As you may have noticed, your friendly neighborhood Android Police writers have been more than a little busy in the last couple of days. Google had the odd notion of launching a new flagship device and a major operating system update on a holiday, so it's understandable if you haven't been able to keep up. If you spent most of last night escorting your kids around the neighborhood (or if you don't have kids, and you spent most of this morning nursing a Halloween hangover), here's everything we've got on KitKat, the Nexus 5, and anything else you want to know.
The Nexus 5 Launch
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If all you want is info on the next Nexus device, here you go. I hope you got an order in early - while the fulfillment issues that plagued the Nexus 4 launch are nowhere to be seen, stock is still not enough to meet the overwhelming demand.
- The LG Nexus 5 Is Finally Live In Google Play 5-inch 1080p Screen, 16/32GB Of Storage, And Android 4.4 Starting At $349
- 16GB Black Nexus 5 Sells Out In The US Play Store After Just 33 Minutes [Update: All Versions Now Showing Multiple Week Waits]
- Google's On Top Of Its Game This Time First Nexus 5 Orders Already Shipping
- Sprint's Nexus 5 Will Launch November 8th For $149 On Contract, Pre-Orders Available Starting Tomorrow
- Nexus 5 Launch Accessories: Bumper Cases In Four Colors, Flip Cover Cases In Two - All But One 'Coming Soon'
- Google Posts First Nexus 5 Commercial With A Wedding Theme
New Android KitKat 4.4 Features
Here's the meat of our coverage: all the user-facing changes you can expect in the new version of Android. Some of these are bigger than others, but all of them should be coming to a phone or tablet near you... eventually.
- KitKat Feature Spotlight: 4.4 Includes Moto X-style "OK Google" Voice Command s, But Only On The Nexus 5 For Now
- KitKat Feature Spotlight: Apps Can Now Go Truly Full-Screen, Hide The Navigation Bar
- KitKat Feature Spotlight: A Smarter Caller ID With Local Business Search
- KitKat Feature Spotlight: Translucent Navigation And Notification Bars Can Be Requested By Apps In 4.4
- KitKat Feature Spotlight: Emoji Comes To Google Keyboard
- KitKat Feature Spotlight: New Step Detector And Step Counter Low-Power Sensors, Other Battery-Saving Optimizations
- KitKat Feature Spotlight: 'Project Svelte' Extends Android 4.4 Support To Devices With As Little As 512MB Of RAM
- KitKat Feature Spotlight: Audio Tunneling To DSP Dramatically Reduces Battery Consumption When Playing Audio
- KitKat Feature Spotlight: C hrome App's Drag-And-Release Style Overflow Menu Button Is Now Used System-Wide
- KitKat Feature Spotlight: Android Finally Supports Bluetooth MAP, Will Make Bluetooth Integration With Your Car Suck A Lot Less
- KitKat Feature Spotlight: Bluetooth Devices Can Now Control System Volume Directly, No More Messing With 2 Volumes
- KitKat Feature Spotlight: Android Now Supports IR Blasters Natively, But Only Sending Behavior, Not Learning / Receivin g
- KitKat Feature Spotlight: Printing
- KitKat Feature Spotlight: Android WebView Is Now Powered By Chromium, Will Make Crappy Web Wrapper Apps Less Crappy
- KitKat Feature Spotlight: New Storage Access Framework Makes Opening Files A More Consistent And Attractive Experience
- KitKat SMS Situation Revisited: New SMS Rules Ensure There Is On e App In Charge Of Your Messaging History, But Everything Else Is OK
- KitKat Feature Spotlight: New Transitions Framework Allows Devs To Animate On The Fly Or Use Transitions, Scenes For Richer UX
- KitKat Feature Spotlight: Android 4.4 Includes Native Screen Recording With MP4 Output
- [Tap That] Android 4.4 Feature: NFC Payments No Longer Require Secure Element, Use Emulation Workaround
- KitKat Feature Spotlight: SELinux Defaults To Enforcing Rather Than Permissive, Other New Security Features
KitKat Update Timelines, Factory Images, And ROMs
And speaking of updates, this is all the initial information on Android 4.4 updates, and when you can (or can't) expect them to come to your device. Impatient? There are already a few KitKat ROMs springing up.
- Android 4 .4 KitKat Is On Its Way, Here's What To Expect When It Hits Your Device
- Nexus 5 (Hammerhead) Factory Image And Drivers Now Live
- Nexus 4, 7, And 10 KitKat Factory Images And Proprietary Binaries Will Be Released 'In The Coming Weeks' Following Respective OTAs
- [Update: No 4.4 For GNex Confirmed] Android 4.4 Will Come To Nexus 4, 7 (2012 And 2013), 10, And Google Play Edition GS4 / HTC One, No GNex Love
- Want To Try KitKat On Your Nexus 4 Or Nexus 7? Paranoid Android Has Already Posted AOSP 4.4 ROMs
- HTC Says All US Versions Of The One Will Have KitKat in 90 Days, Google Play Edition in Just 15 Days
- Motorola Confirms Android 4.4 For DROID Mini, Ultra, Maxx, And Moto X
KitKat APK Files And Other Downloads
Maybe you're not ready to dive into a new ROM, but you'd still like to check out some of those nifty updated apps. We've got you covered - here are all the new apps (with APK downloads) that we've been able to find.
- Download: Latest Google Play Store 4.4.22
- APK Download: Hangouts 2.0 With Support For SMS, Animated GIFs, Location Sharing, Moods, And Statuses
- APK Download: Google Keyboard 2.0 From Android 4.4 With Space-Aware Gestures [Update: And Emoji!]
- APK Download: Here's The Default Email App From Android 4.4, With Gmail-Style UI And A Slide-Out Menu
- APK Download: Android 4.4 Clock/Alarm/Timer/Stopwatch App With Fixed Font, Four Tabs, New Time Picker, And More
- Download: 8 Wallpapers From Android 4.4 KitKat
For Developers
Developers make the Android world go 'round. Here's all the information you'll need on the nifty new capabilities coming to your apps, and what you'll need to do to enable them.
- Android 4.4 Source Is Being Pushed To AOSP Right Now
- [Video] Check Out What's New In Android 4.4 And What's New In Android Design With Today's DevBytes And Android Design In Action
- Android 4.4 KitKat SDK Is Now Live, Complete Developer Tools Bundle Ready For Download
- Developer Changelog: Here's Every AOSP Commit Between Android 4.3_r2.1 And 4.4_r1
- Google Play Services 4.0 Requires Developers To Use The New "Advertising ID" To Identify Your Device, Enforcement Starts Aug 2014
Oh, and one more thing... we totally called it. If you'd like your coverage in video form, with a little bit of good-natured editorializing thrown in, check out the KitKat edition of the Android Police podcast.
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