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2013 Android mobile operating system
Android KitKat is the codename for the eleventh version of the 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. It is the last version of Android to use the "Holo" interface. On July 24, 2023, Google announced that Google Play Services would no longer support KitKat in August of that year. The first phone with Android KitKat was the Nexus 5. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Android KitKatA 5-minute orientation
- Pick up a classic book: Android Quick Start Guide, Android Mobile Technology Platform, 4. 4, KitkatThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: E-MODUL BERBASIS ANDROID “KITKAT VERSI 4.4” UNTUK MEMFASILITASI ASYNCHRONOUS LEARNING MAHASISWA PENDIDIKAN MATEMATIKA DI TERNATECited 2 times
- Go sideways: Android version historyA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Android LollipopA closely related topic
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🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
📚 Books worth reading
- 📕Android Quick Start Guide, Android Mobile Technology Platform, 4. 4, KitkatGoogle Inc · 2020
- 📕Android Android Mobile Technology Platform 4. 4 (Kitkat(R))Google Inc · 2020
- 📕Google Nexus 7 (Android 4.4 KitKat Edition)Chris Kennedy · 2014
- 📕Google Nexus 5 SmartPhone BookUnofficialBooks · 2013
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