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Tuesday, 5 November 2013

Android 4.4, KitKat : Top 10 features you like.

KitKat 4.4: "Smart, simple, and truly yours !"
Just in time for Halloween, Google announced two new treats for Android fans. First, they unwrapped their latest platform release, KitKat, which delivers a smarter, more immersive Android experience to even more people.  And second, they introduced Nexus 5- a new Nexus phone developed with LG.

Top 10 features of KitKat

1. 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.

2. Better media experiance

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. Android 4.4 on Nexus 5 lets you listen to music for longer - up to 60 hours of audio playback.
Android KitKat 4.4

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. Smart contacts list.

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. 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.

6. 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.
Nexus 5 Features

7. 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.

8. Pick a file, any file, your office anywhere.

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

9. Device management built-in

If you ever lose your device, you can find or wipe it with the Android Device Manager

10. Location modes and monitoring

If you want to conserve battery, go to Settings > Location to switch between high accuracy and battery-saving location modes. There’s no need to toggle GPS, Wi-Fi, and mobile network settings. And to see which apps have recently requested your location, go to Settings > Location

Features of new LG  Nexus 5 will be published soon, Stay tuned !