Android Jelly Bean has been officially announced by Google, according to
Google’s 4.1 nomenclature Jelly Bean is not a major Android update and could be
considered a delta update.
By and large, Android Jelly Bean is Ice Cream Sandwich. Just … nicer. And smoother. And with a few additions that make it worth yearning for. Some of the noted features in the updated mobile OS are -
With the latest version of OS, now with Android Jelly Bean, you can have a number of offline features such as the new YouTube app which downloads and stores videos when the user is on Wi-Fi. Even the maps app, gets a long overdue offline element. Users now have the ability to download maps and use them without a cellular or a Wi-Fi connection.
Google has finally released a much better version of Voice Dictation, especially with the Indian accent and in fact to a certain degree Google’s Voice dictation works better. Google improved the Voice recognition capabilities of Android with it now understanding natural speech. Along with this Google has added the recently released Google Search Knowledge Graph, which now acts more like an Answer based engine.
Google Now accesses the users search, location and calendar and delivers personalized content to provide preemptive information that the user might need. It could be an early reminder for a meeting if the traffic on the road is heavy or simple suggestions for restaurants during lunch hour depending on the user’s preferences judged from search results or check-ins.
Voice search now acts as an extension of Now, but it does so with hugely mixed results.
Google started the Jelly Bean announcement with Project Butter, which basically hinted at making the Android user experience buttery smooth. To begin things, Google has stabilized the system-wide frame refresh rate to a nice 60 frames per second, which will definitely speed up the UI. Additionally, tricks like triple buffering of animations via VSync should help matters more. Google will also ramp up the CPU clock speed when the touch interaction is started, to enable the buttery smooth experience.
By and large, Android Jelly Bean is Ice Cream Sandwich. Just … nicer. And smoother. And with a few additions that make it worth yearning for. Some of the noted features in the updated mobile OS are -
With the latest version of OS, now with Android Jelly Bean, you can have a number of offline features such as the new YouTube app which downloads and stores videos when the user is on Wi-Fi. Even the maps app, gets a long overdue offline element. Users now have the ability to download maps and use them without a cellular or a Wi-Fi connection.
Google has finally released a much better version of Voice Dictation, especially with the Indian accent and in fact to a certain degree Google’s Voice dictation works better. Google improved the Voice recognition capabilities of Android with it now understanding natural speech. Along with this Google has added the recently released Google Search Knowledge Graph, which now acts more like an Answer based engine.
Google Now accesses the users search, location and calendar and delivers personalized content to provide preemptive information that the user might need. It could be an early reminder for a meeting if the traffic on the road is heavy or simple suggestions for restaurants during lunch hour depending on the user’s preferences judged from search results or check-ins.
Voice search now acts as an extension of Now, but it does so with hugely mixed results.
Google started the Jelly Bean announcement with Project Butter, which basically hinted at making the Android user experience buttery smooth. To begin things, Google has stabilized the system-wide frame refresh rate to a nice 60 frames per second, which will definitely speed up the UI. Additionally, tricks like triple buffering of animations via VSync should help matters more. Google will also ramp up the CPU clock speed when the touch interaction is started, to enable the buttery smooth experience.
