Android 4.4: KitKat Quick Start Guide Now Available in Google Play Books

News by:  Christian de Looper  5th November 2013

 Android 4.4 KitKat will be an ease to use being a system that is very similar to its predecessors. For some however, Android4.4 will be the first Android operating system that they use. In case that’s you, or you just want to know a little more about the new operating system, Google has recently released a quick start guide for Android 4.4, with information on all you need to know to get the most out of your Android experience.

The Android 4.4 quick start guide is free, and any Android user can download it provided they have Google Play Books installed on their system. The guide is a rather comprehensive volume, and features 53 pages of KitKat goodness. In fact, even if you’re a seasoned Android professional you might still discover something new because it details everything from Google Now to using notifications and everything in between.

Quick Guide Download : Play Store Download Link

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Updates in Youtube,Google Search,Play Books for android

News by: Liam Spradlin,,25 Sep 2013

Youtube

• new permission for receiving data from the internet, which it uses to give you new video notifications.

• front page also shows a promoted video front and center now.

• new contextual menu that allows users to share and add to select lists, rather than simply adding to "watch later."

• Users can also clear their watch history right from the overflow menu up top.

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Google Search

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•  better language processing.

•  wider recognition for TV programming.

• Search added the ability to detect when you're watching live television on an internet-enabled TV.

• the TV detection card has switched from asking "Watching live TV?" to "Watching TV," adding that "Live TV broadcasts and some recorded programs can be detected," versus the previous "Only live TV broadcasts can be detected."

• the latest update also has a subtle tablet UI tweak. Namely, there's a smaller margin on either side of cards when viewing them in portrait mode. This gives the cards a slightly more spacey feel, but opens up the potential for more dense cards in future iterations, and brings the tablet experience closer to its phone-bound counterpart.

news source: androidpolice.com

Google Play Books

• Google bringing Play Books availability to nine new places: Indonesia, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, and New Zealand.

news source: androidpolice.com

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