{"id":2772,"date":"2020-05-06T20:34:52","date_gmt":"2020-05-06T20:34:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviancetechnologies.com\/blog\/?p=2772"},"modified":"2020-05-06T20:34:52","modified_gmt":"2020-05-06T20:34:52","slug":"google-announces-4th-android-11-developer-preview-pushes-beta-back-to-june","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviancetechnologies.com\/blog\/google-announces-4th-android-11-developer-preview-pushes-beta-back-to-june\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Announces 4th Android 11 Developer Preview, Pushes Beta Back to June"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Google Announces 4th Android 11 Developer Preview, Pushes Beta Back to June<\/h2>\n

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Google has been toiling to get Android 11 ready for launch this fall in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. While it still expects to hit that target, the testing phase will take a little longer than expected. Google is launching a fourth Android 11 developer preview today, and the beta is delayed until next month.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Unlike past Android tests, Google has split Android 11\u2019s preview period into the developer preview and beta. During the developer preview, you can only install the new OS via flashable images from Google\u2019s dev site. That requires a compatible Pixel phone and a computer running the Android Debug Bridge (ADB). When the beta begins, you\u2019ll be able to sign up for OTA updates that install the new OS on your Pixel. Additionally, other OEMs will be able to offer test builds of Android 11.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

So, Developer Preview 4 will go live today with another round of minor tweaks and changes geared mostly toward stabilizing the operating system. You\u2019ll be able to flash the new build on Google devices from the Pixel 2 and 2 XL all the way to the latest Pixel 4 and 4 XL. Google has not discussed any specific changes, and we wouldn\u2019t expect anything major beyond improved stability.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The time for new features will come next month, which is when Google will launch the Android 11 beta. Previously, Google planned to hold its I\/O conference in May, but it scaled that back to an online event in light of the pandemic. Now, it\u2019s scrapped even that and will just have a \u201cBeta Launch Show\u201d on June 3rd. This won\u2019t be the same wide-ranging discussion of Google technology and products you\u2019d get at I\/O. Instead, this sounds like an online version of the popular \u201cWhat\u2019s new in Android\u201d keynote that takes place at each I\/O.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n