Orange Android Phones

Get your apps straight from the Android Market, which is accessible from your Android handset. There are over 500,000 apps on the Google Play Store right now, from Facebook to Twitter, games consoles to Spotify, weather channels to the Stock Exchange, with developers adding more and more apps every day. Best of all, a large number of apps are free! So if its the latest free app that you are after, simply log on to the Play Store from your phone and download that new game instantly!

• Angry Birds - an addictive mobile game that sees you flinging birds from a catapult in order to knock over buildings and hit pigs! Each level introduces a new type of challenge to keep this game fresh; it's so addictive, you might find that you can only stop playing when you run out of battery!
• Advanced Task Killer - a fantastic task manager which allows you to shut down unwanted apps with the touch of a button, saving you battery life and speeding up your phone.
• Kindle - If you're an avid reader this app is perfect for whiling away a lengthy commute or a spare five minutes with any of your books from your Amazon bookshelf. And don't worry if you don't have any; the massive library of free classic books in their collection is longer than you could read in a lifetime!
• Google Maps Navigation - not just any old turn-by-turn sat nav, this cunning little app for Android allows you to drive your route by satellite view, street view, or even traffic view!
• Your Orange - Orange's own app that lets you keep track of your minutes, usage and get handy tips on how to get the most out of your Orange Android phone. Check out the pictures below.

Your Orange

Directly from the Android app you can change your Magic Numbers and access all of the Orange help topics both online and offline. There's also a load more features planned as well so you can get access to future updates and upgrades.

To get the most out of Your Orange you do need to be connected to either the data network or to WiFi. You also need to sign up for Your Account, so make sure this is one of the first things you when you buy an Orange Android phone.

Customise Android

The crafty folks over at Google know how much we like the personal touch, and that is exactly what Android provides: complete customising power on your touchscreen handset! Forget pre-loaded menus and categories, create your own ones to suit your usage patterns, or even create one for every day of the week!

Do you have a flair for programming? Spotted a gap in the market for the perfect game or app that could utilise all the best features of the newest handsets? Android is the operating system for you! Because it is open source software, you have access to all the resources you need to build a great new app on the latest Android phone.

Not a programming expert? Not a problem! Android is the only operating system to offer app-building software for everyone. With App Inventor you will be able to craft your own perfect app to give your phone exactly the functionality that you want it to have, even if you don't know anything about programming. Simply put: the sky's the limit!

Android smartphones are also the only place to get the full Facebook Phone experience on your mobile. With new features like 'chat heads' and enhanced shareability thanks to the new Facebook Launcher. Plus, Android is so good that Facebook chose it to be the platform for the HTC First Facebook Phone

Wondering how Android stacks up against other operating systems? Check out our operating system comparison guide.