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WHOOPs! Unreleased Android 11 beta is showing up on some Pixel phones.
July 26, 2025
Update:XDA‘s Mishaal Rahman has been tweeting out a handful of new features in the Android 11 beta. We’ll list them below.
Three new icon shapes:
Revamped power menu and settings:
New media controls in the quick settings (called “media resumption”):
New options to control app suggestions in the Pixel Launcher:
New submenu for bubble notifications:
Original article:We expected the first Android 11 beta tolaunch officially on Wednesday. However, Googlepostponed the event over the weekend. Although it didn’t say as much, it’s very likely the date change is due to the ongoing protests around the United States related to the death of George Floyd. Since Google did not issue a new date, we are currently in the dark as to when the first beta of Android 11 will actually land.
However,Mishaal RahmanofXDA Developersposted to Twitter today saying that he’s heard from two tipsters that the Android 11 beta is already trickling out. Both tipsters apparently ownGoogle Pixel 4 XLsmartphones and saw an OTA update. In other words, these aren’t manual downloads they found online — the only realistic explanation is that Google pushed them out.
Check out the OTA notification for Android 11 beta below.
Unfortunately, there’s no changelog attached to this so we can’t see what differences there might be fromthe fourth Android 11 developer previewand the new Android 11 beta. However, these two users will presumably follow through with the update, and changes could be forthcoming. We’ll keep an eye on Twitter.
In the grand scheme of things, this isn’t too big of a deal. Google will very likely launch the Android 11 beta program soon — just not on Wednesday. Still, without a firm release date, it’s anyone’s guess as to when we might actually see it land officially.
We reached out to Google for a comment on what’s happening here, but we didn’t hear back before publishing. We will update this article should the company deliver us a statement.
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