Android 11 Beta version released: refactoring notification panel, adding power control panel, etc.

Due to the dual impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and racial protests in the United States, Android 11, which was originally scheduled to be launched at the I/O Developer Conference, was released directly in the early hours of this morning. The updates to the new system mainly include the reconstruction of the information notification interface, the addition of a power control panel, better privacy protection, etc. The following is a detailed introduction.

Refactor the information notification interface

Facebook launched the chat bubble feature seven years ago, which allows the chat interface to be transformed into bubbles that float above other apps. Now Android 11 supports this feature at the system level.

At the same time, you can set three levels of priority for notifications: priority, alarm, and silent.

Finally, Android 11 finally supports native screen recording. After taking a screenshot, a small thumbnail will appear floating in the lower left corner of the interface.

Added power control panel

Android 11 adds a wallet and smart home control panel to the power control menu, expanding the usage scenarios of the power button.

Android has made several major revisions to the multitasking interface, such as setting up a quick navigation bar, search bar, Android-suggested apps, etc. This time, Android 11 has added some new buttons to the multitasking interface. It is worth mentioning that the "Select" button allows users to copy information in the app on the multitasking interface without clicking into the app.

Better privacy protection

Android 11 brings the "this time permission" feature, which allows users to allow apps to obtain certain permissions, such as location information, for a short period of time. This feature has already appeared on iOS last year.

Other notable updates

Android 11 has dozens of small updates, here are the highlights:

• Supports various new form factors of mobile phones such as waterfall screen and folding screen.
• Better dark mode.
• Pixcel icon shapes have more options.
• The video picture-in-picture size can be adjusted.
• Supports sharing Ethernet via USB.
• The media player card can display multiple music files at the same time.
• Voice Access can now understand screen content.
• Bluetooth connection can be maintained in airplane mode.

Google has now pushed the Android 11 Beta 1 version to Pixel phones.