Android 4.4 KitKa Google announced Android 4.4 KitKa on 3 September 2013. [122] The release had long been expected to b numbered 5.0 and called Key Lime Pie . [123] KitKat debuted on Google Nexus 5 . Version Release date Features 4.4 31 October 2013 [124] [125] Refreshed interface with translucent status and navigation bars on home scree and white status bar icons/text, ability for apps to trigger the translucent appearance. [126] Optimization for performanc on devices wit lower specifications, Low RAM device API Printing framework NFC Host Card Emulation for emulating smart cards WebViews based on Chromium (feature parity with Chrome fo Android 30) Expanded functionality fo Notification listener service Public API fo developing and managing text messaging clients, ability t specify a default SMS ap [127] New framework for UI transitions Storage access framework for retrieving content and documents from other sources Sensor batching, Step Detector and Counter APIs Immersive full screen mode, softwar buttons and status bar accessed with an edge swipe gesture [128] Audio tunneling, audi monitoring, loudness enhancer Built-in screen recording Native infrared blaste API Expanded accessibility APIs, system- level closed captioning settings New experimental runtime virtual machine, ART [129] Bluetooth Message Access Profile (MAP) support [130] Hardware requirements Minimum hardware requirements have been upgraded in steps over time, with the new Android versions releases. Original minimums were 32 MB of RAM , 32 MB of Flash Memory, and a 200 MHz ARM architecture (ARMv5) processor. [131][132] As of November 2013, current versions of Android require at least 512 MB of RAM, an ARMv7 processor or optionally MIPS or x86 architecture processor, and an OpenGL ES 2.0 compatible graphics processing unit (GPU). [ citation needed]
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