Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Jelly Bean source code released


Google has released the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean source code. This move by Google to release the source code is part of the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) and is available for download to anyone looking to work on builds for their Android devices. The name of the tagged release is android-4.1.1_r1. The name of the development branch is jb-dev.  



The main highlighted features of Android 4.1 Jelly Bean are 

  • Project Butter - As the name suggests, this feature aims to make the operating system on devices extremely smooth.
  • Text Input - As mentioned earlier, with Jelly Bean, the keyboard is a lot faster and more accurate. 
  • Camera - On the camera side of things, the new OS brings to the table new UI and gestures, allowing users to swipe sideways, if they want to access a gallery. It is also possible to delete images by swiping them off the screen.
  • Notifications - With Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, the notifications bar has also received an upgrade 

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