Since the last app recommendation article, I  upgraded my phone from a T-Mobile G1 to a T-Mobile G2. It’s been several months now, so I think it’s time to feature some more apps!

Cordy – Cordy is an excellent platform game with great controls, graphics, level design and puzzles. Reminds me of Sonic, but a little slower and with more puzzle solving. Note: This app requires Android 2.1 or higher.

DAAP Media Player – This app lets you stream music from DAAP servers like mt-daapd.

Google Reader – Google Reader is a great RSS reader on the web and this app syncs with it perfectly. It has an excellent interface for keeping track of the news.

Kongregate Arcade – Let’s you play lots of the great games from Kongregate on your phone. Note: This app requires Android 2.1 or higher, and Adobe Flash.

Launcher Pro – Like ADW, this is a home screen alternative. At the moment, I like it better than ADW, but they’re very similar. Give it a try!

ROM Manager – This app makes switching between ROMs quick and easy. Setup ROM installs, data wipes and data backups from this app, then it reboots to recovery and does it all for you automatically. You never have to bother with the recovery mode menus again! Note: This app requires root.

Current ROM: Cyanogenmod 7.0-RC4 (Vision)

Here’s a few more apps that I’ve come across that I’d like to highlight. Thanks to Justin for the Mario LWP recommendation! Like last time, some of these apps will only work on rooted phones or on certain versions of Android.

Chrome to Phone – Send data from your web browser to your phone. Also requires Chrome to Phone extension for Chrome or Send to Phone extension for Firefox. WARNING: This app requires Android 2.2.

Droid Comic Viewer – Read comic books in cbz, cbr and other formats.

Dropbox – Full and fast dropbox access on your phone. It has a very simple interface and works exactly as I expect it should.

Mario LWP – Best Live Wallpaper Ever. WARNING: This app requires Android 2.1 or newer.

Mint.com – A simplified view of your finances from Mint.

SystemPanel Lite – A really slick task manager with pretty graphs. WARNING: This app’s task killing features are only supported on rooted phones.

Titanium Backup – If you use a rooted phone, Titanium Backup will make your life easier. Lots of functions related to backing up and restoring your apps and settings. If you buy a license for $3.99, you get automated batch processing, market cleanup and update.zip builder functions. WARNING: This app is only supported on rooted phones.

TweetDeck – This app is still in beta, but it’s a great app that supports Twitter, Facebook status messages, Google Buzz and Foursquare. It is very quick, slick and easy to use. Sign up for free access at the link provided. WARNING: This app requires Android 2.1 or newer (for now, future versions will support 1.5/1.6)

Where – This app has all the info you’ll need while you’re out places. Restaurants, Gas, Stores, Weather, and tons more. A very handy app to have.

Current ROM: CyanogenMod 6.0-RC3 D/S

Now that I know a few people that use Android phones, I decided to share some of the apps, plus the current ROM I’m using at this time. In this article I’m only going to post about apps that I have been using for a long time. I have a few new apps that I think are great, but I’ll save them for a future article. Some of these apps will only work on rooted phones.

AdFree – Block (almost) all advertisements from your phone. WARNING: This app only supports rooted phones.

ADW.Launcher – A replacement home screen. Allows for changing number of homescreens, number of apps in launcher drawer, live wallpapers, and few different launcher/animation styles. WARNING: This app only supports rooted phones with Android 2.1 or newer.

APNdroid – Completely turn off/on cellular data to better control your battery usage. WARNING: This app only supports rooted phones.

ASTRO – A very fast and simple file manager. Also has a task killer and an SD card usage analyzer built in.

aTrackDog – Track the latest updates of your apps, so you don’t have to rely on the android market to tell you. It’s also very useful if you use a lot of apps that aren’t in the android market.

CardioTrainer – Track your exercise (running, biking, etc.) with GPS. Includes a built in music player and voice notification of exercise statistics (pace, distance, etc.).

Facebook – It’s facebook on your phone. It’s most feature-complete, reliable and fast facebook app I’ve tried. Some people like Bloo better because its interface is a little simpler, but Bloo has been unreliable and slow for me.

Google Listen – There’s a lot of podcast players/downloaders out there, but I like listen because it syncs with Google Reader and has a simple interface. It crashes occasionally and hogs memory, but I haven’t found any other podcast app that doesn’t have those problems while being nearly as good as Listen.

Google Voice – It’s Google Voice. It has completely replaced my voicemail, very much so for the better. nuff said.

Last.fm – Last.fm on your phone. Again, nuff said.

MapDroyd – Maps without a data connection! Plus they’re rotatable and performance is much better.

MortPlayer – A great music player that doesn’t depend on building media libraries. I organize my music into folders myself and MortPlayer respects that choice. It is faster because it doesn’t need to scan my entire SD card to build a music library and uses my folder structure to navigate my music.

NewsRob – A simple and quick RSS reader.

Opera Mini – Similar to the built-in browser but faster, especially when having multiple pages open at once.

ScummVM – Play a lot of classic adventure games on your phone!

SetCPU – Change the processor speed of your phone for better speed or better battery life. WARNING: This app only supports rooted phones. It is $1.99 on the android market, but free from the developer’s website or XDA.

Shazam – Detects what song is playing around you. Hold it up to the radio to find out what you’re listening to.

Simon Tatham’s Puzzles – A large collection of fun puzzle games.

Tasker – Performs actions automatically based on contexts. I mainly use it to control ringer/media volume, vibration, screen brightness and wifi on/off based on place and time. Warning: This is a paid app. It has a 14 day free trial, but costs 3.49GBP (~$5) direct from the developer or (soon) 3.99GBP (~$6) on the android market. This is CHEAP for the awesome functionality you get.

Text Edit – This is a simple, but very functional text editor. I use it for quick notes and grocery lists. There’s not much to it, but that’s why I like it. It lets me get in, type some text and quickly save it.

Twidroid – The best twitter client on android.

Current ROM:  CyanogenMod 5.0.8 D/S

This is a test post sent from my T-Mobile G1 with the wpToGo app.