Ice Cream Sandwich was a complete overhaul of the Gingerbread and Jelly Bean was also expected to be developed along the same lines. However, it was not to be.
Jelly Bean is an improved version of the ICS with a host of other features to enthuse Android fans. You might want to take a look at the changes in the source codes in your Android training course sessions, as these new features maybe the initial steps in taking Android closer to the iOS.
User Interface Remains Unchanged
The user interface remains similar to the Ice Cream Sandwich, although the color combinations are a bit different. In the Jelly Bean, a widget dropped on the home screen will automatically resize itself depending on the space available.
There is also an option for you to change its size, and also its shape by moving the blue points around it. To remove the widget, you will have to hold it and drag it to the ‘X’/remove mark, like you do in Gingerbread.
Google’s First Shot at Siri
Siri was probably the biggest thing with the iPhone 4S and Google has added a voice search feature as a competition to its Jelly Bean 4.1 version. It is located in the main menu and you can activate the application by tapping on the microphone symbol. Its performance, however, is a little different to Siri’s and we will have to see how it is going to be accepted by the consumers.
The way in which results are displayed by Google’s voice search app does not seem to be consistent. For some searches, it replies with a voice response while for others, it displays web results. The voice is less robotic than Siri’s and the search also seems to be faster in Google’s app.
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Dennis says
This article has me wondering if this Firebox training program is one that can teach me to program for the android platform. I have been wanting to create an app, but I do not know how difficult it would be to learn how to code. I wonder how long the learning curve would be before I can actually create an android app. Is this training course easy to learn because of its visual teaching style?
Mary says
This sounds like some definite improvements to what is available today. Why do they call them things like Jelly Bean, Gingerbread and Ice Cream Sandwich? Those are some very interesting names for phones, is that just so you can remember them? I was hoping you would post a picture of the Jelly Bean but I will do some more research and see what I can find.
Cecil says
So Google is taking a shot at Siri now? What will be next are they just going to take on everything in the tech world so that they are the only business to get these services from? A monopoly on this kind of thing can’t be good because that will leave the people at their mercy and they could possible charge way to much and we would be stuck paying it.
Frederick says
This is very interesting, I am not sure what all of this means and what exactly it does but I showed this to my son and he was telling me that it was impressive and that he would like to have one. I knew then it must be pretty phenomenal if it was something a twenty three year old wants. Especially sense he is a techy.
Roger says
I am not familiar with all of these phones but I can honestly say that with the names and everything that they sound fun and the maker of the android must be a fun company. I am going to have to look up what a widget is for sure because they way you were talking about them I am not sure what it does or what it is used for.
Keith says
Getting timely Android updates can be frustrating thanks to the open source nature of the operating system. The latest version of the Android operating system, Jelly Bean, is only available on a handful of devices, and electronics manufacturer ASUS is the latest to confirm the Jelly Bean will be coming to their devices. At least according to this blog’s article and other news I have been reading.
Jose says
I was reading the other article about the video tutorials for the Firebox training course. It doesn’t surprise me at all that these video tutorials are getting so many views. I think the future of instruction includes video tutorials, webinars and live screen casts, where you can teach a software to many in any part of the world – so long as they have high speed internet access.
Susana says
Call me an information age old school person, but I am not all that familiar with mobile app software because I haven’t spent the money on a smart phone – though I have used my friends’ at times. I still surf the internet via my laptop. But I do realize the importance of designing web sites for mobile users because their numbers are exploding and will eventually become the predominant platform.
FireStarter says
With Android programming, you don’t even need a smart phone to test those apps. For example, if you want to test Android programming, just use the Android SDK Emulator.