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I have not heard that name in a long time. Throwback to the days of installing ROMs and rooting my Moto X. Felt like a good time for Android.
Oh man. I miss my Moto X. That one really had a perfect in-hand feel! It's too bad mine died on me rather suddenly relatively early into its life.
I wish I could find a sub 5 inch screen that hits the other requirements (excellent camera, fully root-able). I'm afraid Pixels have run away with my wallet.
For me, the screen size is what enabled that comfortable fit.
I feel like it was the thickness that didn't for me, personally. I have a harder time with thin devices since they don't really cradle in my palm.
It really did have the perfect form. No other phone has really matched the feel really.
KitKat had a good life. It was the first android version I used and has a special place in my heart.
My first was Froyo. Thinking back to pre Honeycomb (Ice Cream Sandwich for those features to come to phones) makes me really appreciate how far Android has come. Each update was huuuuuge. Now each year the version increases and I don't notice a single new thing. It's boring by comparison, but it's really nice that Android is so good now that the updates can be boring.
I haven't seen the word Froyo in so long! Agreed, the changes used to be so visually significant.
Cupcake, for me. I loved that HTC Dream Developer Edition. Soft to the touch, and the keyboard/ trackball thing were so convenient.
Same for me, or at least around that time period. First class hardware keyboard support too.
Oh, my heart. I remember messaging my now wife with one on Skype. It was so laggy because my phone was super budget but I was amazed what I could do nonetheless.
I can still feel the plastic texture and the delayed vibration following a half second later.
Same
In case anyone else doesn't keep track of Android versions by the fun nicknames, here's a Wikipedia page for the versions with numbers included. KitKat was version 4.4 of Android.
Honestly couldn't remember which numbered version this was & couldn't imagine I was alone in that, lol
I remember the small outrage that happened when Google stopped officially calling Android versions by desserts. Nowadays I can't imagine going back.
It was always weird because it only became clear with Android 6 (Marshmallow) and 7 (Nougat) that Google stopped making major versions with x.y numbers, with x.1 being exception. You couldn't just ask someone if they were on Android 4 cause there was at least 3 major Android versions, so it was easier to use the dessert names.
It was also weird having to wonder if you should translate the dessert name when speaking casually about it.
I remind to anyone that any website using a letsencrypt SSL certificate won't be accessible from android<7 next year, unless the owner manually changes the default browser to Firefox.
Basically everyone using Android<7 won't be able to access 6% of global websites because of the expired root certificates. They won't know how to bypass the warning nor how to install Firefox, they will just buy a new phone
Its kinda sad that instead of just installing an app people would buy a new phone
I'm not sure if it's even just as easy as "use Firefox" like the original comment implies. For your web browser, sure. But presumably these root certs are used by all apps. And thus many apps that depend on the internet would break (most wouldn't do what Firefox does and being your own root CA certs).
Same
I still use my HTC Android 1.2 phone for Google maps sometimes, some people will be out there still using them ... I'm guessing it's an old enough version that the still active devices are serviceable and well built.
Interesting. Do you have it mounted permanently in the car?
Dirtbike handlebars, I don't want my usual phone in a risky position. It runs off a USB socket from the bike's electrics and I hotspot data from my regular phone.
I also have a Garmin Montana, but that's quite big and bulky and overkill just to see where I am when I get lost.
Nice! That's a good idea. I should consider mounting my old Note 8 to my MTB handlebars.
I still use my Galaxy S5 for kitchen recipes stored in my OneDrive
Sweet. Is it on a stand?
on a wireless charger stand, on a custom made little shelf, yeah, lol
Did the S5 have qi? Or did you put it in a qi case?
At least with the European Snapdragon 801 version you needed a special case or backplate.
My first smartphone ran KitKat. I'm surprised there was still any level of support for KitKat for that long :O
Thought that had already happened tbh app developers stopped supporting it years ago
Dam that was a long time ago, how things have changed
One of my really old tablet still running KK, it's the last version that doesn't make the tab run like dogshit
Lots of memories of this one too. Mostly on the HTC One for me, I think.
In terms of vulnerabilities, Even Android 9 is dangerous. Why whould someone use an Android Kitkat device nowadays?
I've seen some old Android based eReaders that people still use, but never got updated beyond Android 4.4. Heck, I used a rooted Nook Simple Touch for years, and that thing was running Android 2.1. I only upgraded when the battery was dying out and most software was dropping support for it, since I was using it to read books and news articles, not to do banking.
I've also seen some older folk that still rock Android 4.x devices. They didn't want to upgrade because they had their phones for so long they missed the incremental Android UI changes and were now confused by newer phones. I had to force a couple relatives to switch to new phones since the networks were shutting down 3G support.
You might be surprised. My father uses a device about that age, but it's a Facebook machine and phone call device. It's fine for the use case if you're not the type to place valuable information on your phone anyways.
I have a Galaxy S duos with PAC ROM 4.4.4 intalled, I don't use it anymore tho
Keep an eye on that battery if you're not using it. Thankfully it's removable!
The battery is a fake galaxy s3 mini battery that sadly doesn't work anymore
Might be worth dropping the battery off at a recycling centre! I should probably considering doing the same with my old devices...
#HoloYolo