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# Android Growth Continues, Over 500k Activations Each Day
- URL: https://www.skatter.com/android-growth-continues-over-500k-activations-each-day/
- Published: 2011-06-30T23:35:40.000Z
- Updated: 2020-05-09T23:21:11.000Z
- Description: This morning, Google Vice President of Mobile Andy Rubin announced the company was activating over 500,000 new Android devices each day. This comes just a month ago after the Google I/O 2011 conference in May, when company announced 400,000 new Android device activations per day. Yes, this means a 2
- Author: Sahas Katta
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This morning, Google Vice President of Mobile [Andy Rubin announced](https://twitter.com/?ref=skatter.com#!/Arubin/status/85660213478309888) the company was activating over 500,000 new Android devices each day. This comes just a month ago after the [Google I/O 2011](https://www.skatter.com/in-photos-a-look-back-at-google-io-2011/) conference in May, when company announced 400,000 new Android device activations per day. Yes, this means a 25 percent increase in just a month. And for those not keeping tabs, Google was only activating around 100,000 devices a day at last year’s I/O 2010 conference.

When we last checked in, there were 310 Android devices on the market from 36 manufacturers and 215 cellular carriers in 112 countries — those numbers are probably larger too. With fragmentation becoming a large concern for many, I am also hoping to hear statistics regarding long-term support for these devices after Google announced a new initiative with several carriers and manufactures to ensure platform updates for at least 18 months.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/47/6b/476bc173-490d-4d77-8ad6-7dd5332b1ea7/content/images/files/2011/05/google-io-2011-venue-1.jpg "Google I/O 2011 - Venue (1)")

Of the 100 million total activated devices (May 2011), 64 percent still run on Android 2.2 with Android 2.1 following with 21 percent. Only 8 percent of these smart phones run on the latest Android 2.3 Gingerbread operating system. The most concerning is likely the slow growth of tablets since devices running on Android 3.0/3.1 only account for 0.6 percent.

While the overall activation rate is great news for Android enthusiasts, I should note that the platform actually lost market share for the first time since 2009 last quarter. This was single-handedly due to the Apple iPhone making its way on the Verizon Wireless network. Google may regain some lost ground when Android Ice Cream Sandwich makes a debut, but it will have to face the Apple iPhone 5 later this year meaning potentially falling back even further.

**Links: [Android Developer](http://developer.android.com/resources/dashboard/platform-versions.html?ref=skatter.com)**