Android 4.4-4.4.4 (KitKat) Features




Android 4.4 (KitKat)

 Release Date : 31 Oct, 2013

API Level : 19

Features :
  • Refreshed interface with white elements instead of blue
  • Ability for applications to trigger translucency in the navigation and status bars
  • Ability for applications to use "immersive mode" to keep the navigation and status bars hidden while maintaining user interaction
  • Action overflow menu buttons are always visible, even on devices with a "Menu" key, which was officially deprecated by Android 4.0.
  • Optimizations for performance on devices with lower specifications, including zRAM support and "low RAM" device API
  • Wireless printing capability
  • NFC host card emulation, enabling a device to replace smart cards
  • New framework for UI transitions
  • Storage Access Framework, an API allowing apps to retrieve files in a consistent manner.
  • Sensor batching, step detector and counter APIs
  • WebViews now based on Chromium engine (feature parity with Chrome for Android 
  • Expanded functionality for notification listener services
  • Public API for developing and managing text messaging clients
  • New experimental runtime virtual machine, ART (not enabled by default)
  • Audio tunneling, audio monitoring and loudness enhancer
  • Built-in screen recording feature 
  • Native infrared blaster API
  • Expanded accessibility APIs and system-level closed captioning settings
  • Bluetooth Message Access Profile (MAP) support
  • Disabled access to battery statistics by third-party applications
  • Settings application no longer uses a multi-pane layout on devices with larger screens
  • Wi-Fi and mobile data activity (TX/RX) indicators are moved to quick settings
  • Browser text wrap is disabled.


Android 4.4.1 (KitKat)

Release Date : 5 Dec, 2013

API Level : 19

Features :
  • Improvements to auto focus, white balance and HDR+ for the Nexus 5 camera
  • Better application compatibility for the experimental ART runtime
  • Miscellaneous improvements 
  • Bug fixes


Android 4.4.2 (KitKat)

Release Date : 9 Dec, 2013

API Level : 19

Features :
  • Further security enhancements
  • Bug fixes
  • Removal of the "App Ops" application permissions control system.




Android 4.4.3 (KitKat)
Release Date : 2 June, 2014

API Level : 19

Features :
  • Refreshed Dialer app interface
  • Updated the Chromium based WebView to version 33 
  • Miscellaneous improvements
  • Bug fixes
  • New issues introduced.


Android 4.4.4 (KitKat)

Release Date : 19 June, 2014

API Level : 19

Features :
  • CVE-2014-0224 fixed
  • Eliminating an OpenSSL man-in-the-middle vulnerability.


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