To many users out there Android has already seems to be flawless, but to Google, Android can always be improved. New functions and services can always be added, and speed can always be accelerated. In Android 4.1, also known as Jelly Bean, users are able to experience greater security as well as increased efficiency in their phone’s performance. Below are some of the most significant improvements that users should take note of!
- The ‘ Gesture mode’ in Android 4.1 allows blind user to make use of speech out as well as touch and swipe gestures to navigate through the UI.
- The new browser has improved efficiency in terms of CPU and memory usage. It also improve user’s experience in HTML5 video players.
- A new setting is available to prevent devices from connecting to nearby Wi-Fi network which are weaker than the device’s default data connection.
- News and weather gadgets now consume relatively less power than before.
- When you receive a miss call, there will be a notification availabe for you to either call back or sms the caller.
- You can now see the accounts you had signed in at the primary setting view.
- To increase the security of your device, sms and calls are be declined until you decrypt your phone.
- There is more settings available in the Face Unlock application to improve it’s accuracy.
- More input languages are now available in Android 4.1.
- The platform dictionary are more accurate and precise.
That’s about it for now… For more information about what’s new in Android 4.1, please click here. For now let’s wait a few more months before a new update is available for us to explore!
