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Android 4.4 KitKat found to be the most stable mobile operating system

23 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/android-4-4-kitkat-found-to-be-the-most-stable-mobile-operating-system.182439/

masterkd
masterkd Original post #1
Mar 29, 2014 at 1:39 PM
Android 4.4 KitKat found to be the most stable mobile operating system - TalkAndroid

Please note this thread is for your information only. Please don't start a mobile OS supermacy war.
ankush28
Mar 29, 2014 at 3:11 PM
Its not! Not at all! tonnes of bugs are still present.
Might be 4.4.3 will be the most stable one.
Leak: New Android 4.4.3 Kit Kat Update Details | Androidheadlines.com
masterkd
Mar 29, 2014 at 3:50 PM
Thanks for the info. And I also accept that there are many bugs in 4.4.2 but still random crashes very low in 4.4.2
eager to get the 4.4.3 mainly due to mm-qcamera-daemon issue in my Nexus 5
Also afaik this build will improve battery performance as well
ankush28
Mar 29, 2014 at 6:50 PM
I am too facing mm-qcamera-daemon issue on my Moto G. All bugs which are present in N5 or say N4 are also present in most KitKat based phones(From samsung, htc...).
I think after 4.4.3 update Android OS will beat iOS in stability and other aspects.(Because the current situation of iOS7, cough...)

Hope Google takes TESTING seriously in future updates!
SaiyanGoku
Mar 29, 2014 at 7:41 PM
I found 4.4.2 to be very stable on my e970.
$hadow
$hadow #6
Mar 29, 2014 at 8:11 PM
Well that camera bug update is the one I am eagerly waiting for on my nexus 5. Hope to get it soon.
ithehappy
Mar 30, 2014 at 11:03 PM
4.3 was WAY more stable than 4.4.2. I loathe my decision of upgrading from 4.3 JB! It brought that horrible vertical scrolling list lag in email apps with message preview on. Not only that, now the Lockscreen clock doesn't update / sync properly with system time, and stuck there to mislead you to no end. Some users from Europe also have reported GLONASS not working with new update! Also I am finding the HDR mode of camera focuses poorly now.
If there was a chance I would go back to JB at this instant :|
amjath
amjath #9
Mar 31, 2014 at 4:36 PM
According to me, the best android happen to be is KitKat
tkin
tkin #10
Mar 31, 2014 at 6:18 PM
In my case(LG G2), I haven't seen any improvements in stability as the 4.2.2 was very stable(no crash etc), however the battery usage has become extremely optimized, now the phone goes in deep sleep very often and standby battery consumption is almost next to nothing.
SaiyanGoku
Mar 31, 2014 at 11:27 PM
Android 4.4.3 arriving soon, features leaked online - Mobile Phone News | ThinkDigit

Here is the list of fixes that are expected to arrive in the 4.4.3 update:

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
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envici #12
May 15, 2014 at 10:40 AM
I always knew Android was far more stable than IOS :-D
Romeo
Romeo #13
May 24, 2014 at 7:45 PM
huuush ... I am waiting for the update release for my Note II :$ ... Ofcourse Android beats any phone OS in the market now :)
srkmish
srkmish #14
May 24, 2014 at 7:50 PM
The smoothest and most bug free experience i have ever had was my ipad mini on ios 6.1.2. Since 7 has screwed things up, i have not updated :p
izzikio_rage
May 24, 2014 at 8:06 PM
And idiots like samsung decide that they won't give it to their former flagship the galaxy S3
SaiyanGoku
May 24, 2014 at 9:15 PM
And idiots like samsung decide that they won't give it to their former flagship the galaxy S3

because Indian version has lesser space in ROM partition for samsung's bloated stock rom installation. though the US versions got CM11.
Hrishi
Hrishi #17
May 24, 2014 at 9:24 PM
most stable , means all mobile OS ? Even IOS ? :wink:
.jRay.
.jRay. #18
May 24, 2014 at 9:28 PM
Kitkat seems great on my G2.
Using a flex rom though. But still great.
P
Prashmith #19
May 24, 2014 at 11:44 PM
Nice GOT IT FIRST on my nexus 7 lol
NOT SO STABLE WITH ALLT HSE PROBLEMS I AM FACING but I got it first before rest still...heheh
ankush28
ankush28 #20
May 25, 2014 at 9:51 AM
S3 users got trolled :D even 7K phone Moto E has KitKat.
most stable , means all mobile OS ? Even IOS ? :wink:

Yes. Recent reports says stock KitKat/JellyBean has lowest crash rate of 0.4-0.7%
"Galaxy" phones have 0.9-1.0% crash rate.

Only nexus 7 has high crash rate of 1.5%. I switched back to JellyBean finally ;)
$hadow
$hadow #21
May 25, 2014 at 10:16 PM
Yeah it was a setback for I9300 users since the US variant will be getting kitkat but no 4.4 for International version.
Hrishi
Hrishi #22
May 25, 2014 at 10:19 PM
S3 users got trolled :D even 7K phone Moto E has KitKat.


Yes. Recent reports says stock KitKat/JellyBean has lowest crash rate of 0.4-0.7%
"Galaxy" phones have 0.9-1.0% crash rate.

Only nexus 7 has high crash rate of 1.5%. I switched back to JellyBean finally ;)

I am waiting for official KK release for my phone. Although , (JB4.1) it never crashed for once , LG makes pretty stable firmwares , though very lethargic when it comes to updates.
izzikio_rage
May 26, 2014 at 11:57 AM
I guess the only option that i9300 users have now is to flash a custom rom like cynogenmod to get their hands on kitkat. Not sure what features will be lost if I do that (smart stay, nfc, sharing media to samsung TVs etc). Other than that I heard that life without the samsung bloatware is amazing