124 ANDROID ADVISOR • ISSUE 67BUYING GUIDE
Google Pixel Stand
turns your phone
into a smart displayas connect to your Nest doorbell to automatically
show you who’s at the door, while the Sunrise Alarm
slowly brightens the screen to help wake you up.Software
It’s no surprise that the phones come with Android 9.0
Pie, although it wasn’t not the first to market with this
version. We previously reviewed the Sony Xperia XZ3,
which ships with this OS.
The main change here is that you’ll have to get
used to gestures for navigation that are akin to the
iPhone XS. The usual three-button navigation bar is
now just a single icon.
Swipe up a long way and you’ll open the app draw,
which at the top offers suggestions for both apps and
actions. Do a shorter swipe and you’ll get the new