I have installed MIUI (http://en.miui.com/, http://miuiandroid.com/) for Defy which is a community Android Gingerbread. MIUI has a great interface, doesn't stutter and cough like Motorolas' Froyo (and might not ever be updated to Gingerbread or beyond). I am using the German Defy MIUI which can be found at http://einsteinno1.de/.
MIUI comes with a range of pre-installed apps, many of which are very practical, like 2 email apps, music, photo (which works on the Defy), themes, MIUI updater, Google Maps & co, calendar, notes, downloads, file browser, Automodus / Google CarHome (a simplified interface when on the move) and a couple of tools / widgets.
Additionally I install nearly all of Googles' apps, like Docs, +, Translator, Earth, Chrome to Phone, Reader, Voice, Gesture Search, My Tracks and last but not least Goggles.
My preferred apps...
- TaskOS - a simple Task Manager which syncs with Google Calendar, very nice.
- WiFi Analyzer - always interesting and useful
- Touch Calendar - The calendars of MIUI are quite nice, I am not using TC so often anymore
- Weather Pro - very useful
- Kompass - fun, though I am hardly using it (comes with MIUI apps)
- Amazon MP3, Shop and Kindle
- Skype - I hope Google Hangout / Huddle will soon help me to not turn Skype on anymore
- Stoppuhr - haven't found a great stopwatch yet
- Magic Doodle - I am just learning
- SMS Backup
- Klink (Motorola Defy is a bit special for tethering via USB, Klink helps me using the Defy as 3G modem).
- Shelves - I really used to like it, but I am having trouble re-importing my film and book libraries. I only get a thrid of them back on my pone, which is annoying.
- ES File Explorer - Bad name, me thinks, but quite useful
Edit - the newest 1.9.16 MIUI includes a Barnacle WiFi tethering out of the box (nice, another app I have used before). I also recommend to install the additional MIUI apps as well as the Moto apps if you happen to own a Motorola Android...
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