Android 11 Beta brings new ways to communicate, control devices

The Android 11 Beta release has finally happened. The official launch was supposed to take place last week, June 3rd, but was postponed. The team didn’t explain the reason but only said “now is not the time to celebrate”. We weren’t sure then if it was because of something related to the pandemic, the death […]

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Android 11 brings new Device Controls feature with Google Home app support

More Android 11 details have been shared by XDA editor Mishaal Rahman. He won’t stop sharing his knowledge until Google officially releases the new Android OS version. Not that we have no idea about the new mobile OS since several Developer Previews have rolled out already but there are new interesting features and more improvements […]

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Samsung smartphones must feature seamless updates with Android 11

Google had introduced the seamless updates feature with Android 7.0 in 2016, but the company hadn’t made it mandatory for Android smartphone vendors to use it. As a result, smartphones and tablets from most brands, including Samsung, lacked support for seamless updates, but that will change next year.According to a change that Google recently made […]

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Android 11 Developer Preview 2 released: here’s what’s new

Companies around the world are reducing their in-office workforces and Google is no exception. It has recently announced a pause on its Chrome releases to prevent accidentally introducing bugs while developers are busy fending off the COVID-19 coronavirus. Still, some things have to proceed as planned in order to meet schedules that hopefully won’t be […]

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Pixel Launcher automatically names folders with similar apps

The Google Pixel Launcher has been receiving new features on Android 11 ever since it was announced. It’s not just a simple security update but a major change to the platform. Instead of Android R, it’s now called Android 11. We’ve listed some features but we’re discovering more each week. So far, we know about […]

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Android 11 Developer Preview ready for the Essential Phone

The Essential Phone was meant to be Andy Rubin’s next big project. The Father of Android introduced the device last 2017 but it didn’t become popular. It didn’t progress as much because of several issues like trademark infringement, underwhelming photo and video quality, challenging repairability, and customers’ information accidentally sent out to others and those […]

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Samsung already working on Android 11 as Galaxy S10+ visits Geekbench

Google took the veil off the first developer preview of Android 11 earlier this month, and it looks like Samsung is already testing the new software on the Galaxy S10+. At least according to a recent entry in the Geekbench database, revealing the Galaxy S10+, model number SM-G975F, running Android R. The next version of […]

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Google Pixel Launcher getting new features on Android 11

Changes to the Pixel Launcher are anticipated with the arrival of Android 11. The app launcher was updated only last month but resulted in some app icons missing. Now that the Developer Preview is out since last week, expect upcoming features and enhancements will be detailed or demoed in the coming weeks or months. XDA […]

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Android 11 adding a Quick Settings music player, new Notification

Google released the Android 11 Developer Preview and with it comes several changes and improvements. It’s not the final version yet so expect more updates and detailed information will be revealed. The next Android platform was announced earlier than usual. It’s ready for Pixel devices (Pixel 2 and above) so it’s no surprise some developers […]

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Android 11 shows Battery Share menu, reverse wireless charging

From today and until the Google I/O 2020, expect information about the Android 11 will be leaked or shared incrementally. The Android team has recently introduced the Android 11 Developer Preview so expect the features and improvements mentioned will be presented in detail. The announcement was made earlier than usual which also means the final […]

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