
These temporary permissions are revoked as soon as you’ve closed the app. When apps request these on Android 11, you’ll have the option to deny, grant, or grant only that one time. Google continues to clamp down on apps accessing your data in Android 11, perhaps most visibly with the addition of temporary permissions for microphone, camera, and location.

Android attempts to select devices you’ll want access to, but you can edit them manually. Below that, you’ve got smart home devices, which are controlled via the Home app. For Google Pay, just make sure you’ve got some cards set up in the app, and then you can switch between them on the power screen. A long-press will bring up a screen with both Google Pay and smart home functionality. The power button is for more than turning your phone off in Android 11. You can enable bubbles by tapping the notification button, or go into the notification settings for any app you want to bubble and flip the feature on.
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The other change to messaging is Bubbles, which allow you to turn the notifications into Chat Head-style floating icons. Android 11 is bringing with it a range of exclusive features for some devices (Image: GOOGLE) Google has released its highly-anticipated Android 11 update, with the major OS upgrade hitting. You can also long-press on messaging notifications to mark the conversation as priority, so you can find them more easily in the future.

All your apps that identify as conversations (e.g., Google Messages, Telegram, WhatsApp) will appear in a new section at the top of the notification list. For one, there’s a new class of notifications specifically for conversations.

There are a couple of new ways to message in Android 11.
