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Essential Apps Starter List

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If you've just got a new iPhone and are looking to install some apps, then here is a list of some of the most popular and recommended free apps for the iPhone.

 

Please feel free to post any recommendations and I will update the list accordingly.

 

Utilities
 
My O2 - Telefonica UK Limited - Check your o2 account, allowances & top up or pay bill.
O2 Priority Moments - Telefonica UK Limited - Nearby offers exclusive to o2 members.
Speedtest.net Mobile Speed Test - Ookla - Tests data connection & view historical results.
TeamViewer for Remote Control - TeamViewer - Remote access to your PC/Mac.
PayByPhone - PayByPhone Technologies Inc. - Parking payment for parking bays.
British Gas - British Gas - App for British Gas customers.
npower - npower - App for npower customers.
EDF Energy - EDF Energy - App for EDF Customers.
O2 Wifi - Telefonica UK Limited - o2 App for free wifi hotspots.
Sky Cloud WiFi - BSkyB - App for free wifi hotspots for Sky users.
BT Wi-fi - British Telecommunications plc - Free wifi hotspots for BT Broadband users.
Parcel - Ivan Pavlov - Parcel tracking app.
SkyDrive - Microsoft Corporation - Connect to your Skydrive folder.
Dropbox - Dropbox - Connect to your Dropbox folder.
Google Search - Google, Inc. - Google search app.
Pocket (Formerly Read It Later) - Idea Shower - Sync webpages or videos to view later on phone, tablet or PC even without internet connection
 
Social Networking
 
Facebook - Facebook, Inc. - Social network app.
Facebook Messenger - Facebook, Inc. - Facebook's Instant messenger app.
Sync.ME for Facebook (SmartSync) - Ultimake Ltd - Syncs contacts info with Facebook info.
Twitter - Twitter, Inc. - App for tweeters and twitter followers.
LinkedIn - LinkedIn Corporation - The networking app for business.
Skype - Skype Communications S.a.r.l - Video conferencing app.
Instagram - Burbn, Inc. - The social network app for pictures.
 
Entertainment
 
Sky+ - BSkyB - Record programs on your Sky + box (iPad also controls Sky+ box).
Sky Go - BSkyB - Sky's app for live TV anywhere in the UK.
Virgin Media TV Guide - Virgin Media - Record programs on your Virgin Tivo box
Virgin TV Anywhere - Virgin Media - Virgin's app for live TV anywhere in the UK.
ITV Player - ITV - iTV's catch up service.
4oD - Channel 4 - TV catch up service from Channel 4.
Demand 5 - Channel Five - TV catch up service from Channel 5.
Shazam - Shazam Entertainment Ltd. - Identifies songs you can hear.
SoundHound - SoundHound, Inc. - Identifies songs by sound, humming or typed words.
 
Banking Apps
 
O2 Wallet - Telefonica UK Limited - o2's version of Paypal where you can shop in the app.
 
News & Weather
 
Summly - Summly Limited - Customised news summarises from around the world.
 
Browsers
 
 
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Parcel is amazing didnt know about it:(

Finally I can track all my deliveries:( but I have to pay for the extended version:(

Cheers buffbuff:)
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Vote for sticky. Brilliant work:) some I didn't know about there.
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Thanks Liquid. Do you have any apps that are not on the list and think should be on there ?

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Great post.  I am always looking for good apps slight_smile

 

I just found one today called Summly.  It is a news app that is great for all kinds of news.  Think it is just available for iOS users at the moment though 😞

 

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Only one but its open to your digression
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sync.me-for-facebook-smartsync/id340787494?mt=8

With the amount of time people use Facebook I think this could be useful. It matches everyone from your address book to Facebook accounts downloads their profile pics for dp when they phone you. Also keeps track of birthdays(if your like me useful) you can set up notifications for when specific people post new statuses or when someone's birth is tomorrow(or any notice you set)

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Thanks Liquid as I'm not a big Facebook user and so will not know apps like the sync me for FB.

 

Pickles, this is exactly what I was hoping for as well for seasoned app users. I'm into my apps and there are apps out there I would like to find out abut as well.

 

I'll update the list accordingly.

 

Cheers.

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I hate Facebook(not on it) if I'm honest just read about it a long time ago and the name stuck haha.


Also under the banking apps would you include O2 wallet?
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Thanks jonsie. I'll leave whatsapp out for the time being as I'm listing free apps only.

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Free gps much better than any I previously found
Navfree:
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/navfree-gps-live-uk-roi/id391334793?mt=8

And a great browser probally again the best alternative I've found:)
Mercury:
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/mercury-browser-fast-web-browser/id331012646?mt=8


I can't believe we haven't got this utility up there:)

Torch:

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/torch./id429851711?mt=8




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