

Having Google Now is like owning a personal assistant, giving you the ability to manage, search for and. So, for instance, searching for a restaurant via Google Now can direct you to a restaurant reservation app such as OpenTable, ready to make a reservation for that particular restaurant. In addition, Android 4.4 features a new app-linking feature, which allows Google Search to deep-link search results to applications installed on a user’s device. Google Now cards will try to predict information you need based on your location, favorite sites or TV programs. The contextual cards feature also gets an upgrade. It’s only available to Nexus 5 for now though. You can now activate Google Now by simply saying "OK Google". It looks like these memory optimizations may lead to greater adoption of Android 4.4, and this should help unify Android to some extent. The fact that less than half of all Android phones are running Android 4.x has led to fragmentation issues within Android. These memory improvements are expected to lead to smoother multi-tasking as well. Google has implemented behind-the-scenes improvements to Android 4.4’s memory management, and will be providing developers and OEM manufacturers with tools and options to take advantage of these improvements. KitKat is designed to run on devices with as little as 512MB of RAM.

Its easy-to-use and tweak-able operating. NASA, the space agency, was sending Android-powered mini-satellites into space sometime in 2013. By default, the subtitles will hide when the video is expanded, as this action enables sound playback.Evolution of Android Operating System (Cupcake → Jelly Bean) If the video you're watching has subtitles, you'll be able to see them on iOS and Android if your device's sound is turned off, or on web by clicking on the "cc" toggle. This isn’t changing, and these will appear in the same fashion. Until recently, Twitter has supported CEA-style captions in a limited capacity that are enabled when a user has turned on closed captioning through the accessibility settings on their Android or iOS devices. Subtitles differ from closed captions that are meant to provide better accessibility for hearing impaired users, though you may often hear them mentioned interchangeably. SRT files that are attached to videos through either Media Studio,, or via API. Subtitles, as we’re defining them, are transcripts of a video’s dialogue or audio contained in.

SRT subtitle display on web, iOS, and Android. Videos in the Twitter timeline autoplay with the sound off, which is why we’re excited to announce the support of. Publishers on Twitter have long advocated for the ability to provide this context to their audiences through the use of subtitles, particularly in sound-off scenarios. Subtitles provide context and clarity to video content.
