We are all aware of the new Jelly Bean news. But less is known about this new software. Users all over the world are still not fully aware of how useful this software can be and all that can be done regarding this new software update. Read this article for the best tricks you can use.

Google Now functionality

The most well-known feature that Jelly Bean takes into account is that of Google Now. This feature is specially designed to provide correct information to a user at a given time. Take for example the weather forecast, you are about to plan a trip with your friends, but the weather seems to be unpredictable. In this case, you can use the weather app to find out the weather forecast for the day or a week before. Other cool features that Google Now includes are the most recent scores for your favorite game and location-specific details. These are presented by Google Now in the form of cards so that a user doesn’t have to go into each app to enable the functionality and then discover the information. All a user needs to do is launch Google Now and immediately access the information provided, regardless of what apps are running in the background.

To enable Google Now functionality: Press the Home button > Touch the logo and Google Now will launch. Another way to launch it is the App Drawer button > Drag your finger to a semi-circle to bring up the logo.

notifications

The presentation of Notification by Google is something to consider. The user has the benefit of some enhanced features that make it easy to get notifications. The notification bar consists of quick alerts for user convenience and quick access. With the new Jelly Bean, you’ll be able to expand notifications and preview recent email. If you feel like there are too many notifications cluttered on your home screen, just swipe them to make them disappear from the home screen.

Voice command

We all know how popular the voice assistant provided by Apple is these days. The concept of Siri is quickly catching up with other devices too, so why should there be an exception with Google? Google has also created a voice command. Users just need to call Google and the device will start a search. Voice search with the name of Google Voice Search will start immediately the moment you give the command.

flash and unlock

Jelly Bean enhances the unlock feature provided with Ice Cream Sandwich. The facial unlocking function allows to recognize the user’s face; Now, with the Liveness Check option, things get even better. This new function added with Face Unlock allows to recognize the vivacity of the user’s face. Hold the device up to your face and blink to unlock it. In this way, the device will recognize the blink and the user’s face to unlock it. Previously, the face unlock feature was static, where it was easy to fool the feature by holding the person’s image against the sensor. With this new Liveness Check functionality, the device will recognize a real person with a blink and then open the lock.

easy screenshot

With this new software update, a user can easily capture a screenshot without installing any third-party applications. Interestingly, a user will also not have to root the device to enable this particular functionality. To take a screenshot, the user will need to hold down the power and volume buttons. The screenshot will be transferred to notifications for viewing. Screen Capture comes loaded with various image editing options such as sharing, editing, deleting, and cropping.

dictation to text

Android has provided users with Speech-to-text functionality. Previously, this function was used with Wi-Fi. Now, with Jelly Bean, a user can use this feature without having to log in. Speech-to-text functionality is built into the phone’s software so it can be used offline.

widget

Jelly Bean has improved the way widgets are displayed on the screen. Now, a user will no longer find the home screen cluttered with widgets, as the widget auto-adjust functionality will allow widgets to be repositioned. This functionality allows you to adjust widgets accordingly to accommodate more space and to organize the way widgets are displayed.

delete app

If you find it cumbersome to remove unwanted or outdated apps from your device, then there is good news for you. Now with the new software update, you just need to drag it off the screen and it is removed.

These tips given above can be applied with the new Jelly Bean to enhance your experience when downloading this new software.