At the I/O conference in San Francisco, Google presented a new version of the Android operating system - 4.1 , codenamed Jelly Bean. The event is broadcast on YouTube.

The system interface is in many ways similar to the Android 4.0 interface, but version 4.1 has several innovations. Graphics are now rendered more smoothly thanks to Project Butter technology.

The OS will feature a new keyboard with predictive input and an expanded dictionary. Google has introduced support for new languages.

The user will be able to enter text on the device by voice without an Internet connection. For now, the feature is only available in English, but others will be added later. Blind or visually impaired users will be able to connect a Braille input device to their smartphone or tablet running Android 4.1.

The appearance of the notification panel will change - by opening it, the user will see more information than before. The built-in search will learn to provide answers to the user’s questions asked by voice.

Android 4.1 will feature Google Now. It will provide the user with useful information based on the calendar and search queries. For example, Google Now can provide information about flights, sports teams and competitions, upcoming meetings, and so on.

In mid-July, Galaxy Nexus and Nexus S smartphones and Xoom tablets will receive an update to Android 4.1. Google will provide tools for creating programs for Jelly Bean to developers on June 27.

Google representatives during the speech announced that there are a total of 400 million Android devices in the world, and every day users activate another million. The Google Play online store contains 600 thousand applications. The number of software installations has exceeded 20 billion.

New version of Android OS introduced