Android 4.1 Jelly Bean Features and Review
Google unveils the all new Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. With the release of the Jelly Bean, Google is trying to make the Android more lean and mean OS. Now let us see the Android 4.1 review, features and more.
Android 4.1 Review, Features:
1. The all new Android 4.1 features a faster interface, supports offline voice-typing, new camera application, more advanced notifications, new voice search like Siri, Google Now and lots more.
2. The Project Butter : Project-Butter is what Google has labeled for the all new under the hood enhancements, which makes the Jelly Bean run like butter!
3. Enhanced frame rates, for a much faster and smoother interface.
4. Some buffering tweaks.
5. A better and dedicated system for rendering and syncing touch input events better.
6. Touch prediction (the Jelly Bean can predict where you will touch next on the screen).
8. All new Google Now feature lets your device to understand you better, by knowing your interests, habits and so on. And offering you desired information.
9. The Google S-Voice powered by the Knowledge Graph, is a powerful rival for the Siri.
10. Notifications are now much easier and can do much more than ever-before. Like, it expands to show you a part of your inbox. Google Now cards are also available in the notifications tray.
11. Mobile Chrome is the default browser now.
12. The Jelly Bean allows users to place/ move widgets to get the customized layout they like/ want. Also, the widgets are resizable.
13. The Google Now remembers your destination and offers to take you back to home location or to any other location you like and it even tells you how long it takes to get there.
14. Voice - typing now works even without a data connection. The text to speech setting has improved very much in the Jelly Bean.
15. Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich supported a face unlock feature. But it had drawbacks of someone using your photo to access or unlock the phone. Now, the Jelly Bean offers a new Blink Detect feature which needs the user to blink eyes to confirm that it is not still image, and is originally you!
Pros of the new Jelly Bean OS :
- Performance is silky smooth and is much much faster.
- Notifications have improved a lot and are significant enough to beat the Apple iOS notifications.
- Mobile Google Chrome is now the default browser.
- The widgets are resizable which allows the users to customize the widgets for their own convenience.
- Application update, no longer downloads the entire app again.
Cons about the Jelly Bean OS :
- The Google Now feature is a little bit limited, but it promises to get better with time.
- Google Now feature is lucidly intended for those dwelling around in the cities.
- Unfortunately, there is no built in support/ security against lost or stolen devices.
- It lacks in remote features other than just the lock or wipe features. Google needs to concentrate more on device security or finding lost/ stolen devices.
- By default, it does not offer any tablet/ device friendly apps.
Verdict: The Android 4.1 Jelly Bean is simply a beauty, offering a few but powerful and handy features. The Jelly Bean is an awesome upgrade for those who have been using the slower, less user-friendly versions.
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