The great thing about Androids and iPhones are the wide variety of Apps available for them. Although many cost money, there are many others that are free. Below is a list of some of the Apps I have found to be most useful that you may want to try.
iTimeKeep
If you have not already tried it, you may find iTimeKeep very helpful. This will allow you to enter time on your phone or tablet. Simply download the app from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store, log in using your name and password and start entering time. You can use the phone’s dictation to input your data. Once sent, the entry will show up in your Webview calendar. You can enter time from any device without using VPN.
Google Maps.
This is a wonderful map program which has continued to improve greatly in recent years. You have likely used it on the PC many times. The functionality on the phone is very helpful as it uses your phone’s location to focus in on your area of interest. You can easily look up local businesses. You can even get step by step instructions read to you like you would in your car’s GPS.
I find Google Maps to be much more feature rich and accurate than Apple Maps. It comes pre-installed on Android, but is available as a free download from Apple’s App Store.
FastCase:
This Free App will help you quickly find caselaw or statutes for federal law or all 50 States. it is not as thorough or robust as Westlaw, but can be quite convenient to look up something quickly. It is a free download from the Google Play Store or the Apple App Store.
WPS Office:
Formerly known as Kingsoft Office. If you save documents to your phone, this App will let you read and edit MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint, PDF, and other document formats. It can be quite helpful for working on documents. Unfortunately, it does not do WordPerfect. It is a free download from the Google Play Store or the Apple App Store.
Google Drive
If you save documents to your Google Drive, you can read and edit them using the Google drive App. It gives you quick and convenient access to any files you have created and stored on Google Drive. You can even dictate your documents using the built in dictation app on your Android or iPhone. This App comes pre-installed on the Android and is a free download from Apple’s App Store. Recent changes to Google Drive may also require downloading the Google Docs app for documents and the Google Sheets app for spreadsheets. Both of these offer enhanced editing features for documents stored on Google Drive.
Siri or Google Search:
Both types of phones have a quick and convenient way to search for just about any information. If you press and hold the main button on your iPhone, and Siri will pop up. Similarly, there is a Google toolbar with a microphone on the main screen.
Both applications work essentially the same way - Ask it any question in plain English and it will search the Web for an answer. It will either give you a direct answer or direct you to web page links that may assist you. Siri comes pre-installed on the iphone. Google Search comes pre-installed on the Android.
SMS Backup and Restore
This is a great app to keep a backup log of your text messages. It can be set to make regular automatic backups of your text messages saved directly to your Google Drive. However, it is limited in that it saves text only, not pictures. This is a free download from Google Play Store only. It is not available through the App Store. There appear to be some similar pay apps for the iPhone, but I have not had a chance to review them yet.
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