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=== Platform information ===
{{Main|Android version history}}
Android has 72% market share <!-- with Samsung's 0.28% --> vs Apple's iOS/iPadOS at 28% (on tablets alone Android is slightly ahead of Apple's iPadOS globally, with Android at 50.47%, and iPadOS at 49.27%,<ref name="tablet stats">{{Cite web |title=Tablet Operating System Market Share Worldwide |url=https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/tablet/worldwide/ |access-date=2025-08-06 |website=StatCounter Global Stats |language=en}}</ref> some continents are slightly ahead for either platform, and some are far ahead for either tablet platform, Android tablets area ahead in virtually all countries,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tablet Operating System Market Share Worldwide |url=https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/tablet/worldwide/#monthly-202504-202504-map |access-date=2025-05-23 |website=StatCounter Global Stats |language=en}}</ref> e.g. India, and in Europe, with some notable exceptions such as the US (iPadOS 53%), and in China (iPadOS 64%)<!-- exceptions the US, Canada, thus likely North America, only continent? And China, Australia, plus few others, e.g. not India. -->). Of all operating systems Android is first at
{{As of|2025|08}}, Android 15 is most popular Android version on smartphones at 27%,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mobile Android Version Market Share Worldwide |url=https://gs.statcounter.com/android-version-market-share/mobile/worldwide/#monthly-202403-202504 |access-date=2025-03-10 |website=StatCounter Global Stats |language=en}}</ref> followed by Android 14 (at 19%, down from 37% peak), 13, 12, 11 and 10. Android is more used than iOS is virtually all countries, with few exceptions such as iOS has a 58% share in the US. Android 15 is the most-used version on 3 continents, and many countries, including US/North America (38%), Europe, Asia, India, China and Japan.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mobile Android Version Market Share China |url=https://gs.statcounter.com/android-version-market-share/mobile/china/#daily-20250501-20250520 |access-date=2025-05-23 |website=StatCounter Global Stats |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Mobile Android Version Market Share China |url=https://gs.statcounter.com/android-version-market-share/mobile/china/#daily-20250401-20250430 |access-date=2025-05-02 |website=StatCounter Global Stats |language=en}}</ref> Usage of Android 13 and newer, i.e. supported versions, is at 61%<!-- thereof Android 16 at 0.81% -->, the rest of users are not supported with security updates; with recently supported Android 12 (last security updates in 2025), use is at 73%<!-- and with Android 11 at 84%-->.
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