8 Android narratives to approach with skepticism in 2018
Ah, early January. It's a time when hopes are fresh, promises are grand, and hype is about as hyperbolic as it gets.
As we mark the start of CES and the beginning of a new year of ambition and anticipation, it's more important than ever to maintain perspective. In a realm where practically everything includes a superlative, after all, a good old-fashioned reality check is the best chance we've got to keep ourselves grounded.
And in the realm of Android, specifically, some of the same grandiose narratives seem to pop up time and time again — so much that they're basically just empty words at this point.
Will this be the year some of these things actually come true? Maybe. But given the context and history we have in front of us, anyone would be well-advised to take the following now-standard Android narratives with a healthy grain of salt in 2018: