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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...

August has ended and Google released new statistics . So let's see what changed since they published the  Android statistics of July 2018 . Is Android 9 (a.k.a. Android Pie) showing up in the statistics already? Will Nougat start show a decrease in market share? Let's find out, here are the facts. 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 three versions around +-10% market share Android 9 (Pie) is not shown yet Android 8.1 and 8.0 Continue the up trend Android 7.1 is still increasing with almost 1% in a month Android 7.0, 6.0 and 5.1 are showing a steady decrease Android 5.0 and 4.4 are showing a steady decrease up to 0,5% per month Codenames over time Facts about the Android codenames compared to previous month: Android Pie is not shown in...

Finally new statistics have been released  by Google. They skipped June and most of July and I think they forgot to update this page  until I asked them about it.  So what changed since the published Android statistics of May 2018 ? Does Oreo have more market share than KitKat? Will Nougat keep on gaining market share or did it reach it's peak? Let's find out, here are the facts. https://developer.android.com/about/dashboards/ Statistics, facts and trends Versions over time Click to expand versions over time image. Facts about the Android versions compared to previous month: The landscape is now a jungle of versions with no outstanding dominant version and three versions around +-10% market share Android 8.1 finally started to gain some significant market share Android 8.0 is goin up fast (past Android 4.4 & 7.1) Android 7.1 is still increasing in market share, passed Android 4.4 now Android 7.0 was expected to stay stable a bit longer, but is de...

It's not long ago that I posted about the Android statistics of April 2018 , but new statistics have been released by Google, so it's time for an update. https://developer.android.com/about/dashboards/ Statistics, facts and trends Versions over time Click to expand versions over time image. Facts about the Android versions compared to previous month: Android 8.1, 8.0 and 7.1 are increasing in market share Android 7.0 is stabilizing and will not increase much further, if at all Android 6.0 and 5.1 are decreasing in market share with +- 1% per full month Android 5.0 and 4.4 are decreasing as well, but at a lower pace Codenames over time Click to expand codenames over time image. Facts about the Android codenames compared to previous month: Android Oreo has a steady increase in market share Android Nougat is reaching the top but is still increasing slowly Android Marshmallow and Lollipop have a steady line downwards It will take +- 1 year...

Some time ago I started to share Android statistics and predictions and I still keep track of these statistics. At my previous employer I also had to report on this, so I created some blogposts on their website instead of here. So I thought it might be interesting to start sharing this information again. I'll share my reasons to support or skip a certain version on the long and short term. Obviously the support you want to give for your app/website is depending on your customers and not per see on these statistics.  https://developer.android.com/about/dashboards/ Data collected during a 7-day period ending on April 16, 2018.  Any versions with less than 0.1% distribution are not shown. Statistics I'm skipping the numbers for Android Jelly Bean and earlier (4.3 and earlier). The reason I left these out is due to the fact that there market share really does not matter anymore. And there are so many lines in these graphs that it is more clear this way. In case your ap...

Introduction In December there was nothing exciting to announce. Android 5.0 was enrolled on some Android devices but not enough to gain 0,1% market share, and the same counts for January. Meaning the current Android versions continue the same way as they did before. But let's see what that means in terms of real numbers. Show me the numbers Android 4.1 and 4.2 switched places in the market share list. Android 4.4 is on a stable level for the past 7-8 months. This is first version that stays this stable over a long period of time. My explanation for this is the steady sell in phones and when the phones where replaced with Android 4.4 the cheap tablet segment is now selling tablets with Android 4.2. So the phones might have decreased but the overal number stays about the same because of the tablets. Android 4.4 is still growing steadily and I already dare to claim that my previous predictions (that this version will get to at least 50-60% market share) is within reach. Mainly ...