Generally, Android is very good at controlling background running apps, but some apps are required to be running in the background at all times, some uses excessive amounts of system resources and results in quick battery drain and deteriorated performance. Here is how to identify background-running apps that uses excessive system resources in Android 4.4 KitKat.
As you may know, Android 4.4 KitKat lets you record anything that happens on your phone’s screen for 3 minutes, but it is somewhat complex process, because your phone needs to connect with your PC and access to ADB (Android Debug Bridge). However, there are few apps available at Play Store to enable screen-recording feature in Android 4.4 KitKat, but your phone must be rooted.
Android Jelly Bean and KitKat (Android 4.1 and later) lets you view old notifications. You can view both dismissed and already viewed notifications using this feature. This feature can be useful, especially to view accidently dismissed your important notifications.
Google is always been hard at work improving the lock screen of Android and now with KitKat it is all about content. With KitKat, you can play music and still enjoy full-screen album art and playback controls on your lock screen. You can bring this pretty nifty feature on your Jelly Bean powered phone with KitKat Music Lockscreen module.
Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830 is an entry level Android smartphone, so its hardware specifications aren’t capable for upgrading to latest Android 4.4 Kitkat OS, but that don’t stop Android developers to bring latest Android KitKat features to Galaxy Ace S5830 users. The custom ROM based on Cyanogenmod 11ROM brings KitKat look and feel on your Galaxy Ace S5830.
SuperNexus 4 ROM brings pure Android 4.4.2 KitKat experience, like the Google Nexus devices, on non-Nexus devices such as Samsung Galaxy S2, S3, and S4. The ROM is built entirely from Google’s AOSP source (KOT49H – Android-4.4.2_r1), so there is no difference from the official KitKat ROM, except special optimizations necessary for ensuring compatibility with the hardware they run on.