Android 4.1 SDK Jelly Bean New Features

Introduces the new features offered to developers and consumers in Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, including a smoother UI, notifications, and security improvements.This course introduces the new features offered to developers and consumers in Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. Author Joseph Lowery first explains how you can expect the update to roll out to devices, and then shows how to install the Android SDK on Windows and Mac, select a device emulator, create a sample app, and prep it for publication on Google Play. Along the way, the course explores the smoother interface (codenamed Project Butter), notifications, advanced text manipulation, and security improvements that will be of interest to Android developers, and describes how those features translate for consumers on the device side. Topics include: Tasting the flavors of Jelly Bean Developing with the updated media capabilities Integrating input device feedback Increasing accessibility Setting up a Jelly Bean project Testing your app on a device Working with the emulator Utilizing improved voice search Interacting with Google services Enabling near field communication with Android Beam