I have a keen interest in technology and love my gadgets so i decided to take a different approach and grabbed my trusty Android Phone to see what I could find that would help me with my work.
Surprisingly I found that there was alot of Apps available on the Google Play store that would be best suited for my needs, so after installing and trying, and using some for designing and web development I have comprised a list of what in my opinion no Designer or Web Developer should be without.
920 Text Editor
It also comes with features such as, multiple file tabs, support for web syntaxes including HTML, CSS, JavaScript and PHP, ASP, ActionScript, C/C++, C#, Erlang, Frink, HTML/XML/WML, CSS, Javascript, Java, JSP, Perl, PHP, Python, Shell/Bash, Lua, SQL, VB/VBS, Tcl, TeX/LaTeX, Verilog, AutoHotKey, AutoLisp, PowerShell, Pascal,Fortran, ColdFusion, VHDL.
It also comes with configurable color coding and automatically detects open file encoding and as alot of encoding support.
VT View Source
It comes with lots of features which include support for different syntax highlighting themes, adjustable colors, line numbers, text wrapping, in-source active links, multiple viewing modes such as mobile and desktop browser modes amongst other features.
Further more source code can be open via typing the URL address or using “Share page” functionality of your Android device browser (native Android browser, Opera Mobile, Dolphin, Chrome, Firefox, etc.).
Webmaster HTML Editor
It supports the following file formats: js htm html html5 dhtml css php php3 php4 php5 txt, and xml.
WordPress for Android
It is easy to create and consume content on the go and its very easy to Write, edit, and publish posts to your site, check stats, and get inspired with great posts via the built in reader.
WordPress for Android supports WordPress.com and self-hosted WordPress.org sites running WordPress 3.5 or higher and also is open sourced.
Google Analytics
Hopefully, this guide as given you some useful ideas of what you can use and do with your Android phone in terms of designing and web development.
Do you use your Android Phone in a similar way? let us know what apps you use.
If you’re a programmer why not check out the ‘Top 10 Android Apps and IDE for Java Coders and Programmers‘