The new report of the Android usage data. After skipping the month of March, Google republished them in April and it returns to maintain the monthly rhythm, at least for now; despite being focused on Google I/O 2018.
Android usage data for May 2018: Android Oreo is already on 5% of mobiles
In the midst of all the information storm of the Google I/O 2018 the new report on usage data has been published Android. During the month of March Google did not publish anything, but it seems that they have definitely chosen to regain the monthly cadence.
And what does the data say? What is the percentage of use of Android Oreo? In total it reaches 5%, with 7% belonging to 4 and 9% belonging to 8.0; which basically indicates that it has not yet been updated as much as it should be to the latest version of Oreo. You can see the rest of the percentages in the following table:
As you have seen, Android Nougat it is still the most widely used version, followed by Marshmallow and Lollipop. Behind it is Kitkat and, yes, Oreo. Basically, fragmentation maintains more or less expected usage percentages, with almost all previous versions still in use having a larger user base than Oreo.
Oreo grows slower than Nougat last year
It's not just about the fragmentation, but also the rate of growth. Last year, at this point, Android Nougat reached 7% of use, which indicates that the current growth rate of Android Oreo it is less than that of its immediately previous version. In fact, the percentage of use of Android 7.1 Nougat has risen this month by 0%, being the only version to upload in addition to Oreo.
It should also be noted that updates to Android 8.1 Oreo they are making themselves beg. Devices like the Xiaomi Mi A1, which stand out for belonging to the Android One initiative, still use Android 8.0; and there is little news regarding when the jump to the next version will be made.
Will Android P improve all this data? Project Treble and Android One They should make sure of this, but at the same time it must be borne in mind that the entire waterline must be renewed so that the majority of the market are mobile compatible with Treble. As a result, it will most likely take even longer to see a definitive solution to fragmentation.