Google
has just released the latest set of Android version numbers, and the
overall trend of legacy version numbers dropping continues. There's no
drastic changes, but a quick look at the chart above lets us see that
numbers for Donut and Cupcake are now in the "also ran" category with each under two percent, and Eclair is steadily dropping compared to last month. Froyo
(Android 2.2) still leads the pack with over 50 percent of all devices
using the Android Market running it, but we see a nice boost in the
number of phones running gingerbread, with numbers for Android 2.3
climbing over six percentage points. With Gingerbread
updates rolling out or in the works for the Dinc, Droid 2, Droid X, and
more, we expect another significant increase next month.
Interestingly, Honeycomb
growth seems to have stalled with a measly 0.1 percent increase since
August. It looks like most folks buying into the Android eco-system
today prefer it on their smartphones. We expect that number will change
this holiday season.
