KitKat doubles its install base in Android distribution numbers for April

Android 4.4 adoption more than doubled over a one-month period ending April 1st.

The latest Android distribution numbers show a two-fold increase in market share for the latest version of the OS, with Jelly Bean still maintaining its lead.
Android 4.4 now runs on 5.3 percent of all Android…

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Jelly Bean crosses 60 percent mark in latest Android distribution numbers

Google’s latest Android distribution stats show Jelly Bean attaining a market share north of 60 percent in the month of January.

The 60 percent share was achieved via a growth of 1.8 percent over the previous month. Of course, upon closer inspection, it is clear to see that most devices o…

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Android distribution numbers: Jelly Bean nears 60% share, KitKat continues sluggish rise

While aging Android versions like 2.2 Froyo, 2.3 Gingerbread, 3.2 Honeycomb and 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich continue their descent to the abyss, 4.4 KitKat is still struggling to gain momentum as 4.1 Jelly Bean increases its chokehold on the mobile world.

The most popular Android build accounted…

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Latest Android distribution numbers reveal Jelly Bean now on more than 50% of devices

Google has released the latest Android distribution numbers, and things are looking up, with Jelly Bean now running on more than 50 percent of devices.

Jelly Bean, which includes OS versions 4.1 to 4.3, is now on 52.1 percent of devices, while Android 4.0 ICS commands a 19.8 percent share. T…

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Android Jelly Bean gains market share, Eclair and Donut go bust in latest distribution numbers

The multiple iterations of Android Jelly Bean gained market share steadily in the last month, according to the latest Android platform distribution numbers released by Google.

The number of active users using Android 4.1 jumped 2.6 percent to 36.6 percent, while 4.2 made its way to 8.5 percent…

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Google’s malware scanner for apps now works on Android 2.3 and higher

Google has made all Play Store-equipped Android devices running Gingerbread or higher more secure by making the malware scanner feature a part of Google Play Services, an app that is installed automatically on all Android 2.3+ devices. 

One of Android’s features is both a boon and a…

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