Google recently announced that Google Play Service applications and functions will stop supporting Android 4.4 KitKat, which was launched 10 years ago, starting in August. According to Android Studio data, Android 4.4 KitKat’s share has been less than 0.5%, and the impact is quite limited. As for the latest version of Android 13, which was officially launched in August last year, its share has been rising steadily.
What is the proportion of the latest historical versions of the Google Android operating system? Here is a summary:
The source of the latest historical version of the Google Android operating system mainly comes from Android Studio data and third-party APP statistics. According to data obtained by foreign media from Android Studio, as of 2023/5/30, the top five historical Android versions and usage shares are: Android 11 (23.1%), Android 10 (17.8%), Android 12 (16.3%), Android 13 (15.0%), Android 9 Pie version (11.9%) and Android 8 (8.3%).
Among them, Android 13 grew by 2% from April and 10% from January, the highest increase.
On the other hand, according to the latest estimates (Y230816) from market research agency App Brain, among all Android versions, Android 11 (23.2%) currently accounts for the largest share, followed by Android 13 (20.7%), Android 12 (17.9%) and Android 10 (15.7%). Android 13 has jumped to second place and is expected to challenge the first place in the fourth quarter.
The following isApp BrainStatistical trend of historical versions of Android over the past month:
Source: KOCPC Chinese