Android 11 new features | Release date & everything you need to know
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Google launched their new and latest Android 11 in September8, 2020 with new multiple features. After the success of Android 10 now this year Google announced their Android 11. Actually Android 11 is not so much different from other Android versions but Google tries to give all new necessary and demanding features through this new latest Android 11 version. They tries to give so many small to large feature in the Android 11. Here you get to know about Android 11 features, supported phones and from when it gives first update:-
1. Notification History:-
There is a new feature comes on Android 11 is that Notification history. It means now you can see history of how many notifications you received. If you get a notification but unfortunately you swiped than you can't be able to see again this notification, but with this feature now you can able to see the notification from the notification history. This feature gives you the opportunity to save a single notification that you received from past 24 hours. You can check the running list and find the notification you accidentally swiped. With this feature you can also categories your notification like important notifications, not so important notifications and useless notifications.
This feature is not provided by default, you need to set up it. So, first you need to go to settings> apps & notifications> notifications> history. That's it! After this now you can able to see all the notifications.
2. Chat Bubbles:-
Android 11 gives you the feature of Chat bubbles. Chat bubbles actually appears in the Android 10. But however Android team did not give so much priority to this but for many demands now in Android 11 you can get this feature. If you ever use the Facebook messenger than you know how it will works. Chat bubbles also works like Facebook messenger. If some one message you than the persons chat bubble appear and you will be able to message him/her direct through the chat bubble.
3. Screen Recorder on Android 11:-
There are so many apps in Google play store for screen recording and some brands also provide in built feature for this. But in previous Android 10 you did not get this feature. But now with Android 11 you get this feature in built. You get the options for this feature like if you want or not but you can choose screen- taps should also be recorded and whether the phone should capture the audio too. It is not necessary that you have to use this you can also use your favourite and more fully featured third- party app.
4. Media Controls:-
In the Android 10 you can get media control in the top of the notification bar but in Android 11 this feature get upto a next level. With this new feature you can control your media from phone speaker to Bluetooth headphones, Bluetooth headphones to your TV and many more smart devices to.
5. One- time permission & auto reset:-
In the few previous years Google face so many controversy regarding with Privacy and security. But thanks to Google for their step to give so much importance in Android 11 for Privacy and security. Android 11 comes with very tight security. They give a option like one time permission. Basically it is works like if you installed an app and you give all the permissions to the app but after your use is complete on the app you did not revoke the permission from the aap. So with this feature now you can give permission on the aap one time, actually when you use the app it will use your permission but after when you come back and did not use the app it will automatically revoke the permission from the app. After if you need to use the than you have to give the permission. You can also able to give all time permission to the most used apps.
6. Dark Theme Scheduling:-
Google also introduce us with their dark theme scheduling feature. Basically you can now schedule your dark theme. In previous Android 10 you did not get so much features of dark theme but with Android 11 you can now schedule your dark them according to the sun set/rise. You can set a time where the dark theme on/off accordingly to your need. But first it will get Google pixel phones and after all the Android 11 supported phone will get.
7. Android 11 security updates via play store:-
Every year, Google launched their security patch updates. But this updates you can get through your mobile manufacturing companies. And with this some of phones get faster updates and some of get slower or late update. But in Android 11 with this new feature you can able to update via play store. Basically if any bug or virus will found than Google immediately take an action and to try to fix this problem. And to fix this problem in your smartphone you can installed the security patch update and your phone will free from the bug or virus.
8. Smart Device Control:-
With the Android 11 Google gives to control your smart devices. More and more people are incorporating some form of smart home tech in their lives. In response to this growing trand Google gives you the opportunity to control your smart devices and smart payments. With this new Android 11 feature you can now make Google payments from your power button. Basically you have a option to add Google payment and after you added you can pay anyone in just one click. Not only this feature Google also give features like on/off your smart light devices, check and control your security camera, unlock your front door etc.
These are the phones that are currently compatible with Android 11:
Google Pixel 2 / 2 XL
Google Pixel 3 / 3 XL
Google Pixel 3a / 3a XL
Google Pixel 4 / 4 XL
Google Pixel 4a
Xiaomi Mi 10 / Mi 10 Pro
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