Android Lollipop less than 10 percent of all Android devices – Techzine

Google figures published again on the market share of different Android versions. This shows that Android Lollipop is available at less than 10 percent of the smartphones. Android 5.0 has a market share of 9 percent and 0.7 percent of Android 5.1.

The largest group of Android users is currently available to Android 4.4 KitKat, the market share of this release is as The latest figures on 39.8 percent. While that’s a nice figure, there is a less rosy figure opposite. It means that 50.5 percent of all Android users have Android 4.3 or above.

Android 4.3 and above is a major vulnerability in the browser, malicious simple data capture. This vulnerability was found by Google in Android 4.4 poem but there’s no patch for older versions. Many manufacturers, however, choose to bring in no more updates for their older devices, because it is simply too much work.

Most manufacturers build their own interface (skin) on top of Android so that they can add their own design and features and to differentiate themselves from the competition. The fact that manufacturers stand is very good, but it is unfortunate that the Android updates will be rolled out extremely slow or not displayed at all. The result is that a large group of Android users with a smartphone out there who quite easy to hack and which can be captured.

Google has recently moved many functions from the operating system to an app called Google Play Services. It runs in the background of Android, and now includes a wide range of basic functionalities that can provide Google regularly updates from the Google Play Store. While it is very positive, it solves the problem persists because some security problems are in the Android code that can only be resolved with a firmware.

At this time, attract many users very little to the slow updates and any security problems, but it is asking for trouble for Google and Android manufacturers. It was not until a vulnerability once is massively abused and image of Android incurs a hefty dent. Google would do well to improve Android update process.

Google and Microsoft for some time regularly publicly arguing about security updates, after Google decided to be available for two days of patch some Windows leaking publish. It stated that Microsoft had 90 days and they were no longer wait. Microsoft was quite upset about this because the patch was on the way. Microsoft has the week also criticized the policy update from Google around Android and has made it clear that Windows 10 for smartphones it will be updated soon.