{
  "id": 2109363,
  "title": "7 Android apps I stopped using in 2026 (and what I replaced them with)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/7-android-apps-i-stopped-using-in-2026-and-what-i-replaced-them-with",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-20T09:30:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Android Authority",
    "slug": "android-authority",
    "url": "https://www.androidauthority.com/android-apps-i-ditched-2026-3695261/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "As an Android journalist, I regularly test new apps and occasionally switch to better alternatives. This year, I replaced seven Android apps with improved options:\n\nNotion, my long-time personal knowledge base, lacks a full-fledged offline mode. Obsidian, however, works completely offline, allowing me to view and edit notes even without an internet connection. Obsidian's sidebar makes navigating between notes easy, and its plugin support enables features like online publishing, better tables, quick action execution, note visualization, metadata display, and more. I use the Remotely Save plugin to sync my notes across devices, as the app's native sync service requires a subscription.\n\nLANDrop, a cross-platform file-sharing app, faced discoverability issues and slow transfer speeds when moving files between my Mac and Android phone. I replaced it with LocalSend, which uses your local Wi-Fi network for transfers and has been reliable so far. LocalSend also allows stopping and restarting the server, provides a detailed transfer history, and enables manual file transfers when router AP isolation is enabled.\n\nSyncthing was my go-to solution for syncing files between my Mac, Android phone, and Windows computer. However, its Android app, Syncthing-Fork, exhibited battery usage issues and aggressive background termination. I switched to Resilio Sync, which offers a polished app, straightforward setup, faster sync, selective syncing, and native iOS support. Resilio Sync's desktop apps for macOS, Linux, and Windows allow me to manage synced files without pulling out my phone.\n\nGoogle Authenticator, my long-time 2FA app, lacks E2E encryption. Ente Auth, a zero-knowledge E2E encryption app, replaced it. Ente Auth's advantages include de-duplication, tag support, and frequently used/recently used sorting options, making it easier to manage multiple accounts.\n\nSpotify, my music streaming preference, has been overshadowed by Apple Music due to its lossless playback and absence of audiobook/podcast recommendations. While Spotify offers lossless playback with a premium subscription, Apple Music provides high-resolution streaming for free and focuses solely on music. This makes Apple Music a better choice for my audio setup and listening habits.",
  "summary": "They weren't bad, but I found better alternatives.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}