Applications can now take advantage of a new full screen mode, which hides the status and navigation bar, to provide an immersive reading experience.The same widget style also comes up whenever the user Chromecasts something from his or her phone. There is a new Music widget on the lock screen, which looks stunning.The Messaging app has been replaced by Hangouts with SMS and MMS integration.The Clock app has also been updated with new fonts and time picker.There is a new version of Roboto being used in the App drawer in KitKat.Google Now has received a slight visual makeover in KitKat.The same feature is already available for Nexus 4 owners using AOSP compiled ROMs.On the Nexus 5, users can say “Ok Google” whenever the screen is switched on to do a Google search.However, this feature won’t be available to previous generation of Nexus devices. The status bar and navigation bar is completely translucent on Android 4.4 KitKat/Nexus 5.
The icons have also been re-designed and have a much flatter look. The new launcher allows for unlimited number of home screens.The new launcher provides quick and easy access to Google Now with just a simple swipe from the left edge of the screen. One of the biggest changes in Android 4.4 KitKat is the new launcher.The official KitKat page from Google only highlights a few features introduced in the OS, but there is more to KitKat than what is visible to the naked eye.īelow, I list down some of the major, minor and seemingly small changes that Google has introduced in Android 4.4 KitKat. With Android 4.4 KitKat, Google has introduced a lot of new, seemingly minor changes, that improve usability in a big way.
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