Right on schedule, Google has updated us on the Android operating system distribution. The information is based on the number of Android phones that accessed the Market during a two week period ending July 1st. As more devices get the upgrade to Android 2.1 (and the original Motorola DROID continues to sell), Eclair has taken control as the dominant version of the OS with 53.1 percent of the market. Android 1.6 and 1.5 are just about neck and neck at 23.5 percent and 21.3 percent, respectively. The recently-released Android 2.2, a.k.a. Froyo, brings up the rear with 1.8 percent of the market. There is a small 0.3% sliver in the pie chart, as well, that represents "obsolete versions" of Android.
It's definitely great to see one recent version of Android continue to dominant the platform, especially with all of the concerns about fragmentation constantly swirling around the OS. With the next version of the Android allegedly coming out this holiday season, there's plenty of time for more devices to launch with 2.1 or 2.2 and make those OSes even more prevalent. Still, each major revision of Android brings back the fragmentation worries, and Gingerbread certainly has the capability to destroy the progress made by 2.1. Which version of Android are you running?
Via Android Police, Google
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