We suggest you check out these eight brand-new, free Android apps that have surfaced in recent weeks
If one of your New Year's resolutions is to delete some of the apps you have installed on your mobile phone and replace them with more useful ones, you have just come to the right place because today we have selected for you the best free Android apps that have arrived on the Google Play Store over the past few weeks.
Without further ado, here are 8 new and free Android apps we think you shouldn't miss.
- Wallpics
If you like to change the home screen wallpaper of your Android device from time to time, we recommend you try Wallpics, an application that offers you a large number of high-quality wallpapers with a variety of different themes such as landscapes, “cats,” “photos,” or artistic images.
In addition to setting them as your device's wallpaper, this app also allows you to save these images to your device's gallery and easily share them with whoever you want.
Future VPN: Secure Proxy
New VPN apps for Android hit Google Play every week, but if you don’t want to spend a fortune, you should try Future VPN, a free VPN client that lets you browse the internet anonymously, access multimedia content, and more that are restricted in your country of residence and rent streaming services in other regions to save a few bucks.
Moreover, Future VPN does not impose any restrictions on connection speed or bandwidth and protects your personal data using advanced encryption protocols.
Razer PC Remote Play
At the recent CES 2025, the gaming accessory company made its big announcement of the year, and one of the highlights was Razer PC Remote Play, a gaming controller with physical controls that lets you play your favorite PC games directly from your computer on your Android phone.
Razer PC Remote Play is a completely free application with which you will be able to configure this new gamepad for smartphones and install Razer Nexus, the platform used to create the connection between the computer and the device that will allow you to play competitive games without visual or performance problems.
WOD Generator: Train Yourself
If you are thinking of starting a fitness routine from home or in the gym, you should try WOD Generator—Train Yourself, a free fitness app with which you will be able to create your own personalized workouts, in which you will be able to configure the types of exercises you want to do, the goals you want to achieve, the duration of the exercises, and the equipment you will use to perform them.
In addition, WOD Generator provides you with a series of pre-defined workouts divided into three levels: beginner, intermediate, and advanced, and allows you to create customized training routines for the gym that will allow you to work on different muscle groups.
Pure Tube: Music & Video Play
If you are tired of seeing ads on YouTube, but you don't want or can't afford the premium subscription, which has recently gone up in price, you can try Pure Tube, an alternative client for the YouTube streaming platform that allows you to watch videos without ads, play them in the background, and see them in a pop-up window while chatting with your friends on WhatsApp or Telegram.
Save Video Status - Status App
If you use WhatsApp on a daily basis and want to see the statuses of your friends and family, you should try Save Video Status, a simple and free application thanks to which you will be able to download and save other people's WhatsApp statuses with just one click. Once the status is downloaded, the image or video will be saved in your smartphone gallery so you can repost it or share it via other messaging clients or social networks.
- SnapScanQR
As its name suggests, SnapScanQR is a QR code scanner for Android that features a simple and intuitive interface and allows you to read any type of QR code or barcode and create your own QR codes quickly and easily.
SnapScanQR is a completely free app that includes ads, but it does not have any in-app purchases, so you will not have to pay a cent to enjoy all of its features.
Fimo: Movie Finder
We end this collection of new apps for Android with Fimo: Movie Finder, a powerful tool for finding and identifying movies, using advanced artificial intelligence (AI) technology to identify any movie from images, screenshots, or even text descriptions.