Nexus 5 and Android 4.4 Get the Hands

Thanks to a series of "hands-on" photos posted this morning by the folks over at Tutto Android, we now have one of the cleanest and most significant leaks of the new Nexus 5 and Android 4.4. The images just went up this morning, so you can imagine that we are still digging through them. As we stumble across bits and pieces of info, we'll be updating this post. For now, get to looking.

As can be seen in the very top image, a new camera icon has been placed on the lock screen in the lower right corner. It still appears as if a swipe over from the right edge will access it, but this camera icon is also actionable. If you grab the camera icon and drag it to the left, it will open the camera as well.

More incoming....

In these images, we get a first look at the UI changes to Android 4.4, which will be known as " Kit Kat." The navigation buttons now have a transparent background, similar to what we have seen on devices like the Moto X and G2. The launcher button has been changed to a semi-transparent circle with the typical 6 dots inside of it. We're seeing a new Dialer icon, series of dots to show which home screen you are on, and a transparent app drawer. The frequently leaked new notification bar with white icons is also visible and appears to be semi-transparent as well.

The folks at Tutto Android mentioned in their post that you can add more than 5 home screens if you'd like, but the phone will ship with only a select few. They also mentioned that Google Now can be accessed with the swipe-up from Home, but you can get there once you are on the far left home screen, and then swipe from the left edge. I imagine this action is similar to what Motorola was doing with their quick toggles menu on devices like the RAZR HD.