Google launched the first beta version of the Android 11 operating system on June 10, and the company was forced to cancel its developer conference this year due to the Corona virus. It also canceled the announcement of the system due to the American demonstrations, so it did not have the opportunity to show new features in The latest version of the Android system as usual.
I just posted a number of videos, as well as a post to talk about the Android 11 beta, and new features, you might now know some of the highlights in the system; Like: chat bubbles to easily manage and interact with notifications and chats, and a new playlist menu to make smart home control easier, which are definitely worth talking about, but there are some hidden features, even though they are already in the first beta of Android 11.
Here are 5 great features of the Android 11 system that Google has not announced:
1- App suggestions appear on the main screen
The Android system already puts frequently used apps on top of the app drawer, but in the Android 11 version, you can view it on the home screen as well. To enable this feature, you can follow the following steps:
• Long press on an empty part of the home screen.
• Click on “Home settings” option.
• Enable the Suggestions on Home screen option, where you will see an app suggestions row below the main icon bar.
2- Remove the 4 GB video recording limit
Before smartphones started recording 4K videos, it was difficult to accept the idea that the videos we capture with our phones can exceed the 4GB size allowed by the Android system.
But as smartphone cameras have evolved to be able to shoot 4K videos, a 15-minute video will be cut into more than one file because it's too big, as the old Android API that uses a 32-bit file system determines the maximum size Video only has 4 GB, forcing video recording apps to split longitudinal videos into separate files for regular periods.
But in Android 11 the categories of software and APIs that save media to 64-bit file systems that can handle file sizes of up to 16 terabytes have been moved. Thus, the camera app will determine the actual maximum size of the video file.
3- Hidden Recycle Bin:
If you have previously used the Google Images service, you may know that when deleting an image or video, you can retrieve it again from the Recycle Bin that you keep for only 30 days, as this feature works the same way that the Recycle Bin does on your computer. And now there is a similar feature in the Android system. The apps that use the API called (MediaStore) contain new features in Android 11 to ask you if you want to send a media file to the Recycle Bin, mark it in the basket, and set an amount of time before it is permanently deleted.
There is a system level limit of 30 days for storing deleted media, but developers can select a shorter period of time if they want to. After the specified time is reached, the media files are permanently deleted.
4- Upgrade the voice access feature to understand the screen content:
Besides adding new features, Google has also improved some existing features such as: Voice Access, which is an accessibility feature that allows you to control the phone by speaking without using your hand.
Designed for users with motor disabilities, they can simply use their voice to complete basic functions such as: opening any application, scrolling through pages, or interacting with various responsive elements on the current page by speaking the name or number specified for each of these elements to facilitate interaction.
But in the beta version of Android 11; Voice access has become more fluid, as you can go directly to a control by number without the app losing track of the rest of what it can understand. This is very similar to the voice control feature available for iOS and macOS.
5- Forcing apps to support local backup:
The Android system originally supports the feature of backing up application data and restoring it via the (BackupManager) interface that most Android devices handle through Google Play services with storing files in the cloud in the individual Google Drive accounts for users.
Each app is given 25MB space to store things such as: settings or game progress data, however many developers choose not to back up their application data, for reasons such as: Not keeping user data when unsubscribing to some applications, especially if the app deals with Sensitive data.
But there is another backup that can be created with the Android Debug Bridge (ADB), a tool that you can use when connecting your phone to a computer, which facilitates a variety of procedures, including: Creating a backup locally and saving it to your computer. But many developers didn't support it in their apps either.
While on Android 11 system; The app backup feature will work locally, but only in new apps that work with Android 11.
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