Saturday 14 July 2012

New OS: Android 4.1

By Samuel Smith


The revolutionary Android 4.1 Jelly Bean operating system has officially on the market on the very first units to have the hottest launch of the mobile system, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus HSPA , or Evolved High-Speed Packet Access..

Upcoming just a couple of weeks after its great splash in late June at Google's I/O Developer's Conference, the rollout of the modern mobiles with the most recent Android launch along with its extensive new features was reported in a Google post selling the development.

Owners of aged Galaxy Nexus HSPA gadgets that are managing past versions of Android will soon acquire emails to their gadgets advising them that this updated code is obtainable for save plus setup, based on the blog post.

Buyers of some other Android styles of handsets may even before long acquire reports of accessible updates because they continue to be rolled out, in line with Google . "Up up coming for Jelly Bean: all Galaxy Nexus, Nexus S, Motorola Xoom and, of course, Nexus 7, that may deliver with Jelly Bean later on this month," the site post announced.

Android 4.1 Jelly Bean features a new experience that is certainly paying homage to Apple's Siri voice-activated search, that permits consumers to talk voice commands to the unit as an alternative to keying in into the keyboard. Moreover beginner to Android 4.1 is Google Now, which may allow users using the information and facts they need quickly, in accordance with Google . "Google Now tells you today's weather conditions before you start off your mood, how much traffic should be expected before you leave for work or perhaps your most loved team's rating as they are actively playing. There's really no searching required: Cards show up at the moment you have them most," according to Google.

Changes to Jelly Bean include improved performance, integrated search functionality, a far more functional technique to organize application icons on the desktop, voice typing that can be achieved offline also as an improved notices user interface that allows end users respond to calendar reminders, emails and also texts without having to open most of those apps, in accordance with previous eWEEK reviews.

The revolutionary Galaxy Nexus HSPA phones are now for sale for $349 in the Google Play store, with distribution days of one to two days, in accordance with the site.

Within the phone operating system marketplace, Google is at a competitive battle with Apple and its iOS system, which powers both iPhone and the iPad. Whilst Google is building advancements to Android, Apple is ramping up for the discharge of iOS 6, which not merely gives hundreds of latest features, nevertheless may even offer up its own maps application, which will change Google Maps.

The two businesses have plenty to combat for in the forthcoming months. A May report discovered that iOS and Android OS with each other regulate about 82 percent of the mobile phone market place in the first quarter of 2012. Although Google has managed its marketing share with lots of distinctive products, Apple is holding steady with just its very own systems.




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