List of Viewty Software - Extended
You may have seen my old post here with a large list of tested and working software for the LG Viewty. It was a great success, however over time the links broke and software become outdated. This is now a new list of software for the LG Viewty, all fully tested and working. The versions have also been updated so they are the newest.
If you are having any problems, or any links get broken, please make a comment on this post.
- Nav4All - Free GPS Navigation Tool - To run you need an external GPS receiver because the Viewty doesn’t have one built in - Download
- Viewty Bulb - Make the Viewty screen turn into a torch/light - Download
- StopWatch - Add useful stopwatch to the Viewty - Download
- MobiChat - Lets youchat on MSN, Yahoo and more - Download
- Paint - Yes, Paint has come to the Viewty, draw your own pictures - Download
- GPS Track - Another free GPS tool for the Viewty, Again you need external GPS - Download
- Doc Reader - This application can read word documents, rtf, pdf and many other types - Download
- JZipMan - This application can extract archived files such as zip and rar - Download
- Opera - The Opera web browser application for the Viewty - Download
- MathPack - Package of lots of maths tool such as equation solver - Download
- Karaoke - This can play standard music and karaoke files on the Viewty - Download
- Talking Clock - This will say the time out loud - Download
- Weather Satellite 2 - This will show you the weather in satellite form all around the world - Download
- BarCoder - This application lets you enter barcode numbers and it will give lots of information about the item - Download
- Money Manager - Now you can manage your money using your Viewty - Download
- JAM SE - Lets you use bluetooth to control music on a bluetooth enabled computer - Download
- Vibe - With Vibe you can compose and create music from sounds on the Viewty - Download
- mWebPlayer - Music player that can play online radio and other streaming music - Download
- FileLock - Password protects files and folders so that they are secure with the password - Download
- FileExplorer - A very powerful file browser application, much better than the standard one - Download
- Q-SpyCam - Turn the Viewty into a spy camera and view it live on your computer - Download
- Wordy 2 - Another directionary application for the Viewty- Download
- Mobipocket eBook Reader - Allows you to read eBooks on the Viewty. To install unzip the files and transfer them to the phone - Download
Important: Once you have downloaded a file/application it may be named “something.zip” (ending in .zip). If this is the case, you must rename it so that it ends in .jar or it will not work.
To install/run these applications connect your Viewty to a computer, download these files and then transfer them onto the Viewty. Then on the Viewty find the files and run them. This will go through the install or if the application is very simple then it will just run.
All software works on the Viewty and all links work at time of posting. Please post any problems as comments here. Also post a comment if you want me to get some new software.
WiredTree Review
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