Google Launches Android 4.4 and Officially Named as Kit Kat

Google Launches Android 4.4 and Officially Named as Kit Kat

Google announced that the next version of its Android Operating System i.e., Android 4.4 is going to named after KIT KAT chocolate.
You might have already read about the origin of Android and its evolution in this website and if not, have a go at Evolution of Android before proceeding further.
As mentioned earlier in our Evolution of Android article, all the previous versions of Android OS named after desserts in alphabetical order and it was rumoured that the next version after Jelly Bean(Android 4.1) would be Key Lime Pie. But the search engine giant cleared the air by unveiling Android 4.4 named as Kit Kat. Google said that the latest version is named after ‘everyone’s favorite chocolate treat’ because everyone finds it difficult to stay away from chocolate.
This version is expected to be out in October and as it is a brand new version, Google may bring out a lot of changes with new features. The official website of Android says “It’s our goal with Android Kit Kat to make an amazing Android experience available for everybody“. From this we can assume that all the users of mid-range phones running on Android 2.3 and higher and with RAM of 512 MB can enjoy this upcoming version.

Image credits: Android.com

An image depicting statue of latest member of android ‘Kit Kat’ at Google Head Quarters in Mountain View was also released.

Image credits: gottabemobile.com

Recently an advert of 38 seconds showing Nexus 5 was leaked and we are expecting that this device will be the first one to be running on Kit Kat.
This announcement by Google has come just a moments after Apple announced that it is going to launch iPhone 5S, iPhone 5C and iOS 7 on September 10th. The rivalry between Google and Apple is going to be very intense in the coming weeks. So keep watching……

Google in collaboration with makers of Kit Kat chocolate has started a Kit Kat contest. So visit the link below and participate in the contest and win a brand new Google Nexus 7 Tablet.

Visit this link and participate: Kit Kat Contest