When Google presented the new version of its mobile platform, it did not leave detailed anywhere which were the new functions that the user could find on the smartphone once they updated to this version. However, those from Mountain View have drawn up a list with all the improvements in each section of the Android 4.2 version that was added to the Jelly Bean family.
The Jelly Bean family is made up of several versions: its beginnings began in 2012 with Android 4.1 and the most recent Android 4.2 that could be seen in the Nexus 4, the most modern smartphone of the Internet giant and how much discussed its being so discontinuous way of being present in the market; it usually runs out within minutes after Google restocks.
However, after the update, users only kept some of its most important features of the new version of the platform. These were, for example, the possibility of taking 360-degree panoramic photos, the new virtual keyboard with which to be able to type without having to lift the finger from the screen or, the long-awaited multi-user account that the customers of touch tablets with the latest version (Android 4.2) could enjoy. According to the list published by Google, this will be possible with a maximum of eight users per team, although only three of them will be administrators.
However, these were not the only differences that existed and is that new users could also enjoy a redesign of the camera function with new filters to apply to snapshots and the possibility of making use of HDR technology, although It would only be available on compatible terminals. Meanwhile, Google also notes that new fonts have been added to the repertoire and new characters to be used in other languages.
Meanwhile, from the lock screen you could access, not only the camera and take pictures without having to unlock the terminal, but also more shortcuts to functions such as email, calendar or tray can be added input of short text messages, also known as SMS.
Also, the new keyboard not only allows you to type without lifting your finger from the screen. And it is that those of Mountain View added new dictionaries with which to be able to make predictive text more precise, that function that allows writing more quickly thanks to the autocompletion of the words before they are finished writing.
On the other hand, with Android 4.2, the smartphones that have it installed will become more international: users will be able to carry various world schedules from the main screen and be able to know at all times what time it is anywhere in the world. In addition, the signal quality of the networks is improved, both WiFi and 3G "" or 4G networks depending on the market "".
Finally, the client will be able to see how from now on, the default browser to visit Internet pages from the mobile phone will become Chrome, an application that can also be used on other computers such as computers or tablets, and that synchronizes the accounts to be able to keep a history together and not lose any information, regardless of the equipment used at that precise moment.