News by Andrew Kameka on Monday August 12, 2013.
Google Nexus 7 App drawers
Pure Android 4.3 Jelly Bean - what else would you expect from a Google product? The Nexus 7 has the gift and curse of running the Plain Jane version of Android. It will get faster updates than any other tablet on the market, but its interface often feels like it's just a large phone. The beauty of stock Android's simplicity is not as big a selling point once you realize the launcher, notifications, and photo gallery are just scaled-up replays of what's seen on a phone. Similar charges could be levied against other manufactures, but at least Samsung does things like Multi-Window that translate well to larger screens.
The Nexus 7 software is vanilla enough to lull users into not paying attention to the pizzazz-free advancements of Android 4.3 Jelly Bean. Movies have virtual surround sound and 1080p HD video streaming, the keyboard is slightly faster, and Bluetooth low-energy uses less powers. Profile switching is easier as well, so users can share apps and data but only allow certain features to be accessible. A game can be installed once and played by multiple people with each player's personal game progress and scores left in tact. These are incremental improvements that don't grab headlines but they make the Nexus 7 a greater tablet.
Android's Fragments UI lends itself well to some tablet-specific views in other areas of the software. Fragments split content into multiple panels to show more data. Calendar shows a day or agenda view on one side and a monthly preview or event details on the other. I love viewing my schedule on the Nexus 7 because it means less time going back and forth between events. The same is true for Gmail, which has a two-pane view when held in landscape, and Google Hangouts, which makes monitoring multiple conversations so much easier.
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