2.5 billion devices are now running Android

Ro, 08 May 2019

During Google's I/O developer conference, Android's senior director Stephanie Cuthbertson announced that the mobile OS is running on 2.5 billion devices worldwide - a big milestone for the company. That's about ten years after the first release of Android.

However, keep in mind that the numbers are based on Google Play Store statistics and it doesn't take into account non-Google Play Store devices such as China's Android devices without Google Play Services enabled. So in reality, a lot more mobile devices are running Android right now.

The announcement was made during the launch of Android Q beta 3, which is now available for 21 devices.

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AnonD-731363
11 May 2019
SH3

Exactly. IOS is very compliocated and its an OS wbhich trying to be more clever than its user which i hate.

DLLM
11 May 2019
5Mb

Exactly, android is easy to use so everybody can do everything on it freely, and iOS requires geeks and tech savvy people to do the equivalent of plug and play stuffs on androids.

AnonD-731363
10 May 2019
SH3

Well man its shame what happened to your S9 samsung. One of many reasons i dont like Samsung devices. But even a Samsung device i would rather buy over Iphone. Literrary anything is better even android go i would love more than IOS. IOS j...