Monday, August 12, 2013

Jelly Bean,Ice Cream Sandwich or Gingerbread::Which is better????

Android is currently the leading platform in the mobile world. The first commercial version was released on September 23, 2008 and since then; Google has released 9 versions of the operating system with Jelly Bean being the recent one.

So, what is it that makes one Android OS different from another?

Android 2.3.x Gingerbread

  • Faster, more intuitive text input in virtual keyboard, with improved accuracy, better suggested text and voice input mode
  • Enhanced copy/paste functionality, allowing users to select a word by press-hold, copy, and paste
  • Concurrent garbage collection for increased performance
  • Native support for more sensors
  • Improved power management with a more active role in managing apps that are keeping the device awake for too long



Android  4.0.x Ice Cream Sandwich

  • Improved copy and paste functionality
  • Separation of widgets in a new tab, listed in a similar manner to apps
  • Easier-to-create folders, with a drag-and-drop style
  • A customizable launcher
  • Improved visual voicemail with the ability to speed up or slow down voicemail messages
  • Pinch-to-zoom functionality in the calendar
  • Integrated screenshot capture (accomplished by holding down the Power and Volume-Down buttons)
  • Improved error correction on the keyboard
  • Ability to access apps directly from lock screen
  • Support for the WebP image format[63]
  • Hardware acceleration of the UI[75]
  • Wi-Fi Direct[76]
  • 1080p video recording for stock Android devices
  • Android VPN Framework (AVF), and TUN (but not TAP) kernel module. Prior to 4.0, VPN software required rooted Android.


Android Jelly Bean 4.x





special thanks to wikipedia,my research on gingerbread and ics and to top developers

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