All About Android 4.4 (KitKat) Update – When to Launch & Which Phones

To replicate the present state of play for smart-phones that are running on its mobile operating system, Google has updated its Android developer portal on last Monday. When it comes to talk about the figures, it shows that Android 4.x rules the market with 60% of smart-phones and tablets running these versions. Currently, approximately 1.4% of android devices are running on the latest version of the OS – Android 4.4 KitKat update.

As we all know that the all new OS was introduced on the Nexus 5 at the end of October month. However, three months later Sony is still launching its smart-phones with the older Android 4.3 version (Jelly Bean). One of the main reasons behind this that all the manufacturers and networks wanted to test and tweak the software before they launch it in the market in the front of you.

Well, there are lots of people, who don’t care about the new update and some are there, who care and reaming ones are still running the updated software. Here, you can find a complete list of the well-known devices from different manufactures so that you will get complete information like when to launch and which phones from which manufacturers, etc.

Motorola:

Now, most of the people worldwide know that Motorola is now a Google company, so all the people can expect that the company’s phones will quickly get updates to KitKat. This week, we have already seen a budget Moto G that getting the KitKat update while the Moto Z is expected to launch in the UK with its latest version of Android.

When it comes to pre-Google Motorola phones, the Droid family has already begun to get the update in December in the U.S, but the update soon face the problem. Currently, there is no news about updates to the Droid smart-phones in the UK.

LG:

Being the manufacturer of the Nexus 5, LG’s Nexus 5 is running on Android 4.4 from the launch, but the company’s popular model LG G2 is still running on older version of the OS. The company announced that its plans for KitKat is only for its home territory and for the world, still the company has not decided.

However, lots o people have seen a YouTube video, showing a LG G2 device that running on KitKat with a renovated interface. While, there are no many details obtainable about the device like when the update is coming to the UK.

Samsung:

Samsung is one of the biggest and most popular smart-phone manufacturers that provide a complete range of Android smart-phones with different price tags, sizes and shapes. News is coming that company’s premium smart-phones will surely get the update, but mid-range devices will not. Currently, the only phone that got an update is the Galaxy Note 3. As per the latest reports, the most advanced device Galaxy S4 will get the update later in this month, so users just crossed their fingers and wait for the update.

Sony:

Recently, Sony also announced that its major smart-phones and tablets like Xperia Z, Xperia ZL, Xperia Z Ultra, Xperia Z1 and more will surely get an update to Android 4.4, but the company still not declares when.

Last week at CES, the company has launched the Xperia Z1 compact, and this device will launch in the next month, but it is going to run on Android 4.3, so Android KitKat update is still surely a little away. Being one of the leading Japanese multinational consumer giant, Sony has confirmed that the roll out will be “phased”.

Rest Ones – Asus, ZTE, Huawei and Acer:

Currently, the market is full-of Android smart-phones manufacturers, who are introducing different types of android smart-phones with different prices, sizes, shapes and features. Not all of these manufacturers are popular in the market, but some of the, but which manufacturer is going to roll-out with the trend.

Chinese smart-phone manufacturers, Huawei and ZTE become major players in the global market; however, the companies are producing more premium smart-phones than previously. Still, these companies didn’t say anything about the phones to get android 4.4 update.

Google’s partner for the production of the Nexus 7 tablet, Asus, a leading Taiwanese manufacturer, is already got the update Android 4.4, but the company does not show any green signal for its Asus’ line of Transformer tablet update.

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