YouTube's recent changes have made it all but unusable
…simple subscription plans. For $9.99 a month, users could listen to music ad-free, offline, and in the background. For $11.99 a month, these benefits were also applied to YouTube…
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I thought Google Maps was the most useful Android Auto app until one app transformed my commute
…audiobook subscription One reason Smart Audiobook Player has stayed on my phone for so long is that it doesn’t try to lock me into an ecosystem. Most audiobook apps today are…
Gemini's scheduled actions replaced 3 apps I was paying for, and I feel weird about it
…was getting from paid utility apps, at no additional cost beyond the Google AI Pro plan I was already paying for. I've ended my subscriptions for IFTTT, Medisafe, and Todoist in…
I'm letting my free Google One subscription expire, and I'm shockingly happy about it
…app for other things. But still, I would say I used this Gemini in Docs around 5% of the time each month, which isn't enough to justify a nearly $30 subscription…
I replaced YouTube Music with a third-party client and it's a total game-changer
…Through Metrolist, you can download songs for offline play without a subscription. It's not a perfect system, as the downloads would freeze constantly, but a quick refresh of the app or…
I stopped paying for Whoop thanks to this open source app
…of the data it collects without paying a subscription. I've been using the Noop app on my Oppo Find X9 Ultra for the past four days, and it should make the…
Fitbit’s AI coach just got way more personal and useful
…More natural ways of checking-in with your coach for updates by tapping the Ask Coach chat. You will gain access to a more personal health coach in the Fitbit app over…
YouTube quietly reveals a trick to get fewer ads without a Premium plan
…My background in tracking Android updates and app ecosystems gives me an instinct for what's worth paying attention to, especially the changes that companies don't always openly talk about. I…
I saved $50 a month by switching to these open source Android apps
…Joplin Joplin is my favorite open source note-taking app. For what I use a note-taking app for, I don’t need paid note apps like Evernote or Notion. Zero subscription…
Google tried to give me a free $20 upgrade, but I spent my money elsewhere
…apps like Wallet, Maps, and YouTube don’t have a Proton alternative, so it’s no wonder I hadn’t considered paying for the service before. Until I switched to a subscription…