When we head towards the second anniversary of the Samsung Galaxy S2, it is known that the one that was the reference phone in the South Korean catalog in 2011 will have the update to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean in a very short time. This is the version of the system with which the Samsung Galaxy S3 and Samsung Galaxy Note 2 currently work, currently the most powerful equipment of the company. With the arrival of the update, the Samsung Galaxy S2 will receive new functions, and although the Asian manufacturer has not revealed when the deployment of notifications inviting to install it will begin, it has revealed the content of the package of improvements.
Being Jelly Bean, the Samsung Galaxy S2 will see the user interface significantly modified, which integrates the so-called project Butter, designed to make the operation of the device more fluid when we move the screens and icons. On the other hand, Android 4.1 for Samsung Galaxy S2 a number of new incorporated applications of Google preinstalled on the system. Such is the case, for example, of access to the company's social network, Google+, as well as Play Book and Play Movie, the services for purchasing and viewing electronic books and audiovisual material, respectively.
However, the juiciest of the update comes with the additions that Samsung itself integrates for your device, from some of the functions of the Samsung Galaxy S3 and Samsung Galaxy Note 2. For example, from the South Korean multinational they would have achieved that the 1.2 GHz dual-core processor manages to pull with the Pop Up Play function, that system with which we could keep a video playing in a floating window while we navigate through the phone options or we use other applications. The Samsung Galaxy S2 camera controller it also improves. After the update, in addition to being able to take pictures while recording video, the option of pausing the filming is also added.
The thing does not stay there. In addition, the Samsung Galaxy S2 will have the Smart Stay function , one of the silent utilities of the Samsung Galaxy S3, although it is very interesting in the face of a good part of users who complain about the short time offered by the system in terms of screen operability without activity. And it is that Smart Stay makes the mobile recognize when the user is observing the panel, in order to prevent it from turning off due to inactivity after the period of time that has been programmed.
As we say, there are no concrete clues about when the Samsung Galaxy S2 can be updated to the new version of Google's operating system. However, the fact that Samsung itself has exposed what will be the news that the installation of the package of improvements will bring, heralds an imminent deployment among the teams that will receive Android 4.1 Jelly Bean.