increased productivity. A simple app through which you can stay organized and manage your pending tasks without a delay or forgetting it.
 

Milege:

This application records the gas costs, mileage of cars and much more. It syncs with the existing mobile data and have the functionality of importing and exporting the data in different formats.
 

Beem:

Beem is a licensed open source software where GNU General Public License Version 3 is applicable. It’s a free app without the popping up ads. With Beem, Jabber client can easily be used on the Android device.


Many of us are not aware about what is open source and how it is beneficial. Therefore those who are curious to know about it brought an android phone specifically for this purpose and tried their hands over it. Install the above apps and share your experience in the comment section.