Google revealed the new platform beginning of September. Formerly known as Key Lime Pie, KitKat offer behind the scenes update that most users will not see.
The latest version of Android smartphone software intends to allow more number of smartphone users the access to its budding menu of the online services like driving direction or voice-activated searches. Android KitKat now will be competent to run on low-end, inexpensive smartphones in addition to the highly developed devices and this could also make Android software more striking to third-party applications developers, who have actually been frustrated by all what they call “fragmented” nature of the Android devices.
So here are some Features of Android 4.4 KitKat that will get your current android phone screaming for a chocolate candy treat.
Simpler file access
“New storage access structure makes it easy for the users to browse as well as open images, documents, and the other files across their preferred documents storage providers,” said Google. That includes Box and Quickoffice, the former of which in one blog post said: “Whenever you open any file in any app, you will now have the opportunity to select files from all places you may have the files stored – including the cloud (such as Box) and local storage (such as your SD card)!”
Faster multitasking
Having mobile gadget is actually all about having quick access to all the things you require. To that end, the KitKat improves the touchscreen as well as optimizes memory, said Google, “in order that it responds more accurately and faster than ever before.” This means you simultaneously can listen to some music while surfing the web or when playing any mobile game with easiness.
Printing
Printing from any mobile device might look odd, but at times you need hard copy of some of your documents. Android 4.4 lets the users to print documents, web pages and photos from their tablet or phone. Users can print using any printer which is connected to the HP ePrint printers, Google Cloud Print, and other printers which have apps in Google’s Play Store.
Google Search
The search is at core of Google’s general product experience, company explained, so this is doing a lot more to make it accessible on mobile phones. Search now is by default on each home screen in Android, and supports hot wording, in order that you can simply say “Okay, Google” in order to get the search up as well as running at any preferred time.
Speech is vital for Google with this specific update, and Google said that it is elated about these improvements so far; error rate of the speech recognition dropped to almost 20 percent in last year, and a 25 percent boost has been there in general speech recognition accuracy in the last few years. Using the voice recognition now allows you also to tap one word and bring a list of different options to choose from. This system now also asks more clarifying question, using natural language, in order to ensure better services overall.
Step counter and step detector
Android 4.4 KitKat supports two new compound sensors, step counter and step detector, which allow you to turn your Android devices into fitness tracker. This feature is now available on Nexus 5 – and is in use on the apps such as Runtastic – and the Google said “we’re working with chipset partners to convey them to newer device as soon as probable.”
Smart Caller ID
With KitKat, the phone’s dialer gets an upgrade, as do a few calling features such as Caller ID. In order to help ease your guessing game, KitKat now will look for the Caller ID matches at Google Maps for incoming phone numbers which are not there in your contact list.
Better art
Google generally has smoothed out UI to better underline apps over interface element, giving you much more room to play and work. Google promised much more visually pleasing movie art and album while the device is locked out, or you’re projecting contents using Chromecast. “You can now play, pause, or look for a particular moment."
“OK Google”
This voice command of “OK Google” (as seen in the US with Moto X and a few Droid handsets) is also coming to KitKat. After set up, you could talk to your devices from across your room, waking that up with “OK Google” command. You can now ask it for directions, weather, sports scores, and movie times, or request it to play songs, make phone call, or text a friend.
Priority contacts
Is the contact list getting little heavy? With KitKat, the phone’s app will prioritize the contacts based on the ones who you talk with the most. “You also can search for your contacts, nearby businesses and places, or people in the Google Apps domain,” said Google.
Hangouts
Google indeed has consolidated the entire video/ text/MMS experience with the Hangouts, as predicted. This replaces default messaging application, and lets you send SMS like you did before, to any number or to somebody in your contacts book. There also is new Places button to share map locations, and the emoji support is built-in to software keyboard finally.
This is the iMessage equivalent which Android had been lacking till now. This is really going to be an extremely useful feature, particularly for those people who are switching to Android from their BlackBerry.
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