Google has recently announced the accessibility of Android
4.4, known as Android KitKat, the most recent upgrade to world’s most
well-liked Smartphone OS. Google, which is well known for nicknaming
Android’s mobile operating system for tablets and smartphones after
desserts, for the very first time has chosen the brand-name’s candy for
version name. Here is a post featuring 10 Great Features of Android 4.4
KitKat.
At end of the last week of October, Google unveiled the
Nexus 5 Smartphone finally in a simple blog post which heralded the
onset of the Android’s 4.4 KitKat also.
Google revealed the KitKat moniker first at the beginning
of September, which actually was a bit of shock since we were made to
believe that this new OS will be named as Key Lime Pie. However, with
KitKat, Google gives a known candy tie-in, along with a mascot which
probably was easier to make in a statue for Google lawn than the piece
of a pie.
As usual, this updated mobile OS reveals a host of latest
features, and this post is on highlighting a few of the intelligent new
touches coming with KitKat. 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
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.
Google, of course, is bringing much more than all this to
table with this new Android 4.4 –you also can expect likes of updated
NFC architecture, touch screen improvements, low-power audio playbacks,
HDR+ photography, secure app sandboxes, and full-screen wallpaper with
preview.
So, read on for 10 Great Features of Android 4.4 KitKat, starting with…
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
Another feature among the 10 Great Features of Android 4.4
KitKat is 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, similar to you would on the Glass.
Speech is vital for Google with this specific update, and
Google said that it was bigheaded 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, as per Pichai. 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
The fifth feature of the 10 Great Features of Android 4.4
KitKat is that it 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 upgrading, 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,”
said Google.
“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
The last among the 10 Great Features of Android 4.4 KitKat
is 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 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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