Android Platform Distribution Numbers Updated: KitKat At 1.8%; Jelly Bean At 60.7%

Android Platform Distribution Numbers Updated: KitKat at 1.8%; Jelly Bean at 60.7%

BY Gautam Prabhu

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Published 5 Feb 2014

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It’s that time of the month again, Google has updated Android’s platform distribution numbers earlier today.

The latest numbers reveal that the adoption rate of Android 4.4.x KitKat, which was released more than two months back is still below 2% at 1.8%, compared to 1.4% last month. trans

So the rollout of the KitKat update by carriers and device manufacturers continues to be slow.

The latest numbers reveals that the adaption rate of Jelly Bean, which was first released back in July 2012, increased from 59.1% to 60.7%.

Gingerbread and Ice Cream Sandwich are still on a significant percentage of the devices (20% and 16.1%), but as one would expect, they are continue to decline gradually.

Have you upgraded to KitKat or are you waiting for the update? Let me know in the comments below.

[via Android Developers]