You can re-name your cat, and over time more cats might turn up too. You can even record the sound of your phone, or use the mic to narrate what you're doing, so this should be a great feature for creating short-form video like TikToks, or for making tutorial videos to help less tech-savvy relatives make the most of their smartphone. Android 11 Beta 3 users will get another OTA with the September security patch to this final release. ” During this event, Google will release Android 11 Beta … By contrast, 77% of Apple's iPhones are on the most recent version of its operating system, iOS 13. ©2020 Android Authority | All Rights Reserved. It assigns numbers to certain control elements within the user interface too. "Instead, we are releasing the Android 11 Beta today in a much different form, via short-form videos and web pages that you can consume at your own pace when the time is right for you.". In addition to that, when you get a message from a contact who you like chatting with often, you can long-press the notification and mark that particular conversation as a priority. Finally, the Lookout app now lets you scan documents and food labels, so people with limited vision can still 'read' documents and see what's in their food. When you first set up Android 11 you'll get a popup asking if you want to use Google's auto-generated app dock. You can even individually adjust the setting for each side of the display. The fourth and final version of the update is indeed now available. This won't work straight away, you need to turn it around a good few times - if you can't go beyond 10, turn the dial back to 1, and then turn it back to 11 again.

Check out the details below: That’s right — you can now install the stable version of Android 11 on your Pixel phone.

ET: It’s official! Google released the newest version of its Android mobile software.

Related to this, the Android 11 sharing functions have seen wider rollout to apps, so you can easily copy and paste images, text and videos from one app and send them straight to another. Talking of home, there's a new Bedtime Mode in the phone which you can set to run during the night, which turns on Do Not Disturb and makes the phone screen black-and-white to protect your vision.

Now, Google has confirmed that the Android 11 release date is September 8, with the update rolling out to Pixel devices as we speak. So social media and email fit into here nicely. Since then, the company decided to cancel the event altogether. Internet search giant Google has reportedly denied the reports that claimed that Android 11 is getting launched on September 8. Google released Android 11 on September 8, 2020 - we were expecting this date thanks to leaks from the company, but Google itself didn't build up much fanfare for the new operating system. Phones running this version of Android 11 should start coming out soon. It lets you tell an app it can only access your location just that one time you're using the app, rather having to choose between 'all the time', 'only when I'm using it' or 'never'. Keep the conversation going using #Android11. And on the topic of transport, now when you turn on Airplane mode, any headphones connected via Bluetooth will stay connected, so you won't have to reconnect them. Be sure to check out more coverage below to learn all about the new operating system. Are you sure you want to continue? Late last month, Google said it would postpone the event as unrest was beginning to spread across US cities following the death of George Floyd. If a user grants permission, the app can see if a call came from someone in their contacts or an outside number. The latest version of Google’s mobile operating system is characterized by three major themes: Controls, People, and Privacy. The Google Pay-populated Cards & passes carousel is next, though it should be familiar to existing Pixel users. As part of this new UI, the fully dragged down Quick Settings only shows six tiles to make sure the section is not too tall. Android 11 hands-on: Should you install it. Google released Android 11 on September 8, 2020 - we were expecting this date thanks to leaks from the company, but Google …