Fragmentation has been a longstanding complaint about the Android ecosystem. Often users miss out on features of the latest Android version because they are using older devices that are no longer ...

Though we now have a confirmation of sorts that Cinnamon Bun is Android 17’s codename, it doesn’t change anything. Google stopped referring to Android versions by dessert names after Android 9 Pie in ...

Android has been around for over 15 years at this point, so we’ve seen loads of versions over the years. From the early days of Cupcake and Donut to the latest Android 13 and Android 14, each version ...

The table is shown when developers create a new project in Android Studio and determine which API version to target. The October 2018 report provides a good analog to compare adoption rates for a ...

Android 13 can now be found on 15% of GMS-enabled Android devices worldwide. However, the most popular version of Android remains Android 11, present on 23.1% of Android devices worldwide. Even the ...

Google has said that devices still running Jelly Bean will no longer be supported after version 21.30.99, which is due to be released at the end of August. In a blog post, Google said the move was due ...

Manuel Vonau was Android Police's Google Editor until April 2024, with expertise in Android, Chrome, Pixels, and other Google products. For five years, he covered tech news and reviewed devices after ...