Android KitKat
| Android KitKat | |
|---|---|
| Version of the Android operating system | |
Android KitKat running on a Nexus 5 | |
| Developer | |
| Released to manufacturing | September 3, 2013 |
| General availability | October 31, 2013 (as Android 4.4) June 25, 2014 (with Wearable Extensions) |
| Final release | 4.4.4_r2.0.1 (KTU84Q) / July 7, 2014 |
| Kernel type | Monolithic (Linux) |
| Preceded by | Android Jelly Bean (4.1–4.3) |
| Succeeded by | Android Lollipop (5.0–5.1) |
| Official website | www |
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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 (running on as little as 512 MB of RAM; Project Svelte) 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.
As of January 2025, 0.12% of Android devices run KitKat.