More information on Android 4.4 KitKat revealed in new video

Today's buzz belongs to the Google's Nexus 5 which made a brief appearance in the Google Play store before selling out in under 30 mins. The other part of the story is the next version of Android OS codenamed KitKat. The video above goes over what we can expect in great detail. KitKat is expected to start rolling out to exisiting Nexus 4, Nexus 7, Nexus 10 and HTC One and Samsung Galaxy S4 Developer Editions.

Android KitKat will allow users to pick default messaging app

The upcoming Android 4.4 version or KitKat will let you choose the third-party app to manage your text messaging needs. According to a post on Google’s developer blog, the company wants to provide a proper, supported way for the third-party messaging apps to gain access to your texts, instead of using workarounds that the company doesn’t approve of.

Jelly Bean now used by 45% of Android devices

Fragmentation has always been an issue with Google’s Android OS. The latest OS breakdown from Android developers shows just how many users use a specific version. Jelly Bean users (Android 4.1 and 4.2, the latest 4.3 version hasn’t been included) account for 45 percent, the next biggest user base is still Gingerbread (2.3.3 - 2.3.7) at 30.7 percent, followed by Ice Cream Sandwich (4.0.3 - 4.0.4) at 21.7 percent, then Froyo (2.2) at 2.4 percent, and coming in last is the tablet-optimized Honeycomb (3.2) at 0.1 percent.

They gathered the information from Play Store users, meaning it doesn’t take into account OS versions older than Froyo even if they still account for one percent of devices. These figures are bound to fluctuate as soon as Android 4.4 KitKat comes out.

Possible Nexus 5 device leaked in Android KitKat promo video?

Google blindsided everyone with the sudden name change of its next mobile operating system. But they seem to have accidentally shown an unknown Nexus phone in the promotional video for Android 4.4 or Android KitKat. You can see it around the 38-second mark. The black Nexus device features a new matte black finish and a horizontal Nexus logo and there is an LG logo on it as well. LG has already been rumored to be manufacturing the Nexus 5 after the Nexus 4’s successful run. 

On a slightly different note, KitKat has gotten in on the promotion with their own wacky promo video for the new OS. 

Video source: Gigaom