The question of the fragmentation of Android is often discussed and especially since the OS is the most used on the planet. But what is it really? Unfortunately, the record is not good if you look at the raw numbers ...
The growth of the smartphone market and the predominant part of Android pose more and more security problems.
The arrival of Android 8.0 Oreo in August this year has also pointed to a problem that, instead of fading over time, tends to be accentuated: that of fragmentation.
Thus, available for a few months already, the last Google OS is still installed on 0.3% of the smartphone park. The adoption of new versions of Android seems to become more and more complex for manufacturers who prefer to wait to offer new terminals already equipped with the OS (and still, some prefer to bet on earlier versions) the most up-to-date . In comparison, iOS 11 is currently installed on 50% of Apple devices ...
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Admittedly, Android must adapt to much more configurations than the iPhone with iOS, drivers are a recurring problem, the data sheets also, as well as the locks imposed by some operators.
Still, according to analyst Dan Lulu's figures, 50% of Android-powered smartphones are equipped with a 2-year-old or older OS (Android 5.1), or nearly 1 billion smartphones out of the $ 2 billion used in the world. As many terminals that no longer receive any security update, which represents a significant risk for users.
Worse, some new and very recent devices, especially in the low-end segment, are still available with outdated versions of Android ...
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