How does Google determine Android version percentages? Why, by monitoring what phones accessed Market in the fortnight leading up to November 1.
The figures aren’t going to be completely accurate (not everyone will have looked at the app store in those two weeks, for example), but when carriers take their sweet time releasing OTA updates and users can easily root their phones, it’s going to be the closest we get to true numbers.
Interestingly, 77 per cent of devices are now running Android 2.1 or 2.2 (Eclair or Froyo), with Eclair being the most-used Android version with 40.8 per cent of users running it. Android 1.6 (which a lot of phones are still running, distressingly), has 15 per cent of the pie.
We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again – we’re no fans of Android fragmentation, but these numbers are certainly healthier than the last we heard. [Android via AndroidCommunity]
Des
Wednesday, November 3, 2010 at 11:48 AMSo, will we see an end to the FUD surrounding Android that you guys bring all the time? Or will your anti anything not Apple campaign continue?
boc
Wednesday, November 3, 2010 at 1:36 PMNo, because these people love beating a dead horse.
Android fragmentation was non-issue from the moment it was first mentioned.
Dave
Wednesday, November 3, 2010 at 2:10 PMI’m still running 1.5 and will be for another 18 months until my contract runs out… thanks for nothing Motorola!
lostincanberra
Wednesday, November 3, 2010 at 2:58 PMMe too. Moto #fail OR Optus #fail OR both? Sounds like it is ‘rooting’ time