Android 11 Features

Android 11 Features with Developer preview release

Android 11 with Developer preview releases have come up with noteworthy bunch of new changes, lets dive in to check what Android 11 has got to offer us with.

Android 11 Release Date

There are few developer previews already released, the first on Feb 19 and the latest one on April 23. Android 11 was supposed to launch beta release by GoogleIO on May 12-14 and if not in Google IO now then probably it can be out on the same date online i.e May 12. Coming to the final release, there were talks of probably releasing it by end of this year somewhere around September but as per the current situation we aren't yet aware of the last dates. If released by end of this year it will be initially  released in the pixel devices which are already available with the Developer preview options. Well as we are aware that the other devices gets the update slowly henceforth all the mobiles might have it updated by early 2021 if released.

A #GoogleIO update: Out of concern for the health and safety of our developers, employees, and local communities — and in line with “shelter in place” requirements by the local Bay Area government — we sadly will not be holding an I/O event in any capacity this year. (1/3)

— Google Developers (@googledevs) March 20, 2020

Android 11 Developer Preview is available on handsetsGoogle Pixel 4
Google Pixel 4 XL
Google Pixel 3a
Google Pixel 3a XL
Google Pixel 3
Google Pixel 3 XL
Google Pixel 2
Google Pixel 2 XL

How to get Android 11 Developer preview in Emulator

• Select “Tools > SDK Manager” from the Android Studio toolbar.
• In the subsequent window, select the “SDK Platforms” tab.
• Select the latest release of “Android R Preview.”
• Switch to the “SDK Tools” tab.
• Select “Android SDK Build-Tools 30,” or higher.
• Click “OK” to install these components.

Creating a Virtual device

• Select “Tools > AVD Manager” from the Android Studio toolbar.
• Create a virtual device and select any of the pixel device 
• Next screen download Android R and click ok.
• Run the added virtual device and here you go with Android R preview on your emulator.

Let me walk you through the interesting features i have gone through Android 11 while testing it on my emulator.

New Android 11 Features

1) Native Screen Recording - A screen recorder in handsets

2) Bubble Notification

3) Dark theme Schedule

4) Auto revoke app permissions, Allow all the time permissions

5) Notification History

6) Revamped overview menu, screenshot shortcuts

7) Undo recently cleared apps

8) Airplane mode doesn’t kill Bluetooth

9) More granular back gesture tweaking

10) Apps Active in Background

Apart from these there are few other features that seem to be available in Android 11


Muting notifications during video
Android 11 does allow to mute our notifications when recording a video.


Pixel 4 Face Unlock will require you to open your eyes: 
For face unlock, it seems like Android 11 will offer users the ability to require their eyes be open. This might seem the unlocks to be less efficient but certainly it will get the phone more secure doing so.


App pinning 
App pinning in the share menu is back

Please do share your thoughts and any queries on this post in the comments below and please do like the post by giving +1 and  by sharing it.