Smartphone Solvers with Andrew Romero

About this episode

In this episode, Will and Andrew provide consulting advice on various flagship Android smartphones.

Welcome to episode 29 of The Sideload, a 9to5Google podcast. This week, Will welcomes 9to5 's own Andrew Romero back to the show as the pair attempt their best impression at consulting. From Samsung's messy Galaxy S-series lineup to a crucial piece of advice Google should adopt for the Pixel 11, Will and Andrew are fixing every flagship Android series sold in the US — for absolutely free, no less. Subscribe YouTube Podcasts Pocket Casts Spotify Apple Podcasts Sponsored by NordVPN : Listeners to The Sideload can save up to 77% on a two-year subscription by signing up for NordVPN using this link . Thanks to NordVPN for sponsoring this week’s episode.

People in this episode

Host: Will Sattelberg

Guest: Andrew Romero

Topics covered

• smartphones
• Android
• flagship devices
• tech advice
• consulting

Keywords

• smartphone
• Samsung
• Google
• Pixel 11
• Motorola
• OnePlus
• Apple
• NordVPN

Sponsors

NordVPN

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Samsung, Google, Motorola, OnePlus, Nothing, Apple

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