Android OS platform version market share 2013-2020

Pie 9.0 was the most popular version of Android operating system as of April 2020, with a market share of 31.3 percent. Despite being released in the fall of 2015, Marshmallow 6.0 was still the second most widely used version of Android’s operating system on smartphone devices as of then. Developers Google previously named its Android versions after items of confectionery, but in a break from tradition the latest release in September 2019 is simply called Android 10, which had a share of 8.3 percent seven months after its release.Google took the Android distribution chart off of the web in 2020. For more updated Android version data please this other statistic based on StatCounter data. Why are older Android versions still being used? It is considered good practice to install the latest version of software on to your smartphone for security reasons, but Android updates vary by device, manufacturer, and mobile carrier. It is also true that older devices cannot always run newer Android versions. Around 60 percent of Android devices are running a mobile operating system that is over two years old. In comparison, 81 percent of iPhone devices are running on the latest version of iOS. Unlocking the code to Android’s success Android is the mobile operating systems’ market leader worldwide. Since its initial unveiling in 2007, the platform has pursued a commitment to openness – its source code is freely available which allows smartphone manufacturers to install the software without having to pay a license. This reduction in costs allows vendors to make their devices cheaper than the competition. The average selling price of an Android smartphone worldwide was around 200 U.S. dollars in 2018 – more than 400 U.S. dollars cheaper than an iPhone.

截至2020年4月，Pie 9.0版本成为最流行的Android操作系统，市场份额高达31.3%。尽管Marshmallow 6.0版本于2015年秋季发布，但截至当时，它仍然是智能手机设备上第二广泛使用的Android操作系统版本。Google此前曾以其糖果类物品命名Android版本，但在打破传统之际，2019年9月发布的最新版本被称为Android 10，其发布七个月后市场份额为8.3%。Google于2020年从网络上撤下了Android分布图。欲获取更更新的Android版本数据，请参考基于StatCounter数据的另一项统计数据。

为何旧版Android系统仍被广泛使用？出于安全考虑，将最新版本的软件安装至智能手机上被视为良好实践，但Android更新因设备、制造商和移动运营商而异。此外，旧款设备并不总能运行较新的Android版本。大约60%的Android设备正在运行超过两年的移动操作系统。相比之下，81%的iPhone设备正在运行最新的iOS版本。

解锁Android成功之密Android是全球移动操作系统的市场领导者。自2007年首次亮相以来，该平台一直致力于开放性——其源代码公开可用，这允许智能手机制造商无需支付许可证即可安装软件。这种成本降低使得供应商能够将其设备价格定得低于竞争对手。2018年全球Android智能手机的平均售价约为200美元——比iPhone便宜400多美元。