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Android 4.4 (codename KitKat) is API level 19 of the mobile operating system developed by Google.

Google released Android 4.4 (KitKat) on 31 October 2013. The Nexus 5 was the first device to officially ship with it, with Nexus 7 receiving the update soon after.

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Receive MMS messages in Android KitKat

So this video Android 4.4 SMS APIs from #DevBytes explains the recent changes to the SMS APIs in KitKat. They also provide a link with a sample project. http://goo.gl/uQ3Nih They suggest that you handle the receive of an MMS in a service. Which…
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Installing USB driver for Nexus 4 (with KitKat) on Windows 8 64-bit - "no compatible software driver"

I'm desperately trying to install ADB USB drivers for my Nexus 4, which (as you might know) are required for any form of Android Development. You could also say, that they are the single most necessary tool used for Android programming, right? I…
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Weird NullPointerException in Spinner

Since Android 4.4 KitKat, i have weird crashes in my applications. It seems that it has something to do with spinner. This stacktrace of bug i am receiving: java.lang.NullPointerException at…
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Android 4.4 Kitkat custom view actionbar not filling the whole width

I am trying to have a Simple actionbar with a custom view, but I get the following result: For demonstration I created a simple xml with a yellow background color which is supposed to take the whole width. Here is the xml:
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Android4.4 can not handle sms intent with "vnd.android-dir/mms-sms"

My application has a button to start default sms activity and it worked perfectly fine all android version except new one, Android 4.4(kitkat) Here is the code: public void onClick(View arg0) { Intent smsIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW); …
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Does Android KitKat allows devices that support Bluetooth LE to act as a peripheral device?

Till Android 4.3, an Android device with Bluetooth Low Energy support could only act as a central device. As is given in the Android 4.3 Bluetooth LE docs: Android 4.3 (API Level 18) introduces built-in platform support for Bluetooth Low Energy in…
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bad array lengths, notification manager causes phone crash on 4.4

I launched app into BETA testing and multiple users with 4.4 Devices reported that the app causes whole phone to crash, phone pretty much restarts after app launch even though app doesn't even have such permissions. The report I got from testers is…
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How to check permission is granted for a directory path and won't thorow EACCES error?

I have a photo editing android app that users can choose the output directory of the the result photos. Problem is Google made a change on sdcard write permission with the KITKAT version and devices with Android KITKAT version won't allow apps to…
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Debugging in the stock browser on a Samsung Galaxy S4 on KitKat

We have a Javascript bug that only appears in the stock browser of the Galaxy S4 (GT-I9505) running KitKat (4.4.2) and we're unable to debug it or view the Javascript console. I've tried running about:debug and it does enable the debug menu, but it…
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In android 4.4, swiping app out of recent tasks permanently kills application with its service . Any idea why?

Unlike previous versions, in 4.4, swiping app out of recent tasks permanently kills app along with its service(like force-stop) even though it's running background services. It shows 0 processes 1 service but service also doesn't work. Ideally it…
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Listening for keywords at all times, like "Ok google" on 4.4

I've checked the new Kitkat libraries to make sure that I'm not missing something. I want my application to always listen to a keyword before performing an action, just like how Google Now always listens for the keywords "Ok google" on the…
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Immersive mode instructions reappear every time the device enters this mode

My app uses the new "immersive mode" by calling (in onCreate): getWindow().getDecorView().setSystemUiVisibility(View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_HIDE_NAVIGATION | View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_IMMERSIVE_STICKY); This works great, but the "how-to" popup ("Swipe down from…
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Transparent GIF in Android ImageView

I am trying to display the transparent GIF image in my app with no success. I can get to download and display the icon in an ImageView but with white background instead of transparent. I have already tried these solutions with no sucess: Convert…
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Nexus 5 (Kitkat 4.4) won't authorize my Windows 8 computer

I'm trying to do some app development for Android with Eclipse and my Nexus 5. However, after the first time loading MyFirstApp from Eclipse, I can't seem to get the authorization right. When I run adb devices from the command prompt, I end up…
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Try to Video Record using adb shell screenrecord Android 4.4

I am try to create a video from terminal but I can't succeed. It gives error on terminal like this. adb shell screenrecord /sdcard/screenshotyyyy.mp4 ERROR: unable to create encoder input surface (err=-38) WARNING: failed at 320x480, retrying at…
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