Updates to Google ’s Android mobile OS take famously long to vagabond out to actual consumers , but here ’s one stat that really puts thing in view : 16 month after Googlefirst released Lollipop 5.0 , it ’s ultimately the most popular ( not by a bulk ! ) version of Android .
In the a la mode set of monthly stats , Lollipop drive 36.1 per centum of instal translation of Android , narrowly overhaul KitKat ( down to 34.4 percent ) . Marshmallow , the latest release , is still languishing on 2.3 percent .
https://gizmodo.com/i-cant-believe-how-great-android-lollipop-is-so-far-1654225045
Why should you give a bull about the popularity of software release ? Well , because it ’s a telling indicator of a big job for Android that refuses to go away . Having Android users fragmented across ten unlike versions of Android makes it hard for developers to write apps and services . That imply Android apps are often given less study , if indite at all .
There ’s also a trouble for Google to keep user of top - goal smartphones on its political platform . The biggest improvements to smartphones in the past long time have beensoftware - ground — things like always - on part control , honest television camera software or a slicker UI . Even if Google can keep up or outstrip Apple ’s rate of innovation with iOS , it does n’t matter one mo if a petite percentage of consumer see the end result .
[ GoogleviaVentureBeat ]
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