Despite Google’s efforts, Android fragmentation isn’t getting better

[Wireless News]

So the most recent Android distribution numbers are out and they show that 21% of Android devices are now running on Android 5.0 Lollipop. Time to celebrate, right? Well, not so fast: If we look at numbers from past years about how quickly the latest versions of Android were-adopted, we can see that Android’s fragmentation problem hasn’t really improved at all. FROM EARLIER:-Hilarious GoPro ad parody features world’s most painful stunt fails First, here’s a chart of the numbers as they stand right now. Notice-that ancient versions of Android such as Froyo and Gingerbread are still active despite being released several years ago: As you can see, assorted versions of Lollipop are on 21% devices, while KitKat is on 39%.

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