In addition to the new devices Nexus, Google has also made the new version of its operating system official today. Android 4.2, which, for now, it seems that it will continue to be Jelly Bean, brings us many news, some expected and others that have really surprised. We give you all the details.
One of the most commented news has to do with the camera functions. Android 4.1 It already brought us some interesting changes in this regard, significantly improving responsiveness. Now in Android 4.2In addition to a new design for the controls, we have an improvement, which may not be so necessary, but which, without a doubt, is much more spectacular. What have been called "photo sphere”Is nothing but the option to take photos of 360 º, taking the logic of panoramic photos one step further, allowing us to join photos taken by moving the camera in any direction, and not just from left to right.
It has also been sought in the new update to improve the native Android keyboard, which now includes new gestures to type, allowing us to enter text with sliding movements (the spaces between word and word are entered automatically when lifting the finger). To do yet easier to write from our Android devices, in addition, the prediction system has been improved, which will allow us to select whole words to complete our messages.
Another great novelty, although little surprising in this case, is the addition of multi-user support, although this is an option that will only be available for tablets. We already knew that the basis for implementing this functionality was there from the first version of Jelly Bean and it had been speculated for quite some time, just as we had already informed you, with which the next version would develop it completely, and it has been. Sharing tablets, similar to how it is done with PCs, will be much easier from now on.
Another minor change that was also speculated and that has been equally confirmed is the access to settings from the notification center. Other "minor" novelties would be the possibility of wirelessly connecting our Android devices with the TV or the functionalities "Daydream"(Which basically consists of displaying photos from our gallery or notifications from an application on the unlock screen) and" beam "(which allows on devices with NFC share photos, documents or data even easier).
Finally, and although it is not reflected in new functionalities, Google affirms that the new version will implement important improvements in consumption and, of course, in terms of responsiveness and fluidity, continuing the line of work started for Android 4.1 with Project Butter.