Android 10 has already been installed on 400 million smartphones, a record adoption rate

In a blog post, Google has pushed back on the distribution of the Android 10 update. “We’ve added new features that allow us to deliver updates to Android devices more consistently, quickly and efficiently” The Mountain View firm is particularly highlighting Project Treble, an update to its framework that simplifies the porting of major Android updates for all smartphone manufacturers, and Main Line projectThis consists of further modularizing the operating system to offer drivers separately from system updates.

Towards the end of Android fragmentation?

According to Google, Android 10 was installed by: 400 million smartphones in 10 months after its launch. From the first months, the update’s adoption rate was higher than Android 9 Pie, Android 8 Oreo or Android 8.1 Oreo. “Android 10 was already running on 100 million devices 5 months after its release, that’s 28% faster than Android Pie” Google is making progress and is visibly proud of the results.

We will remember that Android 9 Pie was adopted faster than other Android versions. The distribution of the update was twice as fast as that of Android 8 Oreo. Thanks to the new mechanisms that Google has implemented, we can expect an even faster rollout of Android 11, which is expected to be released in September 2020.

Unfortunately, Google does not report current distribution of Android versions. Since the end of 2018, the internet giant has refused to publish figures on the fragmentation of its operating system, probably disappointed by the data. But thanks to its numerous initiatives, is Google on the verge of burying or even reducing the famous fragmentation of Android? We are waiting for your views in the comments.