Android

OU Kosher for Android

The OU Kosher product search is much more than a guide to products that are certified by the OU.  OU Kosher includes, Kosher for Passover products, product alerts, newly certified products and the OU Kosher question and general information hotline. Just tap on the hotline button and ask your question. Enjoy easy and direct access [...]



MyHeritage.com Goes Mobile

MyHeritage.com is an online genealogy site based in Bnei Atarot, Israel. MyHeritage.com was founded by an Israeli Startup, team of people with a passion for genealogy and a strong grasp of Internet technology. The homepage features a ‘Create a Family Tree’ tool where visitors can enter some information about themselves and their parents and begin the process of [...]



Shabbat Candles Lighting Reminder for Android

The “Shabbat Candle Lightning Reminder” application is a great way to be reminded of the Shabbat candle lighting time. The application automatically calculates the Shabbat entrance time based on your device network/GPS location and alert you about it. You can set the alert time from the application menu to determine the time of  the alert [...]



Mishneh Torah for Smartphone

The Mishneh Torah is a halachic masterpiece and first comprehensive code of Jewish law composed by Moses ben Maimon (1135-1204), in Hebrew known by the acronym of Rabbi Moses ben Maimon, as a Rambam. He was one of history’s most preeminent Jewish thinkers, whose teachings also influenced the non­Jewish world. Rambam was an author of some of [...]



“Tweet Your Prayer” for Android

Now you can send your prayers to the Kotel (Western Wall in Jerusalem) not only via Twitter and iPhone, but from Android powered phones as well. Over two years ago Alon Nir formed service called “Tweet your prayer”. As the name suggests, this service was originally launched on Twitter as a @TheKotel, where it was quickly adopted by many [...]



Hanukkah Live Wallpaper for Android

Hanukkah themed background that changes with time of day with the phase of Moon. Uses phone location to change background with time of sunrise and sunset and stars at night. Display the current phase of the Moon. Menorah automatically lites during Hanukkah at sunset. There are backgrounds around sunrise and sunset. Options include: – Toggle twinkling stars – [...]



Dreidel 3D for Android

Now you can spin the dreidel anywhere at any time on your Android phone. App includes beautifully rendered 3D graphics with motion-blur and sound effects that make it feel like the real thing. Tilt the phone to keep the dreidel from falling off. Grab some chocolate gelt and some friends, and play today. Dreidel for Android has [...]



Droidel (Dreidel) for Android

Droidel is an Android version of the game of Dreidel. Dreidel is a game of chance played on the Jewish holiday of Chanukah. Listen to Chanukah music while the realistic 3D Dreidel spins. Play Game of Dreidel with 2-4 players. Spin the Dreidel. Look at the Spin Statistics. Completely customizable Game and Dreidel. App: Droidel by Triuna Software Created: December [...]



Latkes for Android

Flip Latkas to see if they will land heads or tails like a coin. This is an application for Hanukkah in which the user can flip latkes and see if the latka flips heads or tails. It’s kind of like a coin flip, except with latkes. . App: Flip the Latke by Evan Cohen Created: November [...]



Maoz Tzur for Android

Play Ma’oz Tzur, traditional Chanukah song, on your Android phone. This app for Chanukah plays the piano music to Ma’oz Tzur while displaying the transliteration of the Hebrew to English so you can sing along on Chanukah. . . App: Ma’oz Tzur by Evan Cohen Created: December 01, 2010 Size: 628k Price: Free  (Android Market Link) .



Dreidel for Android

Turn you Android phone into colourful dreidel. . . . App: Hanukkah Dreidel by Tubi Interactive Created: December 4, 2010 Size: 66k Price: Free  (Android Market Link) . . . . This app requiers AIR 2.5 and Froyo 2.2. .



Android in the Jewish Kitchen

Looking for recipes for everyday dinners, in-season cooking, holiday celebrations? Here are the few apps for putting Android to work in the Jewish kitchen. App Total Jewish Food brings you videos, tweets, photos, and more about the latest and greatest kosher and Jewish recipes and news in one convenient app. With this app, you can access [...]



“Not a Siddur” for Android

The tefilot (prayers) you need during your busy day, in fully pointed Hebrew. While it is not a full weekday siddur (prayerbook), Not a Siddur has the full Hebrew text of exactly the tefilot (prayers) in the Ashkenaz and Sefardic traditions that you need during your busy day. While you are on the go, these [...]



Besiyata DeShemaya Android Widget

Add a little faith to your smartphone. Basad Widget lets you display the acronym ב”ה, בס”ד, or בע”ה on your home screen as well as the Hebrew/Gregorian date. The acronyms ב”ה , בס”ד, or בע”ה have become a Jewish term amongst most religious denominations, reproduced at every written document (correspondences, notes, books, etc.) as a reminder [...]



Customer Service

How long does it take you, approximately, to reach the right extension while calling a service center? One minute if you know the “route” by heart, a few very long minutes if you actually need to listen to the never-ending list of possible extensions. An Israeli team had enough of waiting, listening to extension numbers [...]