Android 11 Developer Preview 3 is out today, and it’s available for download for Pixel 2 and later smartphones. This is the final developer preview build in Google’s roadmap — up next are beta releases and the stable version of Android 11 should be ready this fall. Google’s announcement is primarily focused on new features […]
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Magisk Canary build lets you root devices running Android 11 DeveloperPreview
Android 11 isn’t set to ship until later this year, but Google has been releasing developer preview builds since February. And now you can root them using the latest pre-release build of Magisk. Magisk is one of the most popular tools for rooting Android phones and gaining access to files and settings that would otherwise […]
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Google may require seamless updates for all phones that ship with Android 11
Google brought support for seamless updates to Android phones in 2016. In a nutshell this means that operating system updates can be downloaded and installed in the background, allowing you to update with relatively quick and simple reboot — and if anything goes wrong, your phone will just revert to the only version of the […]
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Lilbits 385: Laptops big and small
A few days ago we reported that a Dell XPS 17 laptop was likely on the way. Now we know what it’ll probably look like, thanks to an image spotted on Dell’s website. Meanwhile One Netbook continues to leak tidbits of information about the company’s upcoming mini-laptop designed for gaming. This time we have a […]
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What’s new in Android 11 DP2?
The next version of Android is due out this fall, but you can take the latest developer preview build for a spin starting today — assuming you have a Google Pixel 2 or later smartphone or don’t mind using an emulator. Android 11 Developer Preview 2 is really designed for developers who want to make […]
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What’s new in the Android 11 Developer Preview?
With little fanfare, Google has dropped the first developer preview of Android 11. The release comes about three months ahead of the company’s annual Google IO developer conference, and gives us our first look at the next version of the operating system that powers most of the world’s smartphones. Google says Android 11 includes “behavior […]