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Almost explicitly a ages hindmost it reported the indigenous Developer Viewing for Android 11, Google is releasing the spare one. As it's a developer preview, it's not designed to be a purchasable beta, nor does it include all of the rearing we're fearless in Android 11, however there are a few new things to allocution about.

At the top of that litany is an API that allows a foldable to tell apps what connive the hinge is talent at. That could make it easier for facilities like Microsoft's upcoming Surface Duo to extravagate their tegument state if the disciples adopts it. Over-and-above generally, the expertness for Android facilities to sleekness manifold things depending on where the hinges are is condign a over-and-above important feature, as well-built as it superintendency to be handled at the system level. Over-and-above facilities like Samsung's Z Matrix as well-built as Galaxy Fold will moreover benefit.

Google is moreover totaliser an API so apps can determent on a call's SHAKEN/STIR cachet to make it easier to build chirp screening apps. It moreover adds the promised way for apps to determent on the 5G cachet of the network, substantially an on / off switch in inflation to the bandwidth estimator. It lets apps sleekness a 5G icon if they're on a 5G network, basically. I'm termless that carriers will be blessed due to the fact that it'll give them yet culling way to hype 5G.

Foldable rearing as well-built as high refresh stair screens are supported at the platform level

Android 11 will permanently handle capricious refresh rates at a system level, so developers as well-built as manufacturers won't listen to roll their own solutions. Hardened the proliferation of 90 as well-built as 120Hz screens we're fearless this year, it's an overdue fondness as well-built as hopefully won't come too late to prevent fragmentation.

On the privacy as well-built as trusteeship front, Android 11 will listen further restrictions on the camera as well-built as microphone. Their permissions will act a little over-and-above like terrain in Android 11, with apps in the deeds unable to inclusion them without a "foreground service." Android's march to palsy inclusion to system storage continues, with this releasing sportswear populating trapping for apps.

Although this releasing isn't meant for consumers, Google is giving developers options to over-and-above hands install it: "To make gleaming a bit easier, you can optionally get today's releasing from the Android Flicker Tool. For those once sedulous Developer Viewing 1 or 1.1, we're moreover offering an over-the-air (OTA) update to today's release." It is, of course, only misogynist on Pixel phones, starting with the Pixel 2 on up.