Phones Show Chat 802 - Show Notes
Steve Litchfield and Ted Salmon with Mike Warner

MeWe Groups Join Links
PSC - PSC Photos - PSC Classifieds - Steve - Ted

Feedback and Contributions
Clicks iPhone Keyboard Review 1 - Review 2
Malcolm Bryant with his New App Basic Launcher
Google Play Store Link or at Freepoc
Two Minute YouTube Video Demo

Big Sony Announcements
Xperia 1 VI & Xperia 10 VI Product Announcement May 2024
Sony Xperia 1 VI is here - SD 8 Gen 3, better zoom and more conventional screen
Sony Xperia 1 Mk.VI Specs
Sony Xperia 1 Mk.VI vs Sony Xperia 1 Mk.V
Sony Xperia 10 VI retains the 21:9 display and gets SD 6 Gen 1 chipset
Sony Xperia 10 Mk.VI Specs
Sony Xperia 10 Mk.VI vs Sony Xperia 10 Mk.V

Device Week
OnePlus Open
Xiaomi 12X
Pixel 8 with the new Android 15 Beta 2
What It Takes to Break a Flip Phone? The Great Folding Test Vol. II Summary
Lenovo ThinkPhone by Motorola - Ted's Review (from June 2023)
Ben Wood's Mobile Phone Museum
Peek Display: Maybe Moto Were Right

Steve’s YouTube Shorts
Compact Flagships Head-to-Head
Samsung Galaxy S24 vs Sony Xperia 5 v: true compact flagships compared!
Galaxy S24 Imaging: Spectacular! (most of the time)
Samsung Galaxy S24 review: Compact and great value!

Mike’s AI Deep-Dive
OpenAI's GPT-4o
Google's latest iteration of Gemini
Maths problems with GPT-4o
Be My Eyes Accessibility with GPT-4o
Live demo of GPT-4o coding assistant and desktop app
Torture Testing GPT-4o w/ SHOCKING Results!
LM Studio

Bygone Beauties
Nokia E71 (2008)
Nokia E72 (2009)
Nokia E6 (2011)

Photo of the Week from MeWe PSC Photos Group

Family with the Northern Lights, Ian Furlong, Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra:

Links of Interest

PodHubUK - Steve on Twitter - Ted on Mastodon - MeWe PSC Group - PSC Photos - PSC Videos - WhateverWorks - Camera Creations - Tech Talk UK - TechAddictsUK - Chewing Gum for the Ears - Projector Room - Coffee Time - Ted's Salmagundi - Steve's Rants, Raves, and Reviews - Steve's YouTube Shorts

Phones Show Chat 801 - Show Notes
Steve Litchfield and Ted Salmon with Kai Barry

MeWe Groups Join Links
PSC - PSC Photos - PSC Classifieds - Steve - Ted

Feedback and Contributions
Google Pixel 8a
Pixel 8a vs Pixel 7a
Pixel 8 vs Pixel 8a

Devices and Topics
Pixel Fold
Samsung Galaxy S23 - Ted's Review
Samsung SmartTag2 - SmartThings Find
Pick Your Mix
Pixels Perfected
iodéOS
Motorola Razr 40
Jonathan Haidt's The Anxious Generation
The Terrible Cost of a Phone-Based Childhood
The Social Dilemma (Netflix)
Pixel 8
Samsung SmartTag2
SmartThings Find
Does the Galaxy SmartTag2 work with Non-Samsung phones?
XtremeSkins
Playing Russian Roulette and Folding (Steve)
Is Bad Customer Service The Reason to Avoid Foldables? (Shane Craig)

App of the Week
Alternative App Stores - Aurora Store and F-Droid
Minimalist Launcher - Olauncher
Tracker Blockers - iodé and NextDNS
Podcasts - AntennaPod
Alternative Video Content Streaming - Grayjay
Game - Laya's Horizon (Netflix)

Photo of the Week from MeWe PSC Photos Group

Dubrovnik Creation, David Hewitt, Honor Magic V2 with Photoleap app edits:

Links of Interest

PodHubUK - Steve on Twitter - Ted on Mastodon - MeWe PSC Group - PSC Photos - PSC Videos - WhateverWorks - Camera Creations - Tech Talk UK - TechAddictsUK - Chewing Gum for the Ears - Projector Room - Coffee Time - Ted's Salmagundi - Steve's Rants'n'Raves - Steve's YouTube Shorts

Phones Show Chat 800 - Show Notes
Steve Litchfield and Ted Salmon with Juan Carlos Bagnell

MeWe Groups Join Links
PSC - PSC Photos - PSC Classifieds - Steve - Ted

Devices and Topics
Motorola Edge 40 Neo - Ted's Initial Thoughts
OnePlus 12
Pixel 8 Pro - Pixel 8
Vivo X100 Pro
OnePlus Watch 2
Pixel Fold
Juan Carlos Bagnell - Desktop Mode on a Pixel - Video Output on the Pixel 8
Shane Craig - Google Enables Video Out on Pixel 8
Lenovo and Motorola Unveil Smart Connect, A Seamless Multi-Device Experience
Motorola Connect
MX Player Pro
Samsung Galaxy S23 - Ted's Review
Samsung SmartTag2 - SmartThings Find
Sony LinkBuds - Sony LinkBuds 2

Photo of the Week from MeWe PSC Photos Group

Collage by Chad Dixon using a Samsung Galaxy S23 FE:

Links of Interest

PodHubUK - Steve on Twitter - Ted on Mastodon - MeWe PSC Group - PSC Photos - PSC Videos - WhateverWorks - Camera Creations - Tech Talk UK - TechAddictsUK - Chewing Gum for the Ears - Projector Room - Coffee Time - Ted's Salmagundi - Steve's Rants'n'Raves - Steve's YouTube Shorts

Phones Show Chat 799 - Show Notes
Steve Litchfield and Ted Salmon with Mike Saxon

MeWe Groups Join Links
PSC - PSC Photos - PSC Classifieds - Steve - Ted

Feedback and Items of Interest
Danny Hui on Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4
The Galaxy Store Hijack
Surface Duo 2 user creates the Titanium device of my dreams (Shane Craig Video)
(Mis)understanding Audio Specs - HiDIZS Sonata HD Mark II Dongle

Device Week
Motorola Edge 40 Neo - Ted's Initial Thoughts
Motorola Edge 50 Fusion vs Edge 50 Pro vs Edge 50 Ultra
Moto Edge 2022
Moto Edge Plus 2023
Motorola Edge 40 Neo - Ted's General Overview
Pixel Fold
Pixel 6a
Pixel 8 Pro
Samsung Galaxy Flip5 - Ted's Progress Report
Microsoft Surface Duo 2
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE

App of the Week
Lightroom Mobile
Substack

Steve’s YouTube Shorts
Avoid, avoid: YouTube investment scams!
Swipe! Super fast toggling between apps on iPhone and Android...
AirPods Pro 2nd gen: the best of three worlds?

March 2024 Photo of the Month Winner from MeWe PSC Photos Group

Fuji Colour, Ian Bundey, Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max:

Links of Interest

PodHubUK - Steve on Twitter - Ted on Mastodon - MeWe PSC Group - PSC Photos - PSC Videos - WhateverWorks - Camera Creations - Tech Talk UK - TechAddictsUK - Chewing Gum for the Ears - Projector Room - Coffee Time - Ted's Salmagundi - Steve's Rants'n'Raves - Steve's YouTube Shorts

Phones Show Chat 798 - Show Notes
Steve Litchfield and Ted Salmon (and Malcolm Bryant drops in)

MeWe Groups Join Links
PSC - PSC Photos - PSC Classifieds - Steve - Ted

Feedback and Items of Interest
Audioboo and AirChat
Edge 50 Fusion vs Edge 50 Pro vs Edge 50 Ultra
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 3: What's the difference?
Hello UI
Motorola Edge 30 Ultra vs Motorola Edge 50 Pro
Edge 30 Ultra (2022) vs Edge 40 Pro (2023) - Ted's Edge 30 Ultra Review

Device Week
Motorola Edge 40 Neo - Ted's Initial Thoughts
Pixel 7 vs Pixel 8
Malcolm Bryant on Bluetooth (audio drop-in)
Good Lock's Sound Assistant
Newzerol Leather Pixel Fold Case

Pixel Fold - Google Pixel Fold: to case it or skin it? - YouTube
Clicks keyboard case for iPhone
Clicks Keyboard Review: Does your iPhone need a Physical Keyboard?
Planet Computers - Astro Slide
Moondrop Phone

Bygone Beauties
Nokia 8 Sirocco - Ted's Review (October 2018)

Photo of the Week from MeWe PSC Photos Group

Summer Coming, MaTiCeK, Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max - Tele lens. Quite heavily edited the colours to make the sea look more vibrant:

Links of Interest

PodHubUK - Steve on Twitter - Ted on Mastodon - MeWe PSC Group - PSC Photos - PSC Videos - WhateverWorks - Camera Creations - Tech Talk UK - TechAddictsUK - Chewing Gum for the Ears - Projector Room - Coffee Time - Ted's Salmagundi - Steve's Rants'n'Raves - Steve's YouTube Shorts

Phones Show Chat 797 - Show Notes
Steve Litchfield and Ted Salmon with Matt Miller

MeWe Groups Join Links
PSC - PSC Photos - PSC Classifieds - Steve - Ted

Feedback and Items of Interest
Ron Jeffries on Podcast Ideas, Smart Watches, Apps and Google Voice
Good Lock's LockStar OneUI 6.1 AoD Manual Brightness Workaround
Big Google Photos Update: Free Magic Eraser, Kind of Free Magic Editor and Pixel Devices Get Love
AI editing tools are coming to all Google Photos users
Android 15 Beta 1 - Shane Craig is on it
Apple will let you repair your iPhone with used genuine parts - Apple
Fairphone's repairable wireless FairBuds put the industry on notice - The Friday Checkout

Device Week
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
Pixel Fold
iPhone 15 Pro Max
Pixel 8 Pro - Pixel 7 vs Pixel 8
OnePlus Open
Garmin Enduro 2 - Apple Watch
Apple Vision Pro - Meta Quest 3
Samsung Galaxy Watch 7 Specs have Leaked Ahead of its Launch
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra (Renders)
Marshall Earphones Problem with Android 14
Reddit User Analysis
Motorola Edge 40 Neo - Ted's Initial Thoughts
Google Fit
10x Zoom Test: Pixel (in this case the Fold) versus Sony Xperia 1 Mk.V
Weather: Crap. YouTube's Android Shorts creation: Crap. (Video here on Xperia 1 v)
Thankfully, Android Shorts creation works without inversion on Google's own Pixel Fold. Phew!

Photo of the Week from MeWe PSC Photos Group

School Time, Babul Mohanty, Samsung Galaxy S20 FE:

Links of Interest

PodHubUK - Steve on Twitter - Ted on Mastodon - MeWe PSC Group - PSC Photos - PSC Videos - WhateverWorks - Camera Creations - Tech Talk UK - TechAddictsUK - Chewing Gum for the Ears - Projector Room - Coffee Time - Ted's Salmagundi - Steve's Rants'n'Raves - Steve's YouTube Shorts

Phones Show Chat 796 - Show Notes
Steve Litchfield and Ted Salmon with Rita El Khoury (Rita at Android Authority)

MeWe Groups Join Links
PSC - PSC Photos - PSC Classifieds - Steve - Ted

Device Week
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
I Tested The Galaxy S24 Ultra's Terrible Camera Shutter Lag and Found a Simple Fix
Pixel 8 Pro
Pixel Tablet

The 2017 Pixelbook
Pixel Fold
Pixel Fold Latercase

App of the Week
Wanderlog

Neardrop

Photo of the Week from MeWe PSC Photos Group

Putten Dog Walk by Ian Chapple using a Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra:

Links of Interest

PodHubUK - Steve on Twitter - Ted on Mastodon - MeWe PSC Group - PSC Photos - PSC Videos - WhateverWorks - Camera Creations - Tech Talk UK - TechAddictsUK - Chewing Gum for the Ears - Projector Room - Coffee Time - Ted's Salmagundi - Steve's Rants'n'Raves - Steve's YouTube Shorts

Phones Show Chat 795 - Show Notes
Steve Litchfield and Ted Salmon with Shane Craig

MeWe Groups Join Links
PSC - PSC Photos - PSC Classifieds - Steve - Ted

Feedback and Discussion
OneUI 6.1 Arrived on S23 Series
Samsung's AoD Brightness Bug

Device Week
Pixel Fold
Pixel Fold Latercase
Is this why your Galaxy Z Fold won't open flat anymore?

Pixel Fold Shorts
Be Nice! Demoing App Pairs on the Google Pixel Fold
Folding phones: Skin them or case them?
My Top 6 Tips to get more out of your Pixel Fold…

Other recent Pixel Fold editorial
Why I hope that Google hasn't finalised the Pixel Fold 2 yet...!
Google Pixel Fold: December 2023 Feature Drop (part 1)
Google Pixel Fold: December 2023 Feature Drop (part 2)

Steve's original Pixel Fold review Shorts
Introducing the Android 14 powered errr... Surface Duo 3!
The one week verdict (form, speakers, Qi)
Periscope zoom, sensor fusion, and Super Res Zoom
General imaging review
Multitasking and productivity (just like the Surface Duo)
Camera buttons and compact imaging in general!
A Swiss Army Knife with multiple modes
Media watching nit-picks!
Small screen to large, app by app!
The Google Pixel Fold one month verdict

App of the Week
Be Nice

Photo of the Week: Panning - from MeWe PSC Photos Group

Biker Dude by Babul Mohanty using a Samsung Galaxy S20 FE and Heathrow Bound by Adrian Gavin using a Google Pixel 6:

Links of Interest

PodHubUK - Steve on Twitter - Ted on Mastodon - MeWe PSC Group - PSC Photos - PSC Videos - WhateverWorks - Camera Creations - Tech Talk UK - TechAddictsUK - Chewing Gum for the Ears - Projector Room - Coffee Time - Ted's Salmagundi - Steve's Rants'n'Raves - Steve's YouTube Shorts

Phones Show Chat 794 - Show Notes
Steve Litchfield and Ted Salmon with Steve Nutt

MeWe Groups Join Links
PSC - PSC Photos - PSC Classifieds - Steve - Ted

Feedback and Discussion
The Hisense A9 Pro E-INK Phone - JerryRig Teardown
TCL 50 XL NxtPaper 5G
Sony phones will get "5 years of updates"
Sony's 2024 models will not have 4K displays or 21:9 screens

Device Week
Google Glass at Envision AI - LetsEnvision
Google Pixel 8 Pro
Pixel's Clear Calling
Marshall Acton III
Anker PowerHouse 521
Motorola Edge 30 Neo - Ted's Review
Pixel Fold
Lenovo ThinkPhone by Motorola - Ted's Review
Steve's Personal Top 5 Phones, March 2024
Problem: Apple Music Mac sync waits... forever. Solved!
Nokia N97: Huge ambition, botched execution
The most mature '50:50' smartphone: Nokia E72
Clicks keyboards
Sony Xperia 5 Mk.V - Still the ONE. Or should that be FIVE?
Sony Xperia 5 Mk.V vs Sony Xperia 5 Mk.IV - Ted's Review
Steve's Sony Xperia 5 Mk.V YouTube Shorts...
Overview and Intro
Camera Testing
Music Galore - Speakers, jack, codecs, DSEE, Dolby
Is the telephoto missed from the Mk.V?
Battery life, IP68 despite all the gadgets
Possible caveats and issues, longevity

App of the Week
Bubble UPnP
Podcast Addict

Photo of the Month Winner for February 2024 from MeWe PSC Photos Group

Golden Gate Bridge, Joe Hickey, Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra:

Links of Interest

PodHubUK - Steve on Twitter - Ted on Mastodon - MeWe PSC Group - PSC Photos - PSC Videos - WhateverWorks - Camera Creations - Tech Talk UK - TechAddictsUK - Chewing Gum for the Ears - Projector Room - Coffee Time - Ted's Salmagundi - Steve's Rants'n'Raves - Steve's YouTube Shorts

Phones Show Chat 793 - Show Notes
Steve Litchfield and Ted Salmon with Mark Ellis (Eight or Sixteen Podcast)

MeWe Groups Join Links
PSC - PSC Photos - PSC Classifieds - Steve - Ted

Feedback and Discussion
Google Enables Display Output on the Pixel 8 - Shane Craig Demonstrates

Device Week
Pixel Fold
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
Nothing Phone (2a)
Lenovo ThinkPhone by Motorola - Ted's Review
Motorola Edge 30 Neo - Ted's Review (from November 2022) and Comparison with Pixel 7 (March 2023)
Normobs and PIM
Sony Xperia 5 Mk.V vs Sony Xperia 5 Mk.IV - Ted's Review
Steve’s Sony Xperia 5 Mk.V YouTube Shorts...
Overview and Intro
Camera Testing
Music Galore - Speakers, jack, codecs, DSEE, Dolby
Is the telephoto missed from the Mk.V?
Battery life, IP68 despite all the gadgets
Possible caveats and issues, longevity

Bygone Beauties
Apple iPhone X (2017)

Photo of the Week from MeWe PSC Photos Group

Shallow Prickles, David Hewitt, Honor Magic v2:

Links of Interest

PodHubUK - Steve on Twitter - Ted on Mastodon - MeWe PSC Group - PSC Photos - PSC Videos - WhateverWorks - Camera Creations - Tech Talk UK - TechAddictsUK - Chewing Gum for the Ears - Projector Room - Coffee Time - Ted's Salmagundi - Steve's Rants'n'Raves - Steve's YouTube Shorts

Phones Show Chat 792 - Show Notes
Steve Litchfield and Ted Salmon with Scott Brady

MeWe Groups Join Links
PSC - PSC Photos - PSC Classifieds - Steve - Ted

Feedback and Discussion
Nothing Phone 2a vs Pixel 7a
Nomad Magnetic Leather Back - MagSafe
HMD Fusion

Device Week
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5
Microsoft Surface Duo - Duo 2
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5
OnePlus 12
Latercase
Garmin Venu 3
Pixel Fold
Motorola Edge 30 Ultra Android 14 Bluetooth Issue - Lenovo Forum Link
Anker 321, £22 - YouTube Short: Anker 321: Go, go, go!
Sony Xperia 5 Mk.V vs Sony Xperia 5 Mk.IV
Sony Xperia 1 Mk.V vs Sony Xperia 5 Mk.V
Steve’s Sony Xperia 5 Mk.V YouTube Shorts...
Overview and Intro
Camera Testing
Music Galore - Speakers, jack, codecs, DSEE, Dolby
Is the telephoto missed from the Mk.V?
Battery life, IP68 despite all the gadgets
Possible caveats and issues, longevity

App of the Week
Music Speed Changer
Vocal Pitch Monitor
ParkMobile
KnitCompanion

Bygone Beauties
Razer Phone - Ted's Review (July 2018)
Razer Phone 2 - Ted's Review (December 2018) - Revisited (March 2019)
Project Linda - NextBit Robin

Photo of the Week from MeWe PSC Photos Group

Jackpot, Ahmed Bebars, Samsung Galaxy A24:

Links of Interest

PodHubUK - Steve on Twitter - Ted on Mastodon - MeWe PSC Group - PSC Photos - PSC Videos - WhateverWorks - Camera Creations - Tech Talk UK - TechAddictsUK - Chewing Gum for the Ears - Projector Room - Coffee Time - Ted's Salmagundi - Steve's Rants'n'Raves - Steve's YouTube Shorts