Affordable VPN Alternatives To Private Internet Access?

I’ve been using Private Internet Access for years. I usually grab the deal where it’s about £60 for just over three years. It mostly does the job, but it often disconnects a few times when I first connect, which gets annoying.

My sub is about to run out and I’m thinking of switching. What other VPNs are worth a look that don’t cost a fortune? Just after something reliable at a fair price.

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I'm building Shazam for books — need 12 testers

I'm a solo dev building BookZam — basically Shazam for books. Scan a cover, describe a book vaguely, and it finds it for you. Looking for 12 beta testers to unlock Google Play Closed Testing. Gmail address required. Anyone interested?

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App that lets you download songs (free) .

Guys suggest me any app through which I can download songs directly in my phone .

Currently using Metrolist for listening music . But it doesn't let you download music to local storage .

https://redd.it/1q1a8el
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Report error for default camera app

I have a Nokia XR20 with Android One 14. The default camera app is, as usual, preinstalled. There is an error I’d like to report about the app, but it doesn’t have a “Help” or “Report errors” link in the settings. And because I don’t know what the app is called (its ofc just labeled “Camera”), I can’t sear for any bug tracker or sth of that sorts on the web.

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Keep app on in background

I have a Galaxy S10 running Android 12. I need to play white noise (technically brown or green noise) at night to sleep. I need this to play continuously and reliably without stopping. I've tried many different apps and none of them do this. They all randomly stop playback some nights which wakes me up (or at least makes it more difficult to get back to sleep if I wake up naturally). This happens at least once or twice a week, sometimes more.

After reading through dontkillmyapp.com, it seems like this is an issue with the operating system (or at least Samsung's version of it). However, I can't fix it. Maybe it's because I'm exhausted, but the suggestions on that website aren't working for me (many of the options they list aren't there on my phone).

I would rather not turn off all battery optimizations for every app because it's an old phone and the battery doesn't last all day as it is. I certainly can't afford a new phone.

I used to have a desktop PC in my bedroom and would use mynoise.net. It was wonderful and worked flawlessly. Unfortunately, their mobile app isn't nearly as good as their website and even if it were, my phone would kill the app in the middle of the night.

If I could just get a web browser (say Firefox) to persist in the background without the process being killed, I could use my noise.net. Or I could use a dedicated white noise app. Either way.

Could anybody help me figure out a way to stop my phone from killing background apps randomly?

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Weather & uv index widget

UK based - I want to have a small simple widget on my phone that displays the weather forecast, plus the UV index without any of the other gubbins you get. All the ones I've tried are huge too, 4x2?? I want one that's smaller/narrower is possible. Anyone have any ideas?

https://redd.it/1q1blka
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Gentle Alarm (Mobitobi)

For years, I've been using this (paid) app, and today it no longer works. My alarms and alarm "profiles" are now gone, and I get a popup saying "update the app". The app hasn't been supported for years and is no longer on Google Play. I'm setting up an alternative app, but if anyone knows a way to revive this app, it would be great.

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Building a Test app - Need 12 testers.

Hi everyone,

I’m working on a small Android app called TestIt. It’s a customizable quiz app for studying and self testing.

The basic idea is simple: you build a prompt inside the app, send it to the LLM you prefer, then paste the response back into the app and solve the quiz. Questions can be tagged, so you can see which topics you perform better or worse in and focus on improving those areas.

I’m currently in Google Play closed testing and need testers to meet the requirement. I’d really appreciate it if you could give it a try.

Steps:

Join the Google Group: [https://groups.google.com/g/testit-testers](https://groups.google.com/g/testit-testers)
Then install the app from Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.testitapp.testit

You need to join the group first to be able to download the app.

Thanks to everyone who checks it out.

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App

Is there any android app that display synchronised lyrics in notification bar when we play or stream music from phone through Spotify, deezer or offline music from music player ?? Kindly suggest me that app plzz..

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apk for hbo movies

I have an on-stream but I really want to watch HBO Max stuff like Scavengers Reign. Anybody know any APKs that are familiar with that?

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Personal Finance

What could be the best personal finance app for android?

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Whatsapp Message Scheduling



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Second number app without private number when i call someone

Hello, i was wondering if theres an android app that lets u have a second number but when you call someone it doesnt show as a private number. I'm from Belgium, so would prefer an app that gives me a belgium number. i'm using TextMe atm but didnt know the numbzer shows private when i call someone.

https://redd.it/1q23kxc
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Editing apps similar to iOS Videostar

Any apps, no matter paid or free, that are similar to Videostar on iOS? I really want to edit but CapCut had let me down long time ago.

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Ringtone and notification sound

Hey guys I want to change my notification sound, maybe make some custom sounds for a specific contacts.

Is there any app or sound repository that you could recommend?

I only know zedge but I'm already tired of it, always the same, long and boring tones.

https://redd.it/1q234vl
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Launcher Question..... again.....

I am sorry, as I am sure this has come up before, but I am really keen to know what you good folks are using as a launcher in 2026? Any good recommendations?


Thanks

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Is there an Android video player that allows YouTube audio to keep playing while the video itself is muted on video player



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Hardcover app not working on a new phone

Hi i was using hardcover for some time and today do a different phone that I want to switch to and the hardcover app doesn't seem to be working properly for some reason, I tried from Google play, Aurora store and even one of the apk hosting websites and the results is the same, I might trs downloading an older version of the app if that will help https://imgur.com/a/IUHAGaB

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App to share PDFs

Good afternoon everyone,

I'm studying PDF materials and I like to make annotations (highlight words) to facilitate my review.

However, I'm using two devices: my cell phone and my tablet.

My question is: Is there any application that allows me to synchronize the annotations I make in PDFs between these two devices?

Any suggestions would be appreciated!

Note: I tried using Moon Reader but the synchronization doesn't work properly.

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Anyone know a decent app that aggregates data from Health Connect

So I've been looking for a decent app for a while (ideally FOSS) that can take all the various data from Health Connect and display it in a single app. So if I use 2 different devices for health tracking, I don't need to use both apps to check health stuff. Ideally, it'd be an app using Material Design 3. Any suggestions?

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What is the official website for MyInsta?

I looked it up and there are multiple websites. I want the official one so I'm sure of there being no security risk or virus.

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