subject: The Top 5 Android 4.2 Features For Businesses [print this page] Google is seriously the boss in the global mobile OS arena. It leaves only one-fourth of market share for others, because the rest has been over taken by its mobile operating system, Android. Others may be jealous of its success. They are trying hard to beat the search engine giants mobile OS, but they know they will barely succeed. Google too is quite devoted for Android and thus it never delays in releasing latest versions.
Google released Android 4.1 Jelly Bean with Nexus 7 tablet in July this year, and now with minor upgrades, another latest iteration of the OS is also available. However, with these minor upgrades, Android 4.2 Jelly Bean has some excellent business-oriented features. Android developers can also utilize these features in their latest Android application development projects. Here are those exclusive features:
Multiple user accounts (tablets only)
It is a newborn ability for tablets. It lets you share your device to others. But how can this feature be helpful for businesses? It is potentially big news for those SMBs who want to bring mobile devices at their workplace with limited investment in IT infrastructure.
The multi-user ability will help enterprises sharing a device between many executives. It gives a separate room for installed apps and data. All users sharing the devices will have separate homes screens with facility of arranging separate widgets. Users will also need not to download an app if a user has already downloaded it.
Support for wireless display (Miracast)
Android 4.2 Jelly Bean supports Miracast that is a peer-to-peer wireless screen-cast standard created by Wi-Fi Alliance. Now users with Android 4.2 powered devices can wirelessly share audio and video with Miracast-enabled TV sets.
But how is this feature useful for businesses? Yes it is, because it will let sales-staff quickly show photographic evidences and contents or customer responses on a TV set. With the right kind of Android development an app can allow executives share various contents directly with a TV in the boardroom.
Keyboard with gesture typing
This feature too can be helpful for workers. With a keyboard that supports gesture typing executives can quickly write reports, answer email and compile data while they are on the go. This feature gives them a simple and easy way to write through touch-screen keyboard.
Photo Sphere panorama photos
It is another hot feature that many Android developers wanted in Android powered devices. However the feature is aimed at snap-happy consumers, but it can somehow help businesses too. With a panorama-enabled camera, field workers will be able to capture evidence and other useful photos for their reports.
Expanded notifications to help you do things quickly
This feature can help business-people and professionals complete operations more quickly. They are able to take various actions directly from the home page. It can also help Android developers in their new app projects aimed at businesses.
