Android KitKat
Android KitKat is the codename for the eleventh Android mobile operating system, representing release version 4.4. Unveiled on September 3, 2013, KitKat focused primarily on optimizing the operating system for improved performance on entry-level devices with limited resources. The first phone with Android KitKat was the Nexus 5.
| Version of the Android operating system | |
Screenshot Android 4.4.2 KitKat running on a Nexus 5 | |
| Developer | |
|---|---|
| Released to manufacturing | October 31, 2013 |
| Final release | 4.4.4_r2.0.1 (KTU84Q) / July 7, 2014 |
| Kernel type | Monolithic (Linux) |
| Preceded by | Android 4.3.1 "Jelly Bean" |
| Succeeded by | Android 5.0 "Lollipop" |
| Official website | www |
| Support status | |
| Unsupported since 2017, Google Play Services support dropped since August 2023 | |
As of October 2022, 1.39% of Android devices run KitKat. On July 24, 2023, Google announced that Google Play Services would no longer support KitKat in August of that year.
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