Google releases KitKat kernel source code for Android One smartphones

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After officially announcing the Android One program with three new budget smartphones in India, Google has released the Android 4.4.4 KitKat kernel source code for Android One devices.

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Bill Yi, in the Android Building Google Group, has stated that "the kernel source can be found on the android-msm-sprout-3.4-kitkat-mr2 branch in the kernel/msm project. It's also tagged with 'android-4.4.4_r3'."

All the Android developers, tinkerers and open source fans can now download the source code and start playing with it. With this move, we might see quite a few custom ROMs for Android One devices.

Has anyone bought any Android One device yet? Let us know how excited you are about Android One smartphones.

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