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Hot take: I don't like Android 11. Here's why.
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Firstly, I don't need music controls integrated within the notification shade. They were always accessible within 1 swipe anyway and now I've lost a row of toggles in the notification panel (even when music isn't playing).
At least let me have 9 toggles when no music is playing.
At least let me have 9 toggles when no music is playing.
The updated notification system, along with all of the different categories is harder to get my head around. I find myself having to sift through notifications more now than I ever have before. And I don't want to have to manually setup categories so it works how I want it to.
The removal of overscan (being able to hide the navigation bar via ADB) essentially ruins any ability to use a third party launcher with gestures.
And more than that, even using standard three button navigation (with or without a third party launcher) feels jankier compared to stock gestural navigation (i.e. the animations aren't as smooth).
There's still a black or white bar behind the navigation pill in most third party apps (see below). Though this was the same in Android 10. Just don't know why this hasn't been addressed yet.
I've never liked Chat Bubbles (always turned them off with Facebook Messenger), so this is not a feature I enjoy or use.
Whilst it might be more convenient to have smart home controls visible in the power menu, it now just looks way more chaotic and makes actually turning off the phone (which is what I use this menu for 99% of the time) a more confusing task.
The only features that are actually an upgrade are improved privacy, the share sheet (which was already pretty solid in Android 10), and choosing which apps open which links (which is just a fix from a dodgy upgrade in Android 10).
Side note: why can we still not remove the At A Glance or Google Search widgets from the Pixel Launcher home screen?
Anyway, all that to say, the Android 11 upgrade isn't worth the effort (for me).
I enjoy using my rooted Pixel 4 XL more with @lawnchairapp set as the default launcher, then I do using Android 11 with the stock pixel launcher.
Okay, rant over. Thanks for coming to my ted talk.
I enjoy using my rooted Pixel 4 XL more with @lawnchairapp set as the default launcher, then I do using Android 11 with the stock pixel launcher.
Okay, rant over. Thanks for coming to my ted talk.
