Jelly Bean and ICS continue to grow as Gingerbread diminishes

Android 2.3 Gingerbread continues to reign supreme as the most-used Android version, but its share is slowly starting to go down as newer operating systems such as Ice Cream Sandwich and Jelly Bean swiftly grow in popularity.This information has been released by Google, as it continues to follow the monthly tradition of releasing Android distribution data. For those not in the know, this is data about the relative number of active devices running a given version of the Android platform. The data is based on the number of Android devices that have accessed Google Play within a 14-day period.According to the latest statistics, the percentage of Android devices running Ice Cream Sandwich has grown to 27.5 percent, while the percentage of devices running Jelly Bean has grown to over 6 percent across both its versions – Android 4.1 and Android 4.2. The increased adoption of Jelly Bean can definitely be attributed to the launch of the new range of Nexus devices and their success across the world. Click here for full story