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Feb

2

2012

Android 2.3 Gingerbread Running on 58% of Android Devices

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by Emily Aquin
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  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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Jan

5

2012

Updated Android Distribution Chart Unveiled, Includes First Appearance From Android 4.0

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by Roy Alugbue
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  The time has come for an updated Android Distribution Chart to arrive for our eyes. As you already know, Google releases these charts periodically to showcase which operating systems are being used by the everyday Android user— for development purposes of course. As you can see in the above chart, Gingerbread (55.5%) and Froyo [...]

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Nov

8

2011

Gingerbread Officially Most Popular Android Version

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by Roy Alugbue
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Gingerbread is officially the most popular version of Android. Gingerbread (Android 2.3.x) is on 44.4% of all devices, passing Froyo (Android 2.2.x) which now accounts for 40.7% of Androids. Somewhat surprising is Eclair (Android 2.1.x), accounting for 10.7% of all Androids. Honeycomb– which covers tablets only– accounts for roughly 2% of all Androids. Considering Google’s [...]

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Nov

4

2011

Android 2.3 Gingerbread is Now on 44 Percent of Android Devices

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by Stacy Bruce
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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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Oct

4

2011

Android Platform Version Numbers Are Up And Still Not Impressive, Gingerbread Is On 39% Of Devices

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by Harold Williams
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The Android Developers site has posted the latest data on devices running a given version of the Android OS, so let’s take a look at the last four months shall we? Ending on July 5th of this year Gingerbread was sitting at about 19%. In August, Gingerbread stepped up to about 24% and in September [...]

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Sep

20

2011

ViewSonic V430 Packs 4.3 Inch Display, But Few Other Upgrades

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by Justin Routhier
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The V430 is the newest Android smartphone from ViewSonic, the maker’s of the ViewPad 4 and V350 handset devices we told you about earlier this year. These previous offerings gave users a decent phone with a nice appearance and good overall performance for the time, but the new V430 doesn’t seem to offer many upgrades. [...]

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Sep

4

2011

Android Gingerbread is now on 31.3% of Android phones, Still very disappointing

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by Robert Nazarian
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It’s that time of the month again when Google reports on what percentage of Android devices is running what version of Android. Last month, Android 2.3x Gingerbread was on 24.3% of phones, and one month later it has jumped to 31.3%. Although it is nice to see an upward trend, it’s very disappointing. Gingerbread has [...]

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Sep

1

2011

How To: Revert your DROID 2 to stock 2.2 in order to update to Gingerbread

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by Jim Farmer
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We just posted that the DROID 2 Gingerbread update is rolling out, but I’m sure a handful of you have  rooted, removed bloatware, etc. If so, the OTA update is more than likely going to fail. In order to update, you’re going to have to roll back first and we’re going to tell you how. [...]

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Aug

25

2011

One-Click Root for Stock Gingerbread (Droid X, Droid 3, Droid X2, Cliq and Cliq 2) [From the Forums]

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by Harold Williams
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Earlier today we reported XDA forum member dirbliss had successfully rooted the Motorola DROID 3. Now, thanks to Framework43, krazykrivda, and psouza4 over at rootzwiki, we have an uber simple one-click root method for stock Gingerbread. I have tested this out on my Droid X running 4.5.602 and everything went flawlessly. As per P3Droid, this method should work [...]

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Aug

23

2011

Motorola Pro Expected Mid-Late September in UK

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by David Laborde
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Back in February, Motorola had a press release announcing that the Motorola Pro was set to come to Europe. Following on the heels of its French release last month, the Pro now appears that it will be available in the UK by mid-late September. Formally known as the Droid Pro, it is being released in [...]

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