Android turns 7 years old, are you faithful or unfaithful?

23th September 2008. After several months in which there was speculation about the possibility that Google would launch a new , the brand of the best-known search engine in the world, revealed its new project: an operating system that would cause a true revolution in the mobile market.

7 years later, Android It has become the most widely used system in the world for mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets, and only Apple and its iOS have been able to give it some competition. But reaching the goal of dominating the mobile market has not been easy. That is why at the end of this article you can give your opinion and comment if you have been faithful during these 7 years, which mobile was your first android…

The evolution of Android during its 7-year history

The most used operating system in the world

With more than one 80% market share Worldwide, Android is without a doubt the most popular mobile operating system in the world. This share is slightly smaller in markets such as the United States and the United Kingdom, although it is still twice that of iOS, its main competitor. In contrast, in markets like China, the dominance of the Google system is overwhelming. In Spain, Android also dominates with a 89,9% of the devices.

The keys to success

And how has Android come to succeed so much? Well, partly thanks to the wide variety of devices and therefore available prices. If we want to use iOS, for example, we have no choice but to buy an iPhone, while Android is present in hundreds of models of different brands, prices and features.

The Google play application store is another of the strong points of this operating system. In the Google Play Store we can find thousands of apps of all styles, to carry out practically any function. This is the key that manages to put Android above other systems such as Windows Phone or Blackberry, which have been losing steam, precisely due to the lack of available apps and powerful brands that innovate and bet on these systems.

Weak points

Although there have not been too many security problems in Android, it is true that some others have been found, such as the Stagefright that threatened hundreds of terminals this summer. The fragmentation between the different versions of Android is another point that Google will have to try to improve in the future.

Since when are you an Android user? Have you been faithful during these 7 years or have you tried other options? Leave us a comment and tell us about your experience, at the bottom of this article.

My first android mobile was the HTC desire and the germ of this android blog , the last ones Samsung Galaxy S6 and Oneplus2.And your first mobile? And the last one you have in your hands?