Much energy has been expended over the last days, weeks and months about Google's rumored 'Nexus' branded tablet that we're expecting to see unveiled tomorrow at the opening of Google I/O in San Francisco.   But as exciting as the supposed Asus hardware partnership is, as psyched as I am to get a 7 inch tablet with a Tegra 3 processor, IPS 1280 x 800 Gorilla Glass covered display, as jazzed as I am about making my first purchases with the built-in NFC and gaming with that 12 core GeForce GPU...the single biggest thing that's really going to make this 'Nexus 7' tablet different than all other Android tablets that have come before is....Android 4.1, 'Jelly Bean'.   

This will be afterall a 'Nexus' device and as such will be the first shipping tablet with Google's latest and greatest OS, Jelly Bean.   Now, Jelly Bean is not expected to be as huge an upgrade over its predecessor as Ice Cream Sandwich was over Honeycomb,  and we don't have anything 'in stone' about what features and additions to expect in the new version of the OS.   But after a bunch of research and perusing the web we've come up with a few things that we're looking out for as 'probable' Jelly Bean enhancements.  So let's have a quick look, shall we?

One of the biggest rumors about 'Jelly Bean' is that it will have Google's voice activated personal assistant technology, code named Majel, as part of the OS.  An obvious competitor to the popular Apple voice guidance system Siri, Majel is expected to show off Google's ability to integrate their prowess with search along with voice recognition and 'intelligent' interaction.  As an interesting 'factoid', the project is named after Majel Barret-Roddenberry,  the wife of famous Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry. 

Another rumor about 'Jelly Bean' might solve one of the biggest 'problems' that many have pointed to that have held back the Android tablets from world domination.   That is of course the subject of 'fragmenting' of the OS with too many versions on too many different models and causing all kinds of havoc and confusion for developers.   A big rumor has it that Google might be handling all OS updates from now on, thereby ensuring that all devices are 'up to date' with the latest and the same level of OS and drivers.  While this would be a complicated undertaking it could go a long way in creating the stability and consistency that Android tablets need to jump to the next level of adoption.

Another rumor has to do with the web browser on Android browser being changed to 'Chrome'.  There has been a 'Chrome Beta for Android' available for awhile now and many believe it is faster and more efficient than the current browser.  This seems to be a 'no brainer' as a better browsing experience would certainly be one of the most appreciated and most common uses of Android tablet owners.

Other 'improvements' of 'Jelly Ben' might be minor interface and driver enhancements for the OS that might cater to specialized applications such as pen based apps, battery life improvement and improved photo, video and camera support or audio enhancements.  Of course everything above is pure speculation but we don't have much longer to wait to find out what's really in store for us in either Jelly Bean or the new Nexus 7 Tablet.  Google I/O begins tomorrow, Wednesday, June 27th.

With all the chatter and excitement revolving around Google's first 'Nexus' branded tablet that has circulated in the blogosphere over the last few weeks and months, not a lot of attention has been paid to what may be the single biggest factor

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Looking to root your Nexus 7 Tablet?  Got a cool mod to share or discuss?  Looking to develop something specific to the Nexus 7?  This is the forum for you.

While the Nexus 7 comes with a bunch of stock Jelly Bean wallpapers customizing your tablet to suit your own taste is one of the first things many owners do.  It's easy to take pictures that inspire you such as photos of family or friends, landscapes, sci-fi graphics, animals, your favorite movies, tv shows or musicians, celebrities, nature shots etc and use them as a backdrop that'll make your Nexus 7 more personalized.  You can also skin icons and buttons and different graphic elements to take the personalization one step further and we'll post a faq on that later. 

For graphics and pictures to be used as wallpapers the optimal file size is 1920 x 1408 which allows the screen to be covered edge to edge in both landscape and portrait mode.  Many Wallpapers use different sizes however with 1920 x 1280 also being very popular.   While the screen resolution of your Nexus 7 Tablet is 1280 x 800 these large resolutions allow for scrolling and the natural up wipe movement of your tablet's screen during normal use while having the background fully  or almost fully covered.  Other file sizes can be used as well...in fact most are different sizes...but might leave black space around the image if not large enough.

Feel free to post any cool wallpapers you use or have found that you'd like to share with other forum members.

This forum is the place to get help for anything having to do with your Nexus 7 that is not Android OS related.  Please put general Jelly Bean/Android OS questions in the OS forum.

This board is for site news as well as discussion regarding its' structure, features, rules etc.  We're always looking for ways to improve the forums for our users so feel free to make suggestions, suggest new boards, ask questions or let us know what you'd like to see on the site.