Neowin News Feed for: Fragmentation

Google once again tries to put pressure on OEMs and carriers to update Android phones

Vlad Dudau — Wed, 25 May 2016 13:36:01 +0000

Google is once again trying to put pressure on OEMs and carriers to make sure users get the latest Android updates. But its efforts may be in vain thanks to fundamentally opposite business models. Read more...

Lollipop is now on 21% of Android devices, but still lags behind KitKat on 39%

Andy Weir — Tue, 08 Sep 2015 19:26:01 +0000

Eleven months after it was first announced, 5.x Lollipop builds are now on 21% of active Android devices - but with 6.0 Marshmallow now weeks away, it's Android 4.4 KitKat that continues to dominate. Read more...

Lollipop's slow rollout continues, now on 18.1% of Android devices

Andy Weir — Wed, 05 Aug 2015 18:28:01 +0000

Google's latest figures show that Android 5.x builds have now been installed on 18.1% of active devices - but while all other versions dropped in usage, Android 4.4 KitKat actually saw an increase. Read more...

Google could force Android OEMs to offer the latest OS versions

Shreyas Gandhe — Tue, 11 Feb 2014 12:10:33 +0000

If a latest rumor is to believed, Google could be planning to force Android OEMs to certify devices with the latest versions of the OS in order to get access to Google Play and other services. Read more...

Google implements Fragments library to combat fragmentation

Tzvi Friedman — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 14:13:19 +0000

One of the biggest problems facing the open-source Android world has been fragmentation. Apple’s iOS has the distinct advantage (or disadvantage, depending on how you look at it) of being one piece of software on... Read more...

Angry Birds developer: Paid content ''doesn't work on Android''

Matthew Jones — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 07:24:00 +0000

One of the key developers behind hit mobile game Angry Birds has given a scathing appraisal of the future of paid apps on Google's Android platform. In an interview with Tech n' Marketing, Rovio Games developer... Read more...

Android Market changes cause headaches for users

Matthew Jones — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 06:24:00 +0000

A trio of changes to the Android Market have again brought the issue of platform fragmentation to the fore and left some users with a sour taste in their mouth. Android and Me has reported that... Read more...

The end of Android fragmentation? Gmail now available in Market

Benjamin Rubenstein — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 19:32:23 +0000

The longest running complaint about Google's Android OS is fragmentation. With an accelerated development roadmap, carriers are finding it harder and harder to keep up with offering the latest version of Android on their devices.... Read more...