One of the controversies that has always existed in the Android world has been fragmentation. Unlike Apple, which ensures that the latest versions of their operating systems are always installed on almost all mobile phones (e.g. eight out of ten in the case of iOS 15), Photo on Android is a little different….
Google has not publicly disclosed Android distribution data for a long time; This data allows us to know which Android version has the highest penetration, in other words, which is the most installed. Again, yes update info from time to time in android studio and the latest data, updated on August 4, 2022, shows that fragmentation is still present despite the efforts of manufacturers.
Android 11 is still the most popular version
And according to data published by Google, Android 11 still has the highest penetration. What the above image tells us is that Android 11 is installed on 27% of devices. The second most used version is Android 10 with 22.3% of devices, and the third is Android Pie (9.0) with 14.5% share.
And what does it mean? not how much fourth place with 13.5% penetrationWe found Android 12. In other words, Android 12 is less popular than the Android version, which is installed on one in ten devices and was released in 2018.
|
ANDROID VERSION |
distribution August 2022 |
|---|---|
|
JELLY BEAN (4.1 – 4.3) |
0.2% |
|
KITKAT (4.4) |
0.9% |
|
LOLIPOP (5.0 – 5.1) |
2.6% |
|
marshmallow (6.0) |
3.5% |
|
NOGAT (7.0 – 7.1) |
4.5% |
|
OREO (8.0 – 8.1) |
10.9% |
|
FEET (9.0) |
14.5% |
|
ANDROID 10 (10.0) |
22.3% |
|
ANDROID 11 (11.0) |
%27 |
|
ANDROID 12 (12.0) |
13.5% |
The most interesting thing is that, in principle, Android 13 is just around the corner. In theory, one month left to be released, which means that within a month the fragmentation will be even greater. Currently Android 13 does not appear in Android Studio, but it will be a relic as its existence is still in beta.
Positive reading, Android 12’s continues to advance and improve on previous data. In May, Android 12 was installed on only 6.2% of devices, and that number has now doubled. Of course it is progress.
|
ANDROID VERSION |
distribution May 2022 |
distribution August 2022 |
|---|---|---|
|
JELLY BEAN (4.1 – 4.3) |
0.3% |
0.2% |
|
KITKAT (4.4) |
1.0% |
0.9% |
|
LOLIPOP (5.0 – 5.1) |
3.0% |
2.6% |
|
marshmallow (6.0) |
3.9% |
3.5% |
|
NOGAT (7.0 – 7.1) |
5.0% |
4.5% |
|
OREO (8.0 – 8.1) |
11.6% |
10.9% |
|
FEET (9.0) |
16.2% |
14.5% |
|
ANDROID 10 (10.0) |
23.9% |
22.3% |
|
ANDROID 11 (11.0) |
28.3% |
%27 |
|
ANDROID 12 (12.0) |
6.2% |
13.5% |
Another good news, as our colleagues at Xataka Android explained, is that more than half of Android mobiles Have Android 10 or higher (62.8% to be exact) allows you to receive system updates from Google Play and news via Google services.
Source: Xataka
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