#TTPOD FOR ANDROID 2.3 ANDROID#

Watching a freshly wiped Gingerbread device hit the Internet for the first time is a fascinating process, which is shown in the gallery above. The most important appВ of any smartphone OS is the app store, and Google has made sure to not leave Gingerbread behind-as you can see in the main article picture, the OS gets the very latest version of the Play Store.

#TTPOD FOR ANDROID 2.3 ANDROID#

Gingerbread's longevity makes it the oldest version of Android that is still semi-supported by Google.В Google Play Services came out in September 2012-a whopping two years after Gingerbread-but it still supports the agingВ OS.

Gingerbread, though, was the newest phone version of Android for 10 months, over three times the normal amount. At the time of Gingerbread's release,В a major Android updateВ would usuallyВ reign as 'the newest version' for about three months. First, if you look at phones, it was easily the longest-tenured version of Android. Gingerbread is still hanging around for a few reasons. ItВ shouldВ provide some insight into the practical applications of Google Play Services and how it allows an old OS to still get a lot of the newer features. We're going to take a look at how the OS has aged over the years, which will serve as a fun look at what really low-end phone software still looks like. The staying power of Gingerbread means it is still supported by Google with apps and Play Services updates, and a Gingerbread device today looks very different from what it did when the OS debuted in 2010. Android 2.3В has even outlasted newer versions of Android, likeВ 3.0В Honeycomb (0 percent) and 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (7.8 percent). The OS that originally shipped in 2010В is stillВ clinging on to 9.1 percent of active devices, and in developing markets it still ships on new devices. December was the fourth anniversaryВ for Android 2.3 Gingerbread-an eternity for smartphones-yetВ the OS stubbornly refuses to die.

Ttpod for android 2.3