Latest Android distribution numbers kill off Froyo at long last

6. Jason2k13 (Posts: 1310; Member since: 28 Mar 2013)

I'm still trying to figure out where you find the humour in that statistics.

9. kiko007 (Posts: 5385; Member since: 17 Feb 2016)

Easy. KitKat is what, four years old now? That's pretty damn amusing...... no matter how you look at it.

23. Jason2k13 (Posts: 1310; Member since: 28 Mar 2013)

Oh yeah, I guess that's pretty funny because some people chose to keep their old phones because it still works.

29. Finalflash (Posts: 3527; Member since: 23 Jul 2013)

Doesn't even matter, most of the new features are released through the play services and app compatibility libraries. The iFans just like to get version number bumps that cripple their phones.

30. Mxyzptlk (unregistered)

Your comment screams denial.

33. JunitoNH (Posts: 1934; Member since: 15 Feb 2012)

Yes that, and it also illustrates one undeniable fact, most OEM are Not going to push updates. What you buy, is all you get, forget support.

32. JunitoNH (Posts: 1934; Member since: 15 Feb 2012)

I was thinking the same, but look at marshmallow, you would think by now it would had reached at least 50%. One of the biggest problems I noticed, OEMS are allowed to sell new, package devices with old OS.

35. joey_sfb (Posts: 6600; Member since: 29 Mar 2012)

I recently bought a 6.4 with 5000mA battery running stock lollipop.

Does not bother me one bit as all the app run smooth and the phone can run for 3 days under normal web surfing condition. Android is not iOS. For iOS I would never buy a device stuck on iOS 5 or 7. All iOS user should know why. Apple are actively push app developer to develop new app and upgrade their older app to the last two iOS releases.

7. mikehunta727 (Posts: 1153; Member since: 12 Sep 2014)

These numbers aren't off and simple reason why, 3rd party apps you use report the OS version you are on

12. NarutoKage14 (Posts: 864; Member since: 31 Aug 2016)

I thought these numbers were based off of Google play reporting only.

14. sissy246 (Posts: 4022; Member since: 04 Mar 2015)

It still does not mean that some decided not to upgrade when they could have.
And not every one my have visited the app store in the last 9 days.

16. mikehunta727 (Posts: 1153; Member since: 12 Sep 2014)

Both the Play Store and most of the actual apps you use daily that you downloaded from the Play Store... They all use Google Play Services in some way and form, you don't have to visit the Play Store, once you download the app.. It's simple data collecting

36. sissy246 (Posts: 4022; Member since: 04 Mar 2015)

"The data is based on the handsets that have visited the Google Play Store over the last seven days, ending January 9th"

Going by what I read.
Oh and it was 7 days not 9, my goof

38. mikehunta727 (Posts: 1153; Member since: 12 Sep 2014)

Yes this data right here is based on who visited Play Store yes thats one way of getting people's OS version, the other simple and easy way is through the apps you downloaded from Play Store and use daily(like Facebook, Instagram, basically almost any app from Play Store also reports OS version to devs)

4. Settings (Posts: 2333; Member since: 02 Jul 2014)

Coz Android still works even if you dont update.

5. ibend (Posts: 6675; Member since: 30 Sep 2014)

that heavily depend on manufacturers (and carriers for some part of this planet), and most of android phone in this planet is low-end, so don't expect long term update from it's maker, but at least it's stable and not updated with new bug every now and then :P

and yes, it's better to stick with lollipop, because marshmallow is a trap, lol...

8. lainez21 (Posts: 9; Member since: 31 Dec 2014)

It's not Android, its OEMs and phone carriers. They give Android a bad name.

19. trojan_horse (Posts: 4938; Member since: 06 May 2016)

That's the sad reality of it. OEMs and carriers a screwing up Android updates, and Google can't do anything about that.

37. sissy246 (Posts: 4022; Member since: 04 Mar 2015)

Yeah, people put the blame on Google, (not say they don't need a little of it) a lot of the blame should be on the carriers.

22. iushnt (Posts: 2259; Member since: 06 Feb 2013)

What's funny here?

26. maple_mak (Posts: 907; Member since: 18 Dec 2013)

At least you don't need facing serious battery drain like iOS 10.

15. sissy246 (Posts: 4022; Member since: 04 Mar 2015)

Some people may not have room on their phone to update, some just like what they are on.

21. joey_sfb (Posts: 6600; Member since: 29 Mar 2012)

Many non tech savvy user dislike changes therefore don't like update.

Especially when they have bad experience on phone update.

27. maple_mak (Posts: 907; Member since: 18 Dec 2013)

Blame OEM?

28. zenun12 (Posts: 175; Member since: 31 Oct 2016)

Some people, like my friends, are not eager to update since they fear that their data might be lost. After all, they're just consumers using a phone and was never taught in the user manual to update.