The Phones Show Chat (audio podcast)
Phones Show follow-up
chat, views and reviews from myself, Ted Salmon and guests from the
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Other recent programmes
Download Phones Show Chat episode 506 ("Steve Nutt, Bluetooth 5 FTW",07/07/2019) manually (Size: 39MB, 65 minutes duration).
Phones Show Chat is helped out by IMax Repairs - phone, tablet and general tech repairs and servicing.
Alternate download link for anyone having cellular download problems.
Phones Show Chat 506 -
Show Notes
Steve Litchfield and Ted Salmon with Steve Nutt
MeWe Groups Join Links
Phones
Show Chat - PSC Photos
- PSC
Classifieds - Steve - Ted
Feedback
PSC Alternate RSS
Google Authenticator
Keith Bartlett on Bluetooth and Nokia 9
Android Q Beta 5 Navigation Options
Device Week
Samsung Galaxy S9+
Android Q Beta - AudioPlaybackCapture API
Motorola One Vision - Ted’s Review
Pixel 3
MediaMonkey
Ted’s Ticks Table (Summer 2019)
Taking Old Lumias to W10M 1709
Live Draw
We make a draw for smartphone accessories each week and this week’s
winner is Alan Madden. Do get involved before the next draw by joining the Virtual
Pint of Beer a Month Club - It could be you!
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The Phones Show
Tune into Steve’s YouTube Channel to watch Phones Show 367 (When
Shiny, Shiny isn’t Always Better) and 368 (Google Camera vs Huawei P30
Pro)
PSC Photos & Flickr Group
Photo of the Week:
Through the Porthole by Andrew Martin using an
iPhone Xs
Download Phones Show Chat episode 505 ("James Reed, Stuttering Bluetooth",30/06/2019) manually (Size: 37MB, 60 minutes duration).
Phones Show Chat is helped out by IMax Repairs - phone, tablet and general tech repairs and servicing.
Alternate download link for anyone having cellular download problems.
Phones Show Chat 505 -
Show Notes
Steve Litchfield and Ted Salmon with James Reed
MeWe Groups Join Links
Phones
Show Chat - PSC Photos
- PSC
Classifieds - Steve - Ted
Feedback
Google Authenticator
Tim Evans on Apple Watch OS6
Nokia 9 PureView FPS Patch Coming Soon
Motorola Preparing Model Similar to Moto Z4 for
Europe
PAC Code by Reply to SMS
Geoff G on Charging Batteries and Heat
Some Google Apps Denied API Access to GMail
Nokia
8 Sirocco for £239
Huawei Makes Up With Trump
Device Week
Samsung Galaxy S9+
Android Q Beta 4 Highlights
Huawei
P30 Pro
Nokia
7 Plus
Motorola One Vision - Ted’s Review
Phones Show 347 - iPhone Xs
Android Security Bulletins
Google Play Protect
Potentially Harmful Applications
Google
Mobile Services
Live Draw
We make a draw for smartphone accessories each week and this week’s
winner is Gary Gotham. Do get involved before the next draw by
joining the Virtual Pint of Beer a Month Club - It could be
you!
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The Phones Show
Tune into Steve’s YouTube Channel to watch Phones Show 367 (When
Shiny, Shiny isn’t Always Better) and 368 (Google Camera vs Huawei P30
Pro)
PSC Photos & Flickr Group
Photo of the Month:
Diu Beach by Arvind Iyer using an LG G5
Download Phones Show Chat episode 504 ("Tom Stuart, Achieving Mobile Nirvana",23/06/2019) manually (Size: 39MB, 62 minutes duration).
Phones Show Chat is helped out by IMax Repairs - phone, tablet and general tech repairs and servicing.
Alternate download link for anyone having cellular download problems.
Phones Show Chat 504 -
Show Notes
Steve Litchfield and Ted Salmon with Tom Stuart
MeWe Groups Join Links
Phones
Show Chat - PSC Photos
- PSC
Classifieds - Steve - Ted
Feedback
Rob Vanderkam on the Importance of Zoom
Tim Evans on iOS 13 Beta 2
Matt Miller’s tale of woe on Mobile Tech Roundup
Google Authenticator
Malcolm Bryant with useful Password Apps, Software and Solutions
Richard Yates with an informative overview of SIM Hacking
Lawrence Wills on Ted’s Nokia 9 Review
Roland Roberts on Moto Z4 and Surface Go
Device Week
Samsung Galaxy S9+
Android Q Beta 4 Highlights
Google Pixel 3a XL
Huawei P30 Pro
Pixel 3 XL
Nokia 9 PureView - Ted’s Review
iPhone SE
Samsung Galaxy Note9
Motorola One Vision
Lumia 950 vs P30 Pro revisited
Huawei Statement
Windows 10 Mobile Last Security Update
Live Draw
We make a draw for smartphone accessories each week and this week’s
winner is Robert Stephens. Do get involved before the next draw
by joining the Virtual Pint of Beer a Month Club - It could be
you!
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The Phones Show
Tune into Steve’s YouTube Channel to watch Phones Show 366 (Pixel
3a XL Review) and 367 (When Shiny, Shiny isn’t Always Better)
PSC Photos & Flickr Group
Photo of the Week:
Horse by Chris Clayton shot with an Huawei Mate 20X
Download Phones Show Chat episode 503 ("Mark Mochan, from Pixel to P30 Pro",16/06/2019) manually (Size: 42MB, 70 minutes duration).
Phones Show Chat is helped out by IMax Repairs - phone, tablet and general tech repairs and servicing.
Alternate download link for anyone having cellular download problems.
Phones Show Chat 503 -
Show Notes
Steve Litchfield and Ted Salmon with Mark Mochan
MeWe Groups Join Links
Phones
Show Chat - PSC Photos
- PSC
Classifieds - Steve - Ted
Feedback
Jonathan Satherley on Perfect Charging
Moto Z4 Only for North America
Moto Z4 Supports Microsoft Surface Pen Protocols
Geoff G on Nokia 9
Samsung Galaxy S9 Range Camera Update
Tim Raggett on Screens, Cases and Fingerprint Scanners
Steve Charges his Museum up!
Device Week
Samsung Galaxy S9+
Android Q Beta 4 Highlights
Google Pixel 3a XL
Huawei P30 Pro
Pixel 3 XL
Nokia 9 PureView - Ted’s Review
Live Draw
We make a draw for smartphone accessories each week and this week’s
winner is Scot McSweeney-Roberts and Adrian Brain. Do get
involved before the next draw by joining the Virtual
Pint of Beer a Month Club - It could be you!
stevelitchfield.com/paypal.htm & tinyurl.com/pspromo
The Phones Show
Tune into Steve’s YouTube Channel to watch Phones Show 366 (Pixel
3a XL Review) and 367 (When Shiny, Shiny isn’t Always Better)
PSC Photos & Flickr Group
Photo of the Week:
Just Driving by Danilo Dion using a Lumia 1020 
Download Phones Show Chat episode 502 ("Betas all round",08/06/2019) manually (Size: 41MB, 67 minutes duration).
Phones Show Chat is helped out by IMax Repairs - phone, tablet and general tech repairs and servicing.
Alternate download link for anyone having cellular download problems.
Phones Show Chat 502 -
Show Notes
Steve Litchfield and Ted Salmon
MeWe Groups Join Links
Phones
Show Chat - PSC Photos
- PSC
Classifieds - Steve - Ted
Feedback
Fast Charging Reduces Battery Life
Live Transcribe now has Copy’n’Paste
JB Walsh on iOS External Storage
Apple killing off iTunes
Tim Evans on iOS13 - Assistive
Touch Video
Duncan Robertson on The Dark Side of Dark Mode
Colin Bowen on microSD Card File Formats
Oppo First with Under-Glass Selfie
Latest from Huawei UK
Apple Phase Out 3D Touch
Device Week
Samsung Galaxy S9+
Android Q Beta 4 Highlights
Google
Pixel 3a XL
Xiaomi Mi 9 SE
ARM A77 and G77
iPhone
6s Plus
Mi Mix 3 - £299 instead of £499
Huawei
P30 Pro
Status Page for all Windows 10 Mobile Services
RockJAW T5 Ultra Review
Live Draw
We make a draw for smartphone accessories each week and this week’s
winner is Thomas Baker. Do get involved before the next draw by
joining the Virtual Pint of Beer a Month Club - It could be
you!
stevelitchfield.com/paypal.htm & tinyurl.com/pspromo
The Phones Show
Tune into Steve’s YouTube Channel to watch Phones Show 366 (Pixel
3a XL Review) and 367 (When Shiny, Shiny isn’t Always Better)
Around the Corner
We take a closer look at the forthcoming F(x)tec Pro1
- Size against Gemini
PSC Photos & Flickr Group
Photo of the Week: Lily Bug by Pete Warner using a Samsung Galaxy
Note9
Download Phones Show Chat episode 501 ("Mike Warner, It's All About ARM",01/06/2019) manually (Size: 42MB, 73 minutes duration).
Phones Show Chat is helped out by IMax Repairs - phone, tablet and general tech repairs and servicing.
Alternate download link for anyone having cellular download problems.
Phones Show Chat 501 -
Show Notes
Steve Litchfield and Ted Salmon with Mike Warner
MeWe Groups Join Links
Phones
Show Chat - PSC Photos
- PSC
Classifieds - Steve - Ted
Feedback
What’s really going on with Huawei
Jason Mountjoy on LK Glass Screen Protectors
A Samsung Galaxy S10e for £579
Moto Z4 YouTube Video
Moto One Vision now widely available
Tim Raggett on Screen Protectors and OnePlus vs. Samsung
Patrick Frei’s PhoNetInfo App
Device Week
Samsung Galaxy S9+
Third Android Q Beta
Pixel 3a Review - Ted’s Review
Google Pixel 3a XL - Text Review
Xiaomi Mi 9 SE
ARM A77 and G77
Live Draw
We make a draw for smartphone accessories each week and this week’s
winner is Ortiz Angel. Do get involved before the next draw by
joining the Virtual Pint of Beer a Month Club - It could be
you!
stevelitchfield.com/paypal.htm & tinyurl.com/pspromo
The Phones Show
Tune into Steve’s YouTube Channel to watch Phones Show 365 (Top 5
phones, May 2019) and 366 (Pixel 3a XL Review)
PSC Photos & Flickr Group
Photo of the Week: Up in London by Chad Dixon using a Samsung Galaxy
Note9 and SnapSeed
Download Phones Show Chat episode 500 ("Looking back - and turning things up to 11!",25/05/2019) manually (Size: 42MB, 73 minutes duration).
Phones Show Chat is helped out by IMax Repairs - phone, tablet and general tech repairs and servicing.
Alternate download link for anyone having cellular download problems.
Phones Show Chat 500 -
Show Notes Marek Pawlowski’s Trusty Tools
Steve Litchfield and Ted Salmon
MeWe Groups Join Links
Phones
Show Chat - PSC Photos
- PSC
Classifieds - Steve - Ted
Feedback
It’s PSC500 and we welcomed contributions from Aidan
Bell, Ahmed Bebars, Luke van Eede, Marek Pawlowski, Guillermo Ortiz,
Mark Finlay, Steve Heinrich, Ow Kah Leong, David Breakwell, Frank
Niethardt, Jose Schnell, Mike LaTorre, JB Walsh, Stephen Metcalfe, Rob
Vanderkam, Ian Bundey, Gavin Fabiani-Laymond, Chris Kelly, Jason
Snowden, Chad Dixon, Sue Blandford, Alan Southern, Tim Evans and Steve
Nutt. Many thanks all.
James Raeburn with Good LG Update News
Tayo Olasope warning about Side-Loading APKs
Andy Hagon on Nokia 830
Keith Martin on Marshall’s After Sales Service
Motorola One Vision’s Inconsistency!
Dark Mode for Calendar and Keep
Device Week
Third Android Q Beta
Pixel 3a Review - Ted’s Review
Zenfone 6 - Ted’s Asus Zenfone 5 Review
Nokia N93
Lumia 1020
Nokia E90
Nexus One
Moto Z Series and Mods
Pixel 2 XL - Ted’s Review
SanDisk Extreme 2TB and File Management
Google Pixel 3a XL - Text Review
Marshall London
Live Draw
We make a draw for smartphone accessories each week and this week’s
winner is Derek Robert. Do get involved before the next draw by
joining the Virtual Pint of Beer a Month Club - It could be
you!
stevelitchfield.com/paypal.htm & tinyurl.com/pspromo
The Phones Show
Tune into Steve’s YouTube Channel to watch Phones Show 365 (Top 5
phones, May 2019) and 366 (Pixel 3a XL Review)
Around the Corner
We take a closer look at the F(x)tec Pro1
PSC Photos & Flickr Group
Photo of the Decade: Steve Litchfield (yeah, yeah, cries of 'fix!')
with Raveningham Hall Stop using a Nexus 6
For older Phones Show Chat episodes, see our archive.
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The Phones Show (videos)
Show 369 -
Review of the slender but somewhat perfect Motorola One Vision
Show 368 -
Google Camera vs Huawei's triple lens powerhouse imaging shootout...
Show 367
- Don't be tempted by shiny new hardware - newer may not necessarily be
better!
Show 366 -
My review of the Google Pixel 3a XL
Show 365 -
My Top 5 Phones for May 2019
Show 364
- The ultimate zoom camera-phone meets... the ultimate zoom camera-phone!
Show 363 -
Review of the Huawei P30 Pro with massive imaging zoom - worth a few
compromises?
Show 362 -
Review of the stunning value new Moto G7 Plus...
Show 361
- The Nokia 9 PureView has five cameras, but is it any good, and does
it live up to the brand name?
Show 360 -
It's iOS vs Android in a fight to the finish!
Show 359 -
thoughts on the possibly premature introduction of in-screen
fingerprint sensors
Show 358
- Innovative form factors from the past - might one be resurrected?
Show 357 - my
verdict on Samsung's One UI/Pie update
Show 356 - A
folding phones rant, plus my Huawei P Smart 2019 review
Show 355
- Summarising the 3.5mm vs Bluetooth debate as it stands in 2019!
Show 354 - My Top
5 Phones selection for Christmas 2018
Show 353 -
The Pixel Perplexion - it could be that last year's Pixel is the best
buy right now?
Show 352
- Choosing which phone to shoot with, plus my review of the new
Blackberry KEY2 LE
Show 351 -
The most powerful 'compact' smartphone ever? This is the Google Pixel
3...!
Show 350 -
The Huawei Mate 20 Pro is sleek, it's futuristic, it's one of the most
powerful phones ever created. But is it the perfect camera-centric
smartphone?
Show 349
- Reviewing the Galaxy Note 9 against the Galaxy S9+, plus Pixel 3 news
Show 348 -
The LG V40 is announced, but what about the older G7, offering 95% the
functions for half the price?
Show 347 -
My verdict on the biggest iPhone ever - the XS Max...
Show 346
- Establishing the 2018 Smartphone Minimum, with a Nokia 6.1 review
Show 345 -
Be patient - and save your money. Plus news from IFA 2018
Show 344 -
My Top 5 Phones for Summer 2018!
Show 343
- Reviewing the Nokia 7 Plus - a perfectly balanced high end mid-ranger?
Show 342 -
Review of the new Asus Zenfone 5, so close to a true flagship yet a
third the price!
Show 341 -
Review of the Blackberry KEY2, polished and slick, but one compromise
too many?
Show 340
- The Gemini Verdict!
Show 339 -
The OnePlus 6 and the Smartphone Pantheon
Show 338 -
My hands-on verdict on the Honor 10 budget flagship
Show 337
- Living with a 'compact flagship' - the Sony XZ1 Compact.
Show 336 -
My hands-on verdict on the Huawei P20 Pro flagship
Show 336 -
My hands-on verdict on the Huawei P20 Pro flagship
Show 335 -
My take on a dozen smartphone Hot Potatoes - controversial spec points!
Show 334
- Taming the Samsung Experience, plus news of the Huawei P20 Pro.
Show 333 -
My extended verdict on the Samsung Galaxy S9, the flagship with
everything
Show 332 -
My hands-on PREVIEW of the Gemini PDA, setting this new smartphone into
context and clarifying who it's for.
Show 331
- Review of the Huawei Mate 10 Pro, super premium design and specs
Show 330 -
The three phases of PureView - camera phone domination
Show 329 -
My Razer Phone verdict, with updated speaker, camera and display
software...
Show 328
- A look at two new wheezes from Wileyfox: ad-supported Android phones,
and a secure Windows 10 Mobile handset for businesses
Show 327 -
Hands-on review of the Nokia 8, a cheaper and more capable Pixel 2?
Show 326 -
Hands-on review of the brand new Honor 7X, the flawed mid-ranger
Show 325
- Detailed review of the OnePlus 5T, this year's true budget flagship
Show 324 -
Why Google's making it hard to pick a flagship, and my Top 5 Phones for
Christmas 2017
Show 323 -
Exclusive (p)review of the retail Razer Phone, the gaming monster
Show 322
- Comparative review of the Apple iPhone X and Google Pixel 2 XL
Show 321 -
News of the Huawei Mate 10 line and my initial verdict on the Google
Pixel 2
Show 320 -
News of the Google Pixel 2 and my verdict on the Samsung Galaxy Note 8
Show 319
- Full review of the Apple iPhone 8 Plus - it's arguably better than
the X, I contend...
Show 318 -
Thoughts on smartphone pricing in the wake of the iPhone X launch...
Show 317 -
A review of the 'alternative' Alcatel IDOL 4 Pro and news of the LG V30
Show 316
- A review of the Nokia 6 in - indeed - an all-Nokia show!
Show 315 -
A holiday look at the Wileyfox Swift 2 X...
Show 314 -
A Moto-catch-up and an overview of Lineage OS
Show 313
- My last big review of the spring and summer: full review of the Honor
9.
Show 312 -
Full review of the impossibly shiny HTC U11
Show 311 -
Full review of the OnePlus 5, plus news of the Honor 9
Show 310
- News from WWDC, plus my Top 5 Phones for June 2017.
Show 309 -
Full review of the Blackberry KEYone, QWERTY in 2017, amazing!
Show 308 -
Review of the massive (in all senses) Samsung Galaxy S8+
Show 307
- News of the HTC U11 and my review of the LG G6.
Show 306 -
Review of the Huawei P10 hardware - and thoughts on what you might like
to buy instead!
Show 305 -
Creating the ultimate smartphone. Plus news of the Galaxy S8 range.
Show 304
- Moving up to the 5.5" Axon 7! And a walkthrough of 10 improvements in
Emotion UI for all the top Huawei and Honor phones
Show 303 - my
review of the Marshall London 2, err... I mean the ZTE Axon 7 mini!
Show 302 -
Full summary of MWC 2017, plus an old favourite introduces a possible
new PDA
Show 301
- My thoughts on the future of Windows on phones, plus a look at the
ultimate power bank
Show 300 -
Review of the KODAK EKTRA - plus future-looking thoughts from some
viewers!
Show 299 -
Review of the Honor 6X - with only one caveat, one of the best value
mid-rangers in the world right now?
Show 298
- News from CES, a review of the Hasselblad Moto Z mod, and thoughts on
my way forwards with Android
Show 297 -
My hands-on review of the most futuristic - and one of the most
expensive - smartphone in the world today - the Xiaomi Mi Mix 18K
Show 296 -
My Top 5 Phones for Christmas 2016!
Show 295
- Enter the Ektra, hands-on review of the Wileyfox Swift 2 Plus
Show 294 -
Review of the new Blackberry DTEK60 - secure, updated and decent screen
and speakers
Show 293 -
Review of the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 and thoughts on pros and cons of
buying from China
Show 292
- Chipsets? Bah! Why you shouldn't pay too much attention to raw
specs...
Show 291 -
Review of the Google Pixel XL, the flagship for Android 7.1 and a new
age of Google (in theory)
Show 290 -
Reviews of the Moto Z and Moto Mods, plus the Wileyfox Spark X
Show 289
- Review of the Apple iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus!
Show 288 -
News of the Moto Z Play, something new with Xenon, and hands-on reviews
of the HP Elite X3 and Moto G4
Show 287 -
My Top 5 Phones for August 2016, plus news of the Honor 8
Show 286
- Review of the budget Honor 5c, plus my take on news of the Galaxy
Note 7...
Show 285 -
Review of the super-rugged CAT S60, plus news from Blackberry about the
DTEK50
Show 284 -
Review of the premium mid-ranger with brutal stereo speakers, the
Alcatel Idol 4, plus news from Wileyfox...
Show 283
- Review of the (astonishing value) OnePlus 3 flagship...
Show 282 -
Review of the ultra-budget Vodafone Smart Prime 7, plus news of the
OnePlus Three and the Moto Z and MotoMods
Show 281 -
Review of the new mid-sized Sony Xperia X, plus news of the Samsung
Galaxy S7 Active
Show 280
- News of the Zenfone Max and a full review of the modular LG G5
Archive of earlier Smartphones Shows