Android OS Update Review: 4.4 KitKat No Big Aesthetic Changes, Cleans Up JellyBean Spill On S4 & Note3; Translucent Bars Block Color, Lacklustre Camera; WhatsApp, Skype, Hangout, BBM, GoogleNow Access

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Android OS Update Reviews should begin with an understanding that “Android updates don’t matter anywhere near as much as they used to. Most Android devices don’t get timely operating system updates, but Google is updating more and more of the Android operating system in the background,” reports howtogeek.com.

This might sound like a non sequitur, but the Android OS update is here and it’s Android 4.4 KitKat. Some analysts and Android watchers are asking the fundamental question that hovers around the 4.4 update: Was/Is it worth the wait? Maybe not, but the word among Android users is that an Android OS 4.4 KitKat update is absolutely necessary to get rid of some of the mishaps created by the JellyBean update, aka Android 4.3.

This is particularly true of smartphones like the touted Galaxy Samsung Note 3, which is considered top of the Samsung line before the launch of the Galaxy S5, which is outfitted with the 4.4. Anroid OS update reviews have confirmed the exceptional performance of the MWC 2014-released S5 and its well functioning OS. Despite all the anticipation, analysts say there is little difference in visual esthetics between the Android 4.3 JellyBean update and the Android OS update KitKat.

Most users would be disappointed after upgrading to the 4.4 OS and that’s understandable. Worse yet, the KitKat 4.4 update is yet to reach many carriers worldwide, despite news of the update ‘popping up’ in the U.S., Europe and Korea. Android OS update reviews say that the Samsung Note 3 and S4 will receive the updates on March 10, according to French carrier SFR which has a good record of announcing updates.

Google’s Dan Sandler wrote in a Google+ post, “Aesthetic concerns definitely factored into this but also keep in mind that with the new translucent bars feature, the color became a usability problem. Good old 33b5e5 doesn't pop as well on top of random wallpapers, even with the background protection.”

The new update has everything as white including Wi-Fi, Battery, and Data. This change from blue to white is most effective on top of the display. Accessing Google services is also different according to Android OS update reviews. Google has also increased its accessibility to the Google Now (Siri) in Android Now With WhatsApp, Skype, Hangout and BlackBerry Messenger make up the messaging and phone apps on Google Play store.

The camera options are not very impressive on this Android OS since it takes a long to boot up. It is also takes its time to focus and often ends up taking highly processed shots. HowtoGeek.com claims, “Whenever a new version of an OS is released, it's tempting to dream about all the cool features you want to see.

The fact that 4.4 is more of a refinement than an upgrade means that some users could come away disappointed. Google has massaged Android and created something stronger and better, but it hasn't reinvented the wheel with KitKat.”

The brand new Google Nexus 8 Tablet release date is expected by July 2014, according to published reports. And it could be powered by a next generation OS, aka Android 4.5 or perhaps even an Android 5, say insiders to the story.

The rumor of a new Android OS moving on to a new Google Nexus 8 tablet with a mid-year release date first emerged from a Dublin-based Google employee who squealed the information to news media in Taiwan.

Following in the tradition of Jelly Bean, Kit Kat, the next Android OS will take the name of another dessert loved by kids everywhere - lollilop or lemon meringue pie. Lollipop seems more befitting but Google might surprise us.
Though Google's Android has been faring well, despite the delayed roll of the ongoing Android 4.4 Kit Kat update

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