Android Jelly Bean

Android Jelly Bean (Android 4.1, 4.2, 4.3) is the codename given to the tenth version of the <a href="/facts/Android_(operating_system)/nNyHb0xz">Android</a> <a href="/facts/Mobile_operating_system/wysBVca1">mobile operating system</a> developed by <a href="/facts/Google/GT9Sugza">Google</a>, spanning three major <a href="/facts/Point_release/xU4YUVUb">point releases</a> (versions 4.1 through 4.3.1). Among the devices that launched with Android 4.1 to 4.3 are the <a href="/facts/Nexus_7_(2012)/tzcc8hQf">Nexus 7 (2012)</a>, <a href="/facts/Nexus_4/KdzWhny9">Nexus 4</a>, <a href="/facts/Nexus_10/UxFMxyfr">Nexus 10</a>, <a href="/facts/Nexus_7_(2013)/Mt7hpIKc">Nexus 7 (2013)</a>, and <a href="/facts/Hyundai_Play_X/ESpQIQNL">Hyundai Play X</a>.
The first of these three releases, 4.1, was unveiled at Google's <a href="/facts/Google_I%2fO/dccHXkGF">I/O</a> developer conference in June 2012. It focused on performance improvements designed to give the operating system a smoother and more responsive feel, improvements to the notification system allowing for expandable notifications with action buttons, and other internal changes. Two more releases were made under the Jelly Bean name in October 2012 and July 2013 respectively, including 4.2—which included further optimizations, multi-user support for tablets, <a href="/facts/Lock_screen/jlS2PYce">lock screen</a> widgets, quick settings, and screensavers, and 4.3—which contained further improvements and updates to the underlying Android platform. The first device with Android Jelly Bean was the 2012 <a href="/facts/Nexus_7_(2012)/tzcc8hQf">Nexus 7</a>.
As of January 2025<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Android_Jelly_Bean&action=edit">[update]</a>, 0.04% of Android devices run Jelly Bean. In July 2021, Google announced that <a href="/facts/Google_Play_Services/0wBCsuBP">Google Play Services</a> would no longer support Jelly Bean after August of that year.

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Android Jelly Bean