Android 4.4 KitKat Available for Smartphones and Tablets? Give Your Device a KitKat Makeover

By Vincent Funaro, Christian Post Reporter Monday, October 28, 2013

The Android 4.4 KitKat software is not available at this time, but users now have an opportunity to install a new service pack that makes their devices look like its running it.

In order to give their device a KitKat makeover, users could download the new "Google Experience Pack" kit from XDA developer Alessio94x. The zip file includes four mock-up icons and a wallpaper that resembles ones that have been seen in leaked images of the software.

Alessio94x is also offering a wallpaper for tablets that has a 1920x1080 resolution.

For more information on how to install this service pack on smartphones and tablets click here.

The Android 4.4 KitKat release date is still up in the air as Google disappointed fans at its media event yesterday when it did not mention the new software at all.

The event took place in New York and various publications such as Android Authority believed that this would be the place where the company would introduce both the Nexus 5 and Android 4.4 KitKat. However, Google ended up discussing books, games and music instead. Google sent out a series of tweets revealing what was happening at the event, and none of them featured the smartphone or the software.

Android 4.4 KitKat is rumored to bring users an improved experience with TVs. The next version of Android will be more suitable for running on large screen device such as TVs, according to a report from Korean IT portal ETNews. The site received this information from industry inside sources.

The interface between smart TVs and mobile devices will be enhanced along with the app development environment for TV.

Android 4.4 KitKat will be released alongside the new Nexus 10 and Nexus 5.