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Android 11 Developer Preview 2: What are Top New Features?

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Android 11 Developer Preview 2: What are Top New Features?

Everything to know about Android 11 Developers Preview 2 with top updated features of Android 11 for the developers community to plan the app updates.

Understanding the new Android 11 features for the developers

Improved Messaging Services

Android 11’s new features have three core updates that will play an important role in enhancing your messaging experience. There will be chat bubbles that will hide the present conversation with the little bubbles on the side of your screen. In order to go to the specific conversation, you just have to tap on the bubbles.

The Bubbles API is for all messaging apps, and Android is encouraging all the Android developers to adopt it. There is a dedicated section for all your messaging notifications that will offer you real-time and instant access to all the conversations.

The Android 11 features will make it possible for your message to stand out from other notifications. Moreover, you can send images directly to the conversation from the notification shade itself.

In-built screen recorder

For the past few Android releases, the developers and the users have been patiently waiting for the in-built screen recorder feature. Android 11’s new feature has the answer to this. In the Developer Preview 2, there is an added screen recorder which has polished UI and toggles. These features can be used for recording audio in high quality.

During the early Android 10 builds, we saw the traces of an in-built screen recorder, but it is nowhere near to the finesse that Android 11 DP 2 has to offer. With Android 11, it looks as if Google is all set to ship this feature for the masses and make Android 11 even grander and user friendly.

5G connectivity compatibility

Android 11 new features has an added 5G state API, which enables the developers to check if the user is on a 5G new radio network or a non-standalone network.  The 5G state API will let you highlight your 5G’s experience or the branding whenever the new user is connected.

Android 11 has a vital ‘Dynamic Meterdness API’ that ensures that the process of 5G connectivity to your app is smooth. The Dynamic Meterdness API will enable your Android 11 powered phone to take full advantage of the 5G technology.

The API will detect if you are connected to the 5G signal, empowering you to enjoy high-quality graphics and videos. 5G technology has immense potential, which can be used to serve the end-user, and the API will play an essential role in ensuring that the user uses the technology to full advantage.

Improved call screening

Google has added a new feature in Android 11 that will help the end-users to manage robocalls. The new API will support the call screening apps to be much more vigilant towards prank calls. The apps will verify the in-coming calls and can automatically report a call rejection reason.

Improved call screening as a part of Android 11’s new features will customize the post-call screen. It will let the users perform actions such as spamming or blocking the contacts so that the prank callers will not disturb in the future.

Scoped Storage updates

With a view of increasing the security, in Android 11’s new features, the mobile apps will have access to only certain parts in your mobile phone filesystem. This is a massive change done by Google and is among the most talked about aspect in the developers’ community as of now.

Foreground services for camera and microphones

foregroundServiceType was introduced in Android 10 with a view to ensure more accountability for specific use-cases. Now as per the Android 11 developer preview 2, the services will have two more added types for ‘camera’ and ‘microphones’. Therefore, adding the value will be required if you wish to access the camera or the microphone from foreground service.



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