14 DAY TRIAL // Google has released new data on the distribution of the various versions of its Android platform on devices out there, unveiling that Jelly Bean accounts for 25 percent of them as of April 2, 2013.
The company usually releases such info at the beginning of each month, but today it announced some changes in the way in which the data is collected.
While until now the numbers represented the number of active devices that accessed the Google Play Store in a given timeframe, they will be based on the actual user interaction with the storefront, it seems.
“Beginning in April, 2013, these charts are now built using data collected from each device when the user visits the Google Play store,” the company explains.
“Previously, the data was collected when the device simply checked-in to Google servers. We believe the new data more accurately reflects those users who are most engaged in the Android and Google Play ecosystem.”
In the 14 days period ending April 2, 23 percent of users accessing the Google Play Store did so from an Android 4.1 Jelly Bean device, while 2 percent of them owned an Android 4.2 machine.
Said data also shows that 29.3 percent of these devices were powered by Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, and that 39.8 percent of them had Gingerbread installed.
Apparently, the newer Jelly Bean OS releases gained almost 10 percentage points since early March, when it was loaded on 16.5 percent devices, though Gingerbread dropped only 4.4 percentage points, and Ice Cream Sandwich kept its presence at the same level.
Other OS releases that still have over 0.1 percent share in the distribution chart in April include Froyo with 4 percent, Éclair with 1.7 percent, Honeycomb with 0.2 percent, and Donut with 0.1 percent.
Additional info on the matter can be found on this page on Google’s Android Developers website.