Android app suggestions for a complete and utter noob?

[dronon]

It looks like I'm going to be getting a Moto E phone, which I'll use maybe three times a year when I go on trips, then leave in a drawer for months on end. I've never used Android before - this comes with 4.4.2 - and I'm looking for app recommendations. I don't need many, but I don't know what the OS comes with, and here's the basic list of

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[atara]

* The native SMS and Contacts app is all I use. It's pretty easy.
* Evernote is great for notes to yourself. Better, if you install the desktop app (or use their web interface on your computer) you can make a note for yourself on your computer and it'll synch to your phone. It can handle text and images... When we were researching furniture I took pics of each candidate chair and the price tag, and then looked up info about the manufacturer. Also, Swype should be integrated into your phone already, and it's similar to Swiftkey

[kfops]

A second most of these motions! The ones I don't, I've never actually used (like custom ring-tones). Because I'm lame.

I've got Firefox set-up with Firefox sync on all my machines and phone, so helpfully all bookmarks, history, etc. are shared. It's a pretty handy feature.

Installing the Adblock Plus extension on my laptop Firefox also resulted in having the extension automatically installed on my phone, which makes for pretty low-ad-level browsing, too.

[dronon]

Hey thanks! (to you and Kfops!)

I dunno when we'll hang out together next, but it might partially involve more Android questions. :P

[pierrekrahn]

One feature that millions of people love but that I hate with a passion is auto-correct. I disabled mine.

The reason I disable it is if I accidentally misspell something, Android (and other OS's too) will take an educated guess as to what I was trying to say. Often (not always) it will completely change the word. If I notice I have to manually delete and type the whole word again. If I didn't notice the message would be sent with a confusing word. However if it leaves it misspelled, often the reader can figure out what you meant.

It's the difference between saying you want a "homburger" for lunch or a "home made" for lunch.

[dronon]

When does auto-correct kick in, after you finish the message? I poked at a couple of phones at Best Buy, and I liked the.. thingy... auto-complete/word suggestions feature, when I was partway through typing my word (badly) and it would give me full-word suggestions, that was something I found really handy. But if it changed the word after I'd finished typing without my input or choice, yeah, that would piss me off.

[pierrekrahn]

It corrects as soon as you finish your word (so putting a space or a punctuation).

I also disabled the auto-complete/word suggestion. I found myself accidentally hitting those when I didn't intend too. Plus I found "finding" the word in the list too just as long as typing it out in the first place. Again, I'm sure millions of people love that feature but I don't. I think if I had a phone with a bigger screen it might help with that feature though.