With more than 2 billion active Android devices, control and dominance are obvious in the smartphone operating system market. All versions, even those that have been released for years, are still very popular with users. .
Each month, Google publishes a monthly bulletin on the prevalence of various OS releases on the market and its presence in users' devices of all kinds worldwide. This monthly newsletter is regularly published to draw the attention of developers who are developing smart phone applications for metadata, To lead their efforts towards the development of applications that keep up with what the market is going through instead of wasting it in the old versions whose use diminishes over the years and with every new release.
To get these data and values for different Android versions, Google monitors active Android versions in the first week of each month. In this article, we'll discuss the movement of Android releases around 2017, which is nearing completion.
January 2017: Lola Bob is in the lead two years ago
As we entered this year, the Android version of "Lolly Bob" was clearly the leader in the list with 33.4%, although two years after its release, it was clearly superior to its competitors. Despite the fact that there is a newer release, this did not affect it significantly. Users 'devices, on the contrary, the recently released "Marcimillo" has been strongly present in users' devices compared to other versions.
FEBRUARY 2017: LOLY BOB IN THE TOP BUT!
This month, the indices showed that the operating version of "Loli Pop" faces a significant challenge from "Marcimillo", which was clearly increasing its share, with slight progress to the other issues, especially the release of "Nougat", which has risen quietly ladder list.
March 2017: Marcimillo increases the pace of competition
In March, we see a decrease in the share of the use of "Lolly Bob" for Kit Kat and "Nougat", yet Loley Bob is still the most widely used version.
"Nougat" was a bit slow to spread because of the limited hardware it had, but with manufacturers such as Motorola and Samsung starting to incorporate this version into their devices, we find that its chances of progress are still highly anticipated.
April 2017: Loley Bob's share dwindles but remains in the lead
With the release of "Lule Pop" in the lead so far, its share "32%" has become significantly less for the benefit of the other competitor version "Marchimillo" 31.2% compared to the previous month, and with the arrival of the "Nougat" for more devices are progressing progressively From google.
May 2017: "Lolli Pop" the most popular
This month, we still see the version of "Lolli Pop" one of the most popular versions on users' devices, share used the same but the number of devices running Android 5.1 has increased slightly.
On the other hand, there is a dramatic development, and it is progressing in the share of the use of the "ginger" version, although it is older than the version of "Ice Cream Sandwich".
June 2017: finally "Marcimillo" in the lead
More than two years later, Marcimillo was able to shift Lolli Pop from the top of the scene as it continued to push manufacturers, rising to 31.2%. All copies of this month were significantly reduced, with the exception of Nougat, which is still progressing slowly With a 9.5% stake.
July 2017: A unique achievement of the "Nougat"
Only one year was enough for Nougat to set its foot high among the various Android versions with a 11.5% share of usage, and we also find that the devices produced by the version of "Marcello" have increased significantly compared to the previous year.
August 2017: Near the release of older versions of the list
With the release of "Marcimillo" for the race and the "Nougat" wrestling to advance more to the top of the order, older versions such as Kit Kat and Jelly Bean have significantly reduced their usage share and are progressing considerably slower for newer versions.
September 2017: A new version coming and Marcimillo in the lead
The release of "Marchemelo" is still the main cause of the race, with a slight decrease of 32.2% compared to the previous month of 32.3%. With the release of the latest version of Android, "Nougat" continues to rise strongly at the expense of other issues, Which has been declining significantly in the race for use.
October 2017: "Oreo" appears in the race for the first time
"Nougat" continues to rise strongly to be the third most used version of 17.8% behind the leader "Marcimillo" 32% and second place "Lolli Pop" 27.7%, for the first time, we find the latest version, "Orio" booked early in the list by 0.2 % Despite its recent launch.
This comes after the great support and attention that was found by the officials of the phone sector at Google when the launch of the first phones Pixels, and was released exclusively on these phones.
The older versions, such as Jelly Bean and Ice Cream Sandwich, have not changed much in the list, indicating that manufacturers have no plans to update these devices in a clear message to users and consumers that the future for newer versions and you have to buy the latest phones To get the latest features at the level of operating systems.
November 2017: Great Steps to the "Nougat"
The year is coming to an end and Marchemelo is still in the forefront of the race with steady use, but it must worry about those coming from behind. The Nougat is still trying to sit at the top 20.6% in a big jump from the previous month 17.8 % By deducting part of the share of the second-place version of "Lolli Pop", which is still continuing to decline in the list.
December 2017: Stability on the list The issuance of "Oreo"
For the first time in the list, all versions do not exceed 30% with a significant drop in the number of versions. However, the Nougat version continues to make significant progress on the list, although Marcimillo is the most popular version, Nougat is expected to experience stiff competition in the first months of next year.
With the release of the second release of the Oreo 8.1 and the release of the small version of the same version, Oreo Go, it is expected that this year's release will see a high usage ratio that can further advance the rankings.