Android 11

Android 11 helps you get to what matters most on your phone. ... You choose whether to give apps that you download permission to access sensitive data. Android11 TheOSthatgetstowhat’simportant. Gostraighttothestuffthatmattersmost.BecauseAndroid11isoptimisedforhowyouuseyourphone.Givingyoupowerfuldevicecontrols.Andeasierwaystomanageconversations,privacysettingsandsomuchmore. Android11highlights Conversations Contentcapture Predictivetools Accessibility Devicecontrols Privacy andsecurity PhonesreadyforAndroid11 Android11highlights Android11highlights Conversations Contentcapture Predictivetools Accessibility Devicecontrols Privacyandsecurity PhonesreadyforAndroid11 Manageyourconversations. Getallyourmessagesinoneplace. See,respondtoandcontrolyourconversationsacrossmultiplemessagingapps.Allinthesamespot.Thenselectpeoplethatyoualwayschatwith.Thesepriorityconversationsappearonyourlockscreen.Soyounevermissanythingimportant. Bubbles Chatwhilemultitasking. WithAndroid11,youcanpinconversationssothattheyalwaysappearontopofotherappsandscreens.Bubbleskeeptheconversationgoing–whileyoustayfocusedonwhateverelseyou’redoing.Accessthechatatanytimeoranywhere.Thencarryondoingwhatmatterstoyou. Captureandsharecontent. Built-inscreenrecording.Finally. Screenrecordingletsyoucapturewhat’shappeningonyourphone.Andit’sbuiltrightintoAndroid11,soyoudon’tneedanextraapp.Recordwithsoundfromyourmic,yourdeviceorboth. Selectandsharejustgoteasier. Selecttextfromyourapps.Grabimagestoo.OnPixeldevices1,youcaneasilycopy,saveandshareinfobetweenmanyapps.Likeyourbrowser,yourdeliveryapporfromthenews. Helpfultoolsthatpredictwhatyouwant. SmartReply Appsuggestions Smartfolders SmartReply SmartReply Getsuggestedresponsesinconversations. Hithere,soundsgoodor👋whenyouneedit.OnPixeldevices1,repliesareintelligentlysuggestedbasedonwhat’sbeensaidintheconversation–sothewordsthatyouneedandtheperfectemojiarealwaysatyourfingertips.2 Appsuggestions Easilygettoappsthatyouneedthemost. Pixeldevices1makeappsuggestionsthatchangebasedonyourroutine.Soyoucanseewhatyouneedthroughouttheday,allonthebottomofyourhomescreen.Makingiteasytogettoyourmorningworkoutappwhenyouwakeup.OrtoaccesstheTVappthatyouusewhenit’stimetorelax. Smartfolders Smarterwaystoorganiseyourapps. GetintelligentsuggestionsforfoldernamesonyourPixeldevice1.Forahomescreenthatstaysorganised.Namesarebasedontheme–likework,photo,fitnessandmore. Controlyourphonewith yourvoice. WithAndroid11,VoiceAccessisfasterandeasiertouse.Intuitivelabelsonappshelpyoucontrolandnavigateyourphone,allbyspeakingoutloud.EvenuseVoiceAccessoffline,formoresupportwheneveryouneedit. Learnmore Devicecontrols Controlyourconnecteddevicesfromoneplace. Setthetemperaturetochill,thendimyourlights.Allfromasinglespotonyourphone.3Justlongpressthepowerbuttontoseeandmanageyourconnecteddevices.Makinglifeathomethatmucheasier. Mediacontrols Bringyourentertainmentwithyou. Switchfromyourheadphonestoyourspeakerwithoutmissingabeat.TaptohearyourtunesorwatchvideoonyourTV.WithAndroid11,youcanquicklychangethedevicethatyourmediaplayson. ShowinganAndroiddevicewithinacar.WhentheAndroiddevicepowerson,anAndroidappcalledSpotHeroisautomaticallydisplayedonthecar'sdashboard. ConnectAndroidtoyourcar.Skipthecable. Hittheroadwithoutpluggingin.AndroidAutonowworkswirelesslywithdevicesrunningAndroid11–soyoucanbringthebestofyourphoneoneverydrive.4 Learnmore Youcontrolwhatappscanaccess. TakechargeofyourdatawithAndroid.Youchoosewhethertogiveappsthatyoudownloadpermissiontoaccesssensitivedata.Ornot.Soyoustaybetterprotected. One‑timepermissions Giveone-timepermissionstoappsthatneedyourmic,cameraorlocation.Thenexttimethattheappneedsaccess,itmustaskforpermissionagain. Permissionsauto‑reset Ifyouhaven'tusedanappinawhile,youmaynotwantittokeepaccessingyourdata.SoAndroidwillresetpermissionsforyourunusedapps.Youcanalwaysturnpermissionsbackon. Securityupdates,rightfromGooglePlay. OnAndroid11,yougetevenmoresecurity. WithAndroid11,yougetevenmoresecurityandprivacyfixessenttoyourphonefromGooglePlay.Thesamewaythatallyourotherappsupdate.Soyougetpeaceofmind.Andyourdevicestaysarmedwiththemostrecentdefence. Learnmore PhonesreadyforAndroid11. ExperiencewhatAndroid11hastoofferondevicesmadeforthelatestandgreatest. Samsung GalaxyS21Ultra5G Samsung GalaxyS205G Google Pixel 4a Samsung GalaxyNote20Ultra5G OnePlus 8Pro Andthere’ssomuchmore. Fromsecurityenhancementstoeasierwaystogetworkdone,Android11hassomethingforeveryone. Accessibility VoiceAccessIntuitivelabelsonappshelpyoucontrolandnavigateyourphone,allbyspeakingoutloud.EvenuseVoiceAccessoffline,formoresupportwheneveryouneedit. TalkBackbraillekeyboardTypebrailleusingjustyourAndroiddevice.Noadditionalhardwareneeded. LookoutLookoutnowhastwonewmodes.ScanDocumentandFoodLabelhelppeoplewithlowvisionorblindnessgetthingsdonefasterandmoreeasily.OpeningLookoutalsoturnsonyourtorch,helpingusersreadinlowlight.AndLookoutisnowavailableonall2GB+devicesrunningAndroid6.0orlater. Camera 3PperformanceoptimisationsYourcameraworksevenbetteronphotosharingplatformslikeSnapchat. MuteduringcameracaptureDeveloperscanusenewAPIsforappstomutevibrationfromringtones,alarmsornotifications. BokehmodesDeveloperscannowrequestabokehpictureviatheAndroidcamera2APIs. CamerasupportinemulatorNowsupportsafullyfunctionalcameraHAL.MakingiteasierfordeveloperstotestappsusingthelatestAndroidcamera2APIs. DigitalWellbeing BedtimemodeBedtimemodequietsyourphonewhenit’stimetogotosleep.Scheduleittorunautomaticallyorwhileyourphonechargesasyourest.YourscreenswitchestoGreyscaleandyournotificationsgosilentwithDoNotDisturb. ClockThenewbedtimefeatureinClockhelpsyousetahealthysleepschedule.Trackscreentimeatnightandfallasleeptocalmingsounds.Thenwakeuptoyourfavouritesong.OrusetheSunriseAlarmthatslowlybrightensyourscreentostarttheday. Enterprise WorkprofileenhancementsGetfullprivacyfromITonyourworkprofileoncompany-owneddevices.PlusnewassetmanagementfeaturesforITtoensuresecuritywithoutvisibilityintopersonalusage. ConnectedworkandpersonalappsConnectworkandpersonalappstogetacombinedviewofyourinformationinplaceslikeyourcalendaroryourreminders. ScheduleworkprofileEasilydisconnectfromwork.WithAndroid11,youcannowsetascheduletoautomaticallyturnyourworkprofileonandoff. WorktabinmoreplacesUsetheworktabinmoreplacestoshareandtakeactionsacrossworkandpersonalprofiles.Seeworktabswhensharing,openingappsandinsettings. LocationaccessnotificationsGetanewnotificationifyourITadminhasturnedonLocationServicesonyourmanageddevice. Media DevicecontrolsEasilymanageyourconnecteddevicesallfromonespotonyourphone.3 MediacontrolsWithAndroid11,youcanquicklychangethedevicethatyourmediaplayson. AndroidAutoAndroidAutonowworkswirelessly4withdevicesrunningAndroid11. Context-awareBluetoothaeroplanemodeIfyouhaveheadphonesorhearingaidsconnectedtoyourphone,Bluetoothwillstayonifyouenableaeroplanemode. Messagingandsharing ConversationsSee,respondtoandcontrolyourconversationsacrossmultiplemessagingapps.Allinthesamespot.Choosepriorityconversationsthatwillappearonyourlockscreen. BubblesPinconversationssothattheyalwaysappearontopofotherappsandscreens.Soyoucanaccessthechatatanytimeoranywhere. SmartReplyOnPixeldevices1,repliesareintelligentlysuggestedbasedonwhat’sbeensaidintheconversation.2 Keyboardauto-fillGboardgivesyousuggestionstohelpfillinformswiththeinfothatyouusemost.Likepasswordsoryourhomeaddress. OverviewactionsOnPixeldevices1,youcaneasilycopy,saveandshareinfobetweenmanyapps. NearbyShareQuicklyandsecurelysendfiles,videos,maplocationsandmoretodevicesnearby.WorkswithAndroiddevices,ChromebooksordevicesrunningChromeBrowser. Securityandprivacy One-timepermissionsGiveone-timepermissionstoappsthatneedyourmic,cameraorlocation.Thenexttimethattheappneedsaccess,itmustaskforpermissionagain. Permissionsauto-resetIfyouhaven'tusedanappinawhile,youmaynotwantittokeepaccessingyourdata.SoAndroidwillresetpermissionsforyourunusedapps.Youcanalwaysturnpermissionsbackon. GooglePlaysystemupdatesWithAndroid11,yougetevenmoresecurityandprivacyfixessenttoyourphone,rightfromGooglePlay.Soyourdevicestaysarmedwiththemostrecentdefence. ScopedstorageAndroidlimitsbroadaccesstosharedstorageforallappsrunningAndroid11,soyourinfostaysbetterprotected. ResumeonrebootPickuprightwhereyoustarted.Appsrunimmediatelyafteranupdateisinstalled.Soyoudon’tmissanynotificationsafteryourphonehasrebooted. BlockedpermissionsIfauserdeniesanapppermissionmultipletimes,theappwillbeblockedfromrequestingthepermissionagain. SoftrestartGetGooglePlaysystemupdateswhenyourphoneisidle,withnofullrebootrequired. BackgroundlocationGetmorecontroloverLocationSharingwithappsthatarenotinuse.Soappsdon’tgetaccesstomoredatathantheyneed. Usabilityenhancements ScreenrecorderScreenrecordingisnowbuiltin,soyoudon’tneedanextraapp.Recordwithsoundfromyourmic,yourdeviceorboth. AppsuggestionsPixeldevices1nowmakeappsuggestionsbasedonyourdailyroutines.Theseappsappearonthebottomrowofyourhomescreen.Soyoucangettheappsthatyouneedwhenyouneedthem. SmartfoldersSeeintelligentsuggestionsforfoldernamesonyourPixeldevice1.Forahomescreenthatstaysorganised. CallscreeningNewAPIstohelpscreeningappsbetteridentifyspamcalls. ScheduledarkmodeSchedulewhenyouwantyourphonetoturntodarkmode.Andwhenyouwantittogobacktoastandarddisplay. Picture-in-picturePicture-in-picturewindowscanbeadjustedtofitthesizethatyouneed. 5GdetectionAPIWithnewAPIs,appsknowifyou’reona5Gconnection.Soyougetbetterperformance. HingeanglesensorsupportSoappscanbettersupportallkindsoffoldableconfigurations. EthernettetheringShareatetheredInternetconnectionwithaUSBEthernetdongle. GesturesensitivityWhenusinggesturenav,youcannowfine-tuneboth'Back'gesturesontheleftandrightedgeindependentlyofoneanother. NotificationhistoryYournotificationhistoryisnowavailableinsettings. SharesheetPintheappsthatyouusemostintheSharesheet. Close