Android KitKat released

[Gazella]

Yup, same here. I don't know how many times I've tapped the Check Now button on my N7 today

[Gazella]

My Nexus 7 (2013) just received the update! Finally!

It's optimizing my apps now

[Bilbo1967]

Not for me yet - maybe soon!

[Gazella]

Originally Posted by Bilbo1967

Not for me yet - maybe soon!

Yes, I'm pretty sure the update will hit your device today, if not today then very soon as a lot of users are starting to receive it now.

[DoctorOhh]

Originally Posted by Bilbo1967

Not for me yet - maybe soon!

Me neither.

[Ninjalawyer]

Originally Posted by DoctorOhh

Me neither.

Likewise.

I don't want to resurrect an argument, but I'm most looking forward to having the persistent software buttons banished (at least in supported apps).

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

I'm taking bets. Which one of my two Nexus devices will get the 4.4 update first?

• Nexus 4
• Nexus 7.2

My bananas are on the N4 .

It's tie. Both updated today.

[Faterson]

Finally here as well. 3 weeks.

The new immersive mode works fabulously in Moon+ Reader Pro. I love that the 3 Android buttons, even after they pop up, are transparent! They really couldn't be any less intrusive. I also love that, unlike the official KitKat instruction says, you do not need to swipe from top of screen to reveal the 3 buttons. I'd find that very inconvenient. Although you can also do that, simply tapping at the very buttom of the Moon+ screen reveals the 3 buttons, too -- that's just perfect! So, for example, to return to home screen, all you need is to double-tap the bottom of your screen.

However, all is not well in KitKat for me. My favourite Business Calendar widget stopped working in weekly view.

Worst of all: the display of italic fonts no longer works properly in Moon+ Pro under KitKat. All words in italic appear inside e-books in an ugly sans-serif default font, not in the font you actually activated in your theme. Say, the whole book is in Calluna, a serif font, but all italic words are inserted in an ugly, plain, sans-serif default font. I wrote to the Moon+ developer to report the bug.

[library addict]

I got the notice to update today on my Nexus 7. That's 2 system updates and I've only owned the device since Sunday (Yes I know that's not the norm).

[Blossom]

I too got the update rather I wanted or not. Gsam Battery Monitor no longer works had to find alternative and I just bought the app the other day.

I do not like the white indicators on the status bar. So plain I miss the blue. Also when I reboot the date on the lock screen has no spaces! FriNov22 is what is says. However it fixes itself after I unlock then relock. This is only on restarts.

Moon+ Pro is working for me but the italics and bold appear lighter and thinner than the regular font! It's weird.

[Faterson]

Originally Posted by Blossom

I do not like the white indicators on the status bar.

Same here. The blue was much better.

Originally Posted by Blossom

Moon+ Pro is working for me but the italics and bold appear lighter and thinner than the regular font! It's weird.

I guess it depends on which font you activated for the book. Try an unconventional font, and I'm afraid you'll see something similar to what I described above: the italic variety may be from a completely different font than the one you selected. May well apply to bold, too.

It appears that KitKat messed up the association of a font's regular set with its italic and bold varieties (and italic+bold) in Moon+ Pro. Let's hope the Moon+ developer can resolve the issue soon.

[Blossom]

Originally Posted by Faterson

Same here. The blue was much better.


I guess it depends on which font you activated for the book. Try an unconventional font, and I'm afraid you'll see something similar to what I described above: the italic variety may be from a completely different font than the one you selected. May well apply to bold, too.

It appears that KitKat messed up the association of a font's regular set with its italic and bold varieties (and italic+bold) in Moon+ Pro. Let's hope the Moon+ developer can resolve the issue soon.

I see what you saying it's doing what Mantano use to do but if you select a bold font as your default it doesn't work the font displays really thin and light.

So if I select Amasis Bold it looks like Amasis Thin. Same for Italic font only the Regular Font looks as it should and even then italics display the app's default font.

He has a Facebook page I may post over there.

Mantano is not affected it displays all custom typesets correctly still.

[Faterson]

Originally Posted by Blossom

He has a Facebook page I may post over there.

Thank you, that would be great. He got my email; now if you and others report it on Facebook as well, this may help the developer realise it's an ugly bug that should be squashed asap.

[Blossom]

Originally Posted by Faterson

Thank you, that would be great. He got my email; now if you and others report it on Facebook as well, this may help the developer realise it's an ugly bug that should be squashed asap.

I just posted on there so hopefully he will see it.

[apesmom]

Originally Posted by Blossom

I too got the update rather I wanted or not. Gsam Battery Monitor no longer works had to find alternative and I just bought the app the other day.

I do not like the white indicators on the status bar. So plain I miss the blue. Also when I reboot the date on the lock screen has no spaces! FriNov22 is what is says. However it fixes itself after I unlock then relock. This is only on restarts.

Moon+ Pro is working for me but the italics and bold appear lighter and thinner than the regular font! It's weird.

Blossom you can change lock screen widget to use something else. I've got an HD Widgets on mine. Swipe the widget on the lock screen to the right to get the + sign. Tap it then select a different widget.