Android 11 unprecedented new features aimed at improving user experience doesn’t seem to have an ending in sight with users having the choice to test the Beta versions on their smartphones.
But, one of the new features that seems to have caught the eye is a hidden recycle bin to let users move photos and videos to trash instead of deleting them completely from their device.
The new experience will come from an upgraded storage access mechanism that gives users the ability to recover a particular file at a later stage within a 30-day period.
After the stipulated window elapses or you mistakenly hit delete
However, the files that are trashed will be hidden by default and will not be accessible to users in a way like how the Recycle Bin on a desktop provides access to deleted files.
Getting juicy!
How the Android 11 Recycle Bin works
A file that has been trashed will be deleted automatically by the operating system after 30 days,
explains Android Product Manager Roxanna Aliabadi in a video posted on the Android Developers YouTube channel.
“Trash files can be untrashed at any time before its expiration by an app that has added access to it or with user consent,” she said.
Before now, users have had to use third party apps to access nd possibly bring back entirely deleted files on their Android devices.
Google though seems to have put that into consideration and provided a hidden recycle bin which would house all trashed files but won’t be readily accessible/visible to users
However, apps that will have user consent and include edit access to trashed files will display them from the hidden recycle bin.
The new experience will be provided through an updated MediaStore API. Developers using this app will be able to enable the trash option on their apps.
This comes after initial on XDA Developers, app developer Yuriy Mysochenko
provided a glimpse at the new feature in February.
Mysochencko shares the feature in February. Source: 9to5google
Mysochenko used the first Android 11 Developer Preview that had the new MediaStore API with trash request support.
The developer reportedly posted a screenshot that shows a sample app with a ‘Move to trash’ option instead of a Delete button. The screenshot shows that the photo selected for trash will be deleted after seven days.
However, as per the explanation provided by Aliabadi in the fresh video, the deletion period is set to 30 days. This suggests that Google may have widened the window recently to give users additional time to recover their trash files.
Will this be Stable Enough?
Android 11 will also include an option to mark files as “favourite” to give them a special status, not just on the default gallery app but across other media apps.
Developers will be able to use a createRequest method to list photos and videos that are marked favourite first.
No doubt, Google has put lots of thinking into consideration to come up with this.
Also with the widely accepted notion, the Android operating system is largely prone to attacks and malware exposure, Google might be doing its bit to reduce high dependency on these sort of applications.
Google also has stated it won’t allow developers to modify any media files stored on an Android 11 without requiring a user consent. Similar would be the case with allowing trashing and favouriting of files through any third-party media app.
Furthermore, the new Android release will include an upgraded Scoped Storage enforcement, a new version of what was introduced first on Android 10 last year, to provide newer storage access experiences for apps.
The Android 11 Beta versions have been made available for pixel smartphones in the last week and no doubt, they’ll be taking everything into notice before announcing to the entire public.
Originally Posted On NaijaTechGuy
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