Samsung Galaxy A60 Android 11 (Android R) Update Timeline

Samsung has released the Galaxy A60 smartphone in April 2019. The device comes with a 1080×2340 pixels resolution quality with a 19.5:9 aspect ratio. In...

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Last updated on April 30, 2020

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Samsung Galaxy A60 Specifications:

Samsung Galaxy A60 sports a 6.3-inches PLS TFT LCD punch-hole camera display with a resolution of 1080×2340 pixels. It’s powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 mobile platform coupled with Adreno 612 GPU. The handset comes with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of inbuilt storage which is expandable via microSD card up to 512GB.

The Samsung Galaxy A60 runs Android 9.0 Pie based on Samsung’s One UI and is powered by a 3,500mAh battery. The Samsung Galaxy A60 includes Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, GPS, GLONASS, ANT+, NFC, Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth 5, USB Type-C port, 3G/4G dual Nano-SIM in terms of the connectivity options. While the phone includes Accelerometer, Gyro, Geomagnetic, Hall, Proximity, Virtual Light Sensing, and rear-mounted Fingerprint sensor.

In terms of the camera department, the Galaxy A60 packs a 32MP primary camera (f/1.7) + a secondary 8MP camera (f/2.2) + a third 5MP camera (f/2.2) along with an LED flash. It has PDAF, HDR, Panorama, Bokeh mode as well. While the front features a 16MP single selfie shooter with an f/2.0 aperture lens. The front camera supports face unlock as well.

Android 11 – Overview

The Android 11 Developer Preview 1 is here and Google is planning to roll out in total, 6 updates before the stable Android 11 update is pushed out for the public. You can check out the image below which depicts the time frame of when the updates will be pushed.

Going by the timeline as mentioned above, the developer previews will be rolled out till April 2020 and starting from May 2020, the compatible devices will be served with the Android 11 beta update and finally is Q3 2020, the final and stable build of Android 11 will be made available for the OEMs.

Google I/O event is going to take place at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California between May 12 and 14, 2020. It is that time, when Google will unveil it’s latest OS i.e. the Android 11 and then in September, probably will roll out the stable update. Talking about the features of the Android 11, you can check out the list of new features and enhancements it brings:

Scheduled Dark Theme
‘Conversations’ Section in Notification Shade
Built-in Screen Recorder
Pin Apps in the Share Menu
Send Images in Notification Replies
New APIs for 5G
Reverse Wireless Charging Support (Google Pixel 4a or 5)
Use Bluetooth Headphones in Airplane Mode
Scrolling screenshots
Bubble Notifications on by Default
New Back Cover Gestures (Likely Pixel-Exclusive)
Show Refresh Rate
Power Menu Toggles
Quick Access Wallet
New Permissions Options
Background Location Access Must Be Granted Manually
Auto-Block Spammy Permission Prompts
New Scoped Storage Permission
New Motion Sense Gesture (Pixel 4)
New Notification History UI
Increase Touch Sensitivity
Better Back Sensitivity
Mobile Drivers License Support
Changes to BiometricPrompt API
Improved Call Screening
Support for Punch Hole & Waterfall Displays
Disable Vibrations While Using the Camera
HDMI Low-Latency Mode
Low Latency Video Decoding
New Bluetooth Stack
Separated Quick Settings & Notification Tray
Music Player in Quick Settings
Unsupported Bluetooth Codecs Are Now Grayed Out
Suggested Apps in Home Screen Dock

Android 11 for Samsung Galaxy A60

Since Samsung is quite busy in rolling out the One UI 2.0 (Android 10) update for the devices and there are quite a few devices waiting in line. So, it seems unlikely that the Android 11 update announcement will be made anytime soon. It is expected that the update will be made available for the Samsung Galaxy A60 users only the next year after the stable Android 11 update comes out for the Google Pixel devices. We will keep you in the loop once we have more information in this regard.

Samsung Galaxy A60 Android 11 (Android R) Update Timeline

Samsung Galaxy A60 Specifications:

Android 11 – Overview

Android 11 for Samsung Galaxy A60

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