Google has optimized Android 4.4 for low-end devices that have 512MB RAM or less. The operating system will work more smoothly on smartphones and tablets with weaker hardware. This means that the vast ...

Google appears to be getting serious about putting the whole modern device lineup on their newest Android 4.4 KitKat operating system software update here just days after the system was revealed in ...

It's taken over a year, but now Android 4.4 KitKat is running on a third of all Android devices, according to figures released by Google. KitKat, which first debuted 31 October, 2013 and made its ...

Google had already confirmed that the company would start pushing out the next big iteration of its Android operating system, Android Lollipop, starting November 3. And true to its promise, the ...

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Still, fragmentation remains a thorn in the side of Android, especially compared with the relative ease of Apple's iOS updates. Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer and trainer and a former ...

The next version of Android will be called Android KitKat. When I read the initial headlines blasting through my Twitter feed, I said to myself, “I wonder how Nestle feels about this.” Clicking over ...

Lollipop, the latest version of Google's Android mobile operating system, has yet to make much of a dent in the market. Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer and trainer and a former IT ...

Google's Android 15 update will reportedly bring a new design for the status bar later this year. The upcoming operating system update will revamp the icons on the status bar with a segmented design, ...

If you own a device that still runs Android KitKat, it will lose a lot of functionality next month, when Google sunsets the software by pulling KitKat’s support for Google Play Services, a core part ...

Google has issued an important advisory to Android users, urging them to promptly update their smartphones before August 2023. The tech giant announced its decision to discontinue support and updates ...