Based on research data gathered by mobile ad network Chitika, Android 4.1 Jelly Bean grew the fastest among all flavors of Android in the span of only 2 months. The rate of adoption for Android 4.1 Jelly Bean grew up to a cool 1,500%. The great majority of Android devices out in the world right now still work with the Android 2.0 framework, though if things keep up, it won't be long before those on the 4.0 framework start to show good numbers.
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- Android 4.1 Jelly Bean's overall market share is expected to rise even more with the release of newer devices running the latest version of the Android software by default.
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In an ideal world, current device models would be quickly updated to the latest OS build, but the problem dubbed fragmentation, or the existence of dozens upon dozens of differently specced phones with unique hardware running on a multitude of carrier networks, has created more than its share of stumbling blocks.- Kevin Krause, Phandroid
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Two months in, Jelly Bean only represents 1% of all Android traffic
Jelly Bean was at just 1.2% in August, according to Google’s latest numbers.
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Jelly Bean only represents 1.2% of Android web traffic, anyone surprised?
Jelly Bean won’t be the one to fix Android’s fragmentation problem. As Chitika puts it: “With Jelly Bean’s rollout to only a select set of devices, it’s unlikely that this version of Google’s operating system will generate adoption rates to put a dent in this ongoing issue – top of mind for mobile app and Web developers.”
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Android 4.1 Jelly Bean usage grew 1,500% in just two months
While the percentage of users with Jelly Bean installed on their devices is still incredibly low compared to 57% percent share of devices running Android 2.3 Gingerbread, it’s likely that figure will grow even quicker once more devices capable of running Jelly Bean arrive.
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- Jelly Bean adoption grew by 1,500% in first two months, outpaced previous Android versions
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Android 4.1 Jelly Bean user base grew 1,500% in two months
Then again, Jelly Bean early adoption rates are a tad higher than Ice Cream Sandwich’s rates.