Android 11's Device Drop Monitor app surveys you after your phone falls down

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Android 11 Beta 2 landed a few days ago, but we keep finding new things to share. Mishaal Rahman reports on Twitter that the latest version of the OS comes with a new pre-installed app called Device Drop Monitor. It's supposed to recognize when you drop your phone and records the duration and acceleration using your handset's sensors.

Rahman reports that once you've recovered your (hopefully still fully intact) device after the drop, the app gives you a survey, asking from which height the phone fell, what kind of material it landed on (concrete, asphalt, hardwood, carpet, tile, and more), and if there's a case.

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