Forget for a moment that Jelly Bean is available in just 1.47% of Android devices. The more important number is the 1500% growth in Android 4.1 traffic that has been seen in the first two months that the latest Android build has been available. This information comes from mobile ad network Chitika after compiling two months of Android web traffic.
Jelly Bean adoption has been growing
While this seems like good news for Android, the fragmentation problem appears to still haunt the mobile platform. A whopping 57% of Android users are still using a device running on Gingerbread and this is a build of Android that dates back to 2010. Even with the huge increase in Jelly Bean users over the two months ended in August, the increase is coming from a small base which means that the same issues continue to work against Android users. Slow updates, manufacturers deciding not to update fairly new devices and long testing times are problematic.
Alan, an ardent smartphone enthusiast and a veteran writer at PhoneArena since 2009, has witnessed and chronicled the transformative years of mobile technology. Owning iconic phones from the original iPhone to the iPhone 15 Pro Max, he has seen smartphones evolve into a global phenomenon. Beyond smartphones, Alan has covered the emergence of tablets, smartwatches, and smart speakers.
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