What I pleased Google I / O 2012
Android Technologies / / December 19, 2019
Ended recently Google I / O 2012 event was very rich. For fans of the Good Empire and its products Google announced some very exciting products and innovations, all of which we can see in the near future. But first things first.
Android 4.1 «Jelly Bean»
The evolution of Google's mobile operating system has led to the emergence of an updated version of the Android and a characteristic number 4.1 vkusnenkim called «Jelly Bean», which can be translated as "chewable candy". The new OS version following features added:
Project Butter
This innovation is intended to increase the operating speed and smoothness of operation for the mobile device. During the event, it has been demonstrated 2 smartphone Galaxy Nexus, one of whom worked for the current Android 4.0 ICS. and the second at 4.1 JB. The difference in speed was noticeable visually.
An offline voice input
There's probably nothing to explain is not necessary. One has only to note that only will initially be supported by US English, and other languages will be added in due course.
Improved voice search
This tool has also undergone refinement, providing the user with a more sane answers in a shorter period of time.
Interface
Undergone processing as notification system, the movement has already deployed widgets camera application and the gallery, and add the binding system is a smart application to the device. But the most important new feature, perhaps, is another tool called.
google Now
The main innovation from Google, is a kind of assistant likeness informing the user about the current events for him and other potentially important things. In fact, Google Now uses location data and the user moves, as well as various planned and previous events, to remind and assist you, for example, the time to get to scheduled meeting.
With these data, Google Now will give more relevance to the individual results for search queries. The first new version of Android and all its annexed gadgets get Galaxy Nexus smartphones, Motorola Xoom, Nexus S and, of course, the new tablet.
Google Nexus 7
This is the first tablet that will receive the new version of Android 4.1. Characteristics of mobile devices are very impressive, especially its hardware Part: 4-core processor Tegra 3 with 12-core GPU 1 GB RAM and a 7-inch screen with a resolution of 1280x800 pixels.
Prices on this device in the US Play Store starting at $ 199 for a model with 8 GB of memory. The model with 16 GB costs $ 249.
For developers
Developers will certainly be interesting announcement of the new History API, aimed at Google+ integration with third-party services, and also the new Google Drive SDK, which will integrate cloud storage applications for Android, and, importantly, for iOS.
Google+
For the purposes of greater accessibility and popularization of its social Network, Google announced a separate flatbed version of the Google+ app for Android and iOS.
Also announced was a new feature of Google+ Events with tight integration with Google calendar.