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Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Continues To Gain Users

At Google I/O Google revealed Jelly Bean, the new version of Android (version 4.1). It has some new bells and whistles, but but you’d have to go back three versions to get to the one that most A...
Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Continues To Gain Users
Written by Chris Crum
  • At Google I/O Google revealed Jelly Bean, the new version of Android (version 4.1). It has some new bells and whistles, but but you’d have to go back three versions to get to the one that most Android device owners actually use.

    Gingerbread, which came before Ice Cream Sandwich and Honeycomb has over 60% of Android distribution. Google released the following charts showcasing that distribution:

    Android Distribution

    The data from devices that accessed Google Play (formerly Android market) within a two-week period ending August 1.

    Despite the dominance of Gingerbread, one major highlight to take away from this is that Ice Cream Sandwich (version 4.0) has jumped significantly. The number is up about 50% from last month.

    Devices that come with Ice Cream Sandwich, according to Android.com, include:

    HTC One V
    ARCHOS 97 Carbon
    Excite 13 Tablet
    Excite 7.7 Tablet
    Excite 10 Tablet
    Asus Transformer Pad TF300T
    HTC One S
    Galaxy Nexus 4G (LTE)
    Galaxy Nexus
    ARCHOS 101 G9
    ARCHOS 80 G9

    The distribution chart really highlights one of the most frustrating things about Android to users, and one major advantage of iOS by comparison. Most iOS users will get the iOS 6 on their devices when it comes out, but Android update distribution is and has always been chaos.

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