Android 4.2 Jelly Bean: the new features

16. jaoowolabi posted on 30 Oct 2012, 07:08 3 23

yea i think the new clock was the best new feature up there.

20. Robottoe posted on 30 Oct 2012, 07:25 14 1

Hmmm "Tsar-Chasm"?

40. paulislegend posted on 30 Oct 2012, 09:53 0 1

welcome to boners-ville, population me.

46. nnaatthhaannx2 posted on 30 Oct 2012, 15:22 0 0

I like everything except for the tablet change.
I really don't like how the on-screen buttons move around the screen depending on orientation. I'd like my home and back buttons to be in the excact same place on the device, no matter the orientation. I thought that the "action" bar took up enough space to start with, but now we have another bar that takes up even more space?!!? No me gusta nada.

All the other features are great.
Widgets on the lockscreen would be great as well as the quick settings.
But most of all, the Gmail update will be the most welcomed. I hope that more devices get this. Gmail is really annoying with having to horizontally scroll.

7. dickwyn posted on 30 Oct 2012, 06:57 2 2

i doubt that, since 4.1 is still not popular i non nexus devices

15. jove39 posted on 30 Oct 2012, 07:07 29 0

Who cares about manufacturers...Long live CyanogenMod :)

17. Ohrules posted on 30 Oct 2012, 07:08 9 2

true that. where would android be without the developer community?

27. sgogeta4 posted on 30 Oct 2012, 08:29 9 0

They'd be like Apple's.

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22. ZEUS.the.thunder.god posted on 30 Oct 2012, 07:37 9 0

and AOKP

34. Aeires (unregistered) posted on 30 Oct 2012, 08:42 5 0

CM'd my TF101 this weekend, loving it.

5. Lawliet posted on 30 Oct 2012, 06:55 24 2

Well you bought it, whose fault is that ?

9. TheLibertine posted on 30 Oct 2012, 06:59 6 26

Mine. Now i am smarter and stick with non-Android devices.

25. TylerGrunter posted on 30 Oct 2012, 08:28 12 3

You could do us a favor and stick to non-Android articles for commenting. It will be much appreciated.

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28. sgogeta4 posted on 30 Oct 2012, 08:30 7 1

For the majority of people, you don't need to upgrade your phone. For the rest of us, it's called root and do it yourself.

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39. McLTE posted on 30 Oct 2012, 09:48 2 1

He has a valid point..

This is one area that Apple does well.. makes the latest OS updates available to just about everyone. The best thing Apple did was to avoid having OS update be carrier approved.

I would LOVE it if Google could somehow adopt this model.

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42. TylerGrunter posted on 30 Oct 2012, 11:58 1 1

He has and he has not... The note is not for sure if it will get an update to JB or not, and if he doesn't intend to buy any Android device any more: why is he posting in an article dedicated to JB?
By the way: I know he is only an Apple troll that spends more time starting flame wars than doing any good comment. Therefore my comment to him.

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52. TylerGrunter posted on 05 Nov 2012, 11:22 0 0

By the way: Google has that model> buy a Nexus and problem solved, you'll get the updates pretty fast.

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50. cfprelude posted on 31 Oct 2012, 08:04 0 0

horrible logic.... i have an OG Droid with ICS on it. Show me an original iPhone or even a 3G with 6.0 on it....? And if your Note is still running ICS thats only your fault.

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13. SuperAndroidEvo posted on 30 Oct 2012, 07:03 9 2

Root your phone today & you can have Android 4.1.2 on your Samsung Galaxy Note. On the 13th of November Google should release the source for Android 4.2 meaning that you will have Android 4.2 about a week later (if that long, it can be as short as 3 days), thanks to root.

So please do yourself a favor & root your Samsung Galaxy Note.

18. B3BLW29 posted on 30 Oct 2012, 07:12 6 0

My galaxy S is nearly 2 years old, sammy stopped at 2.3 but thanks to Cyanogen Mod 9 i've 4.0.4 :D...

19. bloodline posted on 30 Oct 2012, 07:22 6 0

Its not googles fault its samsung and Carries. they need to speed up the process.

Google cannot stop developing android and wait for OEM's to catch up

24. taz89 posted on 30 Oct 2012, 07:50 5 1

The note 1 is more than a year old.

30. protozeloz posted on 30 Oct 2012, 08:32 0 0

Indeed over a year old and is listed to get more updates....

41. gwuhua1984 posted on 30 Oct 2012, 10:36 0 0

You should of gotten a Nexus.

43. Misterthomas32 posted on 30 Oct 2012, 12:39 2 0

Oh thats new! I my dad has an iPhone 4 and guess what? It doesn't have siri... We also have an iPad 2 at home and guess what? Again no siri...

53. TylerGrunter posted on 05 Nov 2012, 11:26 0 0

Just to prove you wrong (yet again) with your "opinions". NO, your Galaxy Note taht is not even a year old will get JB at least:
http://www.gsmarena.com/new_jb_rom_for_samsung_galaxy_note_leaks_supports_multiview-news-5042.php

And if you want faster updates in Android you can install custom rooms or to go Nexus, all the choices are for you take.

12. wendygarett (limited) 2 days ago posted on 30 Oct 2012, 07:03 0 2

BTW, I wonder how HTC manage to modify android 4.2 lockscreen, it's quite complicated I think...

29. sgogeta4 posted on 30 Oct 2012, 08:30 0 0

It will be among the first devices to get updated.

31. protozeloz posted on 30 Oct 2012, 08:33 1 0

Unless its Verizon

48. Berzerk000 posted on 30 Oct 2012, 19:11 0 0

Just hope you're not on Verizon... Then you'll be fine.

35. Zero0 posted on 30 Oct 2012, 08:59 0 0

Yeah. I'm not crazy about the new tablet UI. I think it's a waste of screen real estate to have the buttons taking up all that space, and centering them really is a bad idea.

38. -box- posted on 30 Oct 2012, 09:45 1 1

It's nice that that is becoming built-in, but third-party apps have allowed that functionality for a while. It's nothing groundbreaking.

51. Captain_Doug posted on 31 Oct 2012, 09:52 0 0

But third party apps aren't perfect. I'm using swype beta right now and while it does okay if i swipe, if i pick each letter out, it lags like crazy. I was just expressing that it's good to have more competition. I'm sure android will do it right and then 3rd party apps will do it pretty good and add themes. =)