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Late night poll: What version of Android are you running?

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Posted by Jerry Hildenbrand on 31 Jan 2012 3:06 am
Android Versions
We know what Google tells us about the number of devices on each platform.  We can also read server logs and get a pretty good idea of the versions of Android hitting the site.  But what better way to find out what versions of Android you guys are running than to ask?  We're not interested in the minor version numbers, just the platform version in general.  If you use more than one device, just...

Ice Cream Sandwich enters Android's versioning chart with 0.6 percent

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 4 Jan 2012 8:23 am
Android versions
Google's just released the latest numbers showing the distribution of the various versions of Android. Ice Cream Sandwich has made the list for the first time, with Android 4.0 totalling 0.6 percent of the devices activated. That's actually split into two versions of ICS -- Android 4.0 through 4.0.2, which comprises the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, and Android 4.0.3, which is currently rolling out to...

Gingerbread's numbers still climbing at Froyo's expense

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 4 Nov 2011 8:09 am
Android Versions
Google has released the latest version numbers for Android, and they're about what you'd expect. For the past two weeks ending Nov. 3, Gingerbread has crept up to 44.4 percent (up from 38.7 percent a month ago), while Froyo has fallen to 40.7 percent, down a little more than five percentage points from last month. That's due to phones getting updates, of course, as well as sales of new phones....

Latest Android version numbers released, Gingerbread is on the rise

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Posted by Jerry Hildenbrand on 4 Oct 2011 3:46 pm
Version numbers
Google has released the latest breakdown of the platform version numbers, and they show Gingerbread growing in a big way.  These numbers are a snapshot of the phones and tablets that have visited the Android Market up to October 3, 2011, so it's a pretty good breakdown of just what's out there in the wild.  As noted, Gingerbread saw a big jump of almost 8 percentage points, and almost all of it...

Latest Android version numbers released, 84% of devices running Android 2.2 or higher

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Posted by Jerry Hildenbrand on 2 Sep 2011 6:39 pm
Android versions
Google has just released the latest set of Android version numbers, and the overall trend of legacy version numbers dropping continues.  There's no drastic changes, but a quick look at the chart above lets us see that numbers for Donut and Cupcake are now in the "also ran" category with each under two percent, and Eclair is steadily dropping compared to last month.  Froyo (Android 2.2) still...

Sky Sports News finally comes to Android

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Posted by Richard Devine on 12 Aug 2011 4:19 pm
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 For sports fans, the long wait is finally at an end. The Sky Sports News app has landed on Android. It's been a long old wait, but with the English Premier League season about to begin, the timing is perfect.It looks a lot like the iPhone equivalent, but that's not such a bad thing. Nothing complicated, simple well laid out menus with dedicated sections for individual sports. It also touts as...

Android April version numbers stay relatively unchanged from the previous month

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 3 May 2011 2:09 pm
Android versions
Google just released the latest batch of numbers showing us how many devices are on on which version of Android.The big picture didn't change much in April -- Froyo still dominates, growing to 65.9 percent, up from 63.9 percent a month ago. Gingerbread -- in this case Android 2.3 and 2.3.3 -- climbed a tad, to 1 percent and 3 percent, respectively. Honeycomb's up one-tenth of one percent, to 0.3...

Froyo still leads Android versions

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 2 Apr 2011 2:51 pm
The latest Android versions numbers are in, and it remains relatively unchanged from last month. Android 2.2 continues to dominate at 63.9 percent, up from 61.3 percent from the previous two weeks or so. Gingerbread builds of Android 2.3 and 2.3.3 are up a tad to 0.8 percent and 1.7 percent, respectively. Android 3.0 Honeycomb remains unchanged at 0.2 percent, which doesn't say much for sales of...

The one where we go to Android Mecca

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 3 Feb 2011 10:42 pm
Youtube link for mobile viewing Reason No. 768 why this job kicks ass -- Field trips to Mountain View, Calif., to see the official Android statues. (One more gratuitous pic after the break.)

Android 2.1 and up now on 90 percent of all Android devices

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 3 Feb 2011 8:50 pm
Google just released the latest figures on the number of Android variants in the wild. For the two weeks ending Feb. 2, 89.8 percent of devices are on Android 2.1 and up. Realistically, that means Android 2.1 and 2.2 -- Froyo leads the way at 57.6 percent -- as only 0.8 percent are running Gingerbead. That gives you a feel for how few Nexus S's have sold. Android 1.5 and 1.6 are down to 3.9 and...

Mobile Nanny monitoring software now available in the Android Market

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Posted by Bla1ze on 4 Nov 2010 12:56 pm
These days being a parent isn’t always easy. Sometimes, parents need a little help with monitoring the actions of their children be it to keep them safe or just to keep a better watch on their daily activities. A new application, Mobile Nanny from Retina X Studios, is looking for help parents out in such cases by offering a complete monitoring, filtering and restriction solution for Android....

Froyo, Eclair continue their dominance

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 2 Nov 2010 8:52 am
It's been another month, and that means it's time to take another look at the breakdown of Android versions in the wild. (Click here to see October's numbers.) Android 2.1 (Eclair) and 2.2 (Froyo) still dominate, at 40.8 percent and 36.2 percent, respectively. Actually, Eclair devices ticked up a tad from 40.4 percent a month ago. Donut (Android 1.6) devices fell to an even 15 percent, and...

Froyo now on a third of Android devices

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 1 Oct 2010 9:49 pm
The march of Froyo continues, with Android 2.2 now on one-third of all Android devices. Please excuse us while we do a little jig. ... ... ... OK, we're back. That's right, folks, 33.4 percent of devices now have the latest version of Android, up from 28.7 percent just 20 days ago. The number of devices on Android 2.1 (Eclair) dropped 1.3 percentage points, to 41.7 percent, and Donut (Android 1....

Android 2.2 Froyo already on 28 percent of Android phones

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 10 Sep 2010 5:23 pm
It's been more than a month since we last heard from Google regarding how many devices are on which version of the Android operating system, and what a difference a month makes. As of Aug. 2, only 4.5 percent of phones were on Android 2.2, aka Froyo. Fast forward to Sept. 1, and that number jumps to 28.7 percent. We have the Evo 4G, Droid and Droid Incredible updates to thank for that, mostly,...

Kyocera Zio now available on Cricket

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Posted by Dallin Hampton on 20 Aug 2010 4:18 pm
The Sanyno Zio from Kyocera is the first Android phone available to Cricket Wireless customers. The Zio features a 3.5-inch WVGA touchscreen, 3G web browsing, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, a 3.2-megapixel camera/camcorder, MP3 capabilities with a MicroSD slot, and 512MB internal memory. The Zio will launch with Android 1.6 with 2.1 not too far down the road. The phone retails for $249.99 and gets its own...

Dell Blaze gets outed

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Posted by Jerry Hildenbrand on 12 Aug 2010 6:33 pm
What's small, made by Dell, runs Cupcake (Android 1.5) and lives on a fuzzy pink rug?  Why, the Dell Blaze, of course! (Pink rug not included).  It's the newest Android device in the works by Dell, and it looks to be their "entry-level, featurephone-market-stealer™."  Not a lot is known about it just yet, but there's a slew of pics at the source link to check out. I have to question this choice...

Vlingo responds to Google Voice Actions -- by making Vlingo for Android free

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Posted by Jerry Hildenbrand on 12 Aug 2010 4:47 pm
Vlingo has responded to Google's release of Voice Actions in an amazing way -- by making its $9.99 Android application free.  Yes, free, starting today.  The folks at Vlingo are the first to applaud Google for the great Voice Actions application, but they also point out that Vlingo offers a bit more -- besides being cross platform, they also hook into Twitter and Facebook, and SafeReader to have...

Android 2.1 and up now on 64.2 percent of devices

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 3 Aug 2010 1:35 pm
It's been a couple more weeks, and that means it's time once again to check out the Android fragmentation (erm, legacy) score sheet. For the past two weeks ending Aug. 2, devices running Android 2.1 are at 59.7 percent (up from 55.5 percent), and Froyo devices are now at 4.5 percent (up from 3.3).  Check out the previous report here. It'll be interesting to see these numbers in a couple more...

Android 2.1 and up now on 58 percent of devices

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 21 Jul 2010 1:59 pm
Better late than never, the latest Android version numbers (ending July 15) show the number of phones with Eclair (Android 2.1) and Froyo (Android 2.2) now at 58.8 percent, up from 54.9 percent for the previous two weeks. Phones running Cupcake (Android 1.5) fell from 21.3 to 18.9 percent, and Donut phones (Android 1.6) are down a little more than one percentage point to 22.1 percent. March on,...

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