One of the biggest news from Google I / O is the new version of Android. This time, the name of the candy is "Jelly Bean", which some call jujube, others call it just fine and I call it bullet. The update was scheduled for Galaxy Nexus, Nexus S and Motorola Xoom for half the month of July, but the file has already been leaked. Jelly Bean I installed on my Galaxy Nexus and below you can see that the main news update brought to the phone.
If you have any feature that deserves to be highlighted in this update is Google Now. It is a virtual assistant as Siri iOS, but even more intelligent. Unlike previous versions, voice recognition now part of the unit itself, not depending on Google's servers to decode the voice and turn it into text. Thus, the process of use is much faster, especially when the phone is connected via 3G.
The wizard does not depend solely on actions voice. Since Google already has access to most of his life, the wizard takes the collected information to display relevant data to the user. Among them, weather forecast with greater accuracy (measured up to the neighborhood), tickets, locations near you, local traffic (including estimated time of arrival of the place where you are to your home), translations and scores of events sports.
All this information is stored in what Google calls "cards", and access is much simplified. The lock screen has been redesigned, and clicking on the bubble release, there are three options: camera, Google Now and unlock the phone. Moreover, by pressing and holding the "Home" button anywhere in the system comes a shortcut to open the wizard with ease.
In the voice features, many of the actions are similar to Siri, Apple. You can make appointments for any given time, activate the alarm, search for definitions and translations of words, get the weather forecast and points of interest nearby such as restaurants, gas stations and hotels, and quickly connect to any point of interest available Google Maps.
I found the wizard quite helpful, but I must point out that the voice commands do not work in Portuguese. I believe it should not take long for the action to be implemented, after all, the voice search works pretty well. Indeed, it is not possible to use voice commands to the language of the cell is other than English.
The Android notification system that was already good just got better. Jelly Bean in the notifications bar has been completely redesigned, most notably the information. They also become more interactive: when taking a screenshot, a notification appears with the image quite large in size and may even share it from there. When you receive an SMS, the message is displayed and from there you can reply with a link or return.
With notifications dynamic comes with a range of possible applications. Of course not give developers time to adapt to make the most of the system, but I see in the very near future apps that update themselves to take advantage of higher activity and further hold the user.
Moreover, the glorious central share Android has gained a small change. Now, the options are shown in icons, not lists, such as the Ice Cream Sandwich or earlier.
Not so perceptible changes
Although the design of the system does not differentiate much from the previous version, the Jelly Bean won numerous improvements under the hood. One is the incremental update of applications: the new version of the system is not necessary to download an entire application after your upgrade, but only what was changed. Thus, when one of your application is updated almost 500 MB, rest assured you will not need to download everything again. This is great for anyone who has data packets controlled or slow connection to the internet.
Contrary to what was announced, Chrome is not the default browser. The Ancient Mariner is still there, steady and strong, but does not bring all the benefits of Chrome, such as synchronization of tabs. For those who still wish to have Flash support, is a good thing. Who elects Chrome as the default does not have to work hard: just go in the application information and turn it off. Thus, there appear no check box to open a link in any application.
The keyboard has not changed much, but I must say that the self-correction is a little smarter. The language options gained support to the notorious Emojis, which were hitherto restricted to iOS. The support does not allow emojis include text boxes, only to see them (and in black and white).
The Jelly Bean got even more fluid than the Ice Cream Sandwich. In this new version, new effects when opening and closing applications bring a more natural feel when touching the phone. So far, I had no problem with regard to application compatibility.
Everything was much better and more beautiful. However, you still need to tap into a large wound of Android, which is the issue of updating. Adopting the Ice Cream Sandwich was very slow, but as a developer, I can say that the jump to the Gingerbread Ice Cream Sandwich was huge, and even to adapt all the adaptations that manufacturers cismam to keep the phones took (and takes) a lot . I believe that this should not repeat with the Jelly Bean: I consider the upgrade as something incremental, and not something totally new. Adapting from the Jelly Bean Ice Cream Sandwich will be much faster than in relation to Gingerbread.
If you have any feature that deserves to be highlighted in this update is Google Now. It is a virtual assistant as Siri iOS, but even more intelligent. Unlike previous versions, voice recognition now part of the unit itself, not depending on Google's servers to decode the voice and turn it into text. Thus, the process of use is much faster, especially when the phone is connected via 3G.
The wizard does not depend solely on actions voice. Since Google already has access to most of his life, the wizard takes the collected information to display relevant data to the user. Among them, weather forecast with greater accuracy (measured up to the neighborhood), tickets, locations near you, local traffic (including estimated time of arrival of the place where you are to your home), translations and scores of events sports.
All this information is stored in what Google calls "cards", and access is much simplified. The lock screen has been redesigned, and clicking on the bubble release, there are three options: camera, Google Now and unlock the phone. Moreover, by pressing and holding the "Home" button anywhere in the system comes a shortcut to open the wizard with ease.
In the voice features, many of the actions are similar to Siri, Apple. You can make appointments for any given time, activate the alarm, search for definitions and translations of words, get the weather forecast and points of interest nearby such as restaurants, gas stations and hotels, and quickly connect to any point of interest available Google Maps.
I found the wizard quite helpful, but I must point out that the voice commands do not work in Portuguese. I believe it should not take long for the action to be implemented, after all, the voice search works pretty well. Indeed, it is not possible to use voice commands to the language of the cell is other than English.
The Android notification system that was already good just got better. Jelly Bean in the notifications bar has been completely redesigned, most notably the information. They also become more interactive: when taking a screenshot, a notification appears with the image quite large in size and may even share it from there. When you receive an SMS, the message is displayed and from there you can reply with a link or return.
With notifications dynamic comes with a range of possible applications. Of course not give developers time to adapt to make the most of the system, but I see in the very near future apps that update themselves to take advantage of higher activity and further hold the user.
Moreover, the glorious central share Android has gained a small change. Now, the options are shown in icons, not lists, such as the Ice Cream Sandwich or earlier.
Not so perceptible changes
Although the design of the system does not differentiate much from the previous version, the Jelly Bean won numerous improvements under the hood. One is the incremental update of applications: the new version of the system is not necessary to download an entire application after your upgrade, but only what was changed. Thus, when one of your application is updated almost 500 MB, rest assured you will not need to download everything again. This is great for anyone who has data packets controlled or slow connection to the internet.
Contrary to what was announced, Chrome is not the default browser. The Ancient Mariner is still there, steady and strong, but does not bring all the benefits of Chrome, such as synchronization of tabs. For those who still wish to have Flash support, is a good thing. Who elects Chrome as the default does not have to work hard: just go in the application information and turn it off. Thus, there appear no check box to open a link in any application.
The keyboard has not changed much, but I must say that the self-correction is a little smarter. The language options gained support to the notorious Emojis, which were hitherto restricted to iOS. The support does not allow emojis include text boxes, only to see them (and in black and white).
The Jelly Bean got even more fluid than the Ice Cream Sandwich. In this new version, new effects when opening and closing applications bring a more natural feel when touching the phone. So far, I had no problem with regard to application compatibility.
Everything was much better and more beautiful. However, you still need to tap into a large wound of Android, which is the issue of updating. Adopting the Ice Cream Sandwich was very slow, but as a developer, I can say that the jump to the Gingerbread Ice Cream Sandwich was huge, and even to adapt all the adaptations that manufacturers cismam to keep the phones took (and takes) a lot . I believe that this should not repeat with the Jelly Bean: I consider the upgrade as something incremental, and not something totally new. Adapting from the Jelly Bean Ice Cream Sandwich will be much faster than in relation to Gingerbread.
