More than half of all smartphones operating on Google’s Android working system are actually operating on Android 11 and Android 10, in keeping with the newest statistics made out there by the corporate. Google 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 should not a part of Google’s newest distribution numbers. However, the earlier three variations of Android presently make up practically 70 % of present units.

The newest platform distribution numbers had been spotted by 9to5Google in Android Studio, the place Google often offers updates for Android replace adoption. Google used to supply 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 latest or older variations of Android. This knowledge will be helpful for builders to resolve which variations of Android to help, and which variations will 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 newest distribution numbers in Android Studio, 24.2 and 26.5 % of units are operating on Android 11 and Android 10, respectively. Android 9 is in third place with 18.2 % of Android units, adopted by Android 8 with 13.7 %. Notably, the share older variations of Android are actually in single digits, with Android 7 (and seven.1) at 6.3 %, Android 6 (Marshmallow) at 5.1 %, Android 5 (Lollipop) at 3.9 %, Android 4.4 (KitKat) at 1.4 % and Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) at 0.6 % 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 should not presently 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 concerned about checking these numbers for themselves can obtain the newest model of Android Studio from Google’s web site and use the wizard to create a brand new venture to examine what number of customers are operating numerous variations of Android.

In distinction, Apple lists the distribution of units operating latest variations of its iOS working system on its developer web site. While numbers for iOS 15, which was launched in September, should not out there, Apple’s newest numbers present that 85 % of all energetic iPhone units are operating iOS 14, whereas 8 % of units are operating iOS 13, leaving solely 7 % of all iPhone handsets operating older variations of iOS. Meanwhile, 79 % of all energetic iPad tablets are operating iPadOS 14, 9 % are operating iPadOS 13, with 12 % 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.