In addition to laying out what’s new, Google today provided a timeline for Android 11. There will be six releases in total with the first half considered developer previews, and the rest as betas. Similar to past years, Android 11 will launch sometime in Q3 2020.
Dark theme was one of the biggest reveals in Android 10 and now, it’s getting a much-requested upgrade in Android 11. Starting with the first developer preview for the next version of Android, dark theme scheduling has arrived.
With each year’s upgrade to Android, folks are normally looking for exciting visual changes, and to an extent, Android 11 delivers, with the new Bubbles API and changes to conversation notifications. That said, a great deal more lies underneath the surface of Android 11, with Google putting significant focus on privacy and security.
Way ahead of schedule, Android 11 is here with its first developer preview! While the beta program with its easy OTAs won’t be available for a little while yet, you can install the Android 11 Developer Preview on most Google Pixel smartphones. If you want to give it a shot, here’s how to sideload the update.
Following an inadvertent tease last week, Google today officially launched the Android 11 Developer Preview. This is the fifth consecutive year that the company is providing an early look at its next major operating system.
Every year, in the build up to the launch of the next version of Android, Google launches a beta and developer preview period for that update, usually starting with Pixel devices. Today, the landing page for the Android 11 Developer Preview went live, if perhaps earlier than intended.