Google has revealed
updated Android OS version distribution numbers, with data collected
from Google Play visitors during a seven-day period ending on
February 2. The biggest change since the numbers from last month is
that the latest version of Google's mobile operating system, Android
5.0 Lollipop, has finally shown up on the chart.
In January, Google had revealed that active devices
running Android 5.0 Lollipop constituted less than 0.1 percent of the
total Android devices visiting the Play store - keeping it off the
chart completely. This month, that number has gone up appreciably to
1.6 percent.
On the other hand, Android 4.4 KitKat was found to
be running on 39.7 percent of active Android devices, rising 0.6
percent from last month. Android Jelly Bean, ranging from Android 4.1
to Android 4.3, powers 44.5 percent of the devices, taking a 4.2
percent hit from last month. Specifically, Android 4.1.x is seen on
18.4 percent of active devices (down from 19.2 percent), Android
4.2.x on 19.8 percent (down from 20.3 percent), and Android 4.3 on on
6.3 percent (down from 6.5 percent).
Android 4.0.x or Ice Cream Sandwich in the latest
report was found to be running on 6.4 percent of devices, dropping
from 6.7 percent the previous month. Android Gingerbread
(v2.3.3-2.3.7) on the other hand dropped to 7.4 percent from 7.8
percent, while Android 2.2 Froyo stayed the same at 0.4 percent.
Also detailed by Google was OpenGL version
distribution across active devices, with OpenGL 2.0 dropping to 68.9
percent from 69.9 percent last month, and OpenGL version 3.0 rising
to 31.1 percent from 30.1 percent.
Notably, Apple's iOS 8 within three months of its
public release is powering the majority (60 percent) of active iOS
devices. In contrast, Google's Android 4.4 KitKat version took 14
months to reach roughly 40 percent of the worldwide users.
Reference:
http://gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/news/android-50-lollipop-now-powering-16-percent-of-active-devices-google-656728
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