Android Apps for Hackers

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List of Android Apps suitable for the typical Hacker

Scripting

• Android Scripting - edit and execute scripts and interactive interpreters directly on your device.

• Tasker (payware) - similar to Android Scripting, but instead of a language it's more oriented as configuration templates.

Device management

• Advanced Task Killer - can automatically rid your device of battery eating apps still running.
• AnySoftKeyboard helps you get all the öäèéû we need in Luxembourg into your texts
• ES File Explorer can directly mount file shares so you can copy/paste data
• OS Monitor has ps, ifconfig, netstat, system infos and syslog
• Terminal Emulator

Security

• APG - gpg for Android. Works with K-9 mail.

Connectivity

• ConnectBot - ssh client

syn₂cat

• syn₂cat - the app to open/close the syn₂cat hackerspace

References

• ElectroDroid - contains various reference tables and tools for the common electronics guy

Analyzers

• Wifi Analyzer - is a nice visual tool to see what hot spots are in the area and on which channels they operate.
• War driving? Gunstick checked out several ones, but none really pleased: WiFiFoFum, WiFinder, WiGLE WiFi, Wardrive. So no advice given here.

Geocaching

As hackers love geocaching, here is what's useful to have

• c:geo full featured app which can log online and store caches for offline use
• GPS averager is useful when you hide a cache
• MapDroyd is locating yourself on offline openstreetmaps downloaded to your device.

Astronomy

Geeks probably also have some interests in stars, ISS and other satellites

• Predisat - tells you when there will be satellite overpasses and which brightness they will have
• Sattelite AR - is a sky overlay showing you current satellites
• Google Sky Map - of course, can't miss that one

Fun

• DroidSound - plays all types of 8 bit tunes, mostly by emulating the original hardware. Get the beta from the linked site for the most recent version.

• Droid48 for the fans of the HP 48 calculator
• Fractoid to drain your battery as fast as possible by calculating fractal graphs (12 different types)
• GOdroid for those who want to train for playing GO
• Soundcloud (needs free subscription)
• Sudoku Grab'n'Play can transform a photo into a playable game and even solve it for you.
• Tux Rider :-)