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Google will release 3rd Android 11 developer preview in May 2020. According to Google , the first beta version of Android 11 is due to be released in May 2020, and platform stability should be achieved in June. Google has released a new developer preview of Android 11. The third pre-release now brings some new features that could make it easier for programmers. The Exit Reasons API, for example, can be used to get details after an app suddenly quits. In the third preview version, Google updated the API based on user suggestions. The new ADB incremental mode should speed up the transfer of files via ADB (Android Debug Bridge). The installation of very large APK files via ADB can sometimes take a long time and thus reduce productivity.  Thanks to ADB Incremental, the transfer of files with more than 2 GB should be up to ten times faster. In the pre-release version, the new mode only works with the Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL, but after the start of Android 11, all new devices sho
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Google builds Braille keyboard for Android

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Google builds Braille keyboard for Android Instead of a complex Braille display, the touch display will now be used for inputs on Android. Ideas have been around for years.

Android manufacturer Google has introduced a Braille input for its mobile operating system, which is implemented as a special keyboard. So far, so-called braille displays with physical buttons have mostly been used for corresponding inputs. Google writes in its announcement that the use of appropriate technology is often time-consuming, especially if users only want to type something quickly on their phone.

The Braille keyboard presented for Android, on the other hand, is a virtual keyboard that lies over the display and is integrated directly into Android via the accessibility function Talkback. Google calls this a quick and, above all, convenient way of typing text. The developers hope to be able to contribute to the spread and contact with Braille by blind people and people with severe visual impairment.

Google worked with Braille developers and users to create the keyboard. The idea is simple: The keyboard shows the Braille grid of six dots used on the display and users can create the desired letters and symbols by tapping. This should be possible in all input fields. You can also use the keyboard to delete words and letters, add lines and insert texts.

Researchers had already presented ideas for this type of Braille keyboard in 2012 as an experiment for Apple's iPhone. Google has brought this idea to market maturity and is distributing the virtual Braille keyboard to all Android users from version 5.0 upwards. 

The keyboard can be activated via the accessibility functions and the company offers instructions on how to use it. So far, the keyboard only supports English, but other languages ​​will follow soon.

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