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As can be seen in the above graphic, Jelly Bean continues its growth, which is nowhere near last month’s increase of 8.5%.  Unfortunately, the numbers still aren’t at a point where Google (and Android customers) should be satisfied.  Of course the Jelly Bean numbers will naturally rise as newer phones are released and older phones become discontinued, but we would like to see this happening at a much higher rate— this starts with the manufacturers.

They need to start developing their skins/bloatware for updates more efficiently, or getting rid of it altogether. (Which would make a lot of us pretty happy.)  Stock Android with unlocked bootloaders for all phones is still somewhere in fantasyland, but hopefully the imminent release of Android 4.3 (or 5.0) will make OS-integration simpler.  

Some great news for the oft-forgotten Droid Bionic this month— Motorola finally dished out their Jelly Bean update to the phone, causing Bionic owners to rejoice everywhere! (Probably making up the majority of the 3.4% increase…)

Here are this month’s numbers:

• 1.6 Donut: 0.1%
• 2.1 Eclair:  1.7%
• 2.2 Froyo: 3.7%
• 2.3 Gingerbread: 38.5%
• 3.2 Honeycomb: 0.1%
• 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich: 27.5%
• 4.1 and 4.2 Jelly Bean: 28.4%

Devices with Gingerbread slowly continue to go down, and devices with Jelly Bean saw a solid 3.4% increase in the past month.  We’ll update you guys next month with Google’s next release of distribution statistics.

Source: Android Developers

Come comment on this article: Latest Android Distribution Reveals Gingerbread Down 1.3% and Jelly Bean Up 3.4%

The Android team updated their OS distribution numbers for the beginning of May this afternoon, showing what appears to be a slight jump for Jelly Bean at 28.4%, which is up from the 25% it topped off at in the beginning of April. We’re seeing a decline in Ice Cream Sandwich’s piece of the pie, [...]
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The number of Android devices running Jelly Bean is on the rise. Last month we reported Gingerbread down by 1.4%, and Jelly Bean up by 3.2%. Just one month later we are happy to report a significant increase in devices running Jelly Bean of 8.5%, and decrease in devices running Gingerbread of 4.4%. Here are the latest stats:

• 1.6 Donut – 0.1%
• 2.1 Eclair – 1.7%
• 2.2 Froyo – 4.0%
• 2.3 Gingerbread – 39.8%
• 3.2 Honeycomb – 0.2%
• 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich – 29.3%
• 4.1 and 4.2 Jelly Bean – 25.0%

This decrease in devices running Gingerbread is a great sign.  With devices like the HTC One X, X+, XL, X+ USA, Droid DNA, Butterfly, Incredible 4G LTE, and EVO 4G LTE all receiving the Jelly Bean update, and the latest slew of devices being released with it straight out of the box, we should see another significant jump in devices running it by this time next month.

Source: Android Developers

Come comment on this article: Latest Android Distribution Reveals Gingerbread Down 4.4% and Jelly Bean Up 8.5%

Google note, that starting this month they will shake up how they are collecting Android platform stats from devices. Previously they collected data from device check-ins to Google servers for the prior two weeks, now they will collect data from each device upon visiting the Google Play Store. After nine months of its debut; the numbers… View Article

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The Sprint Epic 4G Touch is not the only U.S. Galaxy S2 version that has finally received its Jelly Bean update, as the Alltel Galaxy S2 can also be upgraded to Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean.

Interestingly, Alltel is skipping Ice Ceram Sandwhich altogether, which means Alltel Galaxy S2 owners will move directly from Android 2.3.6 to Android 4.1.2, in what will feel like a significant upgrade:

This software update will update your device operating system from Android 2.3.6 to Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean. Because we are skipping Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and going straight to Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean, the file will be too large to update over the air and will need to be downloaded to a computer.

As you can see, the upgrade is not available directly over-the-air (OTA,) and Alltel Galaxy S2 owners will have to download the necessary files to their computer first via the “Simple Upgrade Tool” and then update the handset following the available instructions.

Let’s hear it from you, Alltel subscribers, did you upgrade your Galaxy S2 to Jelly Bean yet?

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We love using Git for its superior version control. We often host our more advanced projects in a public Github repository. But the bulk of our little experiments are simply local repos. This is fine if you’re always at home, but if we are away from home we find ourselves having to SSH into our server to copy over the Git files. [Andrew] found a way around this slightly awkward process. He used an old Android phone as a Git server.

This actually makes a lot of sense when you start to think about it. Most Android phone have a microSD card slot to provide a huge storage bin (the lack of this on the Nexus 4 is baffling) so you don’t need to worry about running out of space. All of these devices have WiFi, making it easy to use them as an AP when there isn’t any other WiFi around. And the web-connected nature of the device will make syncing your repo over the Internet a snap.

Most of the behind the scenes work is done using Debian packages. This provides a few issues which [Andrew] walks through one by one. We also like his pointers like using ‘noatime’ on your EXTx file systems to avoid wear on the SD card.

Filed under: android hacks, linux hacks

Ice Cream Sandwich (right) vs Jelly Bean (left)

It’s March already, which means we have new stats from Google for the Android ecosystem, where Gingerbread is still king, at least according to new data collected by Google during the 14-day window ending on March 4.

Jelly Bean has climbed just over 3% compared to last month – now at 16.5% market share – although it’s worth pointing out that Android 4.1 is at 14.9% while the latest Android 4.2 version is only at 1.6% share.

Ice Cream Sandwich has dropped from 29% last month to 28.6% and Gingerbread is still very much in the picture, with Android 2.3.3-2.3.7 accounting for 44% of the Android OS pie.

Slowly, manufacturers are updating compatible phones to Jelly Bean – most of these updates are only Android 4.1.x upgradess for now – but also announcing new machines that will run Android 4.1.x out of the box.

Most Nexus devices have been updated to the latest Jelly Bean version, Android 4.2.2, but it will probably be a while until more devices will be updated to the latest Android version in a timely fashion.

To further diversify the Android environment, we expect Google to unveil Android 5.0 Key Lime Pie at Google I/O in mid-May and launch it in the following weeks – although nothing is official just yet about Google’s intentions regarding its next developers event.

What Android version are you running? Are you ready to drop your Gingerbread phone and replace it with a Jelly Bean one?

The post Android state: Jelly Bean goes up to 16.5%, Ice Cream Sandwich sees minimal drop, Gingerbread still king appeared first on Android Authority.

Though combined, we’re starting to see some slow traction f newer versions of Android; Jelly Bean & Ice Cream Sandwich now account for nearly half of Android- older Gingerbread dips. JB devices raised from 13.6% to 16.5%, ICS shaved from 29 to 28.6%, and majority leader Gingerbread dipped from 45.6% to 44.2%. Check out the [...]

Android Platform Stats: newer Jelly Bean & Ice Cream Sandwich now account for nearly half of Android is a post from: AndroidTapp.com

Mobile security is a big deal on Android devices. While it’s debatable if malware is as big of a problem on Android as security analysts say it is, it’s still very important to keep your devices protected, just in case. Usually, Google does an excellent job of patching most vulnerabilities in their software, the problem is that carriers take way, way too long to get those security patches onto consumer handsets. Activist Chris Soghoian, known for his work with consumer security and privacy, has recently called out wireless carriers on their poor practices with updating these devices.

He’s saying what we’ve all been thinking, but he definitely brings to light some of the less thought about problems of slow updates. Most people complain about being stuck on old software because it’s slower or lacks cooler features, but that outdated software also lacks the updated protection that current software would provide. The antivirus on your computer wouldn’t do much good if it was looking for malware from 2010, would it? He also talks about the stock Android browser, which is one of the more popular browsers simply because it’s preloaded on the device. Unlike Firefox, Chrome, or any other browser you can download from the Play Store, the stock browser lacks constant updates and new malware protection like updateable apps have.

It’s definitely a good read, and definitely a situation that needs to change. Read on past the source to see what Soghoian has to say.

source: Threat Post

Much of the numbers regarding Android platform stats according to Google remained stagnant in comparison last month. There was a slight bump from 10.2% to 13.6% collectively for Jelly Bean devices (12.2% for Android 4.1 and 1.4% for latest Android 4.2, respectively). Ice Cream Sandwich plateaus at 29% while majority of all Android powered devices [...]

Android Platform Stats: stagnant, but slight nudges towards newer versions of Android is a post from: AndroidTapp.com