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Holy moly, I am flying around my phone this week. It’s a wild feeling — especially since Google’s grand I/O gala, which is traditionally the time when shapeshifting new Android additions are supposed to command our attention, isn’t for another couple weeks yet. These days, though, we’ve reached a point where many of the most interesting and non-AI-gobblydegook Android innovations aren’t even coming from Google itself but rather from third-party apps, add-ons, and crafty configuring (a fancy way of saying “good old-fashioned geeky tinkering”). And that’s absolutely the case with this latest superpower I’ve just been granted. It’s an on-demand desktop-style taskbar that makes it delightfully swift ‘n’ simple to switch over to any other app on your favorite Android gadget without first having to head back to your home screen and then poke around to find it. Instead, you just summon that taskbar — or even set it to be always visible, if you’d rather — and, exactly like on a desktop compute

Most of us work with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other Microsoft 365 apps primarily on a computer, via the desktop or web apps. While you’re on the go, the mobile versions of these apps are handy for reviewing documents, spreadsheets, presentations, or other Office files, and you can use them to do minor editing. But the mobile apps also have specific functions designed for your smartphone’s smaller screen and touch interface that can help you do more in-depth work. In this guide, we’ll explain what these mobile-first features are and how to use them. Note: This guide refers to the individual Word, Excel, Outlook, OneNote, and PowerPoint mobile apps for Android and iOS. There’s also a general Microsoft 365 app (which Microsoft confusingly renamed “Microsoft 365 Copilot”) for both platforms that includes versions of Excel, PowerPoint, and Word built into it. But some of the features covered in this guide are not available in these apps within the M365 Copilot app, so we prefer to use t

Got extra smartphones sitting around your office? How about tablets? As we move multiple generations into mobile technology, more and more of us are building up collections of old, dated devices from both our work and our personal lives. And more often than not, those devices do little more than take up space and gather dust. Here’s a little secret, though: Your abandoned Android gadgets are actually virtual gold mines. You just have to find the right way to tap into their potential and give them new life. So grab the nearest DustBuster and get ready: Here are 25 ways to make your old phone or tablet useful again. 1. Create a no-cost Wi-Fi extender If you struggle with poor Wi-Fi coverage in particular areas of your home, office, and/or home office (hello, my fellow converted garage dwellers!), a random old Android device can serve as a surprisingly effective extender for your internet signal — in the same way that a dedicated Wi-Fi extender or repeater appliance could. Few folks reali

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Sometimes, the hardest part about getting stuff done is simply remembering what you have to do — and when. And ironically, lots of the tools that exist to help us juggle our endless array of incoming tasks only seem to make it even more overwhelming. Truly, it doesn’t take much for the very act of managing your tasks — or maybe even just figuring out the best way to do it — to become a chore in and of itself. Like many perpetually perplexed plebeians, I’ve exerted far too much energy on the impossible-seeming task of finding a system for tracking tasks that (a) actually works — and (b) doesn’t feel like a burden of its own. I’ve gone through more tasks and reminders systems than any sane person should ever encounter in a lifetime. And lemme tell ya: At long last, I’ve encountered one that’s the perfect blend of simplicity and power. It’s a brand new, off-the-beaten-path Android app you probably haven’t heard of but that absolutely should be on your radar. It’s both easier and more effe

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The app allows developers to vibe code web apps and websites on the go.