Android 11 beta has a launch date — here's when it's coming

Android 11 beta has a launch date — hither's when it's coming

(Epitome credit: Google)

On Earth two correct now, nosotros'd be less than a calendar week away from this twelvemonth'southward Google I/O conference, where we would about certainly get our first extended await at Android 11. Back hither on the real Earth, Google I/O may take been cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak, but we're going to become our Android eleven preview very soon.

Google plans an online look at Android eleven next month, co-ordinate to info posted on the Android developer website. Spotted by Android Constabulary, the teaser announcement promises an hour-long session going over the changes slated for Android's next big update. The Android xi preview will take identify June three at xi a.m. EDT/eight a.k PDT.

Best Android apps
Pixel 4a rumors: All we know about Google'due south next phone
Plus: Xiaomi could trounce iPhone 12, Note 20 with this quantum

While the session will almost certainly exist geared toward developers — Google is fifty-fifty soliciting questions from Android app makers via Twitter using the #AskAndroid hash tag — we'd expect the Android 11 preview to exist a lot like the on-stage demos for Android updates that highlight each year's Google I/O consequence. Those previews certainly focus on developer tools, just at that place's besides plenty of talk about user-facing features coming to Android later on in the yr.

Even with the coronavirus outbreak wiping Google I/O off the agenda, the company appears to exist on track with its Android 11 schedule. Google has already released three developer previews of the Android update since February, with the latest one appearing at the end of April. Those previews are pretty developer-focused, but they've given us some sense of features coming to Android eleven, including messaging improvements, more refined permissions and other nether-the-hood improvements.

The developer previews are really intended for app makers to get their hands on the Android 11 update so that they tin can go a caput first updating apps to take advantage of the new features and spot any bug early in the development process. The preview nosotros'll see in June is likely to exist a more user-facing version of Android eleven, with a beta expected to become bachelor around the same time as the June 3 consequence. That beta won't be for everyone, but in recent years, Google has made Android betas available to more devices beyond just its Pixel phones.

We'll keep to stay on top of all the Android 11 news and what features y'all can expect for your Android telephone when the final version of the update comes out toward the end of summer.

Philip Michaels is a senior editor at Tom's Guide. He has strong opinions about Apple, the Oakland Athletics and old movies. Follow him at @PhilipMichaels.