Android 11 is coming with two surprising new futures for the Pixel phones. I noticed them instantly on my phone after the OS update. See the other new features per Android releases (not just Pixel phones):
Because I have a Google Pixel 3 phone, I get the Android updates very fast. So, for you be sure that you have this version of Android installed on your Google Pixel phone:
Now Playing Application
Android 11 on Pixel is coming Now Playing application. I was amazed that Google added an application that is listening in the background for the songs that are paying and is creating a list of them that can be browsed in the future.
Instantly I asked myself if they are also listening to what I say. And I'm sure they do this because I sometimes see ads for the products I talked about with someone. But this is another story!
So, if you listen to a melody and don't remember it, you can find it in the Now Playing app. You will be amazed at how many songs you are listening to on the radio in your car, walking in the mall, etc.
When you click on the song, you have the option to open the melodies on youtube.com. The idea is that if the piece is not on Youtube, Google will not put it on the list.
Extreme Battery Saver
I find this new feature very useful. Because now, when your battery is under 5%, you have a better way to save your energy effectively. The extreme mode will stop all the background tasks and will freeze all the applications.
You can see here that I switch to battery saver.
Now all the non essential apps are now paused and marked as blur. You have to press the application icon to unpause it for an amount of time.
When I open an app, I will get a warning message. Also, after some time, the app will be paused by default to save the battery.