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Alex was with Android Central for over a decade, producing written and video content for the site, and served as global Executive Editor from 2016 to 2022.

Latest articles by Alex Dobie

EE announces Pay As You Go LTE plans, tiered data speeds

By Alex Dobie last updated 9 April 21

Phones

Let's talk about the Pixel's crazy new on-screen keys

By Alex Dobie last updated 9 April 21

Android's on-screen buttons get a major overhaul in the new Pixel phones. So let's take a look at what's new, and revisit what's come before.

Apps & Software

Two-sided YotaPhone goes on sale in a handful of countries

By Alex Dobie last updated 9 April 21

Phones

CyanogenMod shelves ICS/Jelly Bean support for Snapdragon S1 devices

By Alex Dobie last updated 9 April 21

Phones

Sky Go for Android gets fresh on-demand content, ICS support inbound

By Alex Dobie last updated 9 April 21

Apps & Software

Epic Citadel now available for Android

By Alex Dobie last updated 9 April 21

Gaming

Picking up your Nexus 7 today? Here's some required reading

By Alex Dobie last updated 9 April 21

Tablets

Hands-on with the Panasonic Eluga

By Alex Dobie last updated 9 April 21

Phones

Inside Android M's new Do Not Disturb mode

By Alex Dobie last updated 9 April 21

Phones

Amazon Appstore now 'in nearly 200 countries'

By Alex Dobie last updated 9 April 21

Apps & Software

How to manually update your GSM Galaxy Nexus to Android 4.0.4

By Alex Dobie last updated 9 April 21

Phones

YotaPhone 2 hands-on

By Alex Dobie last updated 9 April 21

Phones

How to tell if your Samsung phone is vulnerable to today's USSD hack

By Alex Dobie last updated 9 April 21

Phones

Looking for Pokémon Go outside official launch countries? Beware of fake apps

By Alex Dobie last updated 9 April 21

Everyone's going nuts about Pokémon Go — but be careful you download the right Android app from the right place.

Pokemon Go

Alcatel unveils waterproof Go Play phone and Go Watch wearable

By Alex Dobie last updated 9 April 21

Today at the IFA 2015 trade show in Berlin, Alcatel OneTouch has announced a new range of durable gadgets, the Go series, starting with a new smartphone and wearable.

Wearables