

Aiming for a codename that was "fun and unexpected", his team pursued the possibility of naming the release "KitKat" instead. The release was internally codenamed " Key lime pie" but John Lagerling, director of Android global partnerships, and his team, decided to drop the name, arguing that "very few people actually know the taste of a key lime pie".

History Īndroid 4.4 " KitKat" was officially announced on September 3, 2013. As of August 2022, it is the oldest Android version still supported by Google Play Services and is currently the minimum version to develop apps for the Google Play Store. The first phone with Android KitKat was the Nexus 5.Īs of October 2022, 1.39% of Android devices run KitKat. Unveiled on September 3, 2013, KitKat focused primarily on optimizing the operating system for improved performance on entry-level devices with limited resources. Android 4.4.2 KitKat running on a Nexus 5Ĥ.4.4_r2.0.1 (KTU84Q) / July 7, 2014 8 years ago ( )Īndroid KitKat is the codename for the eleventh Android mobile operating system, representing release version 4.4.
