Android - How to cancel a download on Android 4.4 KitKat
I just reproduced the steps needed to do this, last two steps may be the interesting ones:
- Open Google Chrome (v39)
- Start a large download (http://ipv4.download.thinkbroadband.com/1GB.zip)
- Wait a moment (it took some seconds for a notification to appear)
- Pull down the notification bar and click on the download entry
- You are taken to the download manager
- Long click on the corresponding entry
- Choose the trash bin from the top action bar
In case this does not work for you: Please edit your answer with your exact device model, Chrome and Android version number. If you are doing a lot of downloads on your Android device consider installing a download manager like share downloader. It also supports pause and resume.
Go to App Drawer → Downloads → Find the downloading item, Delete that.
In my opinion, the best way is to turn off Wi-Fi and data (3g, 4g) and let the download fail.