Android 4.1 Aka Jelly Bean Finally Unveiled

Thursday, June 28, 2012:  The highlight of the update is Project Butter, which basically improves performance and response time.

Time to make the Android 4.1 leap! Till now many Android users were eagerly waiting for their device to get their dose of Ice Cream Sandwich aka Android 4.0, but with this latest announcement, ICS might just lose its popularity. The much-talked about Jelly Bean (Android 4.1) is real and finally taken off the wraps. This is the next evolution of Google’s mobile platform and while it’s not a quantum leap like it was in the case of Gingerbread to ICS, but is an important improvement.

The highlight of the update is Project Butter, which basically improves performance and response time. With this update, the system hums along at 60fps now, and it becomes evident the moment one works on Jelly Bean. This also means that animations are smoother and quicker. It immediately ramps up the CPU ensuring speedy response.

Jelly Bean also brings improvement to the home screen by adding features like dynamically resizing widgets, so you don’t have to worry about resizing them and moving it. Apps and widgets can be removed easily by flicking them off the screen. They have also added offline voice input- you can tap the microphone and dictate a message even with the phone in airplane mode.

The camera app has also become better and the gallery is now nicely integrated, allowing you to quickly pull up the photo you just took with a swipe to the left. To delete an image you just have to swipe a pic off the screen. You can even share them along with videos via Google Beam. Android Jelly Bean also supports pairing with Bluetooth devices with the assistance of NFC.

Source: news.efytimes.com