Android Jelly Bean

Google has introduced a new Android operating system, Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. Jelly Bean was first introduced when Google released the Nexus 7 tablet, which is produced in association with Asus. Furthermore, a number of new devices from multiple vendors are ready to use the Jelly Bean. Obviously, some changes has been made as well as adding some new features.

Jelly Bean does look more smooth than the previous version of Android. Movement on the screen and apps also looks more fine. Devices that use Jelly Bean will feel more responsive. When a finger touches the screen to drag applications, then you will feel the pixel on the screen. In addition, the Jelly Bean moving faster as well. It's very supportive for device that has quad-core processors,

Notifications that used on Jelly Bean has a wider scope than before. Notifications now include a variety of activities that have been carried out on the device. For example, when there is incoming email. It will show the sender's name and photo, email subject and content of email summaries. Or, while doing a screenshot of the screen,  then the notification will show some kind of shortcut to the screenshot storage location.

Notification also includes a social networking account. So, if there is a mention on your Twitter, it will be seen in the notification, without need to open it.

Android Jelly Bean also has advanced widgets, so you will be easier to personalize the home screen. Widgets are also more flexible, because size can adjust the screen to availability.

Jelly Bean Features:

1. Google Now
When Google announced the Jelly Bean, Google Now mentioned as the most favored features fron this latest  version. Google Now is said to be provide users with the right information at the right time. Information in Google Now presented in the form of "information cards" that represent various types of information such as weather, location, sports scores, and so on. Here we present the steps that should be taken to enable Google Now for both phones and tablet devices running Android Jelly Bean:

2. Notification Bar
Although the notification bar carried by Jelly Bean didn't undergo much change, but so you can easily see some improvement. First, when you receive a messages, the notification bar will display the quick reply option that allows you to instantly reply messages without having to go to the message menu. You can also call directly by selecting the phone icon. Meanwhile, when you receive an incoming email, then you can instantly see a preview of the email.

3. Google Assistant
Apple's SIRI technology, surely make their competitor think hard to compete with such an advanced technology. That's why Google launched Google Assistant, which uses the voice command feature. You can send sms, email, call a friend and so on. To enable Google Assistant, please press the microphone icon located in the Google search box.

4. Face Unlock with Liveness Check
Face Unlock is not a new feature in Android, because these features already introduced in version Ice Cream Sandwich. However, all of you would've known that the Face Unlock can be fooled simply by using photos. Therefore on the latest Android update, Google added a Liveness Check feature that requires users to wink in order to unlock the screen. If the user doesn't wink, Jelly Bean will require you to enter a password or pattern according to the settings you make when Face Unlock feature is activated.

5. Say It Offline
Speech to text is a feature that has been available on Android for some time. But before Jelly Bean, You can convert speech into text when connected to internet. In Jelly Bean you can convert speech into text without having to connect to the provider data connection or Wi-Fi. Yes, write messages with voice commands is now possible for you to do even if the device is not connected to the internet.

6. Smart Widget
At Jelly Bean, now you can organize your widget more easily thanks to smart technology embedded into it. When you place a widget to the home page, then the other widgets will automatically be shifted to make room for the new one.

7. Screen Capture
Google added some new upgrade to this features in Jelly Bean. To take a Screen Capture, you simply press the power and lower volume button simultaneously. After a picture is taken, you can edit it right away. You can crop, rotate, or share them via email or social networks.

8. Turn Off Notification without Uninstall
You get annoyed with the notification from your apps? Relax, now on Jelly Bean you can turn it off without having to uninstall the application. To do that, just go to "manage apl" > choose apps > then uncheck the "show notification"