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Android KitKat
Version of the Android operating system
Android 4.4.2 KitKat running on a Nexus 5
DeveloperGoogle
Released to
manufacturing
October 31, 2013; 12 years ago (2013-10-31)
Latest release4.4.4_r2.0.1 (KTU84Q)[1] / July 7, 2014; 11 years ago (2014-07-07)
Kernel typeMonolithic Kernel (Linux Kernel)
Preceded byAndroid 4.3.1 "Jelly Bean"
Succeeded byAndroid 5.0 "Lollipop"
Official websitewww.android.com/versions/kit-kat-4-4/ Edit this at Wikidata
Support status
Unsupported since October 1, 2017 Google Play Services support dropped since August 2023
Screenshot of Wikipedia on an Android KitKat tablet

Android KitKat is the fourth major release of Android. KitKat focused primarily on optimizing the operating system for improved performance on entry-level devices.

References

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  1. "Refs/Tags/Android-4.4.4_r2.0.1 - platform/System/Core - Git at Google".