Google Now Update

In the new Google Now, it can index the information about air tickets, meal reservations, hotels, packages, tickets and other information in your email, and remind you at the appropriate time. However, these functions need user authorization. If you are worried, these new functions will have no meaning for you. At the same time, Google Now has also increased the display of movies, concerts, stocks and news.

Keyboard gesture input function

If you have used the Swype input method or seen the SwiftKey Flow video, I believe you will be very looking forward to this new feature of Android 4.2. As long as users slide every letter of the word they want to input on the keyboard, the input method will guess the word you want. If you see the word you want, just select it. In the actual test, this function performed very well, and the time to guess the words was much earlier than expected.

Miracast Wireless Video Technology

The Miracast technology of Android is similar to Apple's AirPlay, which allows mobile tablets to deliver the content of the device to the TV supporting Miracast through wireless connection. This technology is developed by the Wi Fi Alliance and is an open standard that can be used by any manufacturer. But so far, only a few devices support Miracast. Of course, if this technology is widely adopted, Android users will benefit from it.

Quick settings

This is another feature of Android that outperforms its competitors. When you just point down, you can quickly access the notification bar, including Wi Fi and Bluetooth. Display brightness, battery life, flight mode and a button that allows you to enter full settings. When you pull down the notice bar with two fingers, you will enter the quick setting, which is very convenient for people who often adjust the settings.

HDR mode

This is the first time that HDR mode is included in the camera application of Android. HDR shooting requires the camera to take two or more photos of the same scene. These photos are shot with different exposures, and finally spliced into a single photo. This has the advantage that the light and dark parts of the photo will have more reasonable exposure.

Photo Sphere panoramic spherical photography function

Photo Sphere is also a unique feature of Android, which is jointly launched by Google Maps team and Android team. Photo Sphere not only allows photos to be shot in the horizontal panorama mode, but also can capture the contents up and down, and finally display them in the form of spherical scenes, which will make the way of viewing photos more vivid. At the same time, you can also easily share photos to Google+or even add them to Google Maps.

Photo Filter

In Android 4.2, Google has added Instagram like photo filters in the photo application. These filters can let you change the color of photos, add graininess or create a retro feeling. These processes are non-destructive editing, and the application will only generate new pictures without modifying the original ones.

New camera interface

The interface of the camera application is simpler than before. Most of its buttons are hidden, allowing you to focus more on shooting. The new interface is also easier for users to operate. The corresponding functions can be previewed by sliding in four oblique directions at any position on the interface. If you want to delete or view a photo after taking a picture, it is also easy to do so, just click on it.

Multi user support for tablets

Currently, Android only supports one account per device. In Android 4.2 tablet, multiple users can share an Android tablet, but users can only access applications and data in their own accounts.

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