Google Android now running on 500 million devices

Posted on Wednesday, September 12 2012 @ 18:29 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck

It's stunning how fast the smartphone and tablet market are growing, initially released barely four years ago, the number of Android devices in the world has now hit the 500 million milestone! And Android's growth continues to accelerate, in June when Google revealed that 400 million Android devices had been activated the activation rate was 1 million new devices per day, and now over 1.3 million are added every single day.

Most Android devices are still running old versions of the operating system, with Gingerbread (2.3.x) being the most popular flavor. According to the last update to Google's Android Dashboard, 57.5 percent of Android devices run Gingerbread, followed by 20.9 percent running Ice Cream Sandwich (4.0.x). The latest version of Android, Jelly Bean, is installed on 1.2 percent of Android devices.

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Thomas De Maesschalck

Thomas has been messing with computer since early childhood and firmly believes the Internet is the best thing since sliced bread. Enjoys playing with new tech, is fascinated by science, and passionate about financial markets. When not behind a computer, he can be found with running shoes on or lifting heavy weights in the weight room.

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