Jelly Bean: Next Version of Android OS

Google CEO Eric Schmidt confirmed that “We have a new operating system, internally known as Ice Cream Sandwich for some reason, which is being released in October/November, which everyone’s really excited about”.

Not only that Google is preparing to release Ice Cream Sandwich but also they are looking forward to the next version Android OS after ICS. According to thisismynext, the next version of Android after Ice Cream Sandwich will be known as “Jelly Bean”. The name is not yet finalized but looks like Jelly Bean is on top of the choice.

As we know Google has a tradition of naming Android versions after desserts and the next version of Android name should start with “J”.

Following the tradition there isn’t much deserts started with “J” so it seems Jelly Bean is a solid choice. The source also mentioned “Jelly Bean” would be all about ““game-changing stuff” that had originally been scheduled for Ice Cream Sandwich is now being pushed to Jelly Bean, as google in hurry to release Ice Cream Sandwich. Still, there are some fairly major architectural, functional, and design changes coming in Ice Cream Sandwich according to the source. For now we are all excited to see Ice Cream Sandwich.

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Android Virus Protection, Two Free Apps Available

However, Android uses a so-called open-source method allowing some apps to be downloaded without having been checked for viruses.Bloomberg News’ Rich Jaroslovsky suggests that Android users download Symantec’s free Norton Mobile Security Lite or Lookout Mobile Security.

“Luckily, Android Market is full of security apps, many of them free, that provide at least a basic layer of protection. Most of these will scan newly downloaded apps for viruses and spyware. Many also offer paid versions with additional features, such as the ability to remotely erase your phone if it goes missing. (Before signing up, make sure you’re not buying services you’re already getting through your wireless carrier or other sources.),”

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Android Takes 20% Smartphone Marketshare

Along with the growth of Indonesian mobile market, we started to collect few data that could probably help understand the mobile market better. We’ve written about the future of smartphones and feature phones here, but we haven’t exactly write about the numbers to support it. So here it goes.

Indonesia claimed 63 percent mobile internet adoption rate, a 158 percent monthly increase. This significant growth is mostly triggered by the availability of cheaper smartphone devices with standard features like web-browsing, Facebook, Twitter, chat, emails and cameras. Lots of cheap phones enter the rural mass-market with prices as low as $80 and ridiculously cheap data plans as low as $4 per month.

Barriers all gone.

All mobile phones in Indonesia 25% of 3,1 million is a Smartphone. Interestingly, 20% of them are Android. If you walk down the main streets of Indonesia’s big cities, you’ll see there’s a lot of billboards for Android devices from various manufacturers such as Samsung, LG, Sony Ericsson and even the local player Nexian. Along with its open-source nature, Android is taking new people from lower economy to experience smartphone supported by these manufacturers with their own market segments and economy classes.

In fact, Samung is enjoying the fast-growth of Android devices. “The growing adoption of smartphones in Indonesia in 2010 reached 65%. It is even higher than the growth of the global smartphone (60%)” said Budi Janto, Samsung Mobile Bussiness Director. In the Android phones Samsung mastering 78% all of them, and on the side of the tablet computer has a 60% market share in Indonesia.

And although BlackBerry is still arguably dominating the young modern market, Android can start gaining smartphone marketshare and iPhone can finally get their devices sold properly. There is 1 iPhone for every 12 BlackBerry devices in Indonesia, which is good compared to last year.

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