Latest Android distribution numbers show Android 4.0 with less than one percent of the market
The Android Developers internet site has just released the latest Android distribution report. The report particulars Android devices that have accessed the Android Market inside of a 14 day period, along with the version of Android they have been running. This most modern report is the very first a single to contain Android 4., which as of January 3rd, has however to break 1 percent.
Coming in with just .six% of the total industry, Android versions four. via 4..3 have but to make an effect on the industry as a entire. To place Android four.0′s numbers into viewpoint, the identical volume of end users are relying on Android four. as they are Android 1.five. Android four. is only available on two gadgets proper now, the Nexus S and Galaxy Nexus, so we can use the Android distribution numbers to get a good thought of how many Galaxy Nexuses have been sold.
According to Bryan Bishop of the Verge, by seeking at the total range of Android devices activated in November (200 million), the quantity of devices activated every day (700,000), Android’s holiday revenue figures and the percent of Android end users accessing the Marketplace using Android four. by way of four..two, you can estimate that close to 700,000 Galaxy Nexuses have been sold so far. Thinking about how long the Galaxy Nexus has been obtainable in the US, the gadget undoubtedly would seem to be holding its own against the competition.
The most well-known version of Android according to the distribution report is Gingerbread, Android two.three.x, which accounts for 55.5% of the pie. There is a very good likelihood a lot of existing Gingerbread gadgets will be updated to Android 4., but do not assume any monumental shift in numbers until at least six months from now.