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Android 4.4 KitKat release date, new features and device upgrades

Everything you need to know about Google Android 4.4 KitKat features and upgrades

Android 4.4 'KitKat' is the latest version of Google's mobile operating system and Nexus 7 and Nexus 10 owners are getting the upgrade first. So here's everything you need to know about its release date, new features and which devices will be upgraded. Updated 13/11/13. Read our full Nexus 5 review.

See also: Why Google has called Android 4.4 'KitKat'

For a long time we were expecting Google to announce Android 5.0 Key Lime Pie but it threw a spanner in the works and revealed 4.4 KitKat instead. It has now arrived on the Nexus 5 smartphone so here's what you need to know about the new Android version. See also: Nexus 5: Where to buy.

See Android Advisor.

Android 4.4 KitKat: Release date

Various rumoured release dates for KitKat, and the Nexus 5, came and went but Google announced both on 31 October. Surprisingly, it did so without a launch event; deciding that a blog post was sufficient.

The Nexus 5 is on sale now so Android 4.4 KitKat has been released. However, if you're not planning on splashing out on a Nexus 5 then you're probably asking the question 'when will I get Android 4.4 KitKat?'. Read on to find out more.

Android 4.4 KitKat: Devices and upgrades

Details are limited at the moment so we'll update this article as and when we find out more. However, Google has given some information for Nexus owners.

Starting on 13 November Nexus 7 and Nexus 10 owners can upgrade to Android 4.4 KitKat. Owners of Nexus 7 models with mobile data will get the update 'soon'. As will the Nexus 4 and Google Play editions of the Samsung Galaxy S4 and HTC One.

Read more: http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/features/google-android/3445512/android-44-kitkat-release-date-new-features-upgrades/#ixzz2n27mKfrJ