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December 3, 2025

Unlock Better Android App Results With These Google Play Search Hacks

The Google Play Store is the main source for Android applications, but its built-in filters can be inadequate, making it difficult to find valuable apps. To improve search results, users can employ several strategies: 1. Search Using Multiple Modifiers: Incorporate additional keywords to refine searches, as the Play Store treats spaces as the AND operator. 2. Use Quotation Marks: Enclose queries in quotes for exact phrase searches, which helps filter out irrelevant results. 3. Use Keywords in Different Order: Experimenting with the arrangement of keywords can yield different search results. 4. Take Advantage of Suggestions: Utilize the suggestions provided by Google while typing to inspire more specific queries. 5. Use Any Filters Available: Leverage filters like Rating, Editor’s Choice, and Price to enhance the search experience. 6. Search Play Store With App Finder: This tool offers a clean interface and various filters for improved app discovery. Users can sort by relevance, user rating, and more, and it provides detailed information about each app. 7. Consider Alternatives: Web-based platforms like AppBrain or KPlaySearch offer enhanced filtering options for app searches without needing to download another app.

AppWizard

November 27, 2025

YouTuber plays Minecraft on a receipt printer and somehow it actually works

A Minecraft enthusiast, YouTuber Smill, has played the game on a receipt printer, showcasing unconventional gaming setups. This experiment highlights the creativity in the gaming community, where unusual hardware choices have been common. Smill humorously noted that playing Minecraft on a receipt printer feels like "playing Minecraft by mail," with challenges such as delayed jump scares. He is known for embracing unconventional challenges, including playing various games under unique constraints. The full video of his receipt printer experiment is expected to be released soon.

AppWizard

November 24, 2025

How to win at Gift of the Gab in Where Winds Meet without tearing your hair out

Gift of the Gab is a minigame in Where Winds Meet that requires players to unlock the Scholar profession by completing the Legacy: Scholar's Path quest to succeed. Players must reach level 13 and finish the Gift of the Gab: Silver Tongue exploration quest, initiated by speaking to Song Jiu at Heaven's Pier. The game features two modes: Rhetoric Duel and Free Persuasion. In Rhetoric Duel, players choose from four styles—Bluster, Provocation, Rebuttal, and Filibuster—each with strengths against one another. Players aim to counter opponents' arguments using cards while managing their Inspiration points and depleting the opponent's mental focus bar. Matches end when a player's mental focus is exhausted or the timer runs out. Players can revisit challenges to improve their chances in future encounters.

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November 23, 2025

Google Play 2025 Awards: Focus Friend wins best app, Pokémon TCG Pocket best game

Google Play has announced its selections for the best Android applications and games of 2025. The Best App award went to Focus Friend, developed by Hank Green, recognized for its gamified productivity features. The Best Game award was given to Pokémon TCG Pocket, a mobile adaptation of the trading card game. Luminar won the multi-device Best App award, while Disney Speedstorm was named the multi-device Best Game. Additional winners included: - Best for Fun: Edits - Best for Personal Growth: Focus Friend - Best Everyday Essential: Wiser – 15 Minute Audio Books - Best Hidden Gem: Pingo AI Language Learning - Best for Families: ABCmouse 2: Kids Learning Game - Best for Watches: SleepisolBio - Best for Large Screens: Goodnotes - Best for Cars: SoundCloud - Best for XR Headsets: Calm - Best Multiplayer: Dunk City Dynasty - Best Pick Up and Play: Candy Crush Solitaire - Best Indie: Chants of Sennaar - Best Story: Disco Elysium - Best Ongoing: Wuthering Waves - Best on Play Pass: DREDGE - Best for Google Play Games on PC: Odin: Valhalla Rising

AppWizard

November 20, 2025

‘No one leaves’—one Arc Raiders player has devoted themselves to turning Stella Montis into an inescapable maze, revelling in the cries of stuck players: ‘I am the engineer of chaos!’

The Stella Montis map in the Arc Raiders universe is known for its treacherous layout, where players often engage in skirmishes while trying to reach an extraction point. A player named luvast0 barricaded every door in a new lobby for 20 minutes, using 65 door barricades and 13 deployable barricades, creating a nearly impenetrable maze. The barricades have 500 health, making them difficult to dismantle, and they generate noise during the process. Luvast0 also used three jolt charges and a deadline mine to enhance the trap's effectiveness. He aimed to demonstrate the psychological impact of the barricade system, leading to frustrated reactions from trapped players. Ultimately, he faced an Arc Orbiter and chose to end the game dramatically by using a smoke grenade and setting off a deadline mine, declaring, "No one leaves the maze."

AppWizard

November 19, 2025

Rust’s ‘Pivot or Die’ update was meant to shake up the meta, but it’s a nightmare for solo survivors that leaves me no choice but to die

Facepunch has released an update for Rust, urging players to adapt to significant changes in the game's progression system, particularly affecting solo players and smaller groups. The update introduced a "soft progression gate" to encourage early confrontations and reduce clan dominance. Changes include the addition of Basic and Advanced Blueprint Fragments to workbench recipes, making resource accumulation more challenging and incentivizing combat. New loot refresh times at monuments have led to players camping these locations, causing further scarcity of resources. The November update adjusted puzzle timers to prevent pausing due to player proximity and introduced lethal radiation before loot resets. This has made it harder for solo players and small groups to compete, as they remain limited to lower-tier workbenches while larger clans advance more rapidly. The gameplay has shifted towards a more combat-focused experience, resembling a battle royale format, which some players find less appealing. Unofficial servers may provide a more balanced experience.

AppWizard

November 18, 2025

Google Play announces its best Android apps and games of 2025

Google Play has announced its best Android apps and games for 2025. The Best App award goes to Focus Friend, created by Hank Green, which is a gamified focus timer that combines productivity with playful design. The Best Game award is given to Pokémon TCG Pocket, an adaptation of the trading card game featuring new designs and booster packs. The Best Multi-Device App is Luminar, which offers AI-powered photo editing tools for Google Photos and Photoshop users. The Best Multi-Device Game is Disney Speedstorm, a kart racing game featuring Disney characters and settings.

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November 16, 2025

4 Essential Android Apps For Fitness Tracking

A suite of essential Android apps can enhance the fitness experience for active individuals or beginners. These apps include: - FitNotes: A digital workout log that allows users to create and edit routines, track performance with a calendar function, manage exercises, and monitor sets, reps, and time. It features a built-in rest timer and allows data export in CSV format. The app is free and ad-free. - Hevy: A gym log workout tracker that helps users plan workouts with tools and metrics. It includes an extensive library of free instructional videos, allows logging of metrics, marking sets, and creating custom exercises. Hevy calculates one-rep maxes and provides muscle group analysis, with Wear OS support for tracking via smartwatches. The app is free, ad-free, but includes in-app purchases. - Calorie Counter by Cronometer: A nutrition tracker that provides detailed calorie tracking and daily reports on macronutrients and micronutrients. It features photo logging for meals, a database of over a million foods, and tracks sleep and water intake. The free version is ad-supported, with subscription options for additional functionality. - Libra Weight Manager: A weight tracking app that allows users to enter their weight daily and receive analyses of body composition and BMI. It features dynamic charts for visualizing metrics and history, and compatibility with Withings scales for data integration. The app is free to download, ad-supported, and includes in-app purchases for some features.

AppWizard

November 16, 2025

Escape from Tarkov launch times and release date for 1.0

Escape from Tarkov 1.0 is set to launch on November 15 after an eight-year beta phase. It will be available through Battlestate Games' client and on Steam, but players wanting full Valve integrations will need to make a new purchase. The game will launch at different times across various time zones: - 3 am PST (Los Angeles) - 6 am EST (New York) - 8 am BRT (São Paulo) - 11 am GMT (London) - 12 pm CET (Berlin) - 10 pm AEDT (Sydney) - 12 am NZDT (Auckland) A countdown timer and a special Tarkov TV broadcast will start at 12 am PST on November 15, with broadcasts available on Twitch. Preloading for the game is currently available via Steam, with an initial preload size of approximately 33 GB, though additional downloads may be needed once the servers go live.

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November 14, 2025

Todoist price hike: Here are the best alternatives to switch to if you want to save money

Todoist is implementing a price increase, raising the monthly subscription by 40% and the annual plan by 25%. Users on Pro Legacy plans, who signed up before June 2022, will not be affected by the price hike. A poll indicates that 92% of users are considering switching to a competing app. Alternatives to Todoist include: - TickTick: Priced at .99 annually, offers features like custom lists, filters, tags, a built-in calendar, Pomodoro timer, and habit tracker. - Notion: Free and serves as an all-in-one workspace, though it requires setup for task management. - Microsoft To Do: A free app that supports natural language input and offers straightforward task management. - Tasks.org: An open-source, ad-free app that prioritizes user privacy and allows for task creation, due dates, reminders, and tagging, but does not support natural language input.