Android Platform Stats: Half of Android devices on stale software, more than a third on newer versions
by Antonio Wells
Jan 3, 2013 9:04 AM –
Slowly but surely more Android devices are either debuting or being blessed with updating to newer versions of Android, yet nearly half of all device still remain on an longer version of Android from two years ago. According to Google’s Android platform stats, about 10.2% have Android 4.1+ (Jelly Bean), 29.1% have Android 4.x (Ice Cream Sandwich), and 47.6% are still on Android 2.3.x (Gingerbread).
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Android Platform Versions 1-2013
Android Platform Historical Data 1-2013
| Platform |
API Level |
Codename |
Distribution |
| Android 4.1 – 4.2 |
16-17 |
Jelly Bean |
10.2% |
| Android 4.0.3 - 4.0.4 |
15 |
Ice Cream Sandwich |
29.1% |
| Android 3.1 – 3.2 |
12-13 |
Honeycomb |
1.5% |
| Android 2.3 - 2.3.7 |
9-10 |
Gingerbread |
47.6% |
| Android 2.2 |
8 |
Froyo |
9.0% |
| Android 2.1 |
7 |
Eclair |
2.4% |
| Android 1.6 |
4 |
Donut |
0.2% |
Data collected during two weeks ending on January 3, 2013
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We’ve also been keeping historical track of Android OS saturation in the market, check out the links below to see how Android has rapidly grown:
- Android fragmentation: less than 3% on Google’s latest, most devices on two-year old software, not the case with Apple products
- Android Platform Stats: more than half still on Gingerbread, Ice Cream Sandwich accounts for nearly 24%, while Jelly Bean less than 2%
- Latest versions of Android currently only accounts for 22 percent installed, most still on older Gingerbread
- Most Android owners on Gingerbread. Only One percent have latest, Ice Cream Sandwich
- Same Amount of People have Old Android Installed vs New Android [Stats]
- More Than Half of Android Devices Running Gingerbread, Android Tablet Market Share Still Low
- Android Tablets only Tipped One Percent Market share, Nearly One Quarter of Android Devices Upgraded to Gingerbread
- Android Tablet sales low, estimated 125,000 sold in the first quarter of 2011
- Android 2.2 (Froyo) now Dominant Version of Android
- Nearly 58% of Android Smartphones Running Android 2.2 Froyo (Statistics)
- Android 2.3 Gingerbread a Spec of Dust, While Android 2.2 Froyo Saturates Nearly 52% of Consumers with Android Devices
- Enterprise Strength Android 2.2 Installed on 43% of Android Smartphones
- Enterprise Grade Android 2.2 Saturates 36% of Android Smartphones
- Modern Versions of Android on More Than 73% of Android Phones
- Android 2.2 Froyo Rising, Now on Nearly 29% of Android Smartphones
- 40 Percent of Consumers Stuck In The Old Android Software
- Android 2.1 Accounts for 45% of Android Smartphones
- Finally More Users on Android 2.1 but Android Still Fragmented [Chart]
- Recent Chart of Android Fragmentation
[Via Android Platform Versions]
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