Android turns 10, powers 88% of the smartphones today

24 September 2018
Google's mobile OS has gone long way since its inception.

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  • 27 Sep 2018

Anonymous, 25 Sep 2018Good job. now fix your fragmentation problems androidThis isn't iOS, son.

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    • 26 Sep 2018

    S6 User, 25 Sep 2018Happy Birthday Google/ Alphabet & remember your motto's... more& Google Fuchsia.

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      • S6 User
      • mqx
      • 25 Sep 2018

      Happy Birthday Google/ Alphabet & remember your motto's like "Don't be evil", "You can make money without doing evil" & "Do the right thing", avoid massive fines & don't be greedy (*cough Apple).
      With corporate power comes social responsibility, keep your customers safe, support them & they'll support you, you've got a chance to show this with Project Treble.
      Help make the World a better place ;)

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        • 25 Sep 2018

        Anonymous, 24 Sep 2018Its funny you used the word unrealistic in the unrealistic ... moreYou either accidentally or intentionally misunderstood that point.
        It was about normalising the price (finding the median) so that it applies to most people in as much circumstances as possible.

        And the prices I listed are not from Europe, they are from Germany (important distinction).
        I should add they are REAL prices that people were actually Buying & Selling for their respective handset models at those respective dates. You can confirm it easily by Googling it.

        I don't understand what you are arguing, the prices for selling are not inflated. If you buy a >900 Euro phone in launch time, one year later its used value is definitely going to be between EUR400 - 600 Euros, and the next year its used value is going to be lower in between EUR200 - 400 Euros. Its practically halving its value on a yearly level.

        I contest you to provide figures for the scenario (Nexus 4 -> S8+) that I've drawn up.

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          • Anonymous
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          • 25 Sep 2018

          Good job. now fix your fragmentation problems android

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            • Anonymous
            • mJw
            • 25 Sep 2018

            Happy birthday my kind and favorite android. No iOS for me. Android rocks. Even my Motorola phone which has only 2GB ram and 16GB storage works fine till now.

              hstojcic, 25 Sep 2018Obviously those are sheeps. You see, HTC removes 3,5 mm jac... moreReasons why android phones with no headphone jacks didn't become popular because of bluetooth technology. When apple decided to remove the headphone jack. The bluetooth technology is now far more developed at 4.0. After that, they made their own bluetooth airpods. Which are now being copied by other brands as well. So if you think apple has sheeps which purchases their products. Other sheep follows with different design.

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                • 25 Sep 2018

                Essen, 24 Sep 2018Interesting point. I have always wondered if instead of cha... moreAgain, that doesn't matter. I don't see any security issues. For added security, I use my common sense. I have installed a free non-nagging antivirus, I don't visit fishy sites, and I install reputed apps only. A security patch helps, but cannot supercede your common sense.

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                  • 25 Sep 2018

                  hstojcic, 25 Sep 2018Obviously those are sheeps. You see, HTC removes 3,5 mm jac... moreWell after all we can call apple a drug dealer :-).
                  Its a best name we can ever give to this company.

                    AnonD-731363, 24 Sep 2018Well Apple removed jack long time ago and nothing bad happe... moreObviously those are sheeps. You see, HTC removes 3,5 mm jack and their phones don't sell that well because Android people have other options. But not with Apple, sheeps will always buy Apple phones even if they remove everything from the phone. That is why Apple lovers are called sheeps, cuz they really are ones. It's all about the brand, brand they created with their own stupidity.

                      SH.T, 24 Sep 2018actually samsung is second worthiest tech company after app... moreSamsung is far more larger company than Apple is. Apple is just wealthier company than Samsung cuz it's brainless customers continue to buy overpriced phones and stupid dongles.

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                        • 25 Sep 2018

                        ToonToon, 24 Sep 2018I can predict that In 2022, Android Os is going to be renam... moreOne thing you need to know android software usually changed drastically when there is a lot of hardware innovation by manufacturer like introduction of notch, face recognition, in display fingerprint, triple camera and other features. Native support is a great thing and make life easier for manufacturer. If hardware changed Google will also need to change a lot of things in android.

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                          • 25 Sep 2018

                          Anonymous, 24 Sep 2018Happy copying and catching up. You forgot to write, "To Apple".

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                            • 25 Sep 2018

                            10 Year can now like every android phone looks same.

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                              • 25 Sep 2018

                              10 years and still facing the same proble... fragmentation. good luck google!

                                Anonymous, 24 Sep 2018That's what Xiaomi does. They update and patch without chan... moreUh, I think you got the wrong guy. But it is cool to hear that Xiaomi still supports that device. Kudos to them

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                                  • 24 Sep 2018

                                  [deleted post]Sheep always, it's interesting that gsm haven't done a whole history series on this but ios it gets multiple articles of it's history and it's not even an anniversary for it

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                                    • 24 Sep 2018

                                    Walter C. Dornez, 24 Sep 2018Well, who actually would've guessed it to be Nougat? As for... moreThat's what Xiaomi does. They update and patch without changing OS version. I have a 4 year old Redmi that still gets updates.

                                      Kingslayer, 24 Sep 2018Best Nexus design ever - Nexus One Galaxy Nexus Nexus 5... moreWell, who actually would've guessed it to be Nougat? As for the design part, I've always been a fan of the Nexus 6 and 5X design. I personally like the X design, but I hope they make another SE. Personally, I think they could profit greatly from making such a device

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                                        • 24 Sep 2018

                                        mukhi, 24 Sep 2018Doesn't matter much as long as the security patches are giv... moreInteresting point. I have always wondered if instead of chasing OS versions, OEMs/Google rather focussed on monthly security patches. That has no excuse of having to modify skins and features. I'd be happy with an Android 5 or 6. But does your Marshmallow have the latest security patch?

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