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It looks like Google is still using this page to update us, see these  released new statistics . It has been a while so let's see what has changed over time. At least Android 9 (Pie) has quiet some market share by now. https://developer.android.com/about/dashboards/ Statistics, facts and trends Versions over time Facts about the Android versions compared to previous month: Not much changed, besides that, now more than ever, there is no clear dominant version There are still seven Android versions with more then 7% market share Android 9 (Pie) now has over 10% market share and will continue to grow Android 8.1 is still going up together with 9.0 Android 8.0 is decreasing  Android 7.1, 7.0, 6.0, and 5.1 are showing a steady decrease Android 5.0 and 4.4 are at the end of the cycle Codenames over time Facts about the Android codenames compared to previous month: Android Pie present and already on 6th place Android Oreo is at...

In case you're wondering why I haven't created a new blogpost about the Android statistics in a couple of months, it's because there are no new numbers shared yet. https://developer.android.com/about/dashboards/ What does this mean? Are they not updating this page anymore? Is there another source/page that could be used? Are they postponing new updates because Android Pie (9.0) does not have market share yet? All valid questions, but to be honest, I don't know the answers. They might be busy with a new page to share this information (they once gave me a hint they might be busy with that). But so far they have not shared this with me. So I'll poke around a bit more to see if they'll tell me or update the dashboard. If Android decided to stop sharing this kind of information, I'll switch to an alternative source of information. The one I have in mind is statcounter http://gs.statcounter.com/android-version-market-share/mobile-tablet/worldwide But if...

Another month past, Google  released new statistics , so let's find out what changed compared to previous month. Is Android 9 (Pie) finally showing up in the statistics? How many Android versions do you need to support with your app? Let's take a look at the graphs and find out. https://developer.android.com/about/dashboards/ Statistics, facts and trends Versions over time Facts about the Android versions compared to previous month: The landscape is still a jungle of versions with no outstanding dominant version and next month the gap between all will be even closer There are seven Android versions with more then 7% market share Android 9 (Pie) is not showing up yet (maybe next month) Android 8.1 and 8.0 are the only ones with an up trend Android 7.1, 7.0, 6.0, and 5.1 are showing a steady decrease Android 5.0 and 4.4 are at the end of the cycle  Codenames over time Facts about the Android codenames compared to previous month: Andro...

Google forgot to update the pie chart picture. Is that because they wait for Android Pie (Android 9.0) to show up in the statistics? Or is it already showing up? Google  released new statistics , so let's find out what changed compared to previous month.  https://developer.android.com/about/dashboards/ Statistics, facts and trends Versions over time Facts about the Android versions compared to previous month: The landscape is still a jungle of versions with no outstanding dominant version Android 9 (Pie) is not shown yet Android 8.1 and 8.0 are the only ones with an up trend We see a strong uptrend which might be related to the fact that more phones provide OS upgrades these days Android 7.1 has reached it's peak and is now heading downwards Android 7.0, 6.0, and 5.1 are showing a steady decrease Android 5.0 is at the end of it's cycle and is slowly becoming irrelevant  Android 4.4 is still showing a steady and is heading towards the 5% mar...