How To Get Android 4.4 KitKat Launcher On Android 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 Jelly Bean Device

With Nexus 5 launch, Google also announced the latest Android 4.4 KitKat OS. With Android 4.4 KitKat, Google has improved Android’s performance, added new features and services, as well as integrated new software to support the potential for innovative new uses.

The new mobile OS is based on efficiency that brings smartphones to “the next billion people,” according to Android Senior VP Sundar Pichai. Unfortunately, Android 4.4 KitKat only available on Nexus 5, Nexus 4, 7, and 10, the Samsung Galaxy S4, and the HTC One Google Play edition as an over-the-air (OTA) update.

So if you can’t wait any longer to feast on Android 4.4 KitKat, the new Android 4.4 KitKat launcher can brings the home screen and app drawer from KitKat to devices running Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and up. Here’s how to easily set your Android device up with the new launcher with KitKat look and feel.

1. Create a backup for your Android device.
2. Enable third-party app installation by checking the Unknown Sources box under Security in Settings.

   

3. Download the ZIP fie launcher 4.4 and extract its contents on your computer and copy them to your device or download it directly to your Android device and extract the APKs file using any file extraction app.
4. Install the extract APKs files on your Android device one by one by: PreBuiltGMSCore.apk, Velvet.apk, and then GoogleHome.apk

   

5. Once done, simply press Home and select the new Launcher as default.
   Note: You can change to any other language by select Language to change the default
6. Now you can get a new Android 4.4 KitKat interface that gives you access to your wallpaper, widgets and, settings with just a long-tap, and other great features on your Jelly bean device.

   
   

   Note: Select the relevant launcher when hit your home button to switch back to Jelly Bean home screen

If you face Google Search Force Close issue, just long-press the home screen in the new launcher, select Settings and then tap Voice.