Google announces Android 4.1 Jelly Bean

27 June, 2012
Android 4.1 Jelly Bean brings a lot of speed improvements to the table and some new visual goodies.

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  • blankman
  • sXD
  • 28 Jun 2012

Google, at least make sure that ICS is rolled out to all handsets before this is released.

Utter utter fail.

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    • Alin
    • srr
    • 28 Jun 2012

    AnonD-7439, 28 Jun 2012I hope that they've povided proper rendering support for In... moreI wish that too. There are a lot of european languages incorrectly supported. Romanian is one of them.

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      • AnonD-35392
      • 39x
      • 28 Jun 2012

      If JB is a more optimised version of ice cream sandwich it should be compatible with the current ics phones and maybe if optimised well enough it could even run properly on phones that don't run ics.

      This of course is dependent on whether the manufacturers can be bothered to support older handsets rather than just push their new ones. Hopefully they went disappoint us.

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        • htc fan
        • wcY
        • 28 Jun 2012

        htc will update htc one series first.

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          • AnonD-35392
          • 39x
          • 28 Jun 2012

          If JB is a more optimised version of ice cream sandwich it should be compatible with the current ics phones and maybe if optimised well enough it could even run properly on phones that don't run ics.

          This of course is dependent on whether the manufacturers can be bothered to support older handsets rather than just push their new ones. Hopefully they went disappoint us.

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            • AnonD-50355
            • tes
            • 28 Jun 2012

            Anonymous, 28 Jun 2012dear apple, try to adopt google's way when you do presentat... moreand not update any devices out there...I'm so glad Apple is not following goolge..

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              • AnonD-7439
              • Hkw
              • 28 Jun 2012

              I hope that they've povided proper rendering support for Indian languages like Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Bengali, etc.

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                • Gavin_Is_A_Man
                • iIR
                • 28 Jun 2012

                PIP, 28 Jun 2012Well said! I watched the entire presentation and was mos... moreWhat a superb comment which says everything that needs to be said. Well done to Google for working hard to update their product; Apple is probably looking for ways to sue them already. The only cloud on the horizon is the ICS launch debacle; most phones still haven't got it yet, so when are they gonna launch Jelly Bean, or will they skip ICS altogether on some handsets?

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                  • PIP
                  • m4N
                  • 28 Jun 2012

                  Anonymous, 28 Jun 2012dear apple, try to adopt google's way when you do presentat... moreWell said!

                  I watched the entire presentation and was most impressed at the mature and intuitive approach to what is mostly an incremental update.

                  Apple presentations that I've attended have unfortunately come across as condescending and insulting to competition and more so their intended customers.

                  Misinformation and talking down is not necessary if you are marketing a solid and well founded and reliable product at a fair price. Such tactics are not in the spirit of technical advancement and to me, express a fear of competition and do not inspire confidence.

                  I feel people are slowly waking up to the corporate games and are growing tired of underhand tactics.

                  Google, at least may be starting to realize this. Well done guys!

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                    • Ravi
                    • utd
                    • 28 Jun 2012

                    AnonD-9023, 28 Jun 2012Google finally trying to realize about iOS and WP. Goog... moreI disagree you with that local scout feature in WP.Google maps had that feature known as Local way before than Bing maps on WP.Android had the voice assistant feature as 3rd party apps before Apple integrated and drastically improved their voice assistant feature SIRI.The only weakness of android was lagging UI which is also being fixed with Jelly Bean update.

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                      • Anonymous
                      • 0jv
                      • 28 Jun 2012

                      [deleted post]now reject call with sms ,and facebook twitter button on dropdown menu. thats the feature that you can make overnight :P

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                        • AnonD-9023
                        • 2T7
                        • 28 Jun 2012

                        Anonymous, 28 Jun 2012iso is the worst operating system there is. if you truly un... moreGoogle finally trying to realize about iOS and WP.

                        Google themselves showed ICS is sluggish and not lag free.they put some name called project butter to show lag free UI .It took them 4 years to fix that lag issue , now thats impressive from android trying to bring lag free UI.
                        Local restaurants etc. is something similar to local scout feature of mango phones.
                        Voice assistant is same as Siri. Jelly bean brings nothing new , it is catching up in areas where WP and iOS are strong.

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                          • Dravidian_Drone
                          • vG6
                          • 28 Jun 2012

                          iOS stinks big time ...all you FAPPLES out there have no other work to do, rather than bragging hypocritically...

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                            • soshi
                            • XMi
                            • 28 Jun 2012

                            The best os yet so down to earth. Nothing flashy like iphone or mic surface but this update is what you need and I like google philosophy to bring the smartphone and tablet to every people. I already happy with ics but jb will make my phone awesome.

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                              • Anonymous
                              • 0sR
                              • 28 Jun 2012

                              Anonymous, 28 Jun 2012Well, it occurs when one doesn't have anything to brag abou... moreyea we are on the same boat.

                              they too concentrating to destroy google revenue by removing googl maps and buying other company maps and thats about it -,-.

                              cant wait for the new knowledge graph on my phone !

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                                • Anonymous
                                • 0sR
                                • 28 Jun 2012

                                AnonD-56383, 28 Jun 2012"Jelly Bean will be available mid-July with a develope... morehold your horses man, it will need more time ! do you want half baked OS on your device?

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                                  • jatin78
                                  • nQe
                                  • 28 Jun 2012

                                  Given the new OS annoucements, i think microsoft was the best with many delta features
                                  1.Microsoft Developers Conf
                                  2. Google I/O
                                  3.Apple WWDC

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • 0sR
                                    • 28 Jun 2012

                                    AnonD-25554, 28 Jun 2012consodering this to be a minor update galaxy s2 and other i... moreIf you dont have galaxy nexus it is your own problem -,- not to read or update your phone on your own. . Read man read !xda developer is a good site to start s2 has already got ics for ages and its buttery smooth

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                                      • AnonD-56383
                                      • KId
                                      • 28 Jun 2012

                                      "Jelly Bean will be available mid-July with a developer SDK preview available right now on the Android Developers website"

                                      But it is already available on the Nexus 7" tab just announced ... then why is it not available on other devices?

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                                        • IiCcSs4.0.4
                                        • 6uL
                                        • 28 Jun 2012

                                        When is coming to Samsung Galaxy S2 & S3 ???.