The table is shown when developers create a new project in Android Studio and determine which API version to target. The October 2018 report provides a good analog to compare adoption rates for a ...

It is also noticeable in the published figures that while Android 15 is currently the most widespread Android version with 19.3 percent, this value is lower compared to the previous measurement in ...

For years, Google published monthly data on Android’s version distribution. How many Android phones in the world were running an Android version that was released many, many years ago? The answer was ...

Android is infamous for its fragmented ecosystem, swathes of active phones run outdated operating systems and are missing crucial security patches. Android OS distribution numbers have been ...

It has been a while since Google provided us with an update on the distribution of Android versions, but we finally have new data to analyze. The last time we got a glimpse of how Android versions ...

David is the former Editor-in-Chief of Android Police and now the EIC of Esper.io. He's been an Android user since the early days - his first smartphone was a Google Nexus One! David graduated from ...

The Android developer website hosts a distribution dashboard that details the adoption of Google's mobile operating system versions. With over 2 billion active Android devices out there, this is ...

The last distribution numbers for 2016 are in and show slow growth for 7.0 Nougat, but a big boost that makes Marshmallow the most commonly used version of Android. These numbers come as Android 7.1’s ...

Why it matters: This accelerated and more frequent release cycle is a significant shift in Android's development strategy. By aligning more closely with device manufacturers' schedules and offering ...

Google has just released the final beta version of the Android 12 operating system and soon the company will officially release the stable version of the same. While the Android 12 stable version is ...

Android is infamous for its fragmented ecosystem, swathes of active phones run outdated operating systems and are missing crucial security patches. Android OS distribution numbers have been ...