Unlike iOS, Android has had major problems getting users to update to its latest versions.
At least that is what the most recent figures provided by Android Studio show, which show that the current version of Android is installed on just one in 10 devices. The number is obviously less than the eight out of 10 that iOS 15 targets.
In a timely manner, the aforementioned source highlights that Android 12, almost a year after launch, is found in 13.5 percent of mobiles. Although it is an advance of 50 percent from the 6.2 percent that was registered last May, the number is disappointing.
So far, Android 12 is the fourth most used version of the operating system, surpassing Android Oreo with 10.9 percent and trailing Android Pie (14.5 percent) released in 2018 and Android 10 (22.3 percent).In this scene, Android 11 remains the most widespread version of the OS with about 27 percent of mobile devices.
Android 12 and the problem of fragmentation
The figures are more interesting if we consider that we are one month away from Android 13 being released. Google has spent years trying to find new ways to improve the adoption of the latest versions of its mobile operating system.
The progress has been minimal and the interesting thing will be to discover the strategy that will be followed to accelerate the adoption of the successor to Android 12, which promises many improvements and a smoother experience.
With major updates to its services for Google, it is crucial to close the gap, and despite the fact that little has been done so far, it is good to know that 62.8 percent of mobile phones that operate with the OS do so with versions of Android 10 or higher. .