Google has just now released an Android distribution board. The company was in the habit of releasing monthly reports that showed the expansion of its operating system, however, in recent weeks this has not been the case.
Now, however, the numbers have been updated and officially released. In the table it is possible to follow the low adherence of Oreo by smartphone manufacturers. As predicted, growth is very slow, much like what happened with Nougat when it first launched.
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According to a comparative table of adhesion of the latest versions of Android, it is possible to see that versions 2.3, 4 and 4.1 of Android have not changed in recent months. From versions 4.2 to 6 we can see a small drop, which reveals that some devices were updated to newer versions of the system, while others were abandoned in exchange for newer and updated devices.
| Android version | previous data | current data | Difference |
| 2.3 | 0,3% | 0,3% | 0% |
| 4.0 | 0,4% | 0,4% | 0% |
| 4.1 | 1,7% | 1,7% | 0% |
| 4.2 | 2,6% | 2,2% | -0,4% |
| 4.3 | 0,7% | 0,6% | -0,1% |
| 4.4 | 12% | 10,5% | -1,5% |
| 5.0 | 5,4% | 4,9% | -0,5% |
| 5.1 | 19,2% | 18% | -1,2% |
| 6.0 | 28,1% | 26% | -2,1% |
| 7.0 | 22,3% | 23% | + 0,7 % |
| 7.1 | 6,2% | 7,8% | + 1,6 % |
| 8.0 | 0,8% | 4,1% | + 3,3 % |
| 8.1 | 0,3% | 0,5% | + 0,2 % |
Android Nougat grew by 2,3%, while Oreo recorded a 3,4% increase. Version 6.0 of Android is currently the most used, with a 26% market share.
Android P is expected to have faster adoption, all because of Project Treble, which was released alongside Android Oreo.
LG has promised that it will accelerate the pace of updates to its devices. Possibly, other companies will have to do the same.
And is your device already updated to Android Oreo?
