Which Tablet to Buy: KitKat arrives on Android 4.4.2 Nexus devices

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

KitKat arrives on Android 4.4.2 Nexus devices - WebNews

Google launched the official release of the update to the Android operating system for mobile devices KitKat 4.4.2 Nexus 4, Nexus 5, 7 Nexus and Nexus 10.

Christian Ghidotti , December 10, 2013, 15:48

A few days after the deployment of the platform 4.4.1, has begun the rollout of the update official leading the mobile operating system Google Android 4.4.2 version KitKat . The package, as always spread over the air, coming at this time bigg branded devices, namely smartphones Nexus 4 and Nexus 5 , as well as on tablets Nexus 7 and Nexus 10 . The build that distinguishes this new release is KOT49H .

The size of the download (39.3 MB) needed to install betray the nature of “minor update” . On the Net already found the link to download the update and apply it manually, but for the less experienced advice is to always wait a few hours (at most a few days) to see appear on the display notification concerning the possibility of the operation in fully automatic mode. In case you wanted to force the check, you have to open the “Settings” menu, scroll down to “About phone” (for a smartphone) and then select “System Updates”.

The official changelog talks about advances in management of the camera on the Nexus 5 (already seen with the release 4.4.1), in particular regarding the focus, the shutter lag, the blur, white balance and color fidelity reproduced in the images taken. There are also general performance improvements , the proper management of VM Indicator and resolution of bugs found. Those who have already had the opportunity to test the update also noted the lack of access to the App Ops, a system for the advanced setting the permissions assigned to the app, which was introduced in recent months with the transition to Android 4.3 Jelly Bean .

Android 4.4.2 KitKat coming soon on Google Edition versions of the models Samsung Galaxy S4 and HTC One, while the timing to witness the release on other devices as they are always linked to the decisions of individual producers and of workers involved in their marketing.