For years, the big problem of Android is its deeper fragmentation, although it is worth remembering that this is due also from the specific market situation. If you compare Android to the mobile system from Apple (which sensationally solved the issue of system updates for older devices), is the direct equivalent would only be sponsored by Google device in the series Nexus – and these updated real fast.
By contrast, most mobile and tablets with Android is produced by an independent company from Google and their software typically includes additional overlays and functions, and therefore requires manufacturers to develop its own new version of the system. And this can be very different – really only a few, top models the most important manufacturers in general can count on update.
The result of this state of affairs are the statistics, which once again showcased Google. Details presented in the following table and graph, but it needs at least another brief comment. First of all shocking by the fact that approximately 3 months after the debut of the latest version of Android (6.0 Marshmallow) use it only 0.7% of devices. Such a situation for Apple devices would be unthinkable, but remember that it does not depend only from Google, but from independent producers.
Anyway, the number of devices that use the latest Android slowly growing, but … still rapidly growing number of devices that use previous KitKat version. Indeed, this coincides with what we observe with surprise the market: many new smartphones with Android 5.1 makes its debut Lollipop on board, and not the latest 6.0 Marshmallow. This situation can change only after the fair MWC 2016, but … even that is not certain.
In any case, Android 5.0 and 5.1 are already present on almost one third of all smarftonów and tablets with this system – in total is 32.6%. But Android dominates Thursday generation: KitKat (36.1% of devices), Jelly Bean (total 24.7%) and even older Ice Cream Sandwich (2.7%).
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