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=== Platform information ===
{{Main|Android version history}}
Android has 7172% market share <!-- with Samsung's 0.2928% --> vs Apple's iOS/iPadOS at 2924% (on tablets alone AppleAndroid is slightlyeven aheadwith Apple's iPadOS, i.e.with 48Android have 50% vsshare 52rounded down, and iOS 50% rounded up,<ref>{{Cite thoughweb |title=Tablet Operating System Market Share Worldwide |url=https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/tablet/worldwide/#monthly-202504-202504-bar |access-date=2025-05-23 |website=StatCounter Global Stats |language=en}}</ref> and regarding tablets Android is 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, with some notable exceptions such as the US, there close, and in China<!-- 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 46% followed by Windows 26% then iOS. Android 14 is the most popular Android version on smartphones and on tablets, followed by Android 15.
{{As of|2025|05}}, Android 14 is most popular Android version on smartphones at <!-- 33.62% -->34%,<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> (down from 37% peak), Android 15 at 1217% hasis been eating away at it, about to get to be 3rdthe second-most popular version) followed by Android 14, 13, 12, 11 and 1210. Android is more used than iOS is virtually all countries, with few exceptions such as iOS has a 58% share in the US. Android 14 is the most-used single version on all countinentscontinents, and most countries, including India, the US and all European countries,. withAndroid 15 is most used in e.g the exceptionUS, ofJapan, and China.<ref>{{Cite (andweb there|title=Mobile Android 15Version isMarket wellShare aheadChina of|url=https://gs.statcounter.com/android-version-market-share/mobile/china/#daily-20250501-20250520 it|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 12 and newer, i.e. supported versions, is at 73%, the rest of users are not supported with security updates, with recently unsupported Android 11, use is at 83%.
On tablets, Android 14 is again the most popular version overall (also in e.g. India, Russia, Australia, Europe and South America), at 27%.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tablet Android Version Market Share Worldwide |url=https://gs.statcounter.com/android-version-market-share/tablet/worldwide/#monthly-202403-202504 |access-date=2025-03-10 |website=StatCounter Global Stats |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Tablet Android Version Market Share Worldwide |url=https://gs.statcounter.com/android-version-market-share/tablet/worldwide/#daily-20221001-20221030 |access-date=November 1, 2022 |website=StatCounter Global Stats |language=en}}</ref> Usage of Android 12 and newer, i.e. supported versions, is at 48% on Android tablets, and with Android 11, until recently supported, at 64%. The usage share varies a lot by country<!-- : e.g. Android 9.0 Pie is still the version with the greatest usage share in the United States (also in the UK) at 35% (Android 14 at 19% there), while countries ahead, using mostly recent supported versions e.g. China mostly using Android 13; India, Russia, Mexico, Canada, Australia and the Nordic countries use Android 14 mostly. -->.
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