Everything You Need To Know About Android 11

Android 11, the latest version of Android, has finally arrived. It has been built with a focus on three themes a People-centric approach to communication, Controls to let users quickly get to and control all of their smart devices, and Privacy to give users more ways to control how data on devices is shared.

Speaking of devices that will receive the update, the Pixels aren't the only phones getting Android 11 right away.

According to a blog post published on September 8th, 2020 by Google to officially announce the availability of Android 11, “Android 11 will begin rolling out today on select Pixel, OnePlus, Xiaomi, OPPO and realme phones, with more partners launching and upgrading devices over the coming months.”

To find out if the software update is available to your supported phone, go to Settings and select System, followed by Advanced and then System Update. You’ll be able to see if your phone is up-to-date or ready to receive Android 11.

Conversation Notifications and Chat Bubbles

Android 11 offers better ways to communicate with the people in your life with Conversation Notifications and Chat Bubbles.

With Android 11, Google has introduced Conversation Notifications that appear in a dedicated section at the top of the notification shade, with a people-forward design and conversation specific actions, such as opening the conversation as a bubble, creating a conversation shortcut on the home screen, or setting a reminder. It can be said that Conversation Notifications offer instant access to all active conversations in one spot, eliminating the need to switch back and forth between multiple messaging apps to view and reply to the incoming messages.