Yesterday, Google officially unveiled its new flagship smartphone, the Nexus 5. As expected, the device received quite impressive technical specifications, and besides, it was again manufactured at the plants of the South Korean company LG (apparently, this is love forever between the two companies). In addition to the announcement of the new smartphone, Google has officially unveiled a new operating system Android 4.4 KitKat.
It should be noted that the LG Nexus 5 caused a stir around itself, and the first installments of the smartphone were sold through the online store Google Play just a few minutes after it was officially announced. Despite the fact that the LG Nexus 5 itself became the first device that runs on this OS and will offer it right out of the box, a few more days have to pass before the gadget falls into the hands of its first customers.
To pass the time of anxious waiting, Google decided to share information about some of the key functions of the new Android 4.4 KitKat operating system. The truth here is to make a reservation that some of these functions will be available only on the new Nexus 5.
The first thing worth mentioning is that Android 4.4 has been designed and optimized so that the operating system can work smoothly even on older and more modern entry-level phones that have only 512 MB of RAM.
Another interesting feature, which, by the way, was successfully borrowed from the Motorola Moto X smartphone, allows the owner of the gadget to control the smartphone voice. Suffice to say “Okay Google” and then open a voice search, get the information you need or even launch your favorite song from the player.
In addition, applications such as Caller ID have been improved. The search makes it much easier and faster to determine the recipient of the call, which is not included in your contact list.
Update received and the application Hangouts. Now users are allowed to send and receive SMS and MMS through it. However, to date, the system is not integrated with Google Voice and voice messages.
Improved the performance of the device in multitasking mode.
“Android 4.4 improves performance by optimizing memory performance and improving the performance of the touch screen, which now responds faster and more accurately to your touch than before. Listen to music and surf the web browser or participate in the race in the latest game hit without any problems. "
Thanks to Android 4.4 KitKat, users will be able to print photos, documents and web pages from their phone and tablet on the go. According to Google, this will require any printer that supports Google Cloud Print, HP ePrint printer models, or any other similar device that has the necessary applications for this in the Google Play online store.
Among other features of Google’s new operating system, there are: Bluetooth MAP support, Chromecast support, Chrome web view, Device Control Center, IR support, some improvements in touch screens, improvements in low battery performance, and support pedometer.
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