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Vancouver Alive on Windows Pc

Developed By: City Beetles

License: Free

Rating: 3,3/5 - 6 votes

Last Updated: April 16, 2024

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 23.4
Size 16.7 MB
Release Date June 18, 24
Category News & Magazines Apps

App Permissions:
Allows applications to open network sockets. [see more (4)]

What's New:
23.3 - optimizations20.3 - new ad options16.6 - optimizations, bugs fixed; 14.6 - added Live mode and options for ads [see more]

Description from Developer:
Our Vancouver Alive is a reading tool, a news feed reader for Vancouver area, configured to search the web for reliable local RSS feeds that you may choose to add and read. It is u... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Vancouver Alive and install on Windows PC. Vancouver Alive is free News & Magazines app, developed by City Beetles. Latest version of Vancouver Alive is 23.4, was released on 2024-06-18 (updated on 2024-04-16). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 1,000. Overall rating of Vancouver Alive is 3,3. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 6 users, 2 users had rated it 5*, 2 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Vancouver Alive on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Vancouver Alive on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Vancouver Alive on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Step By Step Guide To Install Vancouver Alive using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "Vancouver Alive" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install Vancouver Alive on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "Vancouver Alive" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Our Vancouver Alive is a reading tool, a news feed reader for Vancouver area, configured to search the web for reliable local RSS feeds that you may choose to add and read. It is up to you what you add and choose to read.

This app is not a news station, it does not produce news, but it is a reading tool and helps you find the best sources and read all news that interests you in one place. We will always try to give you the best recommendations for local news sources.

Also, You may enter any website address and Vancouver Alive will try and find if it has a public RSS feed, that you can add.

Vancouver Alive has a Live mode reading option. In Live mode, we will group all news titles from all the recommended feeds that you add and you may read titles as they are published by the sources in one big flow. Even more, the Live mode groups titles by topics.

The app also has a List mode reading option where sources are listed vertically.

Vancouver Alive has a dedicated team that constantly monitors public feeds related to Vancouver area and updates and filters our feed suggestions to offer a civilized reading experience. We are also monitoring our Live option solution to keep a good flow of titles mix for your selections.

- No intrusive permissions
- News are fetched fast
- No downloads in the background, while you not in the app
- Options to enlarge or reduce texts

Even though we do not offer news, we have journalists in our group to monitor our news reading apps and maintain a civilized experience.
23.3 - optimizations
20.3 - new ad options
16.6 - optimizations, bugs fixed; 14.6 - added Live mode and options for ads
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.