Theta Android News: Android fragmentation may not be as pronounced as Google's distribution numbers would have you believe, Aptelligent report says

Wednesday, June 29, 2016

Android fragmentation may not be as pronounced as Google's distribution numbers would have you believe, Aptelligent report says

Fragmentation is the flaming torch we have to face each time a discussion about Android updates or development is started. Google releases monthly distribution numbers of its operating system, which detail the percentages of devices running a certain version of the OS that have visited the Play Store in the past 7 days. They're usually met with collective groans as Froyo and Gingerbread cling on to dear life month after month.

But as Aptelligent's monthly data report points out, Google doesn't take into consideration two important factors: devices that don't have the Play Store installed (ie Chinese handsets mostly) and device usage.

Android fragmentation may not be as pronounced as Google's distribution numbers would have you believe, Aptelligent report says was written by the awesome team at Android Police.