Android KitKat

Android KitKat
Version of the Android operating system
	Android 4.4.2 KitKat running on a Nexus 5
Developer	Google
Released to; manufacturing	October 31, 2013
Final release	4.4.4_r2.0.1 (KTU84Q) / July 7, 2014
Kernel type	Monolithic (Linux)
Preceded by	Android 4.3.1 "Jelly Bean"
Succeeded by	Android 5.0 "Lollipop"
Official website	www.android.com/versions/kit-kat-4-4/
Support status
	Unsupported since 2017, Google Play Services support dropped since August 2023

Android KitKat is the codename for the eleventh Android mobile operating system, representing release version 4.4. Unveiled on September 3, 2013, KitKat focused primarily on optimizing the operating system for improved performance on entry-level devices with limited resources.

The first phone with Android KitKat was the Nexus 5.

As of October 2022,^[update] 1.39% of Android devices run KitKat.^[2] On July 24, 2023, Google announced that Google Play Services would no longer support KitKat in August of that year.^[3]^[4]^[5]

^ "Android Source". Google Git. Archived from the original on June 13, 2021. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
^ "Mobile & Tablet Android Version Market Share Worldwide". StatCounter Global Stats. Archived from the original on July 14, 2020. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
^ "Google Play services discontinuing updates for KitKat (API levels 19 & 20) starting August 2023". Android Developers Blog. Archived from the original on July 25, 2023. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
^ Li, Abner (July 24, 2023). "Google Play services ending support for Android 4.4 KitKat". 9to5Google. Archived from the original on July 24, 2023. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
^ Amadeo, Ron (July 25, 2023). "Android 4.4 KitKat is truly dead, loses Play Services support". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on July 26, 2023. Retrieved July 26, 2023.

[1] "Android Source". Google Git. Archived from the original on June 13, 2021. Retrieved May 28, 2021.

[2] "Mobile & Tablet Android Version Market Share Worldwide". StatCounter Global Stats. Archived from the original on July 14, 2020. Retrieved November 16, 2020.

[3] "Google Play services discontinuing updates for KitKat (API levels 19 & 20) starting August 2023". Android Developers Blog. Archived from the original on July 25, 2023. Retrieved July 25, 2023.

[4] Li, Abner (July 24, 2023). "Google Play services ending support for Android 4.4 KitKat". 9to5Google. Archived from the original on July 24, 2023. Retrieved July 25, 2023.

[5] Amadeo, Ron (July 25, 2023). "Android 4.4 KitKat is truly dead, loses Play Services support". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on July 26, 2023. Retrieved July 26, 2023.

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