Ten Apps To Install Right Now; Shopsavvy - Motorola DROID Manual

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CHAPTER 17: The Android Market
Keep in mind that this isn't a move without risks. Apps could have been removed from
the Android Market for malicious activity, and those apps can be remotely removed from
your phone when you install them using the Android Market. You can still see the
permissions required by the app, so be mindful of these permissions before you install it.

Ten Apps to Install Right Now

There are a lot of quality apps available, so here are a few of our favorite general-use
apps. We've provided the QR code, so if you have a barcode-scanning app already
installed, such as Barcode Scanner (which might have made the list if we had more
room), you can scan in the code and navigate directly to the app on the Android Market.
We've also listed additional apps in Appendix A at the end of this book.

ShopSavvy

ShopSavvy is a longtime favorite free app.
It debuted on the Android and really
showed off the potential of the phone. It
uses your camera to scan in barcodes and
comparison shop with both local and
online items. Local shopping results are
sometimes limited because the app is only
as accurate as the data available online.
You can set price alerts, tweet about your
scans (although this gets obnoxious), view
your history, create a wish list, and more. If
you're searching for an item that has
neither a barcode nor a store sticker over
the barcode, you can also enter your
search terms by hand.
Best of all, ShopSavvy supports QR
codes; so if you download this app first,
you can scan any of the QR codes you see
in this book.