Latest Android distribution numbers show continued modest increase for Lollipop, 5.1 makes an appearance too
It’s funny how everyone gets so excited for the monthly Android distribution numbers. It’s not like they ever show anything different. It’s the same thing every year……Every new version of Android takes forever to reach the majority of device, and we always see the biggest increases when new phones like the HTC One and Galaxy S6 get released.
Android just released the latest numbers, which show Lollipop’s continued very slow rise. Now sitting at 5.4%, that’s only a 1.1% increase from last month. Also part of that number is Android 5.1, which represents 0.4% of that 5.4%.
The majority of phones and tablets continue to be on Jelly Bean and KitKat, which represent 40.7% and 41.4% respectively. So, as you can see, we can expect Lollipop to be around 40% this time next year.
Things never change, but the good news is that with Material Design and Google continuing to update core apps in the Play Store, most users do’t feel as behind as they did back in the Ice Cream Sandwich days.
source: Android Developers
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