Published 17:20 IST, September 21st 2020
Android 11 release date in India: Google Pixel users in India to get Android 11
After a week's delay from the official launch of Android 11 by Google, the tech giant has finally released the update for Indian Google Pixel users. Read on.
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The eleventh biggest release and the 18th version of the Android operating system is Android 11 as the alphabetical release names that were always based on deserts were not used from Android 10. The company then decided that the name for the next OS should be Android 11. It was released on September 8, 2020. This latest release introduced "conversations" notifications that are designed for chat and message. Pop-up overlays are also shown for the apps that support this feature.
Android 11 Release Date in India, Features, and More Details
Google finally decided to make Android 11 update available to the Google Pixel users in India on September 18. Android 11 was released for all of the Pixel phones last week which were compatible with this update, except for Indian users. Google announced on the forums that Android 11 has begun rolling out for Pixel phone users in India. The compatible phones are Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL, Pixel 3, Pixel 3 XL, Pixel 3a, Pixel 3a XL, Pixel 4, Pixel 4 XL, and Pixel 4a.
Google's OTA update image page previously had mentioned "all carriers except IN" which confirmed that this update will not be available for Indian users on September 11. It took a week but now Google has also removed the "all carriers except IN" from its OTA update page. Users can check manually from System > Advanced > System update to see if their phone has received the Android 11 update or not.
Android 11 Features
- Mute notifications during recording
- Improved touch sensitivity
- Native screen recording
- Scrolling screenshots
- Back gesture tweaking
- Improved support for curved displays
- AirPlane mode won’t turn off Bluetooth
- Share menu App pinning
- Improved notification shade conversations
- Chat bubbles
- Dark mode scheduling
- One time permissions
- Scoped storage
- Better handling of older notifications
- Project mainline enhancements
- Reverse charging
- Motion controls for certain phones
Android 11 Release Date for Samsung
Samsung is currently working on releasing its One UI 3.0 with Android 11 since the One UI 2.5 will be released with Android 10. There is no official announcement made by Samsung as to which of its devices will get Android 11 and the date for it either. Below mentioned are the devices that currently have an Android 11 build on the stable Android branch available.
- Samsung Galaxy S20 (x1s/x1q) — Added on 09/15/2020
- Samsung Galaxy S20+ (y2s/y2q) — Added on 09/15/2020
- Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra (z3s/z3q) — Added on 09/15/2020
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Updated 17:20 IST, September 21st 2020