Google Releases Android 11 Beta 2 for Pixel Phones
Jul. 9, 2020After releasing thefirst beta for Android 11last month followed by anincremental update,Google has today released the second betaof its operating system. The release is primarilyaimed at achieving Platform Stability.
Platform Stability milestone refers to the point when the software giant finalizes the APIs and SDKs ahead of the final stable release. The final release is expected sometime in Q3, probably on September 8.
What this means for app developers is that they can get started with making their apps ready for Android 11. According to Google’s Developers blog, the following are the top behavior changes for apps, starting with Android 11:
The company encourages developers to test compatibility for Scoped storage, Background location, Package visibility, Compressed resource files, APK Signature Scheme v2, and Heap pointer tagging, if the target SDK version is above 30.
As always, the update is available to download for Pixel devices. If you have a compatible device, you may check out the instructionsright hereto install Android 11 Beta 2 on your smartphone.
Subin writes about consumer tech, software, and security. He secretly misses the headphone jack while pretending he’s better off with the wireless freedom.
