Although Android 4.0, codenamed Ice Cream Sandwich only available on some devices officially. But this has not been too satisfactory for Google. And reportedly, they plan to push the launch of the newest version of Google Android. Android 5.0, code-named Jelly Bean is expected to be completed in the summer or Q2 of 2012.
According to a report from DigiTimes, the launch will be timed to coincide with the launch of Windows 8. Jelly Bean will increase Android’s tablet optimization, and may allow dual-booting with Google’s Chrome OS on tablets. While Android is extremely popular, Chrome OS’s performance has been somewhat lackluster. Google may be looking to hitch Chrome OS to Android’s wagon. Two weeks ago Google launched an Android version of their Chrome browser. This fed speculation that they may be planning to merge the two operating systems at some point in the future. If Jelly Bean tablets can dual-boot to Chrome OS, it may be another step down that road. Selain itu Android 5.0 Jelly Bean akan lebih dioptimalkan secara khusus untuk layar yang lebih besar, termasuk tablet dan netbook potensial.
As written by gottabemobile.com As Android tablet manufacturers are also finding it hard to compete in the Android tablet category, which is dominated at the high-end by Apple’s iPad and at the low end by Amazon’s Kindle Fire, the move may allow tablet-makers who are uncertain about Windows 8 and Android OS to hedge their bets simultaneously on both platforms of Digitimes is accurate with the live dual boot solution.
While Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich is seen as a major milestone uniting Google’s Gingerbread smartphone platform with the Honeycomb tablet platform under one unifying Android OS, Jelly Bean will expand Android’s feature set and is seen as a significant upgrade. A June introduction at Google I/O would make it a fast-pace release cycle as Google recently only unveiled Ice Cream Sandwich in late 2011. Android 4.0 didn’t offer too much to the tablet platform, but is a major upgrade path for smartphones. Android 5.0 seems to be a major upgrade path for larger screens and is being described at this time as tablet-centric.
however, it still remains just a rumor. truth must be only time will answer it
