What is the first app you download on a new device?

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When you get a new device, what is the first app you download? For me, it's either Twitter or Snapchat.

astlock · Accepted Answer

Access to over 70 top-tier applications all in one place with one easy sign-up and download.

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Need I say more?

Jake Crump · Answer

I listen to music and podcasts all day so this is essential for me to have from the very beginning. It was actually my first download on my new Pixel XL. Pretty much the only time I hit pause during a work day is for Product Hunt team meetings!

Daniel 💻 · Answer

Love twitter

Kirsty Marr · Answer

If you're a gmail user, the Inbox app by Google for iPhone is great. Simple design and great reminder/notification system.

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The best password manager out there. Plus, I can't sign into anything without it 😄

Joel John · Answer

Much better than Whatsapp because of a native desktop app, makes cross-platform messaging seamless. Great for sending files/photos as well - no size limits!

Julian Yaman · Answer

Perfect for somebody who works on PC and on a mobile device. 
Connect it with your Google Account and it will synchronise your bookmarks and your history with your devices.

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The first thing I do: Sync all my contacts and my calendar through Outlook. And not to mention one of the best apps for Mail IMO.

Victor Makarov · Answer

The #1 communicating platform for me, love this thing.

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The first app that comes to my mind is AppLock, which my friend recommended for me to use.

I remember one time I showed my colleague a photo on my mobile phone because of my work, but he secretly browsed all the pictures in my gallery. I am very angry, although there is nothing strange in my phone. But this disrespect for my privacy is very disgusting. So I downloaded this app.

This app not only locks all of your other apps, it can also lock up photos and videos alone. This is one of my favorite features.

If you are a private person like me, you can download and try.

I've been using it for almost a year and haven't had any problems, I think I'll keep using it.

Kristofer™ · Answer

Everyone here just lied.

Evan Eliott · Answer

If this is a Mac, heck yeah. No need to look for essential apps as they're already available via Setapp.

Kesava Mandiga · Answer

Literally the first thing I download on any Android smartphone. The launcher is the most used app on any smartphone and nothing out there offers as much customization as Nova. 🙌

Mohankrishna S · Answer

Great Password Manager for 12$/year Premium version

Tristan Isham · Answer

It's the best way to stay in contact with my age group, Sheree immediate life, and just generally express a more real self.

Mauricio Berlanga · Answer

Main source of communication for me.

Abhishek · Answer

As someone who's addicted to Reddit, this is almost usually my first download!

Ishant · Answer

Inspiration and infographics!

Andreas Wagner · Answer

Without it email isn't simple....

Fabrizio Bianchi · Answer

This is the only app I can stand handling email with.

Beth Hudson · Answer

I work with Recruitee, so I may be a bit biased (I am, but with good reason!). However, Recruitee just released mobile applications for its software, so if you are using the Recruitee desktop platform, Recruitee should be the first app you download on a new phone. Here is the link to a blog post on the release: http://bit.ly/2piErw1
And here is a quick overview of what you can expect the app to do for your hiring process:

1 - Focus on the most important aspects of hiring
2 - Get notified and act on what matters most 
3 - Feel the pulse of your pipelines
4 - Be accountable to each candidate

Hiring is fast-paced, and it pays to have connectivity with your candidates 24/7. You don't want to miss out on top talent while you are away from your desktop (or it's taking 5 days to update!).

John Economou · Answer

2-Step Verification for extra security.

Amamiya Hotaru · Answer

AppLock is my first app too.

Domenico Rosito · Answer

The most easy and great price

Kumar Louhit · Answer

I extensively use Dropbox, it helps me keep my files and my team in sync.

Niv Dror · Answer

This is especially true to Mac, ad one of the first on any new device! (other than Twitter and 1Password)

Julian Yaman · Answer

Sharing Pictures with other people and friends is amazing, too! You can follow some amazing profiles or companies and get new pictures of new stuff.

Adeniji Ayo Charles · Answer

It's just amazing, i helps me to relax when i need to take time off from work. I just open the app and access my saved contents.

Mohit Badaya · Answer

Amazing App to get to know who's calling you up anytime (24/7)
Get free from SPAM. Don't let the unknown callers ruin your important time.
The first App I downloaded and I never regretted keeping this app in my phone. 😃

Niv Dror · Answer

Gotta log-in to all the other apps... 😅

Arnold Myint · Answer

cuz u shouldn't use the same password everywhere

Benji Debnam · Answer

I would have second what Vinh said if I had not have it much easier now with scanning my 1Password account details code. Definitely the first app, what a nightmare without it!

Vinh Pham · Answer

This is technically my second install but my most important since I need access to my passwords. Dropbox is my first install since I use it to sync my password vault.

Josephine Hejay · Answer

Of course AppLock!

Yiliya Tang · Answer

It’s highly recommended!

Arun Sathiya · Answer

I cannot live without Telegram on a device, as I use Telegram primarily for all my communication needs with friends and personally use it with bots for improved productivity.

Charles Kirschner · Answer

Like 1Password, but without the push towards an anti-consumer subscription model.

TwentDoggo · Answer

LastPass has been my password manager for a long time now since it is really simple and lightweight to set up. They have had a few breaches before but they handled it really well and nowadays it is really hard to have anything taken. They are also really generous in allowing you to sync your passwords with all of your devices for free, unlike Dashlane and 1Password (two other really good password managers).

Dale Vivian Ross · Answer

This is my life. So many truths to be explored

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Life , sorted

Dean Brady · Answer

I use Evernote for just about everything (work and personal).    The ability to store and retrieve from any device makes it indispensable for me.

Gandhi · Answer

Better than Google authenticator

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Needed to log into most of the online services I use 😃.

Matheus Fernandes · Answer

I can't login on most of the other apps without this one 😅

Shane K · Answer

Because of the backup functionality for 2FA.

Cindy Osborne · Answer

Thus far no cloud works as smoothly as DropBox. All my devices access it as "just another folder," exactly as they should.

Andreas Wagner · Answer

So far I didn't have and problems!

Spencer P Shulem · Answer

Just featured on Forbes as the hottest to-do list app. Simple, intuitive, minimal yet feature rich!

Bruce Kraft Jr. · Answer

While its *ONLY* for IOS (hehmmmm)... this is a must for me whenever i purchase an IOS product. No, seriously. This helps expose me to so much new / startup business / saas news.

Marcos Limoli · Answer

Marcos Limoli { Linkedin } Porta-Voz & Formador de Opinião.
REPÚBLICA FEDERATIVA DO BRASIL.

James Hegedus · Answer

Required for everything else

jacilyn · Answer

Immediate entertainment + communication

Steve Johnson · Answer

I have downloaded this app, but didn't use it for a long time. No need to download it if you not a designer or an art industry person.

Jessica Ramirez · Answer

Pinterest gives me a time out. I make sure to time myself (7 minutes for me) and call it "Meditat-rest".

Andreas Wagner · Answer

A must....

Joe Thomsett · Answer

I follow some great people who distil titbits of knowledge in 140 characters or less!

Arun Sathiya · Answer

I have been a huge fan of third-party Twitter apps, but I find myself coming back to Twitter for Android. It's just perfect now!

John · Answer

Easily one of the best twitter clients for iOS. Clean, feature filled, and reliable.

Ton · Answer

This. Lifeline to friends and collegues far far away. Plus the already mentioned 1Password. None of my iOS devices start up without these.

Nikhil Jois · Answer

Cannot imagine or organise life without this app. The best to-do list and note-taking app there is.

Kesava Mandiga · Answer

I'm on Android and I use Apple Music, so it's always the first app on a new phone. 🖖🏻

Hermano Reis · Answer

A must-have, for those who have their files on Google's cloud and also use Google Docs for collaboration.

Sama Jashnani · Answer

Meet people around you by doing more of what you love!! and discover events too

Manoj M J · Answer

Can't live without this. The sync feature is particularly helpful. It just knows how and what I type.

bazingagag · Answer

Mobile security is more and more important nowadays, that’s why I think no matter who you are, what you do. You will need an app to protect your phone!

I am using this app called ‘AppLock’, which is amazing because it can lock all of my apps, images even videos. This app is always on my list when it comes to app recommendation.

The one thing that I like the most about this app is that it can take photos of the person who’s trying to unlock your phone! This feature is really funny because I always got the intruder selfie notification from my kids. They are trying really hard to unlock my phone for video games.

If you are a cautious people, you really do need one of this app.

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Most downloaded app lock in Play Store. Protect privacy with password, pattern, fingerprint lock. Supports intruder selfie, incognito browser and multiple Facebook, Google+, Twitter, Linkedin accounts management.
★ #1 App lock in over 50 countries.
★ Over 300 Million users, supports 32 languages.

☞ AppLock can lock Facebook, Whatsapp, Gallery, Messenger, Snapchat, Instagram, SMS, Contacts, Gmail, Settings, incoming calls and any app you choose. Prevent unauthorized access and guard privacy. Ensure security.
☞ AppLock can hide pictures and videos. Hidden pictures and videos are vanished from Gallery and only visible in the photo and video vault. Protect private memories easily. No pin, no way.
☞AppLock has random keyboard and invisible pattern lock. No more worry people may peep the pin or pattern. More safe!

Wen Yin · Answer

Best for locking apps high security.

D Tom · Answer

Actually! It is the best choice for anyone for everywhere.

Christie Quackenbush · Answer

"Google, play every song I've ever wanted to hear that isn't Taylor Swift..."

Pavan Sethi · Answer

One of my favorite things about Spotify is that it's great for collaboration - it couldn't be simpler to create playlists with your friends and since it's so popular already, there's less barrier to entry getting people to share with.

Danny Aziz · Answer

I am trapped in the Spotify ecosystem. Not exactly a bad thing, regardless of the device I am using, I can have access to all my favourite songs and playlists AND with the ability to upload your own music from your hard drive and listen to it within the Spotify app, I'm never away from my songs. I am still trapped, however.

Velu Loganathan · Answer

Smartphone without Whatsapp is nothing

Angie · Answer

Whatsapp is a must for me too :)

TripToli · Answer

Whatsapp was my first app too.

Magdalena Barron · Answer

Just a must for me

Arjun · Answer

If you start using Inbox, you'd probably never want to use other mail apps.

Joshua Talley · Answer

Backup and access to all my pics!

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Best way to free up space on your phone since day one :)

Baudi · Answer

My favourite cross-platform messaging app

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Very quick thing. My friends and colleagues enjoy this messenger.

Ubeyd · Answer

It's the control center of my communication with some other people and especially btw my devices.

Mohammed Rafy · Answer

This is the one.

Stan Mayorov · Answer

Viber (or whatsapp) almost replaced sms and phone calls.

Justin Duan · Answer

No more excuses about "forgetting to bring money"...

Cindy Osborne · Answer

Find My Phone!
The first find your phone app on the Android Market continues to get better and better. Now with more features, it is easier than ever to track down your lost phone.

Wheres My Droid Features
~ Find phone by making it ring/vibrate
~ Find phone using GPS location
~ GPS Flare - Location alert on low battery
~ Text your attention word
~ Passcode
.....all that's just the mashed potatoes and, yes, I realize there are others on the market now as well but this was the first and still manages to maintain an edge. I'm loyal. That's worth something in our disposable society, right?

Shreya Bagaria · Answer

Its an essential!

Kanika Seth · Answer

To make sure no work ping has been missed.

Philipp Bohn · Answer

Just 1 app for team collaboration vs one for messaging, one for file sharing, one for calls, etc.

o1xhack · Answer

time track every day

Dave Boni · Answer

Can't live without it

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This is where I keep my app syncing data, so it has to be the first.

Ivan Mir · Answer

Best paid email with a great UI, amazing support, and without any privacy issues you can encounter while using Gmail.

Kaycee Arya · Answer

I use it because every time I format my phone I need  to get some files from other sources so in that case Shareit is a finest tool for sharing files, I know you all aware of it. if not? then you should check it out.

Andreas Wagner · Answer

It's perfect, door to use and secure!

Anton Sjöberg · Answer

PASSWORD MANAGER that auto-change passwords in a click. Password generator creates and saves passwords. Instant security alerts are sent straight to your computer or phone when sites suffer breaches.

Paul Porubsky · Answer

IMO the best password manager. I would not be able to sign in to other apps on my phone, so that's it.

Mucahit Gayiran · Answer

I think the best to do app.

Andreas Wagner · Answer

Very smart & helpful

Julian Yaman · Answer

It is very good for people who want to work mobile and do some project management stuff. 
So this is why I recommend Trello.

Jason Cutler · Answer

This lets you do so many functions with little effort.

Ben Raz · Answer

the must have and well known office suite

Dale Vivian Ross · Answer

I'm in quite a few teams. Strangely, my team doesn't feel the love for it as I do. Orlando Devs is the richest (most diverse) one I've found.  Online Geniuses (most value) https://onlinegeniuses.com/

Steve Johnson · Answer

Slack is a tool. Just like a lot of tools that I use on my Phone.

Paweł Waraksa · Answer

Slack, it's a place where is my whole team.

Christie Quackenbush · Answer

Slack is everything text wasn't and email wished it could be!

Dale Vivian Ross · Answer

I'd want to say Bible but the truth is Facebook has my richest and most diverse audience with which I've had the most engagement. Scrabble communities, Groups for various interests and lots more.

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Especially if your new phone is an iPhone, you would want a reliable maps and navigation app!

Benn Crawford · Answer

Covers everything from TED to late night clips, sports highlights and live streaming events.

Steve Johnson · Answer

Photos are such a great way to portray who you are as a person, or who the people are behind your brand. Spontaneous photos of your employees or personal photos or your life are a strong way to connect with your audience.

Arun Sathiya · Answer

Because Instagram is where all my friends are.

Kevin Lou · Answer

This is the first non-work app that I install on new devices - I'm a sucker for beautiful content

Dale Vivian Ross · Answer

I took a while to get started but this is now a big part of me. A picture tells a thousand words.

Jakub Rogalski · Answer

Think this would be Instagram for me. I love sharing the pics I take! Discovering other artists is super exciting and sometimes takes long, but it's so enjoyable at the same time.