Testseek.com have collected 27 expert reviews of the Android 4.4 KitKat and the average rating is 86%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Android 4.4 KitKat.
April 2014
(86%)
27 Reviews
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Fast and frictionless, New productivity options, Improved Google Now
Hangouts needs work, Hopped into bed with Nestle, No splitscreen apps
There's absolutely no question that anyone in a position to install Android 4.4 should go ahead and do it. Even without the Google Now Launcher there are enough improvements, refinements, and new features to make it well worth your while. It builds on wh...
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Published: 2013-11-19, Author: Eric , review by: newatlas.com
Abstract: For more than a year, Android enthusiasts waited for Google to unveil the next iteration of the mobile operating system to succeed Jelly Bean. It was widely thought (even within Google) to be called Key Lime Pie. Instead, a bizarre marketing partnership w...
Published: 2013-11-14, Author: Ron , review by: arstechnica.com
Lots of UX polish in many areas, like transparent bars, new animations, and less clutter, Apps have more control over the user experience. Status and system bars are hideable, and app developers are free from making everything blue, The dialer is an amazi
KitKat still lags behind other OSes in several areas, most noticeably the camera and split screen apps, There are still awkward areas that need to be cleaned up. There shouldn't be two Photo apps, and Hangouts and SMS shouldn't be separate in the Hangouts
Published: 2014-03-14, Author: Simon , review by: techradar.com
Fast and frictionless, New productivity options, Improved Google Now
Hangouts needs work, Hopped into bed with Nestle, No split, screen apps
There's absolutely no question that anyone in a position to install Android 4.4 should go ahead and do it. Even without the Google Now Launcher there are enough improvements, refinements, and new features to make it well worth your while. It builds on wh...
Abstract: For the first time since its inception over five years ago, Android finally feels like it has found its visual identity. As a result, those expecting sweeping aesthetic alterations in 4.4 will be sorely disappointed. In fact, to the untrained eye there's ...
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Published: 2013-11-14, Author: Chris , review by: pocket-lint.com
Google Now and home screen tweaks draw services together, lots of potential for future, translucent UI elements look great, nod to lower spec devices will be good
Some of the changes don't go far enough, leaving us wanting more, apps tray is too static and needs options, integrating Hangouts and SMS could be confusing
Android 4.4 KitKat makes some important changes under the hood and introduces lots of new features, including some we've not mentioned here. We like the premise of the latest update from Google. The translucent user interface and the move towards ge...
Published: 2013-11-08, Author: Mark , review by: stuff.tv
VERDICT There's a chance that after a month or two of living with it, we may end up feeling much the same way about KitKat 4.4 as we have iOS7. For all of their party tricks, design flourishes and architectural overhauls, neither OS redefines how a mobile...
Published: 2013-09-07, Author: Stuart , review by: pocket-lint.com
Abstract: Google announced Android KitKat this week, or Android 4.4, if you're taking the technical name, the latest version of its Android operating system. The KitKat moniker follows a long line of sweet or desert-based names for the operating system and follows...
Published: 2013-11-08, Author: Mark , review by: stuff.tv/my/
There's a chance that after a month or two of living with it, we may end up feeling much the same way about KitKat 4.4 as we have iOS7. For all of their party tricks, design flourishes and architectural overhauls, neither OS redefines how a mobile operati...
