Ahead of Android 15's launch, Android 14 is on at least 13% of active devices
9to5google.com
Article refrains from drawing conclusions, instead presenting the data. Android is doing better at moving users to newer versions, but the overwhelming majority of users don't have the current Android OS version nor the previous version, combined.
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That's what you get when you require users to get a new device in order to run newer software. I would gladly run the newest version, if I could just update my os, but since I can't, I will be running this old version for as long as I have to...
The issue is how hardware manufacturers treat Android. Most 3rd party manufacturers take months if not years to update their under the hood BS to the latest Android, and they end support after 2 years. All the more reason to go with Pixel devices.
Also carriers they often take forever to update too
Here in Canada, carrier updates are a thing of 10 years ago
I wish Google could force them to upstream their device drivers into Linux mainline they you wouldn't need their shitty OEM kernels
Samsung is also good at updating most of their smartphones to the latest version of android.
Meanwhile my 2018 model iPhone is running the newest iOS 18 beta... As much as I love android it seems like to get the best software support you pretty much have to be buying a pixel (or installing custom ROMs)