If there is one thing Apple can knock Android about, it’s the distribution of Android versions. Due to so many manufacturers and devices, adoption for the latest versions of Android have always been slow. Take a look at KitKat for example. It was unveiled in October of last year, but after 7 solid months, it’s only on 13.6% of devices.
On the bright side, it was sitting at 8.5% last month, so we are finally starting to see a decent amount of growth. That’s obviously from brand new devices that are sporting KitKat out of the box. Now for the downer, it was nearly 2 years ago when Google introduced Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, and if you look at all devices that are on 4.1 or lower, it comes to 57%. So more than half of all Android devices are running a version of Android that is over 2 years old.
There is no question that fragmentation exists in Android, but it’s not the same issue as it was in the past. Yes, the version numbers are an issue, but with Google Play Services and the fact that many core apps are now updateable through the Play Store, it makes the experience all that much better. Not only is Google updating these core apps via the Play Store, but Motorola, HTC, and Sony are doing the same with their own core apps. So this fragmentation will continue for a long time, but things are a lot better folks. And that is something Apple won’t tell you.
source: Android Developers
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