Android Discussion

Abhi

One Plus 8 Series will get the Android 11 Developer Preview. If I read correctly, they are the only phone apart from the Pixel series which get Android 11 right now.

admin

More brands will receive Android 11 update. Read on a local blog.

Abhi

Android 11 beta 2 is now available

Today we’re pushing out the second Beta of Android 11 for you to try. This release takes us to the Platform Stability milestone, which means that Android 11’s APIs and behaviors are finalized. For developers, it’s time to get started on your final compatibility updates and publish them in time for the official release later in Q3.

Jason

Sadly it will reach Google Phones first and for other phones we don't know when right?

phenomlab

Jason Sadly it will reach Google Phones first and for other phones we don't know when right?

Much of this depends on both the vendor and the carrier you are using. Additionally, most carriers rarely ship beta firmware.

Abhi

Pixel phones first. Beta 1 reached OnePlus phones too.

A lot of vendors are supporting beta version these days ( most of them Chinese ).

Jason

I think vendors who use Stock Android have an upper hand than vendors who modify it and give poor updates to users.

phenomlab

Jason or even worse, root their handset with modified ROM - and by definition, leaving the kernel fully exposed to exploit

Abhi

phenomlab or even worse, root their handset

Are you against rooting ?

Jason

I am okay with rooting if there is no more updates and the phone won't be connected to internet much. Because we don't know what is included or deleted in Custom ROM fully.

phenomlab

Jason doesn't that negate the point of a phone by not connecting it to them internet ? Taking this route makes your smart phone a dumb phone rooted or not.

admin

Google is offering free Koltin course. The message is clear. App developers, now is the chance. Embrace Kotlin before it is too late.

Abhi

Google says " No Android 11 for new phones which does not have a minimum of 2GB RAM ". Android Go will be the recommended software for such devices.

Abhi

I read somewhere that Adobe is shutting down PhoneGap and Apache Cordova. As far as I can remember, these are big players in the hybrid app industry.

Abhi

So it is the PWA

Since the project’s beginning in 2008, the market has evolved and Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) now bring the power of native apps to web applications.

What changes will happen ?

Today, we are announcing the end of development for PhoneGap and PhoneGap Build and the end of our investment in Apache Cordova. The PhoneGap Build service will be discontinued on October 1, 2020.

What next ?

Apache Cordova, the open source fork of the PhoneGap project will continue to exist and offers a great pathway for most developers.

A lot of developers use PhoneGap as it is very famous.

Abhi

It is now easier to develop apps for Android Auto

We currently have over 3,000 apps in Google Play whose in-car experiences have been purpose-built for driving.

For the past year, we have been on a journey to allow app developers to design, develop, test and publish media apps directly on Google Play in the car. We are happy to share that this is now possible.

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admin

Android TV now supports Instant Apps feature.

Abhi

Sleep will come naturally to you from on. Let Android help you

I prefer putting the whole thing into silent mode. But this one is innovative too.

Abhi

Talking about 5G in Android, Google suggest to make use of the improved bandwidth on UX by replacing images with videos ( AR centric ), prefetch content than let it buffer, give importance to streaming, assume that all those bandwidth heavy games and activities can be done outdoor too.

Google says

We’ve been hard at work building in support for 5G on Android, and have been working with 5G carriers starting with Verizon and AT&T in the U.S., as well as others in Europe and Asia to provide necessary Android features for app developers looking to build 5G experiences.

Google has a dedicated 5G page for Android where you can find official documentation and resources.