KitKat Grows Steadily in April, Now on 8.5 Percent of Android Devices Google
The latest iteration of Google's mobile package, Android 4.4 KitKat,
continues to climb up the chart, creating its presence felt within the
monthly OS distribution information provided by Google.
Google,
sharing the distribution information of various versions of golem for
the month of April, has reportable that the foremost recent version of
golem, KitKat or golem four.4, powered 8.5 % of all golem devices within
the amount, whereas revealing that golem's candy still powers the bulk
of Android devices.
According to the information discharged on
the golem Developers' webpage, golem KitKat gained a complete of seven.4
% from March's one.1 % to end at eight.5 % this month. Notably, the
cover version of the golem package is proscribed to some selective
devices as well as the Nexus line of devices; Google Play edition
devices; Motorola's Moto G and Moto X; LG's L Series III smartphones;
HTC One (M8); Samsung Galaxy S5 and a number of alternative Galaxy
devices, furthermore as another newly-launched flagship devices.
Further,
completely different versions of golem candy square measure currently
running on sixty.8 % of all golem devices, with golem four.1.x on 33.5 %
devices, Android 4.2.x on 18.8 % and golem four.3 on 8.5 % devices.
Last month, golem Jelly Bean's combined share was sixty one.4 % in
March.
Android 4.0.x or frozen dessert Sandwich, in Google's
April report, registered a share of thirteen.4 percent, compared to
fourteen.3 % in March.
The golem Honeycomb (v three.2), golem
cake (v two.3.3-2.3.7) and golem two.2 Froyo's device distribution share
was zero.1 percent, 16.2 percent, and 1.0 % severally in April,
compared to March's corresponding zero.1 percent, 17.8 percent, and 1.1
percent.
The data collected by Google is throughout a 7-day amount ending on First of May 2014.
The
distribution information charts shared by Google square measure
supported the information collected from every device once the user
visits Google Play. Google claims this can be to form it additional
correct and replicate the proportion of users UN agency square measure
actively engaged within the golem and Google Play scheme. before this,
information was collected once the device merely checked-in to Google
servers.