Android 4.4.3 Reportedly Spotted On Various Google Employee Nexus Devices

Android version 4.4.2 (KitKat) has been available for a while now, but there may be yet another incremental KitKat bump coming. Version 4.4.3 has apparently been spotted on some Google employees’ devices.

Android 4.4.3 KitKat
Credit: Android Police

Myce sussed out the version number based on Google’s typical naming scheme, and the version is running on both Nexus 5 and Nexus 7 devices. Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on your point of view), Android 4.4.3 is entirely a bug fix update. According to Android Police, there are plenty of fixes involved, which include:

-frequent data connection dropout fix
-mm-qcamera-daemon crash and optimization fixes
-camera focus in regular and HDR modes fixes
-Power Manager display wakelock fix
-multiple Bluetooth fixes
-fix for a random reboot
-app shortcuts sometimes got removed from launcher after update
-USB debugging security fix
-app shortcuts security fix
-Wi-Fi auto-connect fix
-other camera fixes
-MMS, Email/Exchange, Calendar, People/Dialer/Contacts, DSP, IPv6, VPN fixes
stuck in activation screen fix
-missed call LED fix
-subtitle fixes
-data usage graph fix
-Internet telephony fix
-FCC compliance fix
-miscellaneous fixes


It’s possible that a new generation of Android is coming soon, and there may well be another incremental bump or two for KitKat, but we’ll just have to wait and see.