With Android’s fragmentation issues, there has been a draw of concern when it comes to updating a twist, especially when it comes to wondering whether or not a specific Android earpiece volition be upgraded to the next software system variation. Now that most Motorola (NYSE: MOT) Droid users are upgraded to Android 2.1 (Eclair), it has surpassed the numbers pool of Android 1.6 (Donut). But but even the increased number of Eclair users now, Android 1.5 (Cupcake) users are still the biggest small-arm of the Android pie.
As the numbers outdoor stage today, Cupcake takes 37.2% of the installed Android substance abuser stand, Eclair takes 32.4%, and Donut now has 29.4%. There are a few users distillery dangling out on Android 1.1, 2.0, and 2.0.1, but not enough to take a full percentage. With the Android Platform now cutting off into three distinct flavors, fragmentation is still strong. This is expected be to addressed with Froyo, or Android 2.2, which should really fishing tackle the problem by pickings some core apps out of the system, and putting them into the marketplace – just I of the many ways I’d assume Google (NSDQ: GOOG) has plans for to savoir-faire this issuance.
Any Sense UI (excluding the Droid Incredible) device right now is still running Cupcake. These would be the HTC Droid Eris, and the Hero. While HTC promises that the Android 2.1 update volition become available in the beginning of June, they are a full software version ass what’s about to hit devices like the Nexus One. When these devices get updated to Eclair, it volition lessen the atomisation numbers. That is, until the platform becomes more fragmented with Android 2.2.
Although it’s unlikely, maybe HTC is skipping Eclair birthday suit. They did skip Donut, so it’s possible they could go straight to Froyo. Don River’t grip your intimation though.
If you’re still run on Android 1.5 or 1.6, how badness to you wishing your twist updated? Are you volition to shift to a twist (and possibly carriers as fountainhead) with a more current Android OS software variation if you tin can’t get a software system update anytime soon?
[Via: AndroidCentral]