Google releases latest Android usage data - May 2012
By Hanleigh Daniels 3 May 2012 | Categories: newsWeb search giant Google has released the latest Android mobile operating system (OS) version usage information, indicating which version of the mobile OS is the most used.
Gingerbread (Android 2.3 - 2.3.7) still finds itself at the helm of the Android army’s mobile charge, enlarging its share of the Android user pie from 63.7% to 64.4%. Coming in a distant second is Froyo (Android 2.2), which sees its stake decline from 23.1% to 20.9%. Eclair (Android 2.1) completes the top 3, and gobbles up half a percentage point less (5.5%) compared to April’s figures.
The latest version of Google’s mobile OS, Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS, Android 4.0 - 4.0.4), has not only managed to surpass the tablet-only Honeycomb (Android 3.0 - 3.2), but is also eyeing Eclair’s spot on the Android podium. ICS makes up 4.9% of Android users, whilst Honeycomb does duty on an unchanged 3.3% of the market.
The two most outdated versions of Android, namely Cupcake (Android 1.5) and Donut (Android 1.6), is still being used by only 1% of Android users, notching up 0.3% and 0.7% of the user pie respectively.
Pie chart: Google's Android Developers site
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