The Next Gen Droid- KIT-KAT®

Android is the operating system that powers over 1 billion smartphones and tablets. Since these devices make our lives so sweet, each Android version is named after a dessert: Cupcake, Donut, Eclair, Froyo, Gingerbread, Honeycomb, Ice Cream Sandwich, and Jelly Bean. 

As everyone finds chocolate so tempting, Google decided to name the next version of Android after one of our favourite chocolate treats, the KitKat®!

On September 3rd, just a day before Samsung announced the Galaxy Note 3, Google announced a new version of Android dubbed Android 4.4 KitKat. The company refused to divulge many of the important details including Android 4.4 KitKat release date, features and updates but fortunately, in the days since, we’re starting to get some clarity.

In late July, Google announced the update that many had expected at Google I/O 2013 in May. The company unveiled Android 4.3 Jelly Bean, an update to the Jelly Bean operating system that debuted alongside the new Nexus 7. Like Android 4.2, Android 4.3 Jelly Bean arrived with some incremental upgrades to Google’s Android software, bringing things like Bluetooth Low Energy, OpenGL 3.0 Support, some changes to the dialer, and more. It was and is a small update, nothing like the jump from Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean was.

After Android 4.3 Jelly Bean rolled out to Google’s Nexus devices, many expected that the next update in line would be Android 5.0 Key Lime Pie, an update that had been rumored well before Android 4.3 Jelly Bean. As it turns out, there is a new Android update coming this year but it won’t be called Android 5.0 Key Lime Pie.

Google’s new ‘K’ update is instead going to be Android 4.4 KitKat, an update that it announced earlier this month, and one that was done in partnership with Nestle, the maker of the KitKat bar. The update, while official, is still somewhat of a mystery as the company declined to get into specifics when pressed for information.