Kit Kat 4.4 Rolling out

[jonsie]

Got the Kit Kat 4.4 update OTA this morning on the Nexus 7 Tablet.

Thankfully it went very smoothly unlike the 4.3 update on my S3.

[perksie]

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@jonsie wrote:
Up to now I haven't seen any great difference but early days!

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Apparently I have another update to come to clear up a few bugs in the KRT 16S version:

The update brings the new Google Hangouts instant chat interface, automatic caller ID for nearby businesses, as well as the new ART runtime – a feature that reduces app start times and improves battery performance. Google reportedly encountered a lot of bugs in the original KRT16S build of Android 4.4. The new build – KRT16O – is now seeding to Nexus 4 handsets and is believed to have addressed these problems.

Expect an OTA update in the next 24 hours or so…

Source: http://www.knowyourmobile.com/android/android-kitkat/19689/android-44-kitkat-release-date-news-featu...

[Anonymous]

Well there won't be much of a difference other than the behind the scenes tweaks hangouts being default SMS screen recording and immersive mode. It mainly going to be supposedly radical difference to the lower end phones with 512mb ram.

Also I am disappointed that the new Google experience launcher is not on the other nexus devices..... for now. However its pretty easy to sideload if you know what you are doing!

Still no update for my nexus 7 and 4 but am loving it on the n5!

[Anonymous]

I am still waiting for the update for my Nexus 4, the GEL can be loaded without root or anything by going here;

http://phandroid.com/2013/11/14/how-to-install-google-experience-launcher-with-ok-google-command/

I found this very easy.