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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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Autostart html5 video using android 4 browser

I want to auto-start android html5 video using android 4 ice cream sandwich browser. I tried many java-script functions and autobuffer autoplay tags of html5 video. But nothing worked. I start android chrome client in webview via android app and…
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Filename are missing for openFileChooser Android 4.4.4

Goal: to be able to attach a file of any type to a in a webview in Android 4.1+. (Android 5+ is fine) I set openFileChooser as I saw fit based on few examples I have found. It works on 4.1 but not on 4.4.4 where the files…
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Android: Ratingbar not visible, becomes visible only on touching

In my Android app, ratingbars are not visible. It only becomes visible only on touching it and disappears as soon as I take my fingers off. My code:
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Update android time zone data

I am running Android 4.4.3 on my device and of course it has outdated time zones and I am trying to update the tzdata in /system/usr/share/zoneinfo. However replacing the file straight away does not update the time zone. Since ICU keeps its own copy…
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How to set my sms app default in Android Kitkat?

I made an android sms app in which I am sending and receiving sms as android messaging app does so. Now I have set my target to 4.4 (Android KitKat version) but Android KitKat has new "Default Messaging" app settings that user can select one app at…
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Ignore Immersive mode swipe

With the game running in Android 4.4's Fullscreen Immersive Mode, the user swipes from the edge of the screen to show the notification / status bar & the Menu buttons bar However, these swipes are also passed to the game underneath as downward…
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Android 4.4 Step Detector and Counter

Is there any documentation around Android 4.4 KitKat's (well specifically Nexus 5 for now) step detector and counter APIs? I tried to search a lot but did not find anything. I am planning to try my hands on these new concepts and want to use the API…
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Theme.AppCompat.Light.NoActionBar.FullScreen Not Working with Android 4.4

I am trying to build a fullscreen app and when I run it in a Acer Iconia 8, The title don't show up but the action buttons still appear: AndroidManifest.xml
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Android - Problems with logging the start up latency

I am trying to log the start up latency of my app. They way I am doing it is setting the start time of the app on Application.onCreate and provide a public method that returns the time. MyApplication extends Application { Date startUpTime; …
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Navigation drawer below Actionbar

Right now I just started a project in Android Studio with the NavigationBar as preconfigured in the template. Apparently it puts the navigation drawer behind the actionbar. Many questions you find want the navigation drawer on top of the actionbar,…
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How to ignore font-size setting changes for Cordova App when runs on Android 4.4+?

I've developed Cordova App with Cordova Version 3.6.3 and JQuery. The only one problem that i still can't get the best solutions is when i test my app on Android 4.4+ and there are users who love to change font size in setting > display > font-size…
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CSS style color uneffective on star character (★) on Samsung with Android 4.4 KitKat

On my dedicated mobile website, I use the html star character ★ ★ and I apply CSS on it, especially color. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ .orange { color: orange: } .grey { …
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My service always getting Waited long enough for: ServiceRecord error in Kitkat

I have a background service which is running in kitkat always throwing Waited long enough for: ServiceRecord message in the logcat. But in the previous versions of android my app is running smoothly without any issues. also Sometimes my service is…
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How does Android determine if an app has "High Battery Use" under "Recent Location Requests"?

As of Kitkat (4.4) Android reports that my app is "High battery use". I use Network Location as well GPS. If I disable GPS, then it seems the app gets marked as "Low battery use". I'm wondering if there are any tips to using GPS while keeping the…
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Custom View constructor in Android 4.4 crashes on Kotlin, how to fix?

I have a custom view written in Kotlin using JvmOverloads that I could have default value. class MyView @JvmOverloads constructor( context: Context, attrs: AttributeSet? = null, defStyle: Int = 0, defStyleRes: Int = 0 ) :…
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