📱 Fragmentation Remains an Issue in the Android Universe
On March 29, #Apple released #iOS 11.3, the latest version of its mobile operating system iOS. While this was only a minor refresh of iOS 11 (iOS 12 will follow later this year), it still was accompanied by the usual growing pains, i.e. users complaining about bugs and other problems.
While Apple would certainly prefer for its users not to have any complaints, the usual backlash after a new iOS version is released shows that its users are actually updating their devices, which is something that sets Apple’s mobile ecosystem apart from #Android.
Whoever purchases a new iPhone can count on his device getting new software for at least a couple of years. Android users on the other hand are often stuck with the version that comes pre-installed with their device, as many manufacturers don’t bother rolling out Android updates to their users.
As the following chart illustrates, 93% of iOS devices run some version of iOS 11 (originally released in September 2017) or iOS 10 (September 2016). Android’s latest version Oreo on the other hand is installed on just 1% of all active devices, while 4 in 10 devices run on a system that is more than three years old. As a consequence iOS app developers find a rather unified playing field while Android developers have to work with a deeply fragmented system.
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On March 29, #Apple released #iOS 11.3, the latest version of its mobile operating system iOS. While this was only a minor refresh of iOS 11 (iOS 12 will follow later this year), it still was accompanied by the usual growing pains, i.e. users complaining about bugs and other problems.
While Apple would certainly prefer for its users not to have any complaints, the usual backlash after a new iOS version is released shows that its users are actually updating their devices, which is something that sets Apple’s mobile ecosystem apart from #Android.
Whoever purchases a new iPhone can count on his device getting new software for at least a couple of years. Android users on the other hand are often stuck with the version that comes pre-installed with their device, as many manufacturers don’t bother rolling out Android updates to their users.
As the following chart illustrates, 93% of iOS devices run some version of iOS 11 (originally released in September 2017) or iOS 10 (September 2016). Android’s latest version Oreo on the other hand is installed on just 1% of all active devices, while 4 in 10 devices run on a system that is more than three years old. As a consequence iOS app developers find a rather unified playing field while Android developers have to work with a deeply fragmented system.
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📸 Instagram: Improvements to Stories Uploads
#Instagram has announced a couple updates to Stories:
1. The ability to upload multiple photos and videos all at once.
2. When sharing a photo or video, the location sticker will automatically suggest places around where it was captured.
ℹ️ These updates are now available on #Android, and will be coming to #iOS in the following weeks.
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#Instagram has announced a couple updates to Stories:
1. The ability to upload multiple photos and videos all at once.
2. When sharing a photo or video, the location sticker will automatically suggest places around where it was captured.
ℹ️ These updates are now available on #Android, and will be coming to #iOS in the following weeks.
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STAT
⚡️ As a continent, South America spends the most time on #SocialMedia each day at 3h 27m per user. 🇧🇷 leads at 4:04 per day. GWI: prs.pctvix.co/2rsdXLE
INSIGHT
💊 Social media copies gambling methods 'to create psychological cravings': prs.pctvix.co/2IoVDwF
OTHER NEWS
🎶 #Instagram may soon let you add music to your Stories: t.me/iXNews/24833
🔒 #Twitter might soon slide encryption into your DMs: t.me/iXNews/24862
⚙️ You can now set #Amazon’s #Alexa as your default voice assistant on #Android: t.me/iXNews/24859
👥 ‘Facebook Avatars’ is the newest clone of #Snapchat’s Bitmoji: t.me/iXNews/24866
🛑 V2, the second attempt of #Vine, is on indefinite hold: t.me/iXNews/24715
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STAT
⚡️ As a continent, South America spends the most time on #SocialMedia each day at 3h 27m per user. 🇧🇷 leads at 4:04 per day. GWI: prs.pctvix.co/2rsdXLE
INSIGHT
💊 Social media copies gambling methods 'to create psychological cravings': prs.pctvix.co/2IoVDwF
OTHER NEWS
🎶 #Instagram may soon let you add music to your Stories: t.me/iXNews/24833
🔒 #Twitter might soon slide encryption into your DMs: t.me/iXNews/24862
⚙️ You can now set #Amazon’s #Alexa as your default voice assistant on #Android: t.me/iXNews/24859
👥 ‘Facebook Avatars’ is the newest clone of #Snapchat’s Bitmoji: t.me/iXNews/24866
🛑 V2, the second attempt of #Vine, is on indefinite hold: t.me/iXNews/24715
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📸 Instagram
📈 #Instagram hits 1 billion monthly users, up from 800M in September 2017.
📽 Announces #IGTV, a standalone app for vertical longer videos: t.me/iXNews/27922
IGTV will be rolling out on #iOS and #Android during the next few weeks.
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📈 #Instagram hits 1 billion monthly users, up from 800M in September 2017.
📽 Announces #IGTV, a standalone app for vertical longer videos: t.me/iXNews/27922
IGTV will be rolling out on #iOS and #Android during the next few weeks.
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STAT
⚡️ 55% of European retail sales will either take place online or be digitally-influenced offline sales by 2021. (Source: Forrester)
INSIGHT
👻 #Snapchat experiments with sharing ad revenue with creators: prs.pctvix.co/2yFzEOu
OTHER NEWS
🤑 #Monzo partners with #TransferWise for international payments: t.me/iXNews/28132
📺 7 #IGTV video ideas you can steal for your brand or business: prs.pctvix.co/2yHphts
🤓 #Spectacles’ latest update finally optimizes videos for sharing outside #Snapchat: t.me/iXNews/28090
🗞 #Reddit launches a ‘News’ tab into beta testing: t.me/iXNews/28084
🤷♀️ TanaCon: How a convention thrown in retaliation led to mass chaos, cancellation: t.me/iXNews/28130
🚫 #MicrosoftEdge for #Android now comes with a built-in ad blocker: t.me/iXNews/28142
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STAT
⚡️ 55% of European retail sales will either take place online or be digitally-influenced offline sales by 2021. (Source: Forrester)
INSIGHT
👻 #Snapchat experiments with sharing ad revenue with creators: prs.pctvix.co/2yFzEOu
OTHER NEWS
🤑 #Monzo partners with #TransferWise for international payments: t.me/iXNews/28132
📺 7 #IGTV video ideas you can steal for your brand or business: prs.pctvix.co/2yHphts
🤓 #Spectacles’ latest update finally optimizes videos for sharing outside #Snapchat: t.me/iXNews/28090
🗞 #Reddit launches a ‘News’ tab into beta testing: t.me/iXNews/28084
🤷♀️ TanaCon: How a convention thrown in retaliation led to mass chaos, cancellation: t.me/iXNews/28130
🚫 #MicrosoftEdge for #Android now comes with a built-in ad blocker: t.me/iXNews/28142
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