Phones Show Chat 880 Show Notes

Monday 19th January 2026 - Intelligence for Nothing!

Ted Salmon and Joe Hickey with Mark Mochan

General Stuff and Feedback from Last Show

Google Launches Personal Intelligence for Gemini (8 minute YouTube video from 9to5Google)

Guest’s Gala

Pixel 9 Pro XL

Samsung Galaxy 25 Ultra

The App Wrap

TV Time

General Phone-Related News

The global rollout of the Redmi Note 15 begins in earnest - from £180 - £480

Sony teases €200 LinkBuds Clip for launch on Wednesday

New Phones News

Honor is set to launch the Magic8 RSR Porsche Design with a telephoto extender

Honor Magic8 Pro Air arrives with 6.3" AMOLED, triple camera setup and 5,500mAh battery

Software News

‘Android 17’ split Notifications & Quick Settings panels leak

One UI 8.5 LockStar (re)introduces manual AOD brightness (again!)

Apple officially chooses Google's Gemini to power its revamped AI-infused Siri

Sony Xperia 1 IV and Xperia 5 IV gain LineageOS 23.0 support

Joe’s Throws

Honor Magic 8 Pro Review - It's Better Than 17 Pro Max!

Moto Watch Fit

Honor Magic8 Pro

Honor Magic8 Lite

Moto Razr 60 Ultra

Ted’s Spread

Nothing Phone (3)

CMF Watch 3 Pro

Essential Space Overview

Photo of the Week from PSC Photos

The Eyes Have It, Steve Litchfield, Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max