Platform
Versions
This page provides data about the relative number of active
devices running a given version of the Android platform. This can help you
understand the landscape of device distribution and decide how to prioritize
the development of your application features for the devices currently in the
hands of users. For information about how to target your application to devices
based on platform version, seeAPI Levels.
Current Distribution
The following pie chart and table is based on the number of
Android devices that have accessed Android Market within a 14-day period ending
on the data collection date noted below.
Platform
|
Codename
|
API Level
|
Distribution
|
Cupcake
|
3
|
0.6%
|
|
Donut
|
4
|
1.0%
|
|
Eclair
|
7
|
7.6%
|
|
Froyo
|
8
|
27.8%
|
|
Gingerbread
|
9
|
0.5%
|
|
10
|
58.1%
|
||
Honeycomb
|
11
|
0.1%
|
|
12
|
1.4%
|
||
13
|
1.9%
|
||
Ice Cream Sandwich
|
14
|
0.3%
|
|
15
|
0.7%
|
Last historical dataset collected during a 14-day period ending
on February 1, 2012
Historical Distribution
The following stacked line graph provides a history of the
relative number of active Android devices running different versions of the
Android platform. It also provides a valuable perspective of how many devices
your application is compatible with, based on the platform version.
Notice that the platform versions are stacked on top of each
other with the oldest active version at the top. This format indicates the
total percent of active devices that are compatible with a given version of
Android. For example, if you develop your application for the version that is
at the very top of the chart, then your application is compatible with 100% of
active devices (and all future versions), because all Android APIs are forward
compatible. Or, if you develop your application for a version lower on the
chart, then it is currently compatible with the percentage of devices indicated
on the y-axis, where the line for that version meets the y-axis on the right.
Each dataset in the timeline is based on the number of
Android devices that accessed Android Market within a 14-day period ending on
the date indicated on the x-axis.
Last historical dataset
collected during a 14-day period ending on February 1, 2012
