UK Deals of the Week: Amazon Echo (2nd gen) for £69.99, 50% off Google Daydream View

Welcome to your weekly round-up of the best U.K. deals of the week for Android phones, network plans, accessories, smart home tech, and a little of whatever else is on offer in the world of mobile.

Editor’s Pick

Google Home vs Amazon Echo – Is Google finally the king?

The Google Home smart assistant was released just over a year ago, and a lot has changed since then. At the time of launch, a lot of people were disappointed at its ability vs the …

This week’s deals include a tasty saving on the Amazon Echo (2nd gen) smart speaker, the Google Daydream View VR headset, a big saving on a refurbished Samsung Galaxy Note 8, and much more.

Below are the most enticing deals we’ve seen this week hand-picked with a little help from the folks over at HotUKDeals – the U.K.’s biggest deal-sharing community.

Phones

Honor 9 Lite (SIM Free, 32GB) – £169.99 (was £199.99) @ HiHonor

Free Google Home Mini w/ every Nokia 6, Nokia 7 Plus, Nokia 8 Sirocco @ selected retailers

Sony Xperia XA2 (SIM Free, 32GB) – £279 (was £329) @ Carphone Warehouse

Samsung Note 8 (Refurbished, SIM Free, 64GB) – £467.90 (with code 10-OFF-TECH) @ Music Magpie

Accessories

Google Daydream View – £49 (was £99) @ Google

SanDisk 128GB Micro SDXC Card – £26.99 (was £49.99) @ PicStop

TomTom Spark 3 Cardio GPS Watch – £94.99 (was £169.99), £84.99 for new customers with code GETTHERE @ Wiggle

Amazon

Tech

Amazon Echo (2nd gen) – £69.99 for Prime subscribers, £51.99 for students (was £89.99) @ Amazon

Philips Hue White Ambiance E27 Smart Bulb

Lenovo Tab 4 10 (16GB) – £129 (was £169) @ Tesco Direct

More UK content:

• Picking the best UK mobile carrier
• Where to buy phones in the UK
• Best SIM free phones under £500

Have you seen any amazing deals this week? Be sure to share your finds in the comments.

Source: Android Zone

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Moto Z2 Force update tracker (Update: AT&T rolling out Android Oreo OTA)

Update 02/23: AT&T has finally started rolling out Android 8.0 Oreo to Moto Z2 Force users via an OTA update.

Users on the XDA Developers forums began reporting signs of the update a few days ago and AT&T has now confirmed the rollout on its official support page. Build OCX27.109-47 includes all of the base Oreo features and also the January Android security patches.

With T-Mobile, Verizon, and now AT&T sorted, all that’s left is the Sprint model.

Welcome to the Moto Z2 Force Android update tracker page. This page contains information for all carriers and unlocked versions of the device, with a quick reference table for each and a log with links to further details. It will be regularly updated with the latest Moto Z2 Force update information but we won’t be covering general security patches in this list.

We recommend you bookmark this page so you can stay up to date with the very latest updates.

• Android 7.0 Nougat update tracker
• Android 8.0 Oreo update tracker

Moto Z2 Force Android Oreo update

The Moto Z2 Force was released in July 2017 with Android Nougat. It’s one of the most recent Moto flagships to arrive, is among the first to be updated to Android Oreo. Lenovo/Motorola has already confirmed that it will receive Android 8.0 across all carriers, along with a bunch of other Moto devices.

Motorola was the first non-Google OEM to deploy the Nougat update in the US last year, delivering it to both the Moto Z and Moto Z Force within 88 days of the new software being released, and the international unlocked update rolled out a couple of days later.

Moto Z2 Force Update US

Moto Z2 Force updates	Android 7.1.1	Android 8.0
Verizon	Yes	Yes
AT&T	Yes	TBC
Sprint	Yes	TBC
T-Mobile	Yes	TBC

Verizon Moto Z2 Force update (XT1789-01):

• December 22, 2017, Verizon rolls out stable Android 8.0 Oreo OTA update with build number ODX27.109-34 and December Android security patches.
• October 24, 2017, Verizon says that the Moto Z2 Force will receive Gigabit LTE support this year

T-Mobile Moto Z2 Force update (XT1789):

• January 2, 2018, T-Mobile rolls out Android 8.0 Oreo OTA update and December Android security patches.

Sprint Moto Z2 Force update (XT1789-03):

• The Moto Z2 Force is yet to receive any notable updates on Sprint

AT&T Moto Z2 Force update (XT1789-04):

• February 23, 2018, AT&T rolls out Android 8.0 Oreo OTA update with build number OCX27.109-47 and January Android security patches.

International Moto Z2 Force update (XT1789-05):

• The Moto Z2 Force is yet to receive any notable international updates 

If you’ve received an update we’ve missed, hit the comments below or Tip Us!

Source: Android Zone

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Google launches Pixel Buds in the UK, Australia and Germany

Google has launched its wireless earbuds, the Pixel Buds, in the UK, Australia and Germany. Released last November, these represent Google’s first foray into the headphone market, and they arrive with Google Assistant integration.

The headphones were previously exclusive to the US and Canada, but they’re now available at Google’s online store in the aforementioned regions, coming in at £159, €179 and $249 AUD. This makes them more expensive than the $159 they cost in the US, with the UK being hit hardest—they come in at the equivalent of around $220 there.

Editor’s Pick

Google Pixel yearly sales double to 3.9 million in 2017

The Google Pixel phones have been very well received since they first appeared in 2016. Despite critical praise, though, these phones haven’t sold like those from companies such as Samsung, Apple, and Xiaomi, who dominate the …

When we reviewed the headphones last year, we said that those who regularly use Google Assistant would enjoy them most, but conceded that they aren’t the best sounding, best designed, or the best-priced headphones. With them priced comparatively more in these other territories, they’re even worse value than they were previously.

See them at the Google Store here, or check out some alternatives in our sister site’s guide to the best headphones of 2018 at the link.

Source: Android Zone

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