May 26 2012
Android SDK Market Share for May 2012
The following table is the current market share of the various Android SDK’s in use. Developing apps for API 7+ will encompass 99% of Android devices. The largest numbers of devices are running the Gingerbread SDK (64.4%), but a significant number (26.4%) is running API’s 7-8. So, the minimum API for Android development should be 7.
| SDK | API | Market Share |
| 4.0.x Ice Cream Sandwich | 14-15 | 4.9% |
| 3.x.x Honeycomb | 11-13 | 3.3% |
| 2.3.x Gingerbread | 9-10 | 64.4% |
| 2.2 Froyo | 8 | 20.9% |
| 2.0, 2.1 Eclair | 7 | 5.5% |
| 1.6 Donut | 4 | 0.7% |
| 1.5 Cupcake | 3 | 0.3% |
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