Despite the global hype about its ground-breaking features from the previous Google mobile operating system, Android 5.0 Lollipop has yet to be taken in by most Android users based on the latest data released by the Google Play Store.
According to ZDNet, latest Google Play Store operating systems results indicate that usage of the highly-touted Android 5.0 Lollipop is only 0.1 percent among Android users since Google’s latest mobile operating system was officially rolled out in November 12, 2014.
Apparently, majority of Android users have yet to lick and get a sweet taste of the Lollipop despite its already wide availability among many smartphones and mobile devices.
The 0.1 percentage usage of the Lollipop on its first month is quite dismal compared to the last Google mobile operating system release of Android 4.4 KitKat on October 31, 2013, which posted a 1.1 percent usage from Android users right on its first month.
As of the start of January 2015, almost two months after the release of the Lollipop, the combined users of the three versions of the Jelly Bean still holds sway at No. 1 with 46 percent usage, followed by users of the KitKat with 39.1 percent usage.
Trailing the top two Google mobile operating systems by miles are the combined users of the two editions of the Ice Cream Sandwich with 7.8 percent usage, followed by the already antique Froyo 2.2 with 0.4 percent usage, which is 300% better than the usage of the Lollipop, down at the bottom of the list.
What went wrong?
So what seems to be the reason why many Android users are skeptical about upgrading their Google mobile operating system to Lollipop?
The wait-and-see attitude of Android users in deciding to lick the Lollipop was triggered by the problems caused by the mobile operating system when it was rolled out to Nexus devices in mid-November. In particular, Nexus 7 tablets have had horrible performance problems with the Lollipop that wasn’t fixed until the release of the Android 5.0.2 patch in late December.
The same holds true with other Nexus devices which also run into troubles with the Lollipop, but not as bad as the Nexus 7 tablet experience, and needed to wait for the release of the Android 5.0.1 update to fix it.
These glitches among first-hand users of the Lollipop made Android users wary of taking on to their smartphones and mobile devices Google’s latest mobile operating system.
Rough start
The Android 5.0 Lollipop has had a rough start alright. But with the availability of fixes that seemed to have iron out most of the operational kinks, and major manufacturers about to roll out the update on their respective smartphones and mobile devices soon, it is likely that usage will start picking up.
By then, the Lollipop will finally get a good licking from Android users.