Android Advisor 2017

ISSUE 45 • ANDROID ADVISOR 61 FEATURE or none of them could. Android 8.0 changes that to make sideloading a per-app setting. It’ ...

62 ANDROID ADVISOR • ISSUE 45 FEATURE features include some handy customization options. Notification dots are straightforward. ...

ISSUE 45 • ANDROID ADVISOR 63 FEATURE W ith the Pixel 2, Google’s message is clear: For the best Android experience, come to us. ...

64 ANDROID ADVISOR • ISSUE 45 FEATURE Even though the Pixel 2 and 2 XL are manufactured by HTC and LG, respectively, the ‘G’ log ...

ISSUE 45 • ANDROID ADVISOR 65 FEATURE 8 or the V30. Or you can get the best end-to-end solution from us.” Google also makes a su ...

66 ANDROID ADVISOR • ISSUE 45 FEATURE have to write reviews for a bunch of smartphones with very similar specs.... Core features ...

ISSUE 45 • ANDROID ADVISOR 67 FEATURE will choose the Pixel for what it brings to Android. And this year, it’s in the form of ap ...

68 ANDROID ADVISOR • ISSUE 45 FEATURE Three years of Android OS updates is a big deal an iOS level of commitment that no other ...

ISSUE 45 • ANDROID ADVISOR 69 FEATURE G oogle’s Pixel 2 is one of the few Android phones that actually looks better after you tu ...

70 ANDROID ADVISOR • ISSUE 45 FEATURE Pick a live wallpaper Last year’s Pixel brought Live Earth wallpapers that gave your home ...

ISSUE 45 • ANDROID ADVISOR 71 FEATURE Bring back double-tap to check and lift to check This year’s Pixel brings an always-on am ...

72 ANDROID ADVISOR • ISSUE 45 FEATURE Turn on vivid colours The Pixel 2 doesn’t offer the kind of colour customization that the ...

ISSUE 45 • ANDROID ADVISOR 73 FEATURE Show the battery percentage It’s always been impossible to tell exactly how much battery ...

74 ANDROID ADVISOR • ISSUE 45 FEATURE Use the power button to end a call The Android Accessibility settings include all sorts o ...

ISSUE 45 • ANDROID ADVISOR 75 FEATURE View the home screen in landscape mode Most Android phones need to be in portrait mode wh ...

76 ANDROID ADVISOR • ISSUE 45 FEATURE Customize the At A Glance widget Google has supercharged the Pixel Launcher’s new top-of- ...

ISSUE 45 • ANDROID ADVISOR 77 FEATURE Get rid of the Google app screen Swipe all the way to the right on your Pixel 2 and you’l ...

78 ANDROID ADVISOR • ISSUE 45 FEATURE Show Now Playing on the lock screen One of the coolest features of the new Pixel phones i ...

ISSUE 45 • ANDROID ADVISOR 79 FEATURE Turn off Active Edge We might not have needed another way to summon Google Assistant, but ...

80 ANDROID ADVISOR • ISSUE 45 FEATURE O ne of the best reasons to buy an Android phone is the sheer number of ways you can manip ...