JR Raphael

The app mixes and matches available methods and serves up an impressive menu of possibilities. You can pick the cheapest combo, the fastest path, or choose a specific way you prefer to travel and let Citymapper create a custom itinerary […]

Bubbles help users prioritize information and take action deep within another app, while maintaining their current context. They also let users carry an app’s functionality around with them as they move between activities on their device. Bubbles are great for

Add an event into your calendar without any fuss by tap, tap, tapping. JR Raphael, IDG Also worth noting: The same tricks we went over a second ago for sliding around or extending your event’s time will work in this

If you’ve read this column for long, you probably know that when it comes to tech purchases — and tech decisions in general, really — I’m typically not one to be hasty. It’s practically in my blood at this point.

Google’s Inactive Account Manager is like a virtual estate planning tool for all of your account-associated data. JR Raphael / IDG Even if you’ve gone through this process before, it’s worth going back in and revisiting your preferences occasionally to

Notification Cooldown — no Android 16 required First things first: Notification Cooldown, if the name doesn’t ring a bell, is a new Android option designed to minimize interruptions from back-to-back, rapid-fire notifications — like when your chatty colleague Kirstie sends

A decade ago, I posed a philosophical question about the ever-overlapping future of Android and ChromeOS. At the time, the question represented my thinking about these platforms from a slightly different perspective, with the notion of ChromeOS potentially taking over

Every floating note holds a menu with useful options, including the ability to share its contents as plain text anywhere. JR Raphael, IDG And when you’re ready to remove any note entirely from your view, you just drag it down

Google Password Manager 101 First things first: You shouldn’t have to do anything to turn the Google Password Manager on. The system, once considered part of Google’s Smart Lock feature, works across Android, iOS, ChromeOS, and any other desktop platform