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Tue, 20 Jun 2017 19:18:32 +0000

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It has been more than five years since we said goodbye to the Android Market and hello to Google Play. You may have long since adjusted to the change, but there's been a version of the Android Market out there all this time. Google's putting an end to that soon, though. On June 30th 2017, the Android Market client on Android 2.1 and earlier will stop working.

The original Google Play rollout in 2012 included Android 2.2 and later.

[What year is it?!] Google is ending support for the Android Market on Android 2.1 and earlier was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

Fri, 22 May 2015 00:15:48 +0000

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(image) One of the things that I love most about my Sony Z3 is its compatibility with Qualcomm's Quick Charge 2.0 technology. The phone takes forever to charge with a standard USB wall charger (like almost the entire night), but with a Quick Charge device I can bring it from dead to fully juiced in fraction of the time. I have chargers plugged in in various places throughout my home, but I only own one Quick Charger.

[Update: It's Back] Deal Alert - Pick Up An 18W Qualcomm Certified Quick Charge 2.0 Charger For Just 11 Bucks On Amazon After $5 Off Coupon was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:49:00 +0000

(image) Pop quiz: How long does it take for a new version of Android to be widely adopted? A new version of Android comes out, AOSP updates, OEMs adapt it to a myriad of devices, and carriers test the updates. That process. How long does it take?

It's a tough question to answer, mostly because Google doesn't provide data like that. The official site shows a 6 month version history, and that's it.

The Big Android Chart™: A Definitive History of Android Version Adoption was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 21:16:00 +0000

(image) As an Android developer, the first thing I do when I set up Eclipse with ADT on a new machine is hunt down the Android source for the API level I'm working on.

[Update: Now With ICS Source] Gold For Android Developers: Add AOSP Source Code To Eclipse With The "Android Sources" Plugin was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 02:13:00 +0000

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Google has released the latest of its monthly Android version distribution charts, and for the first time Android 2.3 Gingerbread is present on over half of all Android devices. A milestone, to be sure.

We also get a look at the end success rate of Honeycomb (a tablet-only version of Android), which achieved a mere 2.5% piece of the Android pie since the first Honeycomb device release back in February. Android 1.5 and 1.6 (Cupcake and Donut) have continued their march toward extinction, commanding only 2.1% of the Android population total.

Gingerbread Now Running On 50% Of Android Devices, Just In Time For Ice Cream Sandwich was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 17:27:00 +0000

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Oh, Android. How far you've come since the days of the G1. Actually, tomorrow, October 22nd, will mark 3 years to the day that Android has been available on consumer handsets in the United States, and the G1 on T-Mobile was concepción.

With Ice Cream Sandwich finally revealed, Android has gone through its seventh major iteration. How has Android changed? What better way to illustrate Android's evolution than its home screen, the hub of user interaction.

3 Years Of Android: A Look At Android's Home Screens - From Cupcake To Ice Cream Sandwich was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

Thu, 06 Jan 2011 01:23:00 +0000

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As per usual, Google has updated their Android Platform Version Chart, which gives us a clear indication of how many devices are running each version of Android, based on Market usage. The results won't shock anybody, but they do say good things about the current state of fragmentation in Android. Froyo continues it dominance, taking over half of the chart, while Android 2.1 still remains strong with 35%, likely due in large part to the massive number of Galaxy S phones still running it.

Android Platform Version Chart Updated: Froyo Dominates, Éclair Still Strong, Cupcake And Donut On The Way Out was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

Thu, 02 Dec 2010 04:07:00 +0000

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If you love devouring Android stats, Google's Android Platform Versions sub-site, which is updated about once a month, just got refreshed with the latest batch of data. Last month, Froyo ate up some 36% of the pie, while Éclair was found to be running on about 41% of devices, with the remaining 23% being taken up by Cupcake and Donut.

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As you can see for yourself in the graph above, this month was quite a turn-around - Froyo (at 43.4%) finally stole the throne from Éclair, which was left with 39.6%.

Android Platform Version Stats Updated Again, Froyo Now Dominant was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

Mon, 04 Oct 2010 22:40:00 +0000

(image) The latest Android platform numbers are out, and thanks to carrier support of updates (Verizon and Sprint, anyway) FroYo has made an impressive boost to capture 33.4% of Android devices. This isn't enough to upset Android 2.1, which remains on top with 40.4%, but it's a good sign of diminishing Android fragmentation nonetheless.

When Gingerbread hits this fall/winter, however, this chart is bound to get pretty ugly - while Donut and Cupcake continued their decline, together they still make up a decent portion of Android devices, at 26.1% combined.

FroYo's Share Grows to 33.4%, Eclair Still Dominates In Latest Android Platform Versions Chart was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

Sat, 11 Sep 2010 12:39:51 +0000

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It's that time of month again: Android's platform distribution numbers are up for the period ending September 1, and things are looking pretty good. Android 2.1 is up to nearly 41.7% of the market, and 2.2 checks in at 28.7% - between the two, 70% of Android phones are running 2.1 or better.

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Android 1.5 and 1.6 still measure at a combined 29.5% of all devices. Obviously, any number above 0 isn't good, but as long as the rate is dropping, we'll take it.

The State Of Android Fragmentation: Lookin' Pretty Good, Still Much Better Than iOS Fragmentation was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:58:01 +0000

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At this point, we'd consider it a joke to release a device with Android 1.5, but apparently, Dell thinks differently.

The 3.67-ounce Dell Aero goes on sale today (on Dell.com, at least; AT&T still lists it as "coming soon") for $99.99 on a new two-year contract with AT&T, and packs:

• 2GB of onboard storage
• triband 3.6Mbps HSDPA and quadband EDGE
• 5 megapixel camera
• 3.5-inch 640x360 display

Oh, and the best part?

Dell Aero Now Available For $100 On Contract, Runs On Cupcakes was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:32:24 +0000

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After today’s Dell Thunder leak, you may be excited to hear about a new Android offering from Dell: The Blaze. Unfortunately, there doesn’t seem to be any reason to be interested in the phone – the Dell Blaze is running Android 1.5 with a custom UI, and is described as an entry-level device. So, while we don’t have any actual specs yet, we can determine that the screen is fairly small, my guess would be at the very top, 3.5”, but more likely around 3.2”.

Dell Blaze Leaked, Runs Android 1.5, Already Uninteresting was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:00:12 +0000

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Before Apple's iPhone and Google’s Android OS burst onto the mobile device scene in 2007, there were few significant advances in mobile technology. Frankly, "smartphones" (if we could even call them that at the time) were boring: they did little more than email, general messaging, picture taking, some basic apps and games, rudimentary internet browsing, and enterprise integration.

The biggest players at the time were Microsoft Windows Mobile, RIM's Blackberry, Palm, Symbian, and Linux.

Meet Andy: Android’s History In A Nutshell was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

Wed, 02 Jun 2010 01:10:00 +0000

(image) We’re all aware that Android has been taking some flack for ‘fragmentation’ problems, and one of the more prominent contributing factors has been the breakneck pace of the update release cycle.

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According to Android chief Andy Rubin, we can expect this cycle to slow down a bit to an Apple style release schedule of one update per year. I’m sure this comes as a huge relief to device manufacturers, especially those who have custom skinned versions of Android, as they’ll now have more time to prep updates before the next one hits.

Android Updates Will Slow To Once A Year, According To Andy Rubin was written by the awesome team at Android Police.