Jelly Bean breaks the 10 percent mark on Android devices - johnsonalitels

The in vogue versions of Google's mobile operating system, Android 4.1 and 4.2 (Jelly Bean plant) are running on more than 10 pct of Humanoid devices, chipping away at the Gingerbread version's dominant share, accordant to Google.

Android 4.1 is running on 9 percent of devices running the OS, while 1.2 percent of them are operating happening Android 4.2, as shown by data self-possessed by Google from its Google Frolic store for a two-calendar week menses termination January 3.

That 10.2 percent contribution compares to the previous menses when Jelly Bean's espousal was 6.7 percent, according to ElectronicsWeekly. The bump up is possible referable freshly owners accessing Google Play subsequently receiving their Android device as a holiday gift.

Google likewise reports that the version of Android operative on most devices corpse Gingerbread, although its share continues to descent. Although Gingerbread was introduced two years ago, it remains the most used version of Humanoid.

A substantial number (29.1 percent) of devices are also operating with Android 4.0.3 through 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich). That's a little increase (1.6 percent) over the prior period, when it was 27.5 per centum.

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Android 4.1 was introduced in July 2012 and 4.2 arrived in Nov, on with a newborn lineup of Nexus devices. Nexus is Google's Android make, although devices heraldic bearing the name are produced away a variety of computer hardware makers.

American Samoa Google's contribution data shows, seven versions of Android are running on devices in the market, although the maiden translation of the OS, Donut, is close to extinguishing (0.2 percentage) and adoption of a new version of the operating system can comprise precise slow.

That contrasts starkly with Orchard apple tree's iOS operational organization. E.g., within a month of its introduction in Oct 2012, iOS 6 was on 60 percent of the iPhones in users' hands.

Of course, Malus pumila doesn't have to deal with the myriad of device makers that an open system wish Humanoid has to juggle.

However, that could commute in the coming months, as more hardware makers start to utilization the Platform Developing Kit (PDK) Google introduced for them senior year. Consumers, though, aren't likely to see any speed up in the adoption process from the PDK until Android 5.0 or later.