{"id":53314,"date":"2013-10-21T10:34:26","date_gmt":"2013-10-21T08:34:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onsoftware.en.softonic.com\/?p=53314"},"modified":"2025-07-02T01:05:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T08:05:11","slug":"android-4-4-kitkat-how-to-install-the-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/android-4-4-kitkat-how-to-install-the-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Android 4.4 KitKat: How to install the update"},"content":{"rendered":"

Do you want to know how\u00a0to install Android 4.4 KitKat on your phone or tablet<\/strong>? The update procedure varies from one manufacturer to another, but all Android devices follow roughly the same steps.<\/p>\n

Warning<\/strong>: The date you’ll be able to install Android 4.4 KitKat depends on the model of your device as well as your service provider. If you received a notification prompting you to install Android 4.4 KitKat, congratulations!<\/em><\/p>\n

<\/em>To protect against possible loss of data during the transition to Android 4.4 KitKat, we suggest that you first back up <\/strong>your settings and personal information<\/strong> (SMS, contacts, applications, settings, documents, music, photos, etc.) before starting the update.<\/p>\n

Prepare for the update: back up your data<\/h3>\n

Android allows you to automatically back up some settings and data associated with your Google Account such as wifi passwords, browser bookmarks, Google Play apps, terms added to your personal dictionary, and most of your device’s settings and apps. By connecting the Android default backup system to a third-party app, you can easily back up all<\/em> of your personal data. We have a tutorial that will show you how to backup your Android data using G Cloud<\/a> or <\/a>Astro File Manager<\/a>, <\/strong>keeping it\u00a0safe before moving to Android 4.4 KitKat. You’re now ready to update to Android 4.4 KitKat.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Update Android<\/h3>\n

1.<\/strong> Make sure your phone or tablet battery is fully charged. The update procedure can take time and should not be interrupted under any circumstance. <\/strong><\/p>\n

2. <\/strong>Go to Settings<\/em> on your phone or tablet.<\/p>\n

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3. <\/strong>Tap About phone <\/em>or About tablet.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Android<\/em><\/p>\n

4. <\/strong>Go to\u00a0System\u00a0updates <\/em>(or a similar setting).<\/p>\n

\"Android<\/em><\/p>\n

5. <\/strong>Press Restart &\u00a0install <\/em>to download and install Android 4.4 KitKat on your phone or tablet.<\/p>\n

\"Android<\/p>\n

Your Android phone or tablet is now updated with KitKat, the latest version of Android.<\/p>\n

Visit our Basic Tips for Android<\/a><\/strong> page\u00a0to keep up on Android news and learn all about KitKat, the newest version of Google’s mobile operating system.<\/p>\n

Questions about updating to Android 4.4 KitKat? Tell us in the comments!<\/p>\n

You might also like…<\/h3>\n

How to backup Android app files with Helium<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

How to sync your Android apps with a PC<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Use Android Device Manager to locate your device<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Do you want to know how\u00a0to install Android 4.4 KitKat on your phone or tablet? The update procedure varies from one manufacturer to another, but all Android devices follow roughly the same steps. Warning: The date you’ll be able to install Android 4.4 KitKat depends on the model of your device as well as your … Continue reading “Android 4.4 KitKat: How to install the update”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2040,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":1},"categories":[2441],"tags":[],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-53314","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-how-to"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53314","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2040"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53314"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53314\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":331960,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53314\/revisions\/331960"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53314"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53314"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53314"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=53314"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=53314"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=53314"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}