Published Apr 25, 2026, 1:00 PM EDT

I cover Android with a focus on productivity, automation, and Google’s ecosystem, including Gemini and everyday apps. With a background in engineering and software development, I tend to go beyond surface-level tips and focus on how features fit into real workflows.

Before joining AP, I wrote for tech publications such as Gizbot in 2023 and iJunkie (formerly known as iPhoneHacks) from 2021 to 2022.

Google Photos is my default gallery app, but I have to admit that I spend most of my time browsing through my albums.

I would open the app knowing that the photo I wanted existed somewhere, but unless I could remember approximately when I took it, I would end up scrolling through weeks or months of images trying to find the right picture.

That changed after I started using the Ask feature in Google Photos as it was intended.

Instead of treating it like a traditional search bar, I began describing what I was looking for in the way I actually remember things.…