Android 4.4 KitKat, what's new

A is already here, with new arrivals and improvements for mobile and Tablets. At the moment it already runs through the circuits of the Nexus 4, Nexus 7 and Nexus 10, awaiting your arrival at the Samsung, Sony and other brands, in the coming months.

With an interface with few changes, but continuing the path set by ICS and Android 4.1 JB, in version 4.4 we will find a clearer user interface, cleaner transitions, transparencies and few solid colors, seeing the desktop and its icons, although we have a specific app open.

Capture the screen? is outdated, comes the screen recording. The most outstanding novelties are seen below.

Performance android 4.4 Kit Kat

Android 4.4 pushes system performance to the max by optimizing memory usage for each major component. This means you can run multiple apps and switch between them faster than ever.

Optimizes energy consumption, increasing battery charging time, using a packet communication system, instead of a constant flow of communication. It works smoothly on devices with 512 MB of RAM.

Sensors such as motion sensors improve their performance, consuming less battery.

renderscript, improves the acceleration of the device's graphics chip. It will be functional in the Nexus 4, 5, 7 and 10 although Google works with other brands to incorporate this improvement.

Print anywhere with 4.4 Kit Kat

Now you can print photos, documents and web pages from your phone or tablet. Can be printed on any printer connected to the service Google Cloud Print, for HP ePrint printers, and for other printers that have apps on Google Play.

Data storage and the cloud with 4.4 Kit Kat

Is storage space running low? better to save the data in the cloud. From apps like Quickoffice, you can open and save files to Google Drive or other cloud storage services, as well as on your device. With quick access to recently used files, it's easier than ever to send the file you're currently working on.

SMS Messaging and Hangouts in 4.4 Kit kat

Never miss a single message, no matter how many your friends send you. With the new app Hangouts, all the SMS y MMS You can view and manage them in the same application, along with other conversations and video calls. You can also share your location and send animated GIF files.

Screen recording

On any android device, we can capture the screen using a combination of buttons or apps. Now we can also record everything that happens on the screen, create high quality videos of applications or games, directly from the device.

Android 4.4 adds support for screen recording and provides a recording utility that allows you to start and stop recording on a device that is connected to the Android SDK development environment via USB. It's a new way to create guides and tutorials for apps, device setup and management, marketing videos, game demos, etc.

Google Now protagonist in 4.4 Kit kat

Google now, the service that anticipates our needs even before we make a query, will be the protagonist in Android 4.4. The system natively integrates the ability to activate the device with the words OK, Google. It also incorporates a new boot menu.

These are some of the most important improvements and innovations that we can see now and in the coming months in devices such as the HTC One, the Samsung Galaxy S4, among other devices.

Do you know of any other novelty or function that seems important to you and that we have left out? Leave a comment, to make this article as complete as possible.

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