Android KitKat (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Android KitKat" in English language version.

Last modified: 15:15:27, 5 August 2026 (UTC)

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54android.com

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9to5google.com (Global: 5,648^th place; English: 4,051^st place)

"Google Play services ending support for Android 4.4 KitKat". 9to5Google. July 24, 2023. Archived from the original on July 24, 2023. Retrieved July 24, 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.

anandtech.com (Global: 1,850^th place; English: 1,272^nd place)

Andrei Frumusanu (July 1, 2014). "A Closer Look at Android RunTime (ART) in Android L". AnandTech. Archived from the original on July 5, 2014. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
Ho, Joshua. "Examining MicroSD changes in Android 4.4". Anandtech. Archived from the original on March 28, 2014. Retrieved March 28, 2014.

android-developers.blogspot.co.uk (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Getting Your SMS Apps Ready for KitKat". Android Developers Blog. Archived from the original on October 15, 2013. Retrieved October 14, 2013.

android.com (Global: 4,524^th place; English: 5,062^nd place)

source.android.com

"Android Security Bulletin – April 2017". Android.com. Android Open Source Project. Archived from the original on April 19, 2017. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
"Android Security Bulletin—October 2017 | Android Open Source Project". Android Open Source Project. Archived from the original on July 5, 2018. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
"Security updates and resources". Android.com. Android Open Source Project. Archived from the original on January 12, 2017. Retrieved September 10, 2017. When a security vulnerability in AOSP is fixed in an Android Security Bulletin, we'll notify Android partners of issue details and provide patches. The Android security team currently provides patches for Android versions 4.4 (KitKat) and above. This list of backport-supported versions changes with each new Android release.

developer.android.com

"New types of conectivity (Android Developer)".

arstechnica.com (Global: 473^rd place; English: 338^th place)

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.
Amadeo, Ron (November 14, 2013). "Android 4.4 KitKat, thoroughly reviewed". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on October 24, 2020. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
Amadeo, Ron (June 16, 2014). "The history of Android: The endless iterations of Google's mobile OS". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on July 5, 2014. Retrieved July 6, 2014.

bbc.co.uk (Global: 11^th place; English: 10^th place)

Kelion, Leo (September 3, 2013). "Android KitKat announced". BBC News. Archived from the original on September 4, 2013. Retrieved September 3, 2013.

cnet.com (Global: 447^th place; English: 345^th place)

"Android 4.4 KitKat: What's the point of co-branding?". CNET. Archived from the original on December 23, 2015. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
"How to remove Hangouts and more Android 4.4 KitKat apps". CNET. Archived from the original on November 9, 2015. Retrieved November 2, 2015.

engadget.com (Global: 613^th place; English: 442^nd place)

Bond, John-michael (April 30, 2014). "You may be accidentally sending friends a hairy heart emoji". Engadget. Archived from the original on April 29, 2025. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
Molen, Brad (November 5, 2013). "Nexus 5 review". Engadget. Archived from the original on November 9, 2013. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
"'ART' experiment in Android KitKat improves battery life and speeds up apps". Engadget. November 7, 2013. Archived from the original on January 27, 2017. Retrieved June 26, 2014.

giga.de (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Android 4.4 KitKat: Warum die Statussymbole weiß und statisch sind". GIGA (in German). November 19, 2013. Archived from the original on October 24, 2020. Retrieved October 24, 2020.

googleblog.com (Global: 3,285^th place; English: 3,286^th place)

android-developers.googleblog.com

"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.

googlesource.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

android.googlesource.com

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

nfcworld.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Google gets around the carriers with Host Card Emulation for NFC payments". NFCWorld.com. October 31, 2013. Archived from the original on October 2, 2015. Retrieved November 2, 2015.

pcmag.com (Global: 1,442^nd place; English: 915^th place)

"Google Unveils Nexus 5 With Android 4.4 KitKat". PC Magazine. October 31, 2013. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 29, 2015.

phonearena.com (Global: 5,680^th place; English: 4,358^th place)

"Kit Kat contest up and running, win one of a 1000 Google Nexus 7 (2013) slates being given away". PhoneArena. September 6, 2013. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
"Android 4.4 KitKat to run "comfortably" on 512MB RAM devices, here's how". PhoneArena. November 6, 2013. Archived from the original on January 29, 2017. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
"Android menu button now on by default on all device with KitKat". PhoneArena. December 9, 2013. Archived from the original on December 13, 2013. Retrieved February 9, 2014.

statcounter.com (Global: 7,039^th place; English: 7,347^th place)

gs.statcounter.com

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

thenextweb.com (Global: 2,998^th place; English: 2,466^th place)

"KitKat's WebView is powered by Chromium, enabling Android app developers to use new HTML5 and CSS features". The Next Web. November 2, 2013. Archived from the original on October 6, 2015. Retrieved November 2, 2015.

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

"Android Source". Google Git. Archived from the original on June 13, 2021. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
"Android Security Bulletin – April 2017". Android.com. Android Open Source Project. Archived from the original on April 19, 2017. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
"Google Play services ending support for Android 4.4 KitKat". 9to5Google. July 24, 2023. Archived from the original on July 24, 2023. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
"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.
"Mobile & Tablet Android Version Market Share Worldwide". StatCounter Global Stats. Archived from the original on July 14, 2020. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
"Android 4.4 KitKat: What's the point of co-branding?". CNET. Archived from the original on December 23, 2015. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
Kelion, Leo (September 3, 2013). "Android KitKat announced". BBC News. Archived from the original on September 4, 2013. Retrieved September 3, 2013.
"Kit Kat contest up and running, win one of a 1000 Google Nexus 7 (2013) slates being given away". PhoneArena. September 6, 2013. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
"Google Unveils Nexus 5 With Android 4.4 KitKat". PC Magazine. October 31, 2013. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
Bond, John-michael (April 30, 2014). "You may be accidentally sending friends a hairy heart emoji". Engadget. Archived from the original on April 29, 2025. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
"Android Security Bulletin—October 2017 | Android Open Source Project". Android Open Source Project. Archived from the original on July 5, 2018. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
"Security updates and resources". Android.com. Android Open Source Project. Archived from the original on January 12, 2017. Retrieved September 10, 2017. When a security vulnerability in AOSP is fixed in an Android Security Bulletin, we'll notify Android partners of issue details and provide patches. The Android security team currently provides patches for Android versions 4.4 (KitKat) and above. This list of backport-supported versions changes with each new Android release.
"How Google Shrank Android For Version 4.4 KitKat". ReadWrite. Archived from the original on October 19, 2015. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
"Android 4.4 KitKat to run "comfortably" on 512MB RAM devices, here's how". PhoneArena. November 6, 2013. Archived from the original on January 29, 2017. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
Amadeo, Ron (November 14, 2013). "Android 4.4 KitKat, thoroughly reviewed". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on October 24, 2020. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
"Android 4.4 KitKat: Warum die Statussymbole weiß und statisch sind". GIGA (in German). November 19, 2013. Archived from the original on October 24, 2020. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
Amadeo, Ron (June 16, 2014). "The history of Android: The endless iterations of Google's mobile OS". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on July 5, 2014. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
Molen, Brad (November 5, 2013). "Nexus 5 review". Engadget. Archived from the original on November 9, 2013. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
"Android menu button now on by default on all device with KitKat". PhoneArena. December 9, 2013. Archived from the original on December 13, 2013. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
"How to remove Hangouts and more Android 4.4 KitKat apps". CNET. Archived from the original on November 9, 2015. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
"'ART' experiment in Android KitKat improves battery life and speeds up apps". Engadget. November 7, 2013. Archived from the original on January 27, 2017. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
Andrei Frumusanu (July 1, 2014). "A Closer Look at Android RunTime (ART) in Android L". AnandTech. Archived from the original on July 5, 2014. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
"KitKat's WebView is powered by Chromium, enabling Android app developers to use new HTML5 and CSS features". The Next Web. November 2, 2013. Archived from the original on October 6, 2015. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
Ho, Joshua. "Examining MicroSD changes in Android 4.4". Anandtech. Archived from the original on March 28, 2014. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
"Getting Your SMS Apps Ready for KitKat". Android Developers Blog. Archived from the original on October 15, 2013. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
"Google gets around the carriers with Host Card Emulation for NFC payments". NFCWorld.com. October 31, 2013. Archived from the original on October 2, 2015. Retrieved November 2, 2015.

Android KitKat (English Wikipedia)

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phonearena.com (Global: 5,680^th place; English: 4,358^th place)

statcounter.com (Global: 7,039^th place; English: 7,347^th place)

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