Thursday, October 31, 2013

Android 4.4 KitKat: Google's simpler, integrated operating system designed for every phone


At its event in San Francisco, in the midst of flashing some new hardware, Google's also unveiled version 4.4 of Android, the long-awaited KitKat. It's much more than a marketing gimmick, or an excuse to make limited-edition candy bars in Paris — it brings some real change to Android, and some much-awaited integration among Google services.


Most immediately obvious are a handful of design tweaks to the OS, which make Android cleaner and simpler than ever before. The status and notification bar are now translucent, and they disappear completely when you're in a fullscreen app; there's less chrome across the entire OS, and more space on the Nexus 5's five-inch display for whatever you're doing. There's a new launcher, a new condensed...


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Source: The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/31/5049672/android-kit-kat-4-4-google-software-operating-system

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