Flashback: Android 4.4 KitKat optimized the OS for phones with just 512MB of RAM

Remember when Google used to name Android releases after deserts? It would even put statues of said deserts in front of its office – things were fun back then and more importantly, every new release carried major improvements.

Some were major milestones, the likes of Android 2.3 Gingerbread, the version that was so good that it refused to die. Android 4.4 KitKat introduced extensive upgrades as well, which are surprisingly relevant to this day, eight years after its 2013 release.

First, the name – this was the first release to be named after a branded snack, all the others are generic…