Current statistics on the prevalence of different versions of iOS and Android. Whose smartphones sell better in the US. "Hackers are becoming more agile"
Gadget War Android And Apple moving to a qualitatively new level. Experts from IDC, a company that has been providing analytical reports on the information technology and telecommunications market for 50 years, predict a decline in sales of Apple smartphones.
Analysts note several interrelated trends:
- The share of Apple smartphones in 2016 will be only 14.3%.
- The share of Android smartphones will be 85% by the end of 2016.
- Windows Phone managed to sell only a little more than 6 million devices or 0.4% by the end of the year.
- Windows Phone OS - 0.3%.
It is worth noting that by 2020 Android and iOS will occupy almost the entire market, with a combined share of 99.8% of sales. At the same time, the share of the “green robot” will account for 85.6% of all production. The “apple giant” will remain on the market for quite a long time, delighting customers with its innovations, but the company will have to make room for a fair amount of space. 2016 is the first year of decline in supplies of Apple products. But no one is going to bury the company.
The report also states: “It is no secret that the Android OS has been and will remain the main platform for the majority of smartphones for the foreseeable future.”
"Hackers are becoming more agile"
Analysts from Check Point were able to detect virus programs for Android devices. According to expert estimates, the software hacked about 1.3 million accounts on Google services.
The pest program is called Gooligan. It became known that the malicious program infects devices on Android 4 and Android 5 and steals email addresses, as well as personal data stored there.
At the Check Point press conference, it was noted that thanks to the stolen data, hackers can gain access to applications containing important personal data, such as Gmail, Google Photos, Google Docs, Google Play, Google Drive and G Suite.
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The current iOS operating system for iPhone smartphones and iPad tablets was released last September. As of May 31, it is installed on 81% of devices on which it can be installed.
Apple regularly releases updates and analyzes statistics based on the App Store. This is exactly how the result of 81% was obtained for iOS 11. The previous version of iOS 10 has lost half of its users since February. Now it is available on only 14% of devices. Even earlier versions account for 5% of users.
This is great news for the company. Most users switched to the latest version of the system less than a year after its release. The good news doesn't end there. At the developer conference, the company announced that all devices that received iOS 11 will also receive iOS 12.
This will be the largest update in history, even the iPhone 5S will have iOS 12 installed. This version is aimed at optimizing performance and eliminating bugs, and the speed of launching applications will be increased.
iOS 11 is now available for installation on all 64-bit iPhones and iPads; 32-bit devices like the iPhone 5C and iPad Mini are not compatible. We can say that their support has been discontinued.
System innovations
In the latest version, users saw small changes, such as a redesigned control center and notifications, additional photo effects, etc. As for new features, P2P transactions have appeared in the Apple Pay system, the Files application. It also has the ARKit framework, which allows developers to create augmented reality programs.
The app store has changed. Programs have become easier to find, there is an editor's choice display, the most popular applications and reviews allow you to make a choice. The new Today tab is updated every day and displays the apps and games of the day.
Although many devices were updated, the system was not without flaws. During the first months after the release, users complained about some problems, which were gradually corrected.
Apple produces its own hardware and software, which is why the latest version is being distributed so quickly. Android cannot even dream of such high values, since there are hundreds of manufacturers and a lot also depends on the telecom operators.
Today we will not give further subjective opinions of individual people about who is the queen of mobile operating systems. Disputes between fans of the bitten apple and the green robot often lose sight of such an important thing as facts. What do the facts say?
Whose smartphones sell better in the US
Despite the fact that the American market is very far from us, it is still one of the largest in the world, which means it makes a decisive contribution to the global distribution of smartphone sales, so let's start with it. In mid-November 2012, Kantar Worldpanel Comtech presented data on sales of smartphones on Android and iPhone, and then the shares of these OSes turned out to be 51.2% and 43.5%, respectively. Despite subsequent jumps in performance, as competitors took turns rushing into first place, the overall picture between November 2012 and February 2013 remained unchanged:
Next comes a study from ComScore MobiLense, which took into account all smartphone users over 13 years of age. Important note: here the statistics do not go for a period, but cover the entire past up to the current moment. That is, over the years of development and distribution of smartphones, by January 2013 the ratio of Android and iOS owners in the United States looks like this:
Whose smartphones are selling better around the world?
We have dealt with the USA, and now the figures that are more important from the point of view of objectivity are global indicators. According to IDC, in the fourth quarter of 2012, Android accounted for 70.1% of all smartphones sold, while Apple accounted for 21%.
Whose tablets are selling better around the world?
Who sells more in the world
Of all the variety of Android smartphone manufacturers, we single out only Samsung as the only “dominator”. The rest of the Android manufacturers go like “and Co.,” but they all also make Android devices. Here's how things stood in the 4th quarter of 2012 on a global scale.
Who sells more in the USA?
Strategy Analytics reported that in the 4th quarter of 2012, Apple won the American market by a small margin.
Who makes more money
Data based on Canaccord Genuity research. In fact, this point has little to do with operating systems, but still.
Who has more apps?
Even if company X released the best OS in the world tomorrow, it still wouldn't attract anyone until it could boast an app store... a big app store. Please note that by now both operating systems have more than 800 thousand applications, and with such a number, further comparison is generally pointless - both have everything you could want.
We will not write anything about the ratio of applications tailored for tablets, because we could not find the necessary data on Android.
Who has the best apps?
The uTest company collects ratings and reviews of all applications from the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. The data is then transferred to a 0-100 scale, and by January 2013 the situation was like this:
In other words, the average overall iOS app is 5.3% better than the Android app.
Which OS users download more apps?
Canalys provides statistics according to which in the first quarter of 2013, every second application downloaded was an Android application.
Who makes more money from apps
Money again - again Apple is out of competition. Data from Canalys for the first quarter of 2013:
Who is there more on the Internet?
NetMarketShare publishes monthly reports on the shares of various operating systems and browsers on the Internet, including mobile ones:
And this is where funny things begin. Research from StatCounter suggests that in March 2013, there was more Android on the Internet than iOS.
Perhaps the whole point is the incorrectness of the information collection technologies used by this or that company, but in general the moral is this: do not believe the statistics.
Who is there more in the business sector?
Citrix showed the distribution of mobile OS in the corporate sector for the 4th quarter of 2012:
Bottom line
What's the result? We see that in various aspects the advantage passes from one giant to another, and it is still not possible to give an objective answer to the eternal question. Topic closed?
We regularly publish statistics on the distribution of various versions iOS, which Apple shares with developers. Today we will again turn to current data, and at the same time compare them with indicators Android from Google.
As of February 2, 2015 iOS 8 installed on 72% Apple mobile devices. The previous version of the mobile operating system is distributed to 25% gadgets, and also 3% iPhone, iPad and iPod touch rely on earlier versions of iOS.
The current version of Apple's mobile operating system increased 9% compared to December and 3% compared to January 20, when it was introduced. The update took place mainly due to those users who had previously used iOS 7. In general, the situation is developing according to a typical Apple scenario, so it is interesting to look into the Google camp and find out how things are going with the latest version of Android.
As of the same date, February 2, Android 5.0 Lollipop installed only on 1,6% devices. However, not everything is as bad for the green robot as it was before. For example, Android 4.4 KitKat is the current OS version for 39,7% devices. Family Jelly Bean, which includes versions from 4.1.x to 4.3, also remains very common among mobile devices on this platform.
It is noteworthy that 7.4% of users still use obsolete versions of Android from 2.3.3 to 2.3.7. Also in use are versions 4.0.3 and 4.0.4 - they account for 6.4%. Despite significant fragmentation, the situation with Google's mobile operating system is no longer as dire as it was a couple of years ago, although the pace of updates to the latest versions of Android is still far from similar indicators for iOS. [MacRumors]
With the release of iOS 12 on iPhone and iPad, the most detailed battery usage statistics have appeared since the existence of Apple mobile devices. More detailed and useful information is revealed with new energy-efficient software component tracking tools.
How can you find out after updating to iOS 12 whether your battery is draining quickly and what measures can be taken to improve battery life?
To find battery information on your device, go to " Settings" and further to the section " Battery" In addition to the usual features like the low power mode switch and battery wear detection from iOS 11.3 earlier this year, you'll find new sections in iOS 12 - " Last 24 hours" And " Last 2-10 days».
What is Last 24 Hours in iOS 12?
System monitoring of battery performance in iOS 12 allows you to determine how the “Activity” of the software and smartphone modules has changed over the past day (24 hours) since the last recharge to 100%.
The indication occurs as follows:
green means on;
turquoise means off.
Applications from statistics can be sorted by activity percentage and battery usage time. Thus, it is faster and easier to identify programs and options that are wasteful of charge percentage.
What is "Last 10 Days" in iOS 12?
A function similar to the previous one, which keeps statistics, regardless of the last 100% recharge. In any of the four charts, the graphs are filtered to show app usage over time. Just tap on one of the charts, and then tap again to remove the selection.
Simply searching for these detailed battery usage statistics will help you determine what's causing your device's battery percentage to quickly deplete. There are a few other things to consider when your iPhone or iPad isn't running well:
check the catalog of new replacement batteries;
find the instructions for your device;
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