Innehållsförteckning för Issue 46 från Android Advisor

£629 inc VAT from fave.co/2CvIuPk The Google Pixel 2 is an odd phone. It has no headphone jack, large bezels and an uninspiring design. It doesn’t ignite excitement in the same way the hardware of the larger Pixel 2 XL does, with its curved, tall 18:9 display. Samsung, LG and even Apple have phones with tiny bezels and bleeding edge design. The smaller 5in Pixel 2 has neither of these things. But the little Pixel is still a winner for two reasons: its software and its camera. It’s the first phone I’ve used for a long time where the hardware melts away and you’re just left with the best possible software experience a phone can give you right now. That’s what happens with the best PCs and with the iPad,…

It’s If you’re in the market for a new phone your choices available right now are pretty good, but it’s always the way that as soon as you take the plunge and upgrade something better comes along and you regret your decision. In this article we outline the phones that will be released in 2018 to help you decide whether or not to wait. Google Pixel 3 Three new Google Pixel phones are expected to land on 4 October 2018, with one of them potentially poised as a rival to the iPhone X. Release date The Pixel phones are unlikely to be unveiled before early October 2018, with an on-sale date later in October probable. For the past two years Google has unveiled the new phones on 4 October, so…

If you thought 2017’s Android flagship phones were fast, wait until this year. Qualcomm has unveiled its next-generation chip, the Snapdragon 845, and it’s more than just the next number in the evolution: It’s a ground-up redesign of the platform’s architecture. And it’s sure to have a profound affect on 2018’s crop of premium Android handsets. While the 835 was mostly focused on performance and speed, the 845 brings a slew of enhancements to how phones will use the processor for AI, photos, and, of course, battery life. We’ll probably have to wait until the Galaxy S9 to see it in action, but once the new chip arrives, it will mean great things for mobile power users. Here are five ways the new chip will impact future Android flagship phones.…

£449 inc VAT from fave.co/2CClrCE Hot on the heels of the mid-range 7X, Honor has announced the View 10, a flagship device that starts 2018 with the 2017’s biggest smartphone trend, an 18:9 display. The phone was expected to be called the Honor 9 Pro as per its usual naming conventions, but the company have chosen View 10 thanks to its similarities to the Huawei Mate 10 Pro. It’s the first time the View branding has been used outside of Asia. The device has premium build, and while is not exactly the same dimensions as either Huawei’s Mate 10 or Mate 10 Pro shares many of the traits of the two. For a company trying to break into the UK mainstream at the same time as its parent company Huawei,…

Google’s newest Android app might be its most useful of all. It’s called Datally (free from fave.co/2CmfFl9), and it has one function: to stop apps from gobbling up your precious gigabytes of data. The simple, intuitive app is designed to help you get a handle on your mobile data usage and stop rogue apps from surreptitiously using it up. So, if you get a message from your carrier about using an abnormal amount of data, you can use Datally to pinpoint the app that’s doing the most damage and shut it down. There’s nothing necessarily new in Datally – data trackers have been built into Android for a while – but never has it been presented in such a user-friendly way. Many Android users don’t know to venture deep into…

£135 inc VAT from fave.co/2C8PH4v Doogee might not be a brand that instantly sparks recognition (or if it does it’s about a TV show starring a very young doctor), but this Chinese manufacturer has much to offer those looking for an inexpensive Android phone. The Mix is it’s latest creation, and ticks many of the important boxes for potential buyers. But, what compromises do you have to make for a sub-£200 device? We take a look. Price As Doogee doesn’t have a direct retail presence here in the UK, you’ll need to import one from an online retailer like Gearbest. While this is perfectly fine, and something that UK buyers are increasingly doing, you will want to weigh up the pros and cons of doing so before you spend any…

After jumping head first into the hardware game last year with the Pixel phones and Home smart speaker, Google seriously picked up the pace in 2017. Not only were there two awesome new Pixel phones, but also smaller and larger Google Home devices, as well as a pair of Pixel-branded earbuds. And through it all, Google’s AI-powered Assistant got smarter and smarter. But it wasn’t all smooth sailing. Google took its share of lumps over the past 12 months, and proved that making great hardware isn’t as easy as it looks. Here are all the hits and misses in 2017: Hit: Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL The Pixel phone was one of the best Android phones of 2016, and the Pixel 2 is just as good, if not better.…

You’ll get a choice of watch faces for your Android Wear smartwatch, but if none fit your exact needs it’s really easy to create your own using a simple app. 1. Download the WatchMaker Watch Faces app from Google Play (fave.co/2Cn6p0d). There is a free trial version, which we recommend you try first to see if it’s what you’re looking for, but if you decide to stick with it and unlock all the features you’ll want to purchase the premium version for £2.99. The premium version unlocks 40,000 watch faces with 50 new faces added every day; the ability to use your own photos and images; more widgets; more fonts; animated GIFs, and more. 2. Launch the app, accept the permissions, then choose your smartwatch from the list. We’ve selected…