Weekly Recap: Galaxy Note 8 Review is Live and October 4 is Pixel 2 Day!

At long last, the weekend has arrived, but not without a whole lot of stuff going down in the Android world. The big news is that we posted up our Galaxy Note 8 review, but also, Google confirmed that October 4 is the big Pixel 2 day! Get hyped!

Along with that excitement, the Pixel XL 2 went through the FCC (made by LG), Essential shipped out a very important performance improving update to its owners, Motorola detailed which of its devices will receive Oreo, and YouTube TV finally made its way to Portland, OR. Happy days!

Here’s the stuff you don’t want to miss.

• WATCH: The Droid Life Show – Episode 151 [Subscribe]
• Review: Galaxy Note 8
• Video: Galaxy Note 8 Tips and Tricks.
• Video: First 10 things to do with the Galaxy Note 8.
• October 4 is Pixel 2 day!
• LG-made Pixel XL 2 strolls through FCC.
• Essential Phone picks up a very important performance update.
• Essential held an AMA and here’s everything important we learned from it.
• These are the Motorola phones that will receive Oreo.
• Verizon: Network > Free Services
• YouTube TV comes to Portland, plus 7 other new markets!
• Apple unveils the iPhone X. Here’s the specs against the best of Android.
• Apple removed the fingerprint reader on the iPhone X and that sucks!

Have a great weekend, y’all!