One year on, rather than release another radical overhaul to the Android OS, Googles taken a step back with its latest 4.3 Jelly Bean version, releasing what at first glance is a minor update with most of its additions operating under the hood. However, just because the additions arent as immediately obvious as those unveiled on Android 4.1, theres still plenty for businesses to get excited about on Android 4.3.
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Multiple account support was originally added to Android on version 4.2. The addition was a boon to business users as it granted them similar account management powers to those seen on a regular Windows PC. Specifically the feature let IT managers set up the tablet for use by multiple employees or create bespoke work and personal accounts.
However, the addition fell one step short of business greatness as it didnt let users set up separate permissions for the accounts. This meant that while users could have separate login details, the tablet administrator or owner couldnt tweak what rights each account had. As a result they couldnt do things like block a user from downloading applications from third party marketplaces or block in-app purchases on one user account without doing it on all of them.
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