Google to launch Android 11 beta in an online event on June 3, check what's new

Google on Wednesday, May 6 said it will for first time hold an online event to launch Beta version of Android 11, tech giant's latest mobile phone operating system. online event is scheduled for June 3, 11 am Eastern Time (ET), and will be hosted by Dave Burke, VP Engineering, Android.

Google has been launching Androids at Shoreline Amphiatre for Google I/O, its annual developer conference, but this year is an exception given current pandemic crisis that has confined almost half world's population inside ir homes. 

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billion-dollar internet firm on Wednesday anunced an update in ir release timeline of Android 11. Google unveiled fourth Developer Preview on May 6 and moved Beta 1 launch to June 3.

fourth developer preview is for testing and feedback for app developers, while Beta 1 will have final SDK and NDK APIs and will open up Google Play publishing for apps targeting Android 11, Burke said in Android Developers Blog post. launch of Beta 2 and 3 have been moved to July and August. 

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What's new

According to reports, new Android 11 will let people grant temporary access to location, microphone, and camera data through one-time permission. Unlike previous versions, apps will have access to users' personal data only till time it is being used. Android 11 will also improve consistency of call-screening apps, that help in detecting spam calls or robocalls. 

Users can insert ims and or rich media content into quick replies in Android 11. To support this feature, apps need to d information to RemoteInput tifications specifying which MIME s y can handle. Android 11 also provides several improvements to biometric auntication to help users control level of security for app's data. 

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