Android Developers Dashboard Record According to this, for the first time, the number of users of version 4.x of the software has exceeded its widely used gingerbread. According to the 14-day data presented on March 4, 2013, the number of users of Android 4 (Ice Cream Sandwich and Jelly Bean) was 45.1 percent, which is more than the 2.3 Gingerbread device 44.2 percent.

In that calculation, the share of Android 4.0 is 26.8% and the share of 4.1 / 4.2 is 16.5%; The 4x version of this popular mobile OS made by Google has taken a little longer to surpass the old 2.3 generation. Although the Samsung Galaxy Nexus was launched in late 2011, the Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0 operating system took about 9 months to capture 10 percent of the market.

Android 4.x versions bring significant improvements to the user interface and features, as well as a number of benefits for developers, such as new APIs for camera focus and metering, more access to calendars and contacts, and VPN service.

There are many reasons behind the slowness of people in using the new Android version. No one can upgrade their relatively “backdated” device operating system if they want to. Many times hardware requirements get in the way of updating software. There are also some compatibility issues with older versions of the new software.

Another thing to keep in mind is that the Android Developer Dashboard only receives information from devices that have accessed Google Play for a specific 14-day period. So it is better not to expect statistics from the dashboard of Android devices outside the Play Store.