5 Ways to Get More Out of Android 11
The current version of Google’s mobile operating system includes several features that can make life easier and a bit more whimsical.
Google’s Android 11 operating system includes the usual smartphone controls for things like customizing your Quick Settings icons and Google Assistant voice, as well as features like Guest Users and the new Power Menu.Credit.Google
June 2, 2021, 9:00 a.m. ET
Last week’s Tech Tip column collected several iOS 14 tips for iPhone users, and many phones running Google’s Android 11 operating system have similar controls like the ability to customize the Quick Settings box or change the assistant’s synthetic voice. And once you start poking around in Android 11, you’ll find plenty of other useful features.
Silicon Valleyâs Meh Middle
We miss out when we ignore the companies that are neither clear winners nor flat-out disasters.
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The Silicon Valley myth doesnât leave much room for companies that are neither raging successes nor spectacular flameouts. But to fully understand the tech industry and ensure that its goals donât go off the rails, we need to talk more about the companies that are in the meh middle.
You probably know the myth Iâm referring to. There are wild stories of companies that started from almost nothing and grew up to become Apple, Facebook or Uber. Then there are the horror stories of start-ups that burned bright and spectacularly flopped like the first iteration of the office rental start-up WeWork and the blood testing company Theranos.
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