Google Android KitKat

[Sushubh]

I think it is a logical assumption. You cannot turn from red to white. Light grey to white makes a lot more sense.

 

[Supernatural]

ah, My mistake. Read it as "green". Grey would be obvious assumption ofcourse.

 

[Navjot Singh]

And this was posted on Google+

 

[Sushubh]

https://broadband.forum/google-android-kitkat-47708/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sONcojECWXs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBi8fjv90E4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3H7nJ4QaD8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCRGc2PcmB8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxHVeXbK1P4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFj9AEz0DHQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdq0R2WQssQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iub67ic87KI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xh_W82JgOms
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QHkv-bSlds

 

[ashish]

they said it's optimized for low end phones and would work on 512 mb ram.
but no word if gnex would be getting it or not
ok, it's not on the list.
now how would the network icons look in kitkat when connected to the servers?

 

[Sushubh]

Nope. They did not announce it for GNex today. And I doubt they would bother. Which is a shame. Especially considering there were several references to Nexus S in the Chromium channels related to KitKat.

 

[ashish]

Yup. especially when it's supposed to be lighter and optimized to run faster on low end devices. well, they are going with the previous trend of releasing the latest OS only till the previous gen not 2 level down generations

 

[Sushubh]

http://www.android.com/versions/kit-kat-4-4/ is finally online.
You don’t need to touch the screen to get things done. When on your home screen* or in Google Now, just say “Ok Google” to launch voice search, send a text, get directions or even play a song.
While listening to music on your device, or while projecting movies to Chromecast, you’ll see beautiful full-screen album and movie art when your device is locked. You can play, pause, or seek to a specific moment.
The book you're reading, the game you're playing, or the movie you're watching — now all of these take center stage with the new immersive mode, which automatically hides everything except what you really want to see. Just swipe the edge of the screen to bring back your status bar and navigation buttons.
Android 4.4 takes system performance to an all-time high by optimizing memory and improving your touchscreen so that it responds faster and more accurately than ever before. This means that you can listen to music while browsing the web, or race down the highway with the latest hit game, all without a hitch.
The new phone app automatically prioritizes your contacts based on the people you talk to the most. You can also search for nearby places and businesses, your contacts, or people in your Google Apps domain.
This I like:
Whenever you get a call from a phone number not in your contacts, your phone will look for matches from businesses with a local listing on Google Maps.
Never miss a message, no matter how your friend sends it. With the new Hangouts app, all of your SMS and MMS messages are together in the same app, alongside your other conversations and video calls. And with the new Hangouts, you can even share your location and send animated GIFs.
Sometimes words can’t express how you feel. For that, there’s Emoji, the colorful Japanese characters, now available on Google Keyboard.
Now you can print photos, documents, and web pages from your phone or tablet. You can print to any printer connected to Google Cloud Print, to HP ePrint printers, and to other printers that have apps in the Google Play Store.
From apps like Quickoffice, you can open and save files on Google Drive, other cloud storage services, or your device. And with quick access to recently used files, it's easier than ever to send the file you were just working on.
Create and edit documents, spreadsheets and presentations from your phone or tablet with the newly redesigned Quickoffice
https://broadband.forum/google-android-kitkat-loaded-screen-recording-capability-47716/

 

[dextermorgan]

Google's making it more harder for me to ignore hangouts app anymore

 

[Sushubh]

You can finally see how much RAM Facebook app is consuming on your phone with KitKat.

This is easier to achieve in KitKat.