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The launch of Android 4.4 is just around the corner, with rumours hinting at October 31 launch for the next version of Google OS. But you don’t have to wait that long to know what new features Google is bringing in the next version of its new mobile OS name KitKat.
Several leaked images and videos have given clear details about the upcoming Android OS. Here are 10 new features of Android KitKat.
SMS integration in Hangouts
Notification and Navigation Bars
One
of the biggest changes in Android KitKat will be the integration of SMS
and MMS into Google Hangouts app, which recently replaced Google Talk.
The new app update will indicate whether any particular message has been
sent as a SMS, MMS or instant message (online chat).
The
Notification Bar, which have remained solid black in colour till now,
will be transparent and icons like battery, signal strength etc will be
white in Android 4.4. Same is the case with Navigation Bar, where the
Home, Back and App Switcher software keys are located.
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Always listening
The
report says that Google Now will have the 'always-on' functionality of
Moto X in Android 4.4 and may accept commands in several languages, not
just English.
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Camera icon on lock screen
With
Android 4.2, Google made it possible for users to access the Camera app
from the locked screen by swiping to the right. While that option
remains in Android 4.4, the new OS also features a Camera icon on the
lower right corner for easy access, similar to iOS 7.
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Design tweaks
QuickOffice integration
The
updated operating system will also bring a flatter look to the icons of
apps like YouTube, Settings, Google Settings, Google and Voice Search
and Settings. There are also a few tweaks to the font and designs in
Downloads, Timer, Stopwatch and Clock apps.
QuickOffice integration
Android
KitKat is expected to come preloaded with QuickOffice, the productivity
app that Google purchased recently. The company has already made it
free for Android and iOS platforms.
Smoother UI
It
also states that Android 4.4 is much lighter and faster than Android
4.3 and older versions. This is in line with rumours that the next
version of Google’s mobile OS will be optimized for low-end phones.
Quick-start apps halved in number
Menu wallpaper
The
quick-start applications have been limited to just two in Android
KitKat; previously, users could add up to four apps of their choice or
create folders for more apps to access commonly used apps from any Home
Screen.
Menu wallpaper
In
the app menu, the background -- which used to be black in colour in
previous Android version -- now has the look of the Home Screen
wallpaper.
Cloud Printing
In
Android 4.4, users will be able to send print commands over the web via
Cloud Print, a service that was launched in June this year. It will
allow them to send commands to print documents from their tablets,
smartphones and laptops to connected printers.
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