As far as heard the all new Google Nexus 5 is almost ready with the new Kitikat. Its been a while since we have started hearing about the Android 4.4 Kitkat but we haven't heard much about the major changes that differentiate Kitkat from Jelly Bean.
Fragmentation
Fragmentation
As we all know that Google is well aware of the fragmentation issue. But the fact is that one need only go so far as the Android Developers Dashboard to see the distribution of different OS versions and API levels. First the party apps such as Gmail and Maps were moved to the Play Store and updated accordingly. Next, Google added Google Play Services and provided devices running Gingerbread and up access to some of the latest libraries. And for now Google is also tackling fragmentation by making the OS work better on entry-level devices with as little as half a gig of RAM.
Wearables
Recently Google was working on its MSartwatch project. It is expected that KitKat will support three new sensor types: geomagnetic rotation vector, step detection, and step counter. And it is also expected that some of the changes may make it easier for future smartwatches to be more useful and power efficient.
NFC
According to documents referenced by Amir Efranti, developers will be able to emulate credit card functionality without storing credit card data in the NFC secure element. Obviously this raises the question as to where exactly this data will be stored. An also, we think it’s safe to assume that this is just a feature that will be opened up to NFC app developers, and not something that will necessarily make it into the next builds of Google Wallet.
IR Blaster and Bluetooth Additions
As the new Galaxy S4 and HTC One both has made effort to add the feature built in IR blasters. From my personal opinion this feature is really great . But the problem is that since Android lacks a standardized API for IR blaster support, the implementations so far have been very disjoint. KitKat will hopefully alleviate this by creating said API, and allowing future app developers to tap into the system’s native IR blaster hooks. And finally about the Bluetooth feature. They have added two new features for Bluetooth that is Bluetooth HID over GATT and Bluetooth Message Access Profile. These features will allow Android to interact more with other devices than earlier.
Wearables
Recently Google was working on its MSartwatch project. It is expected that KitKat will support three new sensor types: geomagnetic rotation vector, step detection, and step counter. And it is also expected that some of the changes may make it easier for future smartwatches to be more useful and power efficient.
NFC
According to documents referenced by Amir Efranti, developers will be able to emulate credit card functionality without storing credit card data in the NFC secure element. Obviously this raises the question as to where exactly this data will be stored. An also, we think it’s safe to assume that this is just a feature that will be opened up to NFC app developers, and not something that will necessarily make it into the next builds of Google Wallet.
IR Blaster and Bluetooth Additions
As the new Galaxy S4 and HTC One both has made effort to add the feature built in IR blasters. From my personal opinion this feature is really great . But the problem is that since Android lacks a standardized API for IR blaster support, the implementations so far have been very disjoint. KitKat will hopefully alleviate this by creating said API, and allowing future app developers to tap into the system’s native IR blaster hooks. And finally about the Bluetooth feature. They have added two new features for Bluetooth that is Bluetooth HID over GATT and Bluetooth Message Access Profile. These features will allow Android to interact more with other devices than earlier.
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