Android 11 Beta (Developer Preview) Update Available on 13 Devices From 7 Vendors

Every year for more than a decade, Google rolls out a new Android version at the Google I/O event followed by an official roll out later that year. This year, the upcoming Android 11 (formerly known as Android R), was about to launch at Google I/O 2020 event that was canceled due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. But the version was officially released with four developer previews followed by two beta candidates released at the time of writing this.

According to Google’s timeline, its first Android 11 Developer Preview 1 arrived in February 2020 and it was available for all Google Pixel lineup including Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL, Pixel 3, Pixel 3 XL, Pixel 3a, Pixel 3a XL, Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL.

Last month, Google rolled out the first beta candidates for Android 11 that were made available across all Pixel devices. This time around, non-Google smartphone manufacturers joined the wagon rolling out Android 11 Beta to a handful of devices. To be specific, 13 smartphones across 7 vendors have already intercepted Android 11 Beta 1 and will be a part of further beta updates.

OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro were the first non-Google phones to intercept the beta upgrade followed by Oppo Find X2 and Find X2 Pro among others. Here’s the list of non-Google smartphones that are part of the Android 11 Beta testing phase.

Vivo iQOO 3 4G

On June 12, VIvo iQOO 3 4G and 5G intercepted the Android 11 China beta developer preview bearing version number PD1955F_EX_A_20.06.11. According to the company, it will be upgrading the beta version in July 2020 and once the Android 11 officially releases, it will roll out a stable version.

• Download iQOO 3 4G Android 11 Beta DP ROM (China): Click here
• Rollback to Android 10 China Stable ROM: Click here

Update as of August 8: After successfully plugging in Android 11 Beta 1 DP in Vivo iQOO 3 4G with iQOO UI, the Chinese smartphone manufacturer has released the Android 11 Beta 2 carrying software version number PD1955_A_20.07.275. Although it doesn’t bring a lot of changes in the UI, it does fix a few issues with power percentage display as per the changelog. Here are the links to get around it. This update is for China so others will have to wait until the new OS rolls out either as beta or stable in their respective regions.