Android apps for an older crowd?

[Alone]

My parents made the leap from non-data phones to Acer Liquid MT's and I'm wondering if there are any apps that older people tend to use? I'm not familiar with Android apps at all.

What's a good weather app?
Is there anything for golf updates/highlights?
Best music streaming app?

 

[GT1999]

The Weather Channel is free I believe.
Pandora and Slacker Radio are both good streaming apps.
Not sure about Golf.

 

[vshah]

weatherbug is another good weather app, it has a nice radar view which I find useful.

pandora and slacker are good "streaming radio" apps. if you want to stream stuff from your home computer, try out audiogalaxy (free) or subsonic (10 bucks i believe)

 

[Red Storm]

Sportstap tracks golf scores (along with the major sports), though I don't follow golf so I'm not sure how useful it is for that specific sport, but it's free.

 

[Oyeve]

Alzheimer locate. You should install on their phone and your phone for when they get lost you can locate them.

 

[Alone]

Thanks guys!

 

[s44]

Enjoy Sudoku

 

[poofyhairguy]

Lol, golf and music.

 

[vshah]

tunein radio will let them listen to local stations on their phone as well, including your local NPR and the like.

edit: forgot that NPR has their own app which is nice.

 

[AstroManLuca]

NPR! I listen all the time. If I miss Wait Wait Don't Tell Me or Car Talk on a weekend before the podcast is out, I can catch a later broadcast of the show. Also NPR related, the Science Friday app. It's really just a specialized podcast app that only plays SciFri episodes, but it's low-hassle.

AK Notepad allows you to put notepad widgets on your homescreens so you can remember important things like what your name is, which pills you have to take, etc.

 

[gsaldivar]

Best music streaming app?

Download Xiialive and search for "old time radio".

Google Latitude is nice if they have non-paranoid family members that want to opt-in so they can see each other on Google Maps.

 

[vshah]

yup, my parents love knowing where I am on latitude.