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Nova alternative with widgets and NO ADS
Just wondering what everyone is switching to.
What I loved about Nova is widget support and the ability to scale icons so I can have 5 wide instead of 4 wide.
I haven't been launcher shopping for better part of half a decade maybe? I have no idea what's good these days, what has good privacy protection, what doesn't have ads, etc. And before anybody tells me to "just google it"... google sucks now, too. Stuffed with AI, and every website is sponsored or AI written or keyworded for affiliate links - I want to know what acual human experience has to say and that's becomming less and less accessible.
So what yall got?
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(Possible lost media game) in 2015 i played this first person "horror" game that was in a spaceship and you started in a room with 2 sided stairs which led to a door that was in the middle and lead to a hallway with windows on the sides and on the left window there was a creature pls help me find it
https://redd.it/1qz73yk
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ET&T
I have a phone that has an outstanding balance with ET&T and I can't unlock it because of this debt. How can I pay off the debt so I can unlock it?
https://redd.it/1qz1sdj
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Free e-reader app that can read comics and make annotations without highlighting text?
Hi y'all, I'm just wondering if anyone knows any apps that can do the above? it's frustrating that every app I've tried can't make notes making an annotation on text.
https://redd.it/1qz0mvj
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Looking for advice on a movie messaging app that doesn’t require a phone number (email would be great).
Need help/advice on a good messaging mobile app that doesn’t require a phone number (requiring an email or something would be great) that allows videos and stuff to be sent, but if the app is deleted or logged out of, messages will still be there or if a message is sent and you are logged out of it, the message will be there once logged back in. Any help would be appreciated.
https://redd.it/1qyt6pr
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Any good browser that doesn't use up so much RAM
I think Chrome uses up a lot of RAM, and I'd like better options.
https://redd.it/1qymits
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Is there any way to block ads in apps for rooted devices?
So I was curious if there's anything you can do to block ads in an app rather than only the browser.
https://redd.it/1qy61v0
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I built a simple manga library app so I stop buying duplicate volumes
Hey all — I made a small Android app called Zosho because I kept doing the same thing over and over: standing in a store trying to remember if I already own Volume 12… and then either buying a duplicate or skipping it “just in case.”
I used to track everything in Notes / a messy Google Sheet, but it always turned into a chore. So I built something that’s basically “my manga shelf, but searchable and visual.”
What it does right now (v1)
- Search and add a manga series
- Enter the volumes you own (supports ranges like 1-16)
- Auto-fetches volume covers so you can scan your library visually
- Shows progress toward completion when total volumes are available
- Lets you upload a manual cover if you want a specific edition
- Tap a cover to view it full-size (I like admiring the art !!)
Why I’m posting I’m looking for a few people to help with Google Play internal/closed testing so I can catch weird edge cases (omnibus editions, “Vol 0”, series naming quirks, etc.) before I push it wider.
If you’re down to test:
- You’d install it from a Play testing link
- Use it normally for a bit
- Tell me what breaks / feels annoying / what you’d want improved
Planned enhancements (wishlist / next steps)
- Export/import your library (human-readable)
- Bulk add multiple series/volumes at once
- Barcode scanning to add volumes faster
- Pull volume metadata (ISBN, release date, etc.) instead of just volume covers and total volumes for a series
- Calendar + following series (notify when new volumes drop)
- “Where to buy missing volumes”
- AniList-based recommendations
- Optional Google sign-in + sync across devices
- Home screen widget (quick view of what you still need)
- Allow Volume 0 (ex: JJK) + settings for 3-in-1/box sets
- If cover match is low confidence: show options so you can pick the correct cover
If you want in, comment or DM and I’ll send the testing link + instructions. Also very open to feature suggestions—especially anything that would make this more useful for collectors
https://redd.it/1qxw9qg
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I'm looking for a free unlimited music app that you can download songs and listen to offline. Any suggestions?
I used to use treble and then they put a song limit on it. So I'm looking for something like that without a limit and that's free.
https://redd.it/1qrd17r
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Looking for an app for random wallpapers
I've used to use an app called "SB Wallpaper Changer", but it would seem it got so deprecated and abandoned, it's no longer available. I liked its features for changing the wallpaper every x minutes, on unlock and on double tap on home screen and the fact it had no problem with my 3000+ wallpapers folder. Though I had to keep my wallpapers on my phone memory as it's so old it couldn't ask for microSD access. Now I'm looking for anything similar since it would seem that for whatever reason Android still doesn't have such a basic feature as random wallpaper from a folder every x minutes. Would be nice if the app was open source, as of now I'm using "Paperize", but it often crashes and sometimes zooms way too much on the "Fill" setting. (I guess that's when it crashes, because it can work fine on the same wallpaper.)
https://redd.it/1qqa8z7
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Music player that can show embedded lyrics and a crossfade like spotify
I'm looking for a local music player (offline) that supports embedded lyrics (.LRC) and has a smooth crossfade feature similar to Spotify. Any recommendations?
https://redd.it/1qqq3l2
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Video compressor app that preserves metadata including location data?
Are there any Android apps that compress video files while also preserving metadata – including location/GPS coordinates – for the compressed output file?
I know the FFShare Android app can preserve metadata when compressing both image and video files but it absolutely refuses to preserve location data for MP4 files. And unfortunately Google Photos doesn't let you add location data to video files unless they're uploaded to Google Drive, which is a problem if you don't have enough space or otherwise don't want such videos on the cloud. I've used quite a few video compressor apps that preserve metadata including location when I was using iOS, but I haven't been able to find any Android apps that can despite researching for some time.
Does anyone know of any such apps? It'd also be a bonus if they were open source.
Thanks in advance.
https://redd.it/1qqy1kg
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Anyone have a app that can hide photos and videos that has a built in video player that's has a sliding function?
https://redd.it/1qqyblc
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Streak of daily updates for Nova Launcher with empty "what's new" log
Anyone knows anything about it? Feels suspicious. I've seen 4 updates every day on Google play, each with an empty "what's new". Wondering about exploits.
https://redd.it/1qqp14o
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App to move chrome tab groups to another phone/browser?
I'm switching phones and using this move to go from chrome to Firefox
But I'm a tab horder and I actually have groups of tabs that I've organised and want to access on my new phone, but I have so many that going through and individually bookmarking each page is just impossible in my life atm
I've seen lots of desktop apps like workona, or tabbox etc but haven't been able to find something for android or even just a way to mass bookmark group tabs
https://redd.it/1qm8bh3
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Fully offline, privacy-first AI transcription & assistant app. Is there a market for this?
Hi everyone,
I’m currently developing a mobile app that combines real-time Speech-to-Text (STT) with small, on-device LLMs to provide instant summaries, action items, and suggestions.
The core philosophy is simple: Zero data leaves your phone.
Most AI transcription services right now (like Otter, Glean, or even standard dictation) require an internet connection and send your audio to the cloud for processing. While they are powerful, I feel there is a massive gap for professionals, journalists, or privacy-conscious individuals who want the power of AI without sacrificing privacy or dealing with latency/connection issues.
Here is what the app does:
\- Real-time Transcription multi language: High-accuracy STT running locally.
\- Smart Assistant: Uses optimized Small Language Models (SLMs) to generate recaps, extract tasks, or answer questions based on the conversation immediately.
\- 100% Offline: Works in airplane mode. No API calls, no subscription fees for cloud compute, and absolute privacy.
\- Low Latency: Since it’s local, the feedback loop is incredibly fast.
I need a reality check from the community:
Is this something you would actually use? Does the "offline/privacy" aspect matter enough to you to switch from existing cloud tools?
What is the biggest pain point with current transcription apps that I should solve?
I’m really excited about the tech stack (running quantized models on mobile is finally getting good), but I want to make sure I’m building something people actually want before I go too deep.
Thanks for any feedback—brutal honesty is welcome!
https://redd.it/1qz7zjo
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Lynx launcher updates
Does anyone know of any pending updates for 2026? Smart launcher just updated and looks good so was wondering if there are further updates for lynx launcher. Also has anyone tried the different coloured themes the company has on Play store?
https://redd.it/1qz5bxb
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Apps ram that work
Hi, I wanted to know if there are any RAM cleaning apps that actually work and make even a small difference, since I've seen many on the Play Store but I feel like most of them don't work.
https://redd.it/1qyxman
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[APP] PixelSnap Case Animation (Like Magsafe Case Animation)
The concept of automatically theming your phone to match your phone case sounds very Android when it comes to customisation, but sadly is an Apple feature.
Thought of mimicking this feature in Pixel (and other AOSP like UI phones supporting dynamic colour themes).
The idea is to paste cheap NFC stickers on the inside of your phone cases and program them with the app to match the colour. Now whenever you snap a case that has been programmed, your phone theme and wallpaper automatically changes to the programmed style, matching with your case.
The app offers few basic colours and wallpapers (9) built in with an option to select custom wallpaper, from which colours will automatically be extracted.
Short demo video https://youtube.com/shorts/A1PQ6GqFAV0?si=MTD3bmw1t_mD26TW. It's a screen recording so you can't see the cases being snapped on the phone but you get the idea anyway.
The question is, is this idea appealing enough? Are people going to want to use this?
https://redd.it/1qz23wx
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Is Play Console bugging out? Huge drop in "Total Installs" despite consistent growth 📉
Hi everyone,
I'm the developer of Miku Wallpapers Live, and I recently encountered a confusing issue with my Google Play Console stats.
As you can see in the screenshot, my app has been growing steadily. The "Active devices" metric is up by 42% (reaching \~1k average), and "User acquisitions" are consistently green. However, looking at the "Total installs" chart, it reached a peak of around 4.5k and then suddenly shows a massive vertical drop-off to nearly zero in the last day shown (Feb 6).
Given that my "User loss" (uninstalls) hasn't spiked and my daily downloads are stable, this makes no mathematical sense. It looks like a reporting glitch or a data delay on Google's end, but seeing that number plummet is definitely alarming.
Has anyone else experienced this kind of "phantom drop" in their Total Installs reporting recently? Is this just a common Play Console bug?
Any insights would be appreciated!
Link to the app:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.beliveapptech.hatsunemikuwallpaperslive
https://redd.it/1qyx5iy
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I checked a apk in virus total
Android/Agent.JDU!tr - 1 security vendor has flagged this
https://redd.it/1qy9aja
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Wanting alternative to Jina drawer, specifically the sidebar of favorites, but is resizable
I can't seem to find anything that'll make them display like jina does, with the sidebar and icons all having full text to the right of them.
https://redd.it/1qxxcmt
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Looking for a keyboard that has the following requirements:
So I've tried before both Gboard and Microsoft SwiftKey but i need a best of both worlds keyboard, what im looking at is a keyboard that's close to these features:
1. A LOT (and i mean all of the new) selection of the emojis, cuz gboard doesn't seem to have some emojis such as 🫡
2. A clipboard (obviously), and perhaps a tool to edit text (like select all, go left and right, paste... Etc)
3. Maybe the entire symbols graph, just like on windows and such, or at least maybe a feature that allows you to add new keys (similar to a clipboard but like it adds to the symbols button, ik, im asking for a lot)
4. An actually good word suggestions (moving from gboard to Microsoft SwiftKey, i noticed that it's word suggestions are less accurate than in gboard)
5. And finally: the ability to customize the keyboard: background, accent color, height, modes like floating and sided... Etc
This sounds like a setup for an ultimate keyboard, if i had the power to make one i would definitely do it
https://redd.it/1qr6261
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Recommendations for a super light weight video editor pls? just for simple trimming and stiching vids together
I don't need all the filters and bells and whistles etc, just something lightweight to create basic montages etc please?
TIA🙏
https://redd.it/1qr8rzm
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Got a good wallpaper app that doesn't allow ai?
Used Zedge once upon a time, switched over to Backdrops once the AI garbage infested Zedge, and Backdrops now too has a ton of AI.
Ai "art" is garbage.
please tell me there's some legitimate ones left
https://redd.it/1qq0mup
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Paid Android apps forgetting that I paid.
I recently had some strange issues after Play Store updated where it kept crashing. I tried clearing data but this did not help. I thought I might trying clearing Play Services Data. I also then noticed an option to uninstall Play Store updates. One of these seemed to fix the issue.
After clearing Play Services, I noticed alot of issues with apps. Lots of permissions being lost and not auto requested again so it took a while to re-enable those.
Finally, I had several paid apps where when I opened them, they immediately told me I need to pay and forwarded me to the play store. The only fix I found was to reinstall the apps.
However there is one app "LiveATC" that won't work. For whatever reason, when I go to the play store now, it says my phone is no longer supported (eventhough it was working fine). This means I can't reinstall it.
I even managed to download the APK from the store using aurora store and manually installing the apk via ADB but it didnt fix anything, still fowarding me to the play store.
Is there any solution to my issue to get it to realize I paid so I can use the app again?
BTW, play store auto updated again and started crashing again.
https://redd.it/1qqv0w6
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Best theme app?
i've been trying to find a theme app or something related to that but everything i see on playstore is just ad filled slop ... i dont wanna bother to make everything myself that's why i wanted a proper app or something that had options (i know there's also launchers but i have no clue on whats safe or good)
https://redd.it/1qqet69
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I Tried Too Many Productivity Apps - These 5 Stayed
I've tried way too many productivity apps on Android over the years. Most are either bloated, distracting, or just glorified to-do lists. These 5 genuinely help me stay focused and organized.
# 1. Todoist
Still the gold standard for task management.
Clean UI
Powerful recurring tasks
Works great across devices
📱 Play Store:
[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.todoist](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.todoist)
# 2. Clock Orbit
This one surprised me.
It’s a minimal, distraction-free clock + productivity tool that focuses on time awareness and focus, not endless features.
Beautiful, calm UI
Helps with time blocking and deep focus
No ads, no clutter
📱 Play Store:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.clockorbit
# 3. Notion
Best all-in-one workspace.
Notes, tasks, databases
Insane customization
Learning curve is real, but worth it
📱 Play Store:
[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=notion.id](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=notion.id)
# 4. Habitorbit
Great for building and tracking habits that support productivity, not just reminders.
Habit tracking with progress visualization
Builds routines that reinforce focus and consistency Play Store: [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.habitorbit](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.habitorbit)
# 5. Forest
If phone distraction is your enemy, this helps.
Gamified focus sessions
Encourages staying off your phone
Simple but effective
📱 Play Store:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cc.forestapp
Productivity apps only work if they reduce friction. If an app makes you manage the app instead of your time, it’s already failed.
Drop your setups or underrated apps below - always looking for better workflows.
https://redd.it/1qqxyxv
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Self Promotion Megathread
Please direct all self promotion posts here.
https://redd.it/1qn1eu1
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I like namida concept, but that app is super prone to crashing for me. Is there alternative to it?
I love the concept of more folder based library.
This is what I currently use, https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.musicplayer.player.mp3player.white. but it's old so it's runs the risk of being discontinued
https://redd.it/1qm1jrm
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