Android KitKat

version of the Android operating system

Android KitKat is the fourth major release of Android. KitKat focused primarily on optimizing the operating system for improved performance on entry-level devices.

Android KitKat
Version of the Android operating system
Android 4.4.2 KitKat running on a Nexus 5
DeveloperGoogle
Released to
manufacturing
October 31, 2013; 11 years ago (2013-10-31)
Latest release4.4.4_r2.0.1 (KTU84Q)[1] / July 7, 2014; 10 years ago (2014-07-07)
Kernel typeMonolithic Kernel (Linux Kernel)
Preceded byAndroid 4.3.1 "Jelly Bean"
Succeeded byAndroid 5.0 "Lollipop"
Official websitewww.android.com/versions/kit-kat-4-4/ Edit this at Wikidata
Support status
Unsupported, Google Play Services support dropped since August 2023
Screenshot of Wikipedia on an Android KitKat tablet

References

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  1. "Refs/Tags/Android-4.4.4_r2.0.1 - platform/System/Core - Git at Google".