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mclld

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http://www.tuttoandroid.net/android...o-dellinterfaccia-e-prime-impressioni-148548/
How anticipate in our previous exclusive, we came into possession of even more images on the Nexus 5 and Android 4.4 KitKat , however, that this time will show how the user interface of the new version of Android . Before we begin, we would like to reiterate once again the concept has already been stated in the previous article, namely that the build currently on board the 5 Nexus (Nexus 4, 2013) is not definitive and, therefore, at the time of deployment of something may change.

We start the aesthetics of the smartphone, which unfortunately we can show only a picture is not very detailed and well understand why. The design of the device is confirmed to be that of previous rumor, so slightly more "square" , but with the back rubber. Confirmed speaker for calls up in the middle.

Lockscreen Android 4.4 KitKat

Now we move on to something more interesting, and that is the lockscreen . From here you can already see the first news that Google will introduce the new version of Android, starting from the top of the screen. As we see, not only are the white icons in the notification bar , but the same notification bar is transparent and nuanced on black only towards the end.

Moving on to the screen lockscreen itself, we note that there is something different than before. While the center circle for the release remained the same, there has been the introduction of the camera icon in the lower right corner , as you can see from the image. Selecting the icon and dragging it to the left will launch the Camera application. The latter, however, may also be launched simply carrying out a swype to the left from the lock screen screen, as is done by Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. The following image shows what we just said.

Launcher

Another important innovation for the new launcher of Android. As we can see, the icon for the App Drawer (application drawer) is now no longer the white border outside but a transparent fill . In addition, there is no longer the horizontal line that is instead of Android 4.0 ICS that divides the quick launch applications from the rest of the elements of the homescreen. In the picture you see below, there are only two quick-start applications (Phone and Camera), and it can be seen especially that of the Phone icon present much more in style "flat." As we see, also, is not only the notification bar to be transparent but also the navigation bar , that is the one that contains the navigation buttons located on the bottom of the system (very in style Moto X).

From the image would seem to be 6 homescreen , but please note that there would be no fixed number of homescreen. When you first start should there be few, not 5 as usual we are accustomed, while the other should be added by hand with the placement of new widgets or applications . In practice, to create a new homescreen, select a widget or an application icon and drag along the edges of the device.

App Drawer (application drawer)

Profoundly modified the application drawer, or the App Drawer to use a more specific language. We no longer have the black background while I browse the application but a kind of transparency very pleasant. The icons are of larger size than the current ones and everything is on full display. For we can do the words "Applications" and "Widget" , while it remains unchanged flip through the effect of "cards" of the app drawer, just as right now. Note, also, that on the Nexus 5 (Nexus 4 2013) the grid of icons of the app drawer is 5 × 4 and should be the same even in the homescreen.

Android 4.4 KitKat: impressions of Use and news

Thanks again to our informant, we can tell you what are the impressions of using the 5 Nexus (Nexus 4, 2013) and we can give you some exclusive information. We've included his words.

Google Now and Search

Now Google is much more responsive. Just simply say "Ok Google" within Google Now to make a new search. Now Google is accessible in two ways: the first is the classic swype upward from the navigation bar, the second is through one swype to left starting with the last homescreen left.
Google Search, instead, you can start by saying "Ok Google" directly from the homescreen.
As we see, then, Android 4.4 KitKat should always be in mode "always listening" , just like the Moto X, and the function may be extended to other languages ​​besides English.

Google hangouts

Google Hangouts has settings that affect the sending and receiving of SMS , but our informant could not test this feature. So there is a high possibility that Google Hangouts with Android 4.4 KitKat allows us to send and receive messages even when you do not have a network connection.

Display, color and boot animation

One thing I've noticed is the screen really bright, vivid colors.
This we see ourselves as in the figures a little higher. Colors of the display are really very beautiful and the display is very bright in general . Also confirmed the new bootanimation, at least for now: should be the same as that of the devices on board Google Edition (Samsung Galaxy S4 and HTC One).

Speed and Smooth

In addition to being much lighter in weight, it is also much faster than the Nexus 4.
Snapdragon 800 and 2 GB of RAM give you the best with Android 4.4 KitKat. Despite the build still suffers of some bug, is nevertheless fast and Smoothly .
Android 4.4 KitKat, in any case, it seems to be a version of Android much lightened, and this definitely helps performance.

Audio

The audio quality is good, the volume is more or less like that of the Nexus 4, maybe slightly higher. The dual speaker seems to give a good feeling, not like HTC One but something similar.
Acknowledged, then, the two stereo speakers that are located on the bottom edge of the smartphone and the very good audio quality.

Unfortunately we could not provide details on battery life as there are too many elements that come into play and that does not give us a good idea of ​​how tough a single charge.

Camera

There seems to be an image stabilization system, which helps a lot when we hand shaking during shooting. I do not know if it is an optical image stabilization (OIS in this case) or digital. The fact is that it works very well. The quality should not differ from that of the Nexus 4 so blatantly.
Our informant confirms the excellent image stabilization , which as we know is optical.

Therefore, the height of your current thoughts, are you satisfied with Android 4.4 and Nexus KitKat 5 (Nexus 4, 2013)? Of course stay glued on TuttoAndroid as soon as we have more information I will provide the good time. We remind you that you can also follow us on social on: Facebook , Twitter and Google Plus .
 
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Razeus

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I have my credit card ready to go. I love my S4, but with some of it's weird quirks, I rather go pure Android.
 

JC17

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Hopefully the transparent/colour coded status bar is real, one of my pet peeves with my S2
 

Frankied22

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I am really digging the transparency. It makes it look a lot cleaner and elegant. I wish they would just make all the settings menus white so we can finally get rid of that ugly black everywhere. Also, I will be glad to see the Tron blue gone. I can't wait to see what else Google has up its sleeves for the Nexus and 4.4
 

hotleadsingergu

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Google music does an awful job on keeping playlist updated.

If I make a new playlist in iTunes with songs that have already been uploaded to Google music, it normally won't show up. And in the rare case it does show up, the songs in the playlist aren't the same.

Ahh...Ok "playlists" and "music" are two very different things. I don't use playlists in iTunes, so it doesn't affect me at all. I use some playlists in Google Music since a lot of the music is not my own (I have All Access), but the music all works wonderfully.
 

Sensamic

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Don't like the bigger icons in the app drawer. I like the way it's now.

Everything else looks great. I'm starting to want that Nexus 5 again damn it... :D:D:D I don't think I will get it but it sure does look nice. Let's see camera quality and battery life.

I still think all those changes in 4.4 are not enough. Google has been releasing minor up updates since Ice Cream Sandwich. I want much more.
 

onthecouchagain

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I'm so sick of the one's poor camera. I was at an event yesterday and really wanted to capture the moment. The camera one again just failed me.

Nexus 5. You're my only hope.
 

jamojamo

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I'm so sick of the one's poor camera. I was at an event yesterday and really wanted to capture the moment. The camera one again just failed me.

Nexus 5. You're my only hope.


For you couch!
 

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mclld

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I dont care how good a camera phone is, I never use one for pics. I will use a real camera.
 

jrswizzle

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I'm really excited about the Nexus 5. If it has LTE and a decent camera, I'm ditching my GS4 completely and getting one.....as long as the price is right (around $329-$349 for 16GB).
 

boateng

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I have multiple of each device, and I can say there's no issue with using iTunes content on Android phones. Google Music automatically uploads everything to the cloud and it can all be used on Android devices. I have in the neighborhood of 32,000 songs in my iTunes library, and I can pull every single one up on my Galaxy S4 right now and listen to them. I can do the same on my iPhone or iPad. Google Music makes it easy to bring it all together.

And it's definitely just as suited to be a music player. With the later iterations of Google Music on the devices, the application works perfectly. It works well enough that Apple copied pretty much the entire look of it on their iOS7 Music app (sitting them side-by-side they look almost identical). It works great.

And the sound quality is definitely not an issue...the HTC One is the best-bet right now if you want to play music from the speakers (not using headphones), since the speakers are *loud* and pretty solid...otherwise the output sound is the same from all of these devices.

Well me personally i want to play music using high quality earphones....

Also whats the best way to transfer itunes music on the an android device? I dont want to use google cloud or whatever its called...as you need to be connected to the internet
 

mclld

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I'm really excited about the Nexus 5. If it has LTE and a decent camera, I'm ditching my GS4 completely and getting one.....as long as the price is right (around $329-$349 for 16GB).

Going by my local craigslist prices, you should have no trouble selling that gs4 for 400 or so
 

JC17

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Well me personally i want to play music using high quality earphones....

Also whats the best way to transfer itunes music on the an android device? I dont want to use google cloud or whatever its called...as you need to be connected to the internet

Just drag and drop the music files onto the internal phone storage or an external sd card was what I did
 

jrswizzle

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Going by my local craigslist prices, you should have no trouble selling that gs4 for 400 or so

Oh I'll sell it for more......hehe

I'll be selling it as a bundle - with S-View Case, Spigen Slim Armor case and a 64 GB MicroSD card.

I figure I'll go for $600 for the lot and see what happens ;)
 

Lava Lamp Freak

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Well me personally i want to play music using high quality earphones....

Also whats the best way to transfer itunes music on the an android device? I dont want to use google cloud or whatever its called...as you need to be connected to the internet

You can download playlists, songs, and albums from Google Music for offline playback.

Alternatives that sync with iTunes are doubleTwist and iSyncr. I prefer iSyncr.
 

boateng

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It syncs iTunes playlists to your phone without doing any transcoding. Google Music and doubleTwist both transcode if a certain bitrate is exceeded. That is a problem for me because I have lossless music in my iTunes library and prefer to keep it lossless for playback over the speakers in my car.

http://www.jrtstudio.com/iSyncr-iTunes-for-Android

oh so it only syns playlists...? it cant sync your itunes library?
 

Six8

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I want this phone but I'm not impressed with the look of it. Too much like the N4 imo
 
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