This topic is something truly interesting, but it is also a real headache for Google. Fragmentation, as your word indicates, in this case is the variety of So that it is distributed in mobile devices. It is not uniform, as in Apple.
The freedom offered by Android has always been an important detail, especially since manufacturers have the power to develop their own customization layer Above base software. Precisely here could be the starting point of this big problem, which has not been found for more than 15 years and a real solution has not yet been found.
The inconvenience continues to grow by leaps and bounds
You may not know, but Android 11, which was released in 2020, still have a considerable number of active users, being a clear example that things are not right. However, the situation worsens with the recent statistics offered by Google, where only one 4.5 % of users already have Android 15 on their devices. This is an unprecedented situation, taking into account that Android 16 will be launched in a few days in the Google developer event.
Some of the causes that we see so few smartphones with the latest version of Google are due to internal problems of each manufacturer. A clear example is Samsung, which after a year of the launch of Android 15 has had almost unjustified delays, beginning its deployment just in April. And this is just a manufacturer; The rest has also taken their time to offer this particular version.
We can say that it is a problem whose solution could arise from new software policies, where it is a requirement that all manufacturers use a single customization layer, in this case Pure Android. This would end the complex internal developments of each firm, allowing them to focus solely on working compatibility for each device.
However, we do not know if this could generate some discomfort among companies, even promoting a massive migration towards others, such as Harmonyos de Huawei. In fact, some Asian manufacturers are already doing internal tests. In short, Android currently does not have a very good reputation in this regard, and we believe that the company should already make precise decisions to end once and for all with fragmentation, which affects millions of users.
