An alpha build of Android 4.2 has appeared online, revealing some of the new features which will greet us in the upcoming version.
Thought to be debuting on the LG Nexus 4, Android Police claims to have received the build via an anonymous source, which is apparently a complete system dump from the LG Nexus device.
According to Android Police, it came across an image in the notification panel code, which featured the words "Future site of quick settings".
Double drop
Quick settings, we assume, refers to the tools we find in the notifications bar on Samsung's TouchWiz-running handsets, which allow you to easily toggle key functions such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS and NFC without having to dive into the settings menu.
Some more digging and a video was sent to Android Police by the source, showing the location of this "future site" – turns out it's a second drop down panel, which appears over the top of the first notification bar.
These power controls have proved popular among consumers, as it allows them to quickly turn on and off the regularly used features on their devices, and it comes as no surprise to learn that Google could be considering baking this option directly into Android.
There's no word from Google on the new features in future builds of the Android platform, but hopefully we'll see this along with a host of other improvements at the launch event of the next Nexus smartphone – possibly in the next month or so.
Source : techradar[dot]com
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