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My Note 2 was stolen yesterday. Looks like I'm going back to my S3 for the foreseeable future.
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Massive increase with 4.4.2 over 4.3
Loving it.
Still smoother. No more reboots. No wifi issues.
I did a factory wipe after update though.
That is outstanding battery life....wow!!
Just got my OTA notification from Vodacom for KitKat
Just got my OTA notification from Vodacom for KitKat
Any thoughts so far, me I'm suitably underwhelmed
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Any thoughts so far, me I'm suitably underwhelmed
4.4 31 October 2013[125][126] Refreshed interface with white elements instead of blue
Clock no longer shows bold hours, all digits are thin. The H, M, and S markings for the stopwatch and timer have been removed, leaving just the numbers.
Ability for applications to trigger translucency in the navigation and status bars[127]
Ability for applications to use "immersive mode" to keep the navigation and status bars hidden while maintaining user interaction[128]
Action overflow menu buttons are always visible, even on devices with a "Menu" key, which was officially deprecated by Android 4.0.[129]
Optimizations for performance on devices with lower specifications, including zRAM support and "low RAM" device API[123]
Wireless printing capability[123]
NFC host card emulation, enabling a device to replace smart cards[123]
WebViews now based on Chromium engine (feature parity with Chrome for Android 30)
Expanded functionality for notification listener services[123]
Public API for developing and managing text messaging clients[130]
New framework for UI transitions
Storage Access Framework, an API allowing apps to retrieve files in a consistent manner. As part of the framework, a new system file picker allows users to access files from various sources (including those exposed by apps, such as online storage services).[67]
Sensor batching, step detector and counter APIs[123]
Settings application now makes it possible to select default text messaging and home (launcher) application
Audio tunneling, audio monitoring and loudness enhancer[131]
Built-in screen recording feature (primarily for developers, as usage of ADB is required)[132]
Native infrared blaster API
Expanded accessibility APIs and system-level closed captioning settings
New experimental runtime virtual machine, ART (not enabled by default)[133]
Bluetooth Message Access Profile (MAP) support[134]
Disabled access to battery statistics by third-party applications[135]
Settings application no longer uses a multi-pane layout on devices with larger screens
Wi-Fi and mobile data activity (TX/RX) indicators are moved to quick settings[136]
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Android 4.4
4.4.1 5 December 2013[137] Improvements to auto focus, white balance and HDR+ for the Nexus 5 camera[138][139]
Better application compatibility for the experimental ART runtime
Camera application now loads Google+ Photos instead of Gallery when swiping away from the camera view
Miscellaneous improvements and bug fixes
4.4.2 9 December 2013[140] Further security enhancements and bug fixes
Removal of the "App Ops" application permissions control system, introduced in Android 4.3[141]