The 15 most useful Android smartphone widgets

15 of the most useless apps I've ever seen ... if I didn't already love my Android phone/tablet, none of these would make me want to switch. Back to the drawing board, Jason ...

Is the article not about widgets? I see so many defensive Apple comments that are judging this article based on the actual apps. That already tells me that some of you Apple users don't have or don't know of the luxury of a widget.

These aren't very useful to me, but I'm not an editor of a tech mag that has to keep up with what you have to stay on top of. Frankly, Android is a disappointment to me. I'm going back to my blackberry. I don't need all of thes fru-fru apps, just a good phone with exchange sycnh, and internet. Android runs slower than Windows IMHO.

Extended controls now require mega permissions. They want control of your phone your contacts, they want to see who you are talking to and be able to contact them as well. This makes them no more than hackers. We should all stay away from any app that requires total control of your personal cell phone.