Android 13 is already present on 5.2% of the Android base. However, Android 11 remains the reference version.
There is what we write on this page every day, that updates are an important factor when buying a smartphone, that more and more manufacturers are increasing the lifespan of phones, and then it becomes a reality. Launched on August 15, 2022 on the Google Pixel, already hugely popular with many manufacturers, Android 13 remains the work of a minority.
On January 18, 2023, Google updated its famous distribution of Android versions in its Android Studio development software. The ability to really see the impact of the various updates, but also the number of users who keep older versions.
Android 11 still dominates
This is the first time Android 13 has appeared in this chart. The latest version of Android was launched at 5.2% of the base, which seems to us a pretty good score, certainly helped by the very rapid deployment of the interface by many manufacturers, Samsung at the top but also Oppo and OnePlus to name a few .
Android 12 still accounts for 18.9% of the park, while Android 11 continues to dominate with 24.4% of smartphones.
No wonder Android versions are still overly fragmented. On August 4, 2022, just before the launch of Android 13, Android 12 still accounted for only 13.3% of the base. Android 11 then came out on top with 26.7%.
We can also explain this fragmentation by the fact that the topic of update times for smartphones was not really on the table until recently. However, as novelties thin out from one generation to the next, and no doubt driven by the emergence of environmental ideals, the issue has gained momentum. So much so that Samsung, Oppo and OnePlus are now shipping four major Android updates.
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