Quick hits: June 2020

Google launches the next Android 11 developer

On March, 18, Google announced the second developer preview of Android 11. Just like the first preview, this one is only meant for developers and isn’t available as an over-the-air update. Instead, developers have to manually download and flash their supported devices, which are currently limited to Pixel 2, 3, 3a or 4. The second release doesn’t feature any revolutionary new features, as it mostly continues the work left with the Preview 1. These are new APIs and other developer features. New features in the second preview include a 5G state API, to see if a user is currently on a 5G network. As an example, developers can activate experiences that necessitate a 5G network. There is better functioning support for foldable devices with a new API. It can read data from a hinge-angle sensor. Apps can adapt to the angle

Google: Android go and camera go application for budget phones

Google took a step in the right direction for those who operate on a budget. Android Go, a lightweight mobile operating system designed for less-powerful phones, has been installed on more than 100 million devices. This news recently happened on March 19, stated by Google. In addition to its new milestone, Google introduced its new Camera Go app.

Camera Go is simply Google’s attempt to ease the processing burden often carried by sluggish and memory-intensive camera apps.

Companies like GM and Tesla to make ventilators as coronavirus causes a shortage

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that U.S. automakers Ford Motor Co, General Motors Co, and Tesla Inc are given the green light to produce ventilators as result of the hinge. New APIs for screening robocalls and support for variable refresh rates. Android 11 includes a new “hard swish-op” function that enables faster and more accurate training for on-device models. Developers who use neural networks in their apps, this is a necessity. When an Android 11 device reboots after an overnight over-the-air update, it does what is called “resume on boot”, which immediately accesses the Credential Encrypted storage. You’ll start receiving messages right away. In current versions, the phone would mostly lie dormant until you logged in with your credentials. It’s still early in the building stages, but you can start to see how it’s enabling new experiences in this release. You can expect to hear more about user-facing updates in some of the next releases.