Blog — NewAgeDevs

Guides June 16, 2026

5 ways to free up storage on your Android phone without deleting photos

Your phone is full and you don't want to lose memories. Here are five places bloat hides that have nothing to do with your camera roll.

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Product June 9, 2026

What makes a great home-screen widget? Lessons from building ours

We've built and rebuilt our Android widgets more times than we can count. Here's what actually earns a permanent spot on someone's home screen.

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Guides June 2, 2026

Dark mode done right: a practical checklist for Android developers

Dark mode is more than swapping white for black. A short, practical checklist for getting it right the first time.

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Product June 2, 2026

The best free Android tools we built in 2027

A tour of the NewAgeDevs app lineup — from a universal media downloader to gesture volume control and network diagnostics — and who each one is for.

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Company May 26, 2026

Why we build privacy-first downloader apps (and what that actually means)

"Privacy-first" gets used as a marketing label a lot. Here's what it concretely means in how we build our downloader apps.

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Guides May 19, 2026

Battery drain myths: what actually kills your Android battery life

Closing apps, killing background processes, disabling 5G — most "battery saving tips" do almost nothing. Here's what actually matters.

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Company May 12, 2026

From Android to desktop: why we're expanding NewAgeDevs apps to Windows and macOS

We started as an Android-only studio. Here's why some of our tools are now landing on Windows and macOS too — and which ones make sense as desktop apps.

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Guides May 12, 2026

How to download Instagram Reels safely (and legally)

A practical guide to saving Instagram Reels on Android — the safe way, with quality tips and the rules worth knowing about copyright.

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Guides May 5, 2026

How to organize a messy phone gallery in 10 minutes

Thousands of screenshots, duplicate bursts, and photos you forgot you took. A fast, practical pass to get your gallery back under control.

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Product April 28, 2026

The hidden cost of bloatware: why we keep our apps lightweight

Every added SDK, every "nice to have" feature has a cost that shows up later as battery drain, slow installs, and storage bloat. Here's our approach.

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Guides April 21, 2026

A practical guide to file formats: when to use MP4, MP3, JPG and PNG

Choosing the right file format isn't complicated once you know what each one is actually optimized for. A quick, practical reference.

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Company April 14, 2026

Behind the build: how we test apps across dozens of Android devices

Android fragmentation is real. Here's a look at how we actually test before something ships, instead of just trusting one or two phones.

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Product April 7, 2026

Offline-first apps: why your downloader shouldn't need the cloud

A lot of apps quietly require an internet connection for things that have no reason to. Here's why we design ours the other way around.

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Guides March 31, 2026

Web app vs native app vs PWA: which one do you actually need?

Not every idea needs to be a native app. A practical breakdown of when a web app, a PWA, or a native app is actually the right call.

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Guides March 26, 2026

How to back up your Android phone before a factory reset

Selling, repairing or just starting fresh? Here's the short checklist that actually covers everything worth saving.

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Guides March 19, 2026

Notification overload: a practical guide to taming Android notifications

You don't have to choose between "miss everything important" and "constant buzzing." A practical pass at fixing notification fatigue.

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Guides March 12, 2026

What "no watermark" actually means when downloading social videos

Downloader apps love advertising "no watermark." Here's what that phrase technically means, and why some videos still come out marked.

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Product March 5, 2026

Why we ask for so few permissions (and what we do with the ones we need)

Every permission prompt is a small trust decision. Here's exactly what we ask for across our apps, and why — nothing vague, nothing "just in case."

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Guides February 26, 2026

APK vs Play Store install: what's the difference and when each makes sense

Sideloading an APK isn't inherently dangerous, but it does shift some responsibilities onto you. Here's what actually changes.

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Product February 19, 2026

How our app icons get designed: a peek into our process

An icon has to work at 24 pixels and read instantly in a sea of other icons. Here's how we actually get there.

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Company February 12, 2026

Multi-tenant SaaS in plain English: what it means when one app serves many businesses

You've probably used a multi-tenant app today without realizing it. Here's what the term actually means, in plain language.

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Product February 5, 2026

Cold starts, ANRs and jank: the unglamorous metrics that decide if users stay

Nobody opens an app review and writes "great cold start time." But slow ones are exactly why people quietly uninstall.

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Guides, updates & stories

NewAgeDevs: who we are and what we build

5 ways to free up storage on your Android phone without deleting photos

What makes a great home-screen widget? Lessons from building ours

Dark mode done right: a practical checklist for Android developers

The best free Android tools we built in 2027

Why we build privacy-first downloader apps (and what that actually means)

Battery drain myths: what actually kills your Android battery life

From Android to desktop: why we're expanding NewAgeDevs apps to Windows and macOS

How to download Instagram Reels safely (and legally)

How to organize a messy phone gallery in 10 minutes

The hidden cost of bloatware: why we keep our apps lightweight

A practical guide to file formats: when to use MP4, MP3, JPG and PNG

Behind the build: how we test apps across dozens of Android devices

Offline-first apps: why your downloader shouldn't need the cloud

Web app vs native app vs PWA: which one do you actually need?

How to back up your Android phone before a factory reset

Notification overload: a practical guide to taming Android notifications

What "no watermark" actually means when downloading social videos

Why we ask for so few permissions (and what we do with the ones we need)

APK vs Play Store install: what's the difference and when each makes sense

How our app icons get designed: a peek into our process

Multi-tenant SaaS in plain English: what it means when one app serves many businesses

Cold starts, ANRs and jank: the unglamorous metrics that decide if users stay