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What’s New – Android 4.2

https://www.electronicgurudev.in/technology/whats-new-android-4-2-features/
Along with the Nexus 4, and the Nexus 10 tablet, Google has just announced Android 4.2, a new flavor of Jellybean. While it doesn’t merit a new name of its own, it does add quite a few neat new features. Here’s a rundown.

 

 Gesture Typing

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The new version of Android will include a new keyboard feature that allows for swipey-style typing, much like Swype, and the upcoming Flow for SwiftKey.

 

Miracast Wireless Display Support

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4.2 will support Miracast, an AirPlay-like service. This means you’ll be able to stream YouTube videos, movies, TV, and anything that’s on your tablet screen to an HDTV if you have a wireless display adapter. Who needs a Nexus Q, right?

 

Multi-User Support

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Just like your laptop—and Microsoft Surface—Android 4.2 devices will now be able to support multiple user logins. Each user can have their own homescreen, background, widgets, apps, and games. It even keeps things like game-save progress and high-scores separate. The update will also use multi-tasking to keep programs running in the background to make swapping users snappy.

 

Photo Sphere Camera

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Like a beefed up panaromic camera, Photo Sphere will let users do exactly what the name implies: take spherical photos. You can even add these spheres to Google Maps, which could make for some pretty cool crowdsourcing.

 

Daydream

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Daydream is a screensaver-esque feature that will let your device show off useful (or amusing) information when idle or docked. It seems that it’ll operating in a smart, Google Now-ish sort of way, and can show things like photo albums, news from Google Currents, and more.

 

Actionable Notifications

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Certain Android 4.2 notifications will now let you take appropriate actions directly from the notifications pane. We don’t know exactly what notifications will support this yet, but the example Google gives is returning a missed call directly from the notification.

 

Improved Accessibility Options

accessJelly Bean now supports a triple-tap to zoom in on small text, or anything else you need a closer look at. After you’re zoomed in, you can pan around with a two-fingered touch. There’s also Gesture mode for blind users, which uses touch and swipe gestures along speech output to make it possible to navigate the UI without having to see it.

 

Google Now Improvements

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Google Now can now pull from Gmail to get ideas for new cards. It can also help you track packages, scout out movie information, and even help you find great spots for photo-ops based on your location.

 

Quick Settings under in Notification Panel

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Finally, my favourite one – Google has added quick settings to the notification pulldown in Android 4.2. That’s a feature many have wanted in stock Android since, well, forever. Enthusiast ROMs have added them. The manufacturers have added them. You can download apps that add them. And now, Google’s added them in the latest version of Jelly Bean.

The settings listed are:

  • Your Google+ profile: If you’re signed in to Google+, your name and profile picture will appear. Tap it, and you’re asked if you want to view your Google+ profile.
  • Brightness: Tap this, and you get a little popup that lets you adjust the display brightness. This is different (and better) than the full-screen brightness notification.
  • Settings: Ah, there it is. A shortcut to the full settings menu.
  • Wifi: Shows the network you’re own. Tap, and it takes you to the Wifi settings.
  • Mobile data: Shows which carrier you’re on, and signal strength (in bars).
  • Battery: There’s a visual indicator and percentage remaining. (Numbers FTW!) Tap and you get the battery section in the settings menu.
  • Airplane mode: Shuts off the radios for when you’re on an airplane. (Or if you want to pretend you’re on an airplane.)
  • Bluetooth: Takes you to the Bluetooth settings menu. (The quick setting will show on if on, off if off.)
  • Wireless Display: Available in the quick settings when enabled in the display settings.

Pull down from the top of the screen with one finger and you get the notifications area.
Pull down with two fingers and you immediately get the quick settings.

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