Feb

2012

Android 2.3 Gingerbread Running on 58% of Android Devices

by Emily Aquin
tagged android os, Cupcake, eclair, froyo, Gingerbread, Google, Honeycomb, ice cream sandwich, report

Every two weeks Google releases the Android distribution numbers to the masses. The biweekly survey reports what version of Android that a device is running when it accesses the Market. Developers should note that a whopping 58 percent of devices are now running Android 2.3 Gingerbread. This is especially important in determining which software [...]

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Nov

2011

Android 2.3 Gingerbread is Now on 44 Percent of Android Devices

by Stacy Bruce
tagged android distribution, android os, Cupcake, eclair, froyo, Gingerbread, Google, Honeycomb, report

Google has recently released its latest Android distribution figures, and Android 2.3 Gingerbread is now on 43.9 percent of all Android devices, almost 5 percent more than last month. This is the first time we have seen Gingerbread on more devices than Android 2.2 Froyo, which has dropped about 5 percent from last months 45.3 [...]

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Aug

2011

Android v1.5 “Cupcake” now edible

by Jim Farmer
tagged 1.5, Android, Cupcake, geek, Google

If you’ve been with Android long enough, you may know a little something about Android 1.5. Kicking off the long tradition of naming versions after desserts, Android 1.5 was called Cupcake. WearTheCheese, famous for geek cuisine, brings us the source code recipe for making your own edible Android 1.5 Cupcake! What you’ll need: 1 box [...]

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Aug

2011

The Android Story, A Brief History Of Previous OS Versions by XCubeLabs (Infographic)

by Joe Sirianni
tagged 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.0, Cupcake, donut, eclair, froyo, Gingerbread, Honeycomb, market share, OS, The android story, versions, xcubelabs

Have you ever just wanted to check out a full blown out history of the Android OS? Did you jump into the game a little late and now you’re lost with all of these crazy pastries floating around? We feel ya and so does XCubeLabs. After scouring the web for anything Android related (because that’s [...]

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Jul

2011

Gingerbread doubles current Android devices while Froyo loses grip

by Dustin Karnes
tagged 1.5, 1.6, 2, 2.1, 2.3, 2.3.1, 2.3.2, 2.3.3, 2.3.4, 3.0, 3.1, Android, Cupcake, developers, devices, donut, eclair, froyo, Gingerbread, Google, honeycomg, manufacturers, market, mp3, OS, phones, share, tablet

Pie charts: admit it, you love them. Especially when they pertain to Android statistics. What’s that? You don’t? Well then… why don’t you have a seat right over there… But, enough shenanigans. According to the latest poll of Android devices from the Android Developers Site, Froyo is holding strong as king of the Android hill, showing [...]

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Nov

2010

Froyo and Eclair now take up 77% of Android devices

by Dustin Karnes
tagged 1.5, 1.6, 2.1, 2.2, Android, Cupcake, donut, eclair, froyo, stats

While there are still some devices out there that haven’t seen the light of Android 2.1+, it looks like the latest stats from the Android Developer Blog are showing that Eclair and Froyo are now taking up 77% of all Android devices. The breakdown goes as follows: That puts the percentages at: Android 1.5 – [...]

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Sep

2010

Android 2.1+ now takes up 70.4% of Android devices

by Dustin Karnes
tagged 1.5, 1.6, 2.1, 2.2, Android, Cupcake, donut, eclair, froyo, Google, marketshare, update

According to the Android Developers Blog, Android 2.1 and 2.2 are now on 70.4% of Android devices. The latest stats show Eclair at 41.7%, while Froyo is sitting at 28.7%. Check out the time chart below: It’s nice to see 1.5 and 1.6 heading the way of betamax tapes, but we could definitely stand to [...]

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Aug

2010

Three UK says HTC Hero 2.1 upgrade waiting on Google

by Dustin Karnes
tagged 1.5, 2.1, Android, Cupcake, eclair, europe, hero, HTC, three

While most of us are clamoring over which handsets will receive Android 2.2, we tend to forget about some other users who are still far behind that mark. For example, the HTC Hero on UK’s wireless carrier, Three. However, it looks like those Three Hero users (and we don’t mean the three users who have a hero…pun?) [...]

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Jul

2010

Eclair now has over 55% of Android share

by Dustin Karnes
tagged 1.5, 1.6, 2.1, 2.2, Android, Cupcake, donut, eclair, froyo

Over at the Android Developer website, there’s an updated pie graph (pie, eclair… I’m getting hungry) that shows Android 2.1 taking up 55.5% of Android platforms on mobile devices. Donut (1.6) is falling in at 22.1%, followed in third place by Cupcake (1.5) at 18.9%. Froyo, or 2.2, is taking up only 3.3% of the [...]

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Dec

2008

Android ‘Cupcake’ Update G1 Onscreen Keyboard Video

by Chris Moor
tagged Cupcake

Last week saw Google announce the new ‘Cupcake’ update that will be heading to G1 handsets in early 2009. The Android update will bring added functionality to the G1 device including the ability to include an onscreen keyboard display, along with video recording and stereo bluetooth support. The addition of an onscreen keyboard display will [...]

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