Music Player in Quick Settings Panel: Developer Option titled “Media Resumption”
Android 11 Developer Preview 1 tested out a rather controversial move of moving the music player notification up to the Quick Settings panel, letting it rest alongside the other toggles. To accommodate the music player, the Quick Settings panel will expand from one to two rows and will display the Quick Settings toggles on one side, while the music player will take up the other side. Opening the Quick Settings panel completely by swiping down once again will move the music player to the bottom of the panel, with all the toggles right above it.
This feature was present in the build but was not readily accessible, and had to be manually enabled. With Android 11 Beta 1, this feature is now finally accessible as an option. The change is that the music player now has moved to the other side of the toggles in the collapsed view, and to the top of the toggles in the expanded view.
New Icon Shapes: Tapered Rectangle, Pebble, Vessel
Power Menu Settings for Device Controls
One of Android 11’s key features is the Controls API, which will let developers put home automation shortcuts in the power menu. In earlier previews of Android 11, there was a “Quick Controls” section underneath the row of power menu items up top while the rest of the power menu is transparent. In Android 11 Developer Preview 4, the power menu background is dark, including the power menu items up top. Furthermore, “Quick Controls” now says “Device Controls” and there’s a description text when it’s empty that says “Add controls for your connected devices”. When you add controls from a supported app, this text disappears to make room for your favorite controls.
Beta 1 brings new “Power Menu” settings, which will control the cards & passes and Controls features within the Power Menu.
