More than half of all smartphones operating on Google’s Android working system at the moment are operating on Android 11 and Android 10, in response to the most recent statistics made out there by the corporate. Google now not offers common updates on the adoption of Android updates on its developer web site, as a substitute revealing platform numbers on a semi-regular foundation in Android Studio. Platform numbers for Android 12, which was launched in October will not be a part of Google’s newest distribution numbers. However, the earlier three variations of Android at present make up almost 70 p.c of present units.

The newest platform distribution numbers had been spotted by 9to5Google in Android Studio, the place Google sometimes offers updates for Android replace adoption. Google used to offer up to date numbers each month, however stopped the apply again in 2018 forcing builders to depend on Android Studio to get a basic concept of what number of customers had been operating current or older variations of Android. This information may be helpful for builders to resolve which variations of Android to help, and which variations may be dropped sooner or later.

During this 12 months’s Google I/O, the corporate revealed that over 3 billion units had been operating on Android. According to the most recent distribution numbers in Android Studio, 24.2 and 26.5 p.c of units are operating on Android 11 and Android 10, respectively. Android 9 is in third place with 18.2 p.c of Android units, adopted by Android 8 with 13.7 p.c. Notably, the share older variations of Android at the moment are in single digits, with Android 7 (and seven.1) at 6.3 p.c, Android 6 (Marshmallow) at 5.1 p.c, Android 5 (Lollipop) at 3.9 p.c, Android 4.4 (KitKat) at 1.4 p.c and Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) at 0.6 p.c of all Android units.

The newest Android distribution numbers shared by Google on Android Studio
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According to the report, earlier than this, Google had not up to date its statistics since April 2020, and builders won’t see one other replace to the distribution numbers this 12 months. Android 12 statistics will not be at present out there on Android Studio, however the working system was launched only a month in the past, so numbers are unlikely to be excessive. Developers who’re all for checking these numbers for themselves can obtain the most recent model of Android Studio from Google’s web site and use the wizard to create a brand new undertaking to test what number of customers are operating varied variations of Android.

In distinction, Apple lists the distribution of units operating current variations of its iOS working system on its developer web site. While numbers for iOS 15, which was launched in September, will not be out there, Apple’s newest numbers present that 85 p.c of all lively iPhone units are operating iOS 14, whereas 8 p.c of units are operating iOS 13, leaving solely 7 p.c of all iPhone handsets operating older variations of iOS. Meanwhile, 79 p.c of all lively iPad tablets are operating iPadOS 14, 9 p.c are operating iPadOS 13, with 12 p.c of iPad units operating older variations of the working system. The subsequent replace from Apple is predicted to function up to date numbers of units which have up to date to iOS 15 and iPadOS 15.