Brandon Miniman
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About Brandon Miniman
Brandon has been involved in tech journalism since the year 2000 and was part of the OG team of XDA and Pocketnow. He's currently a staff writer for MakeUseOf, covering mobile and consumer tech. Brandon likes to help people take full advantage of their technology.
He lives outside of Philadelphia, PA, with his wife and three kids. When he's not writing, Brandon plays drums and enjoys listening to music.
He's a graduate of the Villanova School of Business where he got a bachelors degree in finance.
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I ran Samsung's hidden app booster and my Galaxy opened apps 50% faster
It's almost too good to be true, but this tool made some of my apps launch 50% faster.
I didn't realize Google Photos could do this — now I use it completely differently
Google Photos is more than just a place to store your photos.
Your phone replaces 5 tools you probably still have in a drawer
You no longer need to buy a document scanner, level, magnifier and more, if you have your phone with you.
My Pixel 10 said 30GB was 'System' until I found what Android actually lets you delete for free
I set out to find the source of the huge amount of storage taken up by System on my Pixel. The results were mixed.
I stopped paying for photo editing after Samsung Galaxy showed me what it could do for free
Samsung's generative editing tools have gotten shockingly good at editing photos.
4 free Windows tools hiding in a menu you never open
This hidden menu in Windows gives you 18 time-saving shortcuts
These 4 Samsung features are slowly ruining your battery — here’s how to disable all of them now
I reduced my daily battery drain by more than nearly 20% per day by changing these settings.
A glass company shelved this invention for 40 years — then Steve Jobs called
Corning's journey to making its revolutionary Gorilla Glass wasn't easy.
Stop wasting your phone's speaker volume — here's how to unlock the full 85dB
Here's how I made my phone sound almost as loud as a Bluetooth speaker with just the built-in speakers.
My Samsung phone felt faster after I disabled a feature that was supposed to help
Turning off this default feature made my phone feel faster.
Your phone has hidden shortcut buttons — you just need this free app
Your phone's buttons can do more than you think. You can customize them with a free app.
Windows finally has 3 built-in features that make expensive third-party apps pointless
Thanks to built-in features of Windows 11, I don't need to download or pay for these other tools for screenshots, captioning, and file compression.
I tested every Pixel AI feature and these 4 actually changed how I use my phone
Here are the AI features I keep coming back to on my Pixel, and one that blows me away,
Stop uninstalling Android apps — this feature shrinks them by 50-75% and keeps everything intact
One of the easiest ways to free up storage space on Android is by archiving apps.
I changed one Windows 11 sleep setting and my laptop's battery finally stopped draining at idle
These settings improved my overnight battery drain by 50%
Facebook Marketplace is genuinely good and nobody wants to admit it
How I easily made 250ドル in 3 hours by selling from my phone.
I disabled the 3 most annoying Windows 11 features and my desktop finally feels calm
Stop Bing from making annoying recommendations in your Start menu, lock screen, and taskbar
I found Galaxy's secret Gallery Labs menu and suddenly my phone does way more
Turn on Gallery Labs on your Samsung Galaxy to unlock a bunch of new features.
Samsung's most powerful features aren't turned on by default — and almost nobody finds them
Automate your phone, launch apps faster, add new functionality with these Samsung tools.