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We're finally back! We've got a special guest this week to talk about the best (and worst) from CES 2017. Some of our favorite things include the Honor 6X, white Xiaomi Mi Mix, thin TVs, and random gadgets. Best of CES Honor 6X White Xiaomi Mi Mix Super thin Xiaomi TV NVIDIA Shield TV update & Spot Honor Magic ZTE Blade V8 Pro Kodak 21MP camera phone SanDisk A1 microSD card Smart Lamp Samsung Chromebook Pro HTC Vive Accessories Random CES Stuff Worst of CES Withings Smart Hairbrush Spartan Radiation Boxers Alexa enabled "everything" Non-CES HTC U Ultra & Play Wins/Fails Joe: VR shoes / fridges with touch screens Chris: The new Google Voice / Hangouts Ashley: Razer laptop with 3 screens / stolen at CES Rob: LG Wallpaper TV / LG Wallpaper TV Rob #2: Self Driving Car / HTC Vive Portable App Picks Joe: 1600 Chris: Always On AMOLED Ashley: Touchscreen Repair Rob: Google Drive Widget

Quick update on this week's missing episode and when we will be back. Thank you for your patience!

This week Chris shares his final thoughts on the OnePlus 3T review. Is it really the best Android phone right now? We also talk about Verizon's refusal to kill the Galaxy Note 7, Amazon drone deliveries, and much more! Top Stories OnePlus 3T Review Reader's Choice Awards Quick Hits Verizon refuses Note 7 update Google releases dev preview for Android Things Evernote employees can see your notes Amazon completes first drone delivery Instagram gets live video #tbthursday: Galaxy Nexus Wins/Fails Joe: Games in FB Messenger / Mario Run needs internet connection Chris: POKEMON UPDATE / Pebble's officially dead (but smartwatches aren't) Ashley: No Moto smartwatch in time for Android Wear 2.0 / S8 may not have a headphone jack App Picks Joe: Zombies Chasing Me Chris: Pixoff: Battery Saver Ashley: Google Santa Tracker

This week we're talking about an old friends return to Android, Pixel outperforming the iPhone on Black Friday, Galaxy S8 rumors, and OnePlus 3T impressions. Top Stories Nokia looks to get in the Android game (rumored specs) Quick Hits Google Pixel was more popular than the iPhone during Black Friday Galaxy S8 may be released with 6GB RAM, 256GB of storage, and Snapdragon 835 Android 7.1.1 Nougat will be released on December 6th Fitbit rumored to buy Pebble Next iPhone could have curved display Chris has a OnePlus 3T #tbthursday: Chrome to Phone Wins/Fails Joe: HTC 10 Nougat update / Allo growth has stalled Chris: Wireless charging on the Pixel (win) / Still can't catch Ditto (fail) / Google Live Cases still suck (fail) Ashley: Netflix finally launches offline playback / SwiftKey themes now free App Picks Joe: Wallpaper Modder Chris: (Needs help) Ashley: Quality Time

We're back! In this episode, we're talking about the Daydream View, LeEco Le Pro 3, Snapchat Spectacles, and much more! Top Stories Daydream View Review LeEco Le Pro 3 Snapchat Spectacles Quick Hits OnePlus 3T is official Apple may release 2 Plus models next year Apple working on AR glasses Exclusive hands-on with Project Ara phone Wins/Fails Joe: HTC 10 is still great / Apple Peach-gate Chris: Puffy Paint / Pokemon GO Plus replacement straps App Picks Joe: Android Auto Chris: Google PhotoScan

We have a lot of devices on hand this week. Chris shares his thoughts on the Pixel and Pixel Xl, Joe shares thoughts on the LG V20 and his first ever experience with an iPhone. Other topics include the future of the "Note' series, bezel-less phones, and more! Top Stories Pixel review LG V20 review Quick Hits Samsung won't kill the "Note" line T-Mobile offering deal on the Pixel, delayed 3 weeks The Pixel can survive water, but it's not waterproof Xiaomi Mi Mix is insane Twitter is killing Vine Wins/Fails Joe: Pokemon GO Halloween event + iPhone thoughts Chris: Pixel with black front / Halo effect Ashley: Nintendo Switch / ZTE Axon 7 is pretty great App Picks Joe: WiFi Prioritizer Chris: AppsIUse Ashley: The Greedy Cave Emails & Tweets: (podcast [at] phandroid [dot] com), @mobileroarcast Follow Us Joe Fedewa (@tallshmo) Chris Chavez (@gamercore) Ashley King (@overlordror)

Joe and Chris eulogize the Galaxy Note 7 and discuss where it lands on the list of Worst Android Phones Ever. Other topics include Verizon Pixel updates, Google Assistant Easter eggs, and more! Top Stories Galaxy Note 7 is done Is it the worst Android phone of all time? Quick Hits Google will handle updates on Verizon Pixels Google Assistant runs fine on Nougat devices Duo replacing Hangouts in mandatory apps Android 7.1 Developer Preview coming later this month Samsung could ditch home button in Galaxy S8 Wins/Fails Joe: Google Assistant Easter eggs / Chris: Pokemon GO update / Pokemon GO Plus died in 25 days (not 100) and it sucks that I need it App Picks Joe: Climendo Chris: Flychat

This week is all about the Pixel phones and Google's big event. Chris shares his first-hand experience with all of the new devices. What do we think of Google's direction? Will we be buying any of the new stuff? Top Stories Pixel and Pixel XL Google Home, Chromecast Ultra, Google WiFi Quick Hits What is Andromeda? A replacement Note 7 caught fire #tbthursday: Nexus One Wins/Fails Joe: Bragi Dash headphones Chris: Pokemon GO update (type medals increase catch rates) / Pixel camera doesn't have OIS and didn't wipe the floor with the iPhone 7 camera Ashley: Really Blue phone with white face / Daydream View: Leggings for your head App Picks Joe: OurHome Chris: Candid Ashley: Volume Timer

This week Joe and Chris talk about Allo. Does it suck? Is it awesome? Why does it exist? So many questions need to be answered. Other topics include Google's hardcore marketing for the Pixel phones, safe Note 7's, and more! Top Stories Google Allo finally released Quick Hits Google Pixel phones get date and marketing Pixel phones will be priced premium Safe Galaxy Note 7's finally available (update out, battery color) Nougat Multi-Window works with any app HTC Bolt is smaller HTC 10 without headphone jack Comcast plans to launch mobile phone service in 2017 #tbthursday: Google Wave Wins/Fails Joe: I used Android Pay! / HTC Uh Oh... Chris: MEGA FAIL: Pokemon Go Plus connection issues App Picks Joe: KinScreen Chris: Nextdoor

Nick Gray joins us on the podcast this week. We talk about the leaked Pixel Launcher and Google's design changes for the upcoming Pixel phones. We also talk about iOS 10's rocky start and iMessages NSFW problem. Thanks for listening! Top Stories New Pixel Launcher and Pixel rumors iOS 10 now available, off to rocky start, iMessage is surfacing porn GIFs Quick Hits New Amazon Dot priced at $50 Nexus 6 & 9 will get Nougat in coming weeks Major Android OEMs quiet on Android Wear Mysterious HTC Bolt headed to Sprint Galaxy Note 7 poll results and round-up #tbthursday: Flash Wins/Fails Nick: IFA / Samsung proprietary headphone jack Joe: LG G5 / Samsung can't get new Note 7's fast enough Chris: Pokemon GO will eventually support Android Wear / Careful buying glass screen protectors for the LG V20 App Picks Nick: Muviz Joe: Energy Bar Chris: Screen Balance

It's everyone's favorite time of the year: Apple Event! /s That means we get to rip on Apple for "courageously" ditching the headphone jack. Other topics this week include the Galaxy Note 7 recall, Nintendo mobile apps, Pixel phones, Nexus 7 rumors, and more! Top Stories iPhone 7, Apple Watch LG V20 is official Quick Hits Super Mario Run coming to iOS/Android Pixel phones could launch October 20th Huawei-made "Nexus 7" rumors Pokemon Go Plus on sale September 16th Galaxy Note 7 keeps exploding Wins/Fails Joe: HTC Uh Oh / tried to exchange Note 7 Chris: Apple Plug / Turing Phone Ashley: Rose Gold Highlights / iPhone 7 no 3.5mm jack App Picks Joe: Remote Android TV Chris: HomeBot Ashley: Overlays - Float Everywhere

We've got a lot to talk about this week. Joe wraps up his thoughts on the Galaxy Note 7, we cover all the important stuff from IFA 2016, and should you worry about your Note 7 exploding? Top Stories Galaxy Note 7 Review IFA 2016 (Moto Z Play, camera mod, HTC One A9s, Huawei Nova) Quick Hits No Nexus? Galaxy Note 7 exploding issue Android Nougat officially released YouTube adding a Facebook-like feed #tbthursday: "Android Market" Wins/Fails Joe: Good Lock is a must / HTC 10 drowned Chris: Pokemon GO buddy system / YouTube demonetization "censorship" Ashley: Yoga Book / HTC One A9s App Picks Joe: Conscient, F---Colors Chris: Night Mode Enabler Ashley:

This week we've got the brand new Honor 8 and Samsung Galaxy Note 7 in the house. Chris and Joe share their first impressions of these devices. Other topics include new data plans from T-Mobile and AT&T, Google Duo, and more! Top Stories Hands-on with Honor 8 Galaxy Note 7 first impressions Quick Hits New T-Mobile unlimited plans AT&T getting rid of overages in favor of throttling Google Duo is here LG V20 modular leak More Nexus sailfish/Marlin rumors Pokemon GO tracker changes, bans #tbthursday: multitouch/pinch to zoom Wins/Fails Joe: Note 7 blue light filter / Chris: The "L Shot" (Pokemon GO) / Honor's cringey event Ashley: Matte screen protectors / App Picks Joe: Sword of Xolan Chris: LeafPic Ashley: GameFans

This week we're talking about the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 going official. Was there anything we didn't already know about? We also talk about a new batch of Nexus rumors, Instagram's shameless rip off of Snapchat (and why it's a good thing), and the latest Pokemon GO changes. Top Stories Galaxy Note 7 announced Quick Hits New Nexus leaks and rumors Instagram Stories Niantic explains Pokemon GO changes LG V20 event September 6th Apple Music for Android leaves beta (non-story) Kim K has run out of BlackBerry Bolds #tbthursday: OG Note Wins/Fails Joe: Gear 360 is pretty cool / broke my toe Chris: Pokemon Go update / USB Type-C still sucks (Nexus chargers aren't "spec compliant" App Picks Joe: Medisafe Chris: Inkwire

This week we're finally wrapping up our OnePlus 3 review. Is it the best phone out there? We also have more details on the Note 7 before the event next week, and dropping iPhone sales continue. Top Stories OnePlus 3 review Quick Hits Moto won't provide monthly security updates Details about the Note 7 iris scanner Google Play Family Library officially launches iPhone sales down for 2nd consecutive quarter Nintendo shares drop when people realize they didn't make the game Pokemon Go will have trading, training, and breeding #tbthursday: Layar Wins/Fails Joe: Twitter finally adds Night Mode / LeEco buys Vizio Chris: OxygenOS 3.2.2 update / Glass screen protectors with the "rainbow effect" Ashley: Pokemon Go Plus delayed / BlackBerry DTEK50 App Picks Joe: Poke LIVE/Poke Scanner Chris: Prisma Ashley: Wikipedia

This week we're talking about our review of the Moto Z Droid Edition for Verizon. Droid Does modular, but will anyone care about it? We also rant about how the Pokemon GO launch has been a disaster. Top Stories Moto Z Droid Review (available now for pre-order) Quick Hits Niantic is blowing it Android Nougat DP5 with cat game Easter Egg Leak shows Galaxy Note 7 without curved display Moto Z Play to have headphone jack Everyone can apply for Twitter's blue checkmark New BlackBerry devices being announced next week #tbthursday: before curved displays were cool Wins/Fails Joe: Bubble zoom for Play Books / Niantic Chris: / OnePlus 3 GPS issues and video audio recording Ashley: Amazon's $60 BLU phone is okay (for a certain type of person) / 3 Step Bug Pokemon Go App Picks Joe: Flytube Chris: SNOW Ashley: Messenger for Pokemon GO

We have to talk about the phenomenon that is Pokémon GO, but don't worry, we don't talk about it for too long. Other topics include Google's leaked sexy smartwatch, the Galaxy Note 7 launch, Facebook's battery testing, and viral games back in the day. Top Stories Brief Pokémon Go discussion Quick Hits Google's smartwatches leak LG working on the LG V20 Galaxy Note 7 event August 2nd Facebook tries to save battery Galaxy S7 is outselling the iPhone 6S in the US Moto E3 announced #tbthursday: Angry Birds Wins/Fails Joe: Bycle bike mount / Pokemon Go cheaters Chris: HANGOUTS FINALLY LETS YOU SEND VIDEO / NES console Ashley: NES Console / Pokemon Go sucks in rural areas App Picks Joe: Wakey Chris: Stitch & Share: big screenshot Ashley: Walli

This week we're talking about the latest HTC Nexus leak. We have an actual image to look at. Chris calls it the HTC "Sexus." We're also talking about what it's like to play Pokemon Go, Android 7.0 Nougat, Snapchat Memories, and much more! Top Stories First look at HTC Nexus Quick Hits Pokemon Go is a go Nougat is Android 7.0 Huawei uses Canon EOS for fake P9 sample Snapchat Memories Moto Z DROID coming July 14th Amazon Echo allows you to pick Spotify or Pandora for default Correction: AT&T actually didn't copy T-Mobile #tbthursday: 1GHz processors Wins/Fails Joe: Pokemon Go is pretty fun / Snapchat updates are the worst Chris: OnePlus 3 RAM fix update / Google dropping local guides Ashley: Square Cash is amazing / App Picks Joe: ASAP Launcher Chris: Final Fantasy VII Ashley: PixBit Icon Pack

N is for Nougat! We finally have the official name and a less than amazing statue. We're also talking about AT&T ripping off T-Mobile, HTC Nexus rumors, the Galaxy Note 7, phones with ads, and 3.7-inch displays. Top Stories Android Nougat Quick Hits AT&T shamelessly rips of Tmo Tuesdays Samsung Galaxy Note 7 will have curved display YouTube gets live streaming from the app Amazon discounting phones with lock screen ads HTC Nexus rumors #tbthursday: 3.7-inch displays Wins/Fails Joe: W/F: Google My Activity page Chris: Android Mini Collectibles Series 6 / OnePlus 3 Alert Slider means no auto schedules Ashley:  OK.Google.io  / Capital One still not supporting Android Pay App Picks Joe: Simply Chris: Always On AMOLED - BETA Ashley: Mekorama

This week we're talking about the OnePlus 3. Did OnePlus actually make a "flagship killer" this time? We're also wrapping up our Galaxy S7 Active review and sharing memories about trackballs. Top Stories OnePlus 3 first impressions Galaxy S7 Active review Quick Hits Peter Chou leaving HTC Android apps arriving on Chromebooks Samsung Galaxy S8 could have 4K display Huawei working on its own OS #tbthursday: trackballs Wins/Fails Joe: Shield TV is fun / scratched my Pebble Chris: (Double fail)T-Mobile Get Thanked promo is still having difficulties / Motorola's design lead leaves after 12 years App Picks Joe: Facebook secret soccer game Chris: Dango