Android KitKat 4.4

KitKat 4.4

Smart, simple, and truly yours

Beautiful & Immersive

A more polished design, improved performance, and new features.

Just say “Ok Google”

You don’t need to touch the screen to get things done. When on your home screen* or in Google Now, just say “Ok Google” to launch voice search, send a text, get directions or even play a song.

A work of art

While listening to music on your device, or while projecting movies to Chromecast, you’ll see beautiful full-screen album and movie art when your device is locked. You can play, pause, or seek to a specific moment.

Immerse yourself

The book you're reading, the game you're playing, or the movie you're watching — now all of these take center stage with the new immersive mode, which automatically hides everything except what you really want to see. Just swipe the edge of the screen to bring back your status bar and navigation buttons.

Faster multitasking

Android 4.4 takes system performance to an all-time high by optimizing memory and improving your touchscreen so that it responds faster and more accurately than ever before. This means that you can listen to music while browsing the web, or race down the highway with the latest hit game, all without a hitch.

Smart & Simple

Google smarts improve every corner of the Android experience.

The future is calling

The new phone app automatically prioritizes your contacts based on the people you talk to the most. You can also search for nearby places and businesses, your contacts, or people in your Google Apps domain.

A smarter caller ID

Whenever you get a call from a phone number not in your contacts, your phone will look for matches from businesses with a local listing on Google Maps.

All your messages in the same place

Never miss a message, no matter how your friend sends it. With the new Hangouts app, all of your SMS and MMS messages are together in the same app, alongside your other conversations and video calls. And with the new Hangouts, you can even share your location and send animated GIFs.

Emoji everywhere

Sometimes words can’t express how you feel. For that, there’s Emoji, the colorful Japanese characters, now available on Google Keyboard.

Grab & Go

New features help you get things done while you’re on the move.

Print wherever, whenever

Now you can print photos, documents, and web pages from your phone or tablet. You can print to any printer connected to Google Cloud Print, to HP ePrint printers, and to other printers that have apps in the Google Play Store.

Pick a file, any file

From apps like Quickoffice, you can open and save files on Google Drive, other cloud storage services, or your device. And with quick access to recently used files, it's easier than ever to send the file you were just working on.

Your office, anywhere

Create and edit documents, spreadsheets and presentations from your phone or tablet with the newly redesigned Quickoffice

Even more features

For those of you looking to go deeper, here's an exhaustive list of all the updates found in Android 4.4, KitKat.

Check them out  

Windows Phone 8.1

Six reasons to choose Windows Phone

See what’s new with Windows Phone 8.1, coming soon

1. Cortana
2. Personalization
3. Camera
4. Connected Devices
5. Apps + Games
6. Efficiency

1. Cortana makes
   you smile

   Cortana was designed to have a personality. She can
   chit chat, and is funnier than 50% of your friends (we
   think). Go ahead, ask her anything.
2. 

   

   CORTANA

   

   The most personal
   smartphone assistant

   Cortana is powered by Bing. She gets to know you by
   learning your interests over time. She looks out for
   you, providing proactive, useful recommendations.
   And Cortana keeps you closer to those you care
   about most.

   Cortana launches first in the U.S.
   and select markets thereafter.
3. Cortana gets
   to know you

   Cortana’s notebook stores your interests, friends, and
   favorite routines. She’s continually learning about
   your world to help make your life flow as smoothly as
   possible.

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The world’s most personal smartphone

PERSONALIZATION

Windows Phone has Live Tiles, which bring personalized information right to your Start screen. Pin your friends and family to see their timeline posts, status updates, and tweets in real time. You can pin apps, websites, music albums, and whatever else you can’t live without.

START BACKGROUND

Pick a favorite photo to shine through certain Tiles. Another way your Windows Phone reflects what matters most.

MAKE IT YOURS

You can rearrange your Start screen Tiles and adjust their size based on the stuff you care about. With two to three columns of personalized Tiles and the ability to switch your phone’s accent color, make it how you want, whenever you want.

Take your best shot

CAMERA

Everyone’s a great photographer with Windows Phone. Whether you want the Windows Phone with the best video recording or prefer one with 41 megapixels for detailed photos, there’s a Windows Phone for you. And no matter which you choose, you can shoot, edit, and share photos instantly.

PHOTO APPS

Apps like Instagram and Photosynth help you enhance your photos. Lens apps, built in to your camera, add great filters and special effects.

BURST MODE

Capture multiple photos with one press of the camera button, so you can get that perfect action shot.

COLLECTIONS

It’s easy to find photos since they are automatically organized by date, location, and activity.

Windows across all your screens

CONNECTED DEVICES

Your life is full. Full of people, events, music, photos, and videos. We’ve reinvented the Windows experience across all your screens—phones, tablets, and PCs—so you can shoot, share, work, and play anywhere.

With OneDrive, your photos, home videos, and Office documents go wherever

you go.¹

Create, edit, and share Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents. Then sync them automatically to OneDrive.

It’s the perfect companion to help you stay connected on the move. Upgrade a regular phone call to a Skype video call with just a tap.

Find movie times, local deals, directions, and more. Local Scout lists nearby happenings, Bing Music tells you the song that’s playing, and Bing search will find

exactly what you need.²

Xbox in your pocket

ENTERTAINMENT

Windows Phone is the only phone with Xbox built-in. On Xbox Live you can stay connected to gaming achievements, friends,

and multiplayer action, all across your phone, PC, and console.³Don’t forget about Xbox Music and Xbox Video, which allow you to bring your favorite music and movies wherever you go. With Xbox in your pocket, you’ll always be entertained.

A world of apps

APPS+GAMES

Find the apps you love on your Windows Phone. Discover apps that send real-time updates to your Live Tiles. Whether it’s new Vine videos or daily deals on Groupon, the stuff that matters to you is alive on your Start screen. And Windows Phone is always on the

lookout for new apps based on your preferences.⁴

Explore apps and games 

Do more with Windows Phone

EFFICIENCY

Windows Phone is now optimized to help you do more. You get an intuitive smartphone keyboard, intelligent storage, better data usage, a battery that lasts longer, and much more.

WORD FLOW KEYBOARD

The world’s fastest, easiest, and most intuitive smartphone keyboard. With shape writing, you can glide your finger over the screen,

saving time and effort.⁵

ACTION CENTER

In one swipe see notifications like email, texts, and social media updates. You can also access four personalized quick actions, so you can easily switch on and off Wi-Fi, Airplane mode, and more.

BATTERY SAVER

Turn it on when you’re running low to make the most of your battery life.

STORAGE SENSE

See how you’re using storage and easily transfer apps from your phone to SD card, to maximize space.

DATA SENSE

Get a clear picture of how you're using your data and find solutions for conserving it, like free Wi-Fi hotspots.

WI-FI SENSE

Take the hassle out of signing in to free Wi-Fi hotspots by connecting automatically. It can also connect you to your

friends' Wi-Fi networks.⁶