Android Lollipop has meant the appearance of small updates from what was the first 5.0, the next with 5.0.2 or what are the last two with 5.1 and 5.1.1. Several updates that are working in 12,4 percent of Android devices and that is an important step to what has been the figures of previous months of Android distribution.
This is due to two significant factors, one, the launch of the flagships of each manufacturer in recent months such as Samsung and HTC, and second, the arrival of Lollipop updates to a large number of devices where we can highlight all the Xperia Z. Which finally leads us to quite positive growth for what is Android Lollipop that we will surely see grow for the next few months, as we enter the generational change of devices and updates.
Jelly Bean and KitKat make up the majority
Android 4.4 KitKat still has the largest share in the distribution pie of Android versions with 39,2 percent, while Froyo is still standing without any intention of disappearing from the map with 0,3% and with a Gingerbread that follows the same trend with a 5,6, 2.2 percent, which will make it one day what 37,4 is right now. Jelly Bean, on the other hand, adds XNUMX% with its three versions and is in the second position with a large number of devices that enter the Play Store each month with this version of Android.
Some versions prior to Android Lollipop that some tend to disappear, while others like Jelly Bean will still continue for another year with a large percentage of the pie that indicates when the fragmentation of Android versions is. One of the joys of this operating system for mobile devices and that the best thing to do is get used to it, since we have been like this for a few years, reluctantly but learning to accept it.
Will we need another year to see Android M?
Just one year after launching the Android Lollipop preview and presenting Android M at Google I/O, we have the 12,4 percent figure to show how long this version has taken in starting to reach many Android devices.
Now the question remains if we will have to wait another year for Android M to appear in 10% of devices And if finally the preview of this version of Android will make everything go faster. You have to count on that Android Lollipop has been the largest version released in the history of this OS. The change to ART, the visual aesthetics in almost every nook and cranny of the system and the various new features added up in their entirety a large number of new features, which introduced a large number of bugs that have had to be fixed in several updates.
Hopefully Android M does not bring so many bugs and its implementation is faster and both Google and the manufacturers do not waste a lot of time in having to update the various versions so that in the fall we have a final version that does not need repairs at the last minute.