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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...

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...