Published May 15, 2026, 1:30 PM EDT 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. Like many, I've never given Samsung Notes—which is preloaded on every Samsung Galaxy—any serious consideration. For taking notes, I either use Google Keep or Google Drive (which has hidden features to make file storage better) because they integrate so nicely into the Android/Google ecosystem. I also tend to use dedicated note-taking devices like the reMarkable 2, so for me to like a note-taking app, the bar is high.…