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apps suggestions for galaxy s4

so my family just bought a galaxy s4. can you guys suggest some great free games / apps?
Also, should i root it? Thanks

July 14, 2013

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Phiz

Diversion, quadropus. both are free

Reply July 14, 2013
Watermelon

[quote=TheZigen]Idk if it's still available in the android market (I downloaded it a while ago) but I have a DS emulator that I'm playing all the Phoenix Wright games on[/quote]

Was it free?

Reply July 14, 2013
zigen

@bloodIsShed: A lot of games are pretty laggy (I have a Droid 4 so I'm not sure if they'll be any better on the S4), but stuff like the Ace Attorney series works really well since it's essentially falls into the visual novel genre and there's not a lot of action going on. Some games work better than others, though. It might take a bit of trial and error to figure out what works best but I mean it's good if you've never had a ds or if there's a game you never got to play or something.

Reply July 14, 2013
bloodIsShed

thanks for the suggestions
i guess i won't root it (for now at least)
@TheZigen aren't ds games laggy on s4?
also, anyone knows a good app for watching youtube videos that lets you toggle the video quality? thanks..

Reply July 14, 2013
ChrisChrisChris

Zedge (ringtones)
Alarm Clock Extreme (I have trouble waking up, this helps a lot)
Flashlight app/widget

I don't play much games but you can get an emulator online for free for DS/GBA. I play Pokemon occasionally.

Reply July 14, 2013
HastyHeist

[quote=Davyn]Well then you did it wrong. Rooting is not very difficult when you follow one of the multitude of instructional videos out there. I spent a few hours reading up on the terms involved with rooting, what you can do with it, and stuff like that. It took about 20 minutes to root and install Cyanogenmod. I've saved about $250 by just manually installing a ripped apk file from the internet instead of purchasing it from the App store.[/quote]
I did root it correctly, but it just killed some functions on my phone such as the vibration and the key lights

Reply July 14, 2013
Davyn

[quote=HastyHeist]DO NOT root it. I messed up my old android phone badly when I did. You can do it if you want, but I highly recommend that you don't.[/quote]

Well then you did it wrong. Rooting is not very difficult when you follow one of the multitude of instructional videos out there. I spent a few hours reading up on the terms involved with rooting, what you can do with it, and stuff like that. It took about 20 minutes to root and install Cyanogenmod. I've saved about $250 by just manually installing a ripped apk file from the internet instead of purchasing it from the App store.

Reply July 14, 2013
HastyHeist

DO NOT root it. I messed up my old android phone badly when I did. You can do it if you want, but I highly recommend that you don't.

Reply July 14, 2013
zigen

Idk if it's still available in the android market (I downloaded it a while ago) but I have a DS emulator that I'm playing all the Phoenix Wright games on

Reply July 14, 2013