Thursday, November 22, 2012

Android 4.2: The latest rev of Android


Android 4.2: The latest rev of Android "Jelly Bean" is preloaded into the new Nexus devices. Among the new features in 4.2: Gestural typing a la Swype. Support for Miracast wireless displays, which allows video content to be broadcast to TVs that support this Wi-Fi based standard. Samsung's Galaxy S III and LG's Optimus G are two other phones that have Miracast support. Photo Sphere, a camera software app that allows automatic creation of 360-degree panoramas. Multiple users. A given device (such as the Nexus 10 tablet described below) can be set up to work with more than one user, and can be switched between them at the lock screen in much the same manner as a Windows desktop. Beam, which allows NFC-equipped Android smartphones to exchange data by simply being tapped back to back. Improvements for visually-impaired users. Various under-the-hood performance enhancements.

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