Built for Mars

Cleverly using push notifications

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

You need to authorise Granola to be used on phone calls.

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

If Google Maps has rerouted you to avoid congestion, you can ‘hear more’, which uses Gemini to verbally describe the change.

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Apple Sports creates a textured gradient, using the team’s colours, as the background for matches.

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

For some premium features, AllTrails will let you try it once, to see how it works.

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Google Meets will automatically hide the video overlay on the 'Chat' tab, because it would be in the way.

Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Hey 👋,

What does an Elmo toy get right, that Granola gets wrong?

And when should you stop the user jumping straight into an app?

It's time for another original case study.