These are the top 5 apps I will install on the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra

The Galaxy Z Fold 8 it was officially unveiled this week, and its standout feature is a massive 8-inch display. It can serve as a proper productivity machine or a better entertainment device than standard bar phones.

This got me thinking about what apps I would download first on such a device, and I came up with a list. While there are many apps that take advantage of the device’s massive screen or split-screen functionality, these are the five apps I’ll be installing on day one.

obsidian it is the only app that keeps me informed about important things in life. I use it for work to keep track of all the projects I’m working on, save ideas and even write articles. I also use it for personal matters, I follow fitness journeyto record my thoughts, etc.

The experience isn’t bad on a standard phone, but on a device like the Fold 8 Ultra, it really steps it up a notch. On the big internal screen, Obsidian stops feeling like a mobile app and starts feeling like a desktop version. There’s just more real estate, which is convenient for viewing notes, especially those that include tables, because there’s little or no need to scroll sideways.

Then there is the layout itself. I can keep the side menu permanently docked to all my files and folders, and the notes themselves are displayed on the right side of the screen, just like on a computer. It saves me time and I want to run as much as possible. I can even split the editor and keep a research note open right next to the article I’m working on. With all that in mind, Obsidian is the first app I download to my phone and use on a daily basis.

Reader is a fantastic RSS reader. It saves me from having to visit multiple news websites by showing me everything I’m interested in in one place, and it’s full of features that make the experience perfect. It also looks great.

Using it on a device like the Fold 8 Ultra makes the experience even better. The increased real estate makes reading the articles a lot friendlier in my eyes, especially after using it for a long time. But then there’s dual panel support that splits the screen in half: a list of posts on one side, and when you tap one, it appears on the other. The magazine view also spreads over a proper multi-column grid, so I browse twice as many titles per screen before deciding what’s worth my time.

This is basically the desktop version of Inoreader on mobile devices. Whenever I tap on an article on my current phone, it opens in a new window. When I read it, I have to click back to go back to the main feed – and it continues. It’s not the most annoying thing in the world once you get used to it, but as soon as you switch to a device like the Z Fold 8 Ultra, you notice the difference right away, and it makes it hard to go back.

Maybe I’m cheating a little here because it’s one of the pre-installed apps on each Android phoneso I won’t need to download it. However, it would be among my most used ones, as the Z Fold 8 Ultra absolutely elevates it The YouTube experience.

Screen size is the main reason the app excels on the Fold 8 Ultra. It’s easier to browse videos and find the one I want to watch, and when I do, the screen provides a better experience than a standard bar phone. like, after watching YouTube for an hour and a half on the phone, my eyes are not so happy Pixel 10abut there’s not much to complain about when it comes to Samsung’s latest foldable device.

The big screen is only half the story. The two-pane view is also useful because I can watch the video while scrolling through the comments. Granted, I can do this on a non-foldable phone, but the video gets so small it’s almost unusable – at least for me.

There’s also Flex Mode, which turns the Fold 8 Ultra into its own stand. I can fold the phone in half, put it on a table or kitchen counter and watch the video on the top half of the screen and the controls on the bottom. No case with a stand, don’t rest the phone on a coffee mug – that’s a trick no bar phone or tablet can do.

I have a Kindle Paperwhite, but since I don’t always carry it with me, I often read on the go via the Kindle app on my Android phone. The experience is subpar compared to my Kindle because the E-Ink display is better at it and made worse by my phone’s smaller screen.

The Z Fold 8 Ultra won’t solve all of these problems – it’s still not as easy on the eyes as E-Ink – but the large display makes the reading experience a bit better than a standard phone. When I get into a book I really like, I can read it for hours, and the strain on my eyes is significantly reduced on a screen of this size. This makes the Kindle app one of the first apps I download to a device.

I also like that I can see two pages on the screen at the same time, side by side. Sure, the text might be a little smaller, but it feels like I’m actually holding a real book. So with a device like the Z Fold 8 Ultra, I’d think twice about bringing the Kindle on vacation, as the foldable device can easily replace it when away from home.

I love nature and benefit from it because everything in my world is around me. I love hiking, trail running, and even mountain biking to a point. However, it’s easy to get lost in the woods, especially when traveling somewhere new.

I tried using Google Maps to plan my hikes and other adventures, and it didn’t go to plan, to say the least. That’s where Komoot comes in: an app built for finding and planning routes and sticking to them. I really like how each route provides details on length, elevation gain, duration and difficulty.

It’s a good app to use on any phone, but it’s even better when it’s folded like the Fold 8 Ultra because it takes advantage of the big screen. This is useful when looking at the map as I have to zoom in and out less – I can see the whole route and everything around it at once, the elevation profile is at the bottom of the map so I know exactly what type of climb I’m signing up for when adjusting the route. Granted, I would sometimes use the smaller cover screen while on the road because it’s easier to hold and look at with one hand while climbing a steep hill. But during the planning phase and whenever I stop to take a break, the pop-up screen is the star of the show.

Note that while route planning is free anywhere in the world, navigation only works in one free region of your choice – going beyond that requires an additional purchase.

These are the top five apps I’d download on the Galaxy Fold 8 Ultra, and now I want to hear your picks. Let me know the details below.