KitKat Android 4.4 what's new

Glenn · Nov 01, 2013, 14:32:10

Lots of improvements http://developer.android.com/about/versions/kitkat.html#44-audio-tunneling It will be coming to your Nexus device in the next few weeks.

Gary · Nov 01, 2013, 14:44:50

Quote from: Glenn on Nov 01, 2013, 14:32:10
Lots of improvements http://developer.android.com/about/versions/kitkat.html#44-audio-tunneling It will be coming to your Nexus device in the next few weeks.

Shame it probably wont make many mainstream android handsets.

pctech · Nov 01, 2013, 19:43:16

Would be nice if Samsung released it for the Ace 2 as JB does feel a little sluggish at times.

pctech · Nov 01, 2013, 21:42:34

Been looking around the net and rumour is the Ace 2 might well get 4.4

Sweet

Gary · Nov 02, 2013, 01:58:51

Quote from: pctech on Nov 01, 2013, 21:42:34
Been looking around the net and rumour is the Ace 2 might well get 4.4

Sweet

Hope you do, there was a rumour the HTC Sensation was going to get JB but it never happened

pctech · Nov 02, 2013, 18:02:31

Had a temporary member of staff at work who had one of those, he was thinking about whether to get a 4G phone and what to get when his phone contract ended at the end of November.

4.4 does look great though.

Gary · Nov 03, 2013, 09:55:05

Quote from: pctech on Nov 02, 2013, 18:02:31

4.4 does look great though.

They all look the same to me, even iOS under its candy coat, nothing new in phones now. I think if you go Android use a Nexus then you get the latest patches. The Nexus 5 looks good.

Glenn · Nov 03, 2013, 09:59:49

Quote from: Gary on Nov 03, 2013, 09:55:05
The Nexus 5 looks good.

And approximately 50% of the cost of it's rivals, I'll be keeping my Nexus 4 for at least 1 more year, maybe 2 or 3.

Gary · Nov 03, 2013, 11:03:39

I kept my old Nokia N95 8GB for years, looked on ebay and people are selling immaculate ones for £80-100

It was easy to get spares and put casings on, new sliders etc, wish I had kept mine. Its nice to keep a phone for more than two few years...

pctech · Nov 03, 2013, 18:53:55

I won't be in the market for a phone again for at least 18 months so we'll probably be on the Nexus 8 by then but will keep it in mind

Android does look a bit samey across devices with only the icons being tweaked and widgets being added as far as I can see.

As have said though, for me to keep it the phone has to work well first and foremost as a phone as that is the primary reason I have it.

Simon · Nov 03, 2013, 19:07:41

I'm surprised they can get away with calling it KitKat. I would have thought that was a trademark.

Glenn · Nov 03, 2013, 19:23:29

They came to an agreement with Nestle http://www.nestle.com/media/newsandfeatures/google-nestle-announce-android-kitkat

Simon · Nov 03, 2013, 19:43:49

Ah. You'd think it would have been easier just to have thought of another silly name for it.

Technical Ben · Nov 03, 2013, 20:38:33

Quote from: Simon on Nov 03, 2013, 19:07:41
I'm surprised they can get away with calling it KitKat. I would have thought that was a trademark.

It's actual paid/arranged advertising. It's the fall of Andrion IMO. It's what put me of Metro (I'll hold out on my "predictions" there. It's an advertising platform and nothing more. It's GUI/Design reeks of "we can advertise with these features"), and Apple OS is too tied down for me. But if Andriod is moving over to advert powered OS (I'd expect em to pursue addwords IN the kernel next

) I'll skip.

nowster · Nov 03, 2013, 20:54:39

The one that will fall foul of trademarks is "Nexus 6" unless they get an agreement with the estate of Philip K Dick (and some electric sheep).

pctech · Dec 06, 2013, 20:14:52

I reckon they'll call the next release Lollipop and the phone will be Nexus 5.5.

The advertising will probably use the song Lollipop as Dell did when they started to sell coloured notebook machines a few years back.

nowster · Dec 07, 2013, 08:00:37

4.4.1 is out, and it's supposed to fix the camera problems.

Steve · Jun 04, 2014, 08:29:48

Kitkat 4.4.3 is out although being impatient and couldn't wait for the OTA, I had to side load it to my Nexus 5.

Glenn · Jun 04, 2014, 11:02:55

What does it add or is it bug fixes?

Steve · Jun 04, 2014, 11:10:12

Bug fixes mainly I far as I can work out , the Dialer App is new with the ability to customise the favourites, I'll hopefully see if it's managed to address the intermittent poor WiFi performance.

nowster · Jun 04, 2014, 16:33:47

I'm waiting for the OTA... (Nexus 4 here).

Glenn · Jun 04, 2014, 17:39:47

Is 4.5 or 5.0 going to be announced at the end of the month?

Steve · Jun 04, 2014, 17:48:23

Quote from: nowster on Jun 04, 2014, 16:33:47
I'm waiting for the OTA... (Nexus 4 here).

I was worried I might for some reason miss it, I read somewhere that it was only available OTA for a week or so. When I got the Nexus 5 it was on 4.4.1 and 4.4.2 had been available for some time but I didn't get any notification of an update in the first few days so I side loaded that update.

Probably my impatience again winning out but since I'd not done this method of update before I thought I'd try it out. I've not lost anything with either update yet.

Steve · Jun 04, 2014, 17:51:46

Quote from: Glenn on Jun 04, 2014, 17:39:47
Is 4.5 or 5.0 going to be announced at the end of the month?

The rumour is it will be announced the same time as the Nexus 8

nowster · Jun 04, 2014, 19:58:38

I'm guessing there won't be a Nexus Six without some major haggling with the estate of Philip K Dick.