Comments on: Video: Android 4.2 Feature Overview – Gesture Typing, New Gmail, Multi-users, and More

By: Bobby Cornwell

Bobby Cornwell — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 20:58:00 +0000

It’s from the Tersus icon pack

By: Bishop

Bishop — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 13:26:00 +0000

I’d like to know that as well. It’s very nice. I asked on YouTube in the commenting section of the video but got no reply

By: MikeSaver

MikeSaver — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 17:55:00 +0000

If he designed them, whats the big deal? also, what’s webOs?

U mad bro?

By: MikeSaver

MikeSaver — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 17:53:00 +0000

Can we make a petition for Google to change this? It would be the lamest petition ever but whatever.

At least on tablets, have it so there is just one pulldown when in portrait mode. Its so frustrating with my Nexus 7 to try to pull down a notification and I just get the stupid quick settings bar that I don’t even need.

By: Joe Feng

Joe Feng — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 17:31:00 +0000

This is the most disappointing upgrade I’ve ever had on an Android device. Some interesting new features, but the first you see – the lock screen, is a complete visual mess. Big step backwards in design. I hope Google is listening to all the user feedback.

By: JMonkeYJ

JMonkeYJ — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 10:12:00 +0000

i agree with everything except the bounce back. it’s useless, but i like it.

has anyone else noticed how much better text looks on the N7 now tho? web browsing is a much better experience (and it was already very good). i also like the new task switching animations. and of course the keyboard is just awesome.

overall it’s a mixed bag for me. i think the new polish is really great, but some of the new features are “meh” or worse.

By: DC_Guy

DC_Guy — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 04:32:00 +0000

I definitely thought about that once they showed the example of being able to access personal email from the lock screen…no Bueno.

By: DC_Guy

DC_Guy — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 04:30:00 +0000

AGREED! That’s one thing I definitely miss about my iPhone.

By: JC

JC — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 03:36:00 +0000

As much as I love Android, these updates seem to show why they haven’t quite matched iOS smoothness and fluidity. With all these new add ons, (some good and necessary while some aren’t so necessary), doesn’t it require the system to do more, thus slowing performance? iOS runs the way it does because Apple hasn’t really added any significant features or updates since it came out so they are able to just further refine the responsiveness. Does this make sense to anyone else? lol

By: MikeSaver

MikeSaver — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 01:52:00 +0000

Agree agree agree agree. I guess i have to hold my nexus 7 exclusively with my left hand

By: ddevito

ddevito — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 01:11:00 +0000

Lock screen widgets are stupid and are a security issue (shouldn’t show user data without unlocking), adding multiple users slows down performance and eats unnecessary space, the N7 pull down bar in portrait is counterintuitive, the dock icons are shrunken down for some reason, chrome scrolling is choppy, N7 cannot view photo sphere pictures, and the new crop tool doesn’t allow you to make your own sized crop. This is the firsdt time Android has downgraded with an update.

I’m going back to 4.1.2. Fail.

By: envoy510

envoy510 — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 01:00:00 +0000

Hey, 4.2 on the GNex doesn’t have HDR in the camera!

By: ddevito

ddevito — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 00:52:00 +0000

Adding a second user kills the performance of the nexus 7. Bummer.

By: Zac St. Louis

Zac St. Louis — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 00:47:00 +0000

wowww I want all of those devices, I’ll trade you a droid charge for it

By: NicholasMicallef

NicholasMicallef — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 00:25:00 +0000

Can you change that through animation scale settings in Developer options?