The distribution numbers for Android have been released for the previous month, and not much has changed. Let us remind you that last month, they changed how they collect these statistics: Instead of counting people who connected to Google services, it’s just people who visited the Play Store. While that’s not as useful for the average person to see how… Read more
According to market intelligence company IDC, tablet sales have skyrocketed over the last year. Their data states that total shipments rose almost 150% in the first quarter of 2013 compared to the first quarter of 2012. But you don’t read DroidDog for information about general tablets. The amazing thing about this growth is that Android tablet sales,… Read more
As you probably know, the SwiftKey app collects statistics from your typing. And in case you didn’t know, the company collects those stats for itself. Your device will send them these statistics. But don’t fret, all the statistics are anonymous and don’t contain anything you actually typed, only how you type. So please, don’t freak out. SwiftKey is safe… Read more
Flurry, an analytics company, has released a ton of information recently collected from smartphones of both the Android and iOS persuasion. This data revealed how people were spending their time using their smartphones, and for how long. And shockingly, people used their phones 2 hours and 38 minutes a day on average. The biggest use of time has been… Read more
Android continues to gain popularity and grow, not that we’re surprised. According to Kantar’s current market share numbers, Android has a 51.2% market share in the last three months, raising 5.8% since last year. In comparison, iOS currently holds 43.5% of the market share, a 3.5% drop from last year. Little by little, Windows Phone is growing,… Read more
In an incredible turn of events, Samsung is predicted to pass Nokia in overall cell phone sales by the end of 2012. While Samsung has controlled global smartphone sales for a while, Nokia still controlled the cell phone market with their massive amounts of dumb phones all over the world. According to information from iSuppli, in 2011, Samsung… Read more
Nothing has really changed here. Android is still on top, with a 1.4 boost since April. It is now in the lead at 52.2% of market share in the US. Apple is at second, with 33.4%. RIM took a 2.1 point hit and is now at 9.5%, while poor Microsoft is at 3.6%. We want Windows Phone to succeed, but it just isn’t working out great. With OEMs, it’s… Read more
Flurry has its analytics service in 185,000 apps and 100 million unique devices, and this article is a culmination of those statistics. Developers still make apps for iOS over Android by a ratio of 2:1. One issue is number of phones to support. iOS has a max of 5 devices, while Android has hundreds. It’s not always supporting hundreds of devices,… Read more
Bluestacks, the company that brought you the App Player for your PC and is currently working on Cloud Connect has released a fun little infographic for the Android community today. While they do disclaim that the statistics are “unscientific” we do get to see some interesting data in terms of the makeup of our Android community. For instance, 37% of… Read more
Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Collectively, they represent a huge block of sales for retailers everywhere. ThreatMetrix, a provider of cloud-based fraud prevention services, release statistics that revealed that this year, Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales were fueled by Android-powered devices. Considering that the iPhone came in second, generating 32%… Read more
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