Android 2.3 is still young after four years

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I always thought that at least 99% of Android phones have been upgraded to Android 4.0 or above. But the data tells me that there are still many people using phones that are still on Android 2.3.

After 4 years, Android 2.3 is still very strong. According to the official website, 9.10% of all Android phones are still running Android 2.3, which is even higher than Android 4.0 (7.8%).

The question is, can Android 2.3 phones still work? Here is a clear answer: yes, it can work, and it may work well. According to ArsTechnica, Google Play Services, which provides system-level API support for third-party apps, can still support Android 2.3 very well - and because of this, you can also experience Material Design on Android 2.3.

I know that words can't convince you completely, so let's take a look at how modern Android 2.3 can be:

Google Play still supports Android 2.3, which is the prerequisite for the latter to run *** apps. With the support of Google Play Service, Google Play Music can be upgraded to the *** version.

Also supports Material Design "hamburger menu" animation effects

Google Play Games is a newly released service that is also compatible with Android 2.3, although the performance is not perfect. The first picture from the left has a strange PROGRESS_BAR in the upper right corner, and the preview image on the right cannot be loaded

However, due to the API support, the latest games played on Android 2.3 can support cloud storage and leaderboard functions.

Thanks to Google Play Services, remote wipe finally came to Android 2.3 after 3 years

Google Talk also supports *** version

Although the map has not been upgraded to the latest version, it is much newer than when it was Android 2.3.

YouTube also gets an upgrade

Google Books is upgraded to Google Play Books, which is also not the latest version of Android 5.0, but should be a newly developed version.

Google Play Movies has also been upgraded to the latest version

When Android 2.3 was released, there was no Google Play Magazine, but thanks to Google Play Service, the old system still got new apps.

There was no Google+ when Android 2.3 was released, but now it is available and it is an independently developed version.

But how did Google keep this operating system from four years ago still young and not outdated? It has something to do with the new "separate" system upgrade strategy adopted by Google last year.

After the release of Android 4.3, Google released Google Play Service, replacing system upgrades with service upgrades to ensure that apps can run smoothly on all Android devices. In fact, this strategy is to split Android into two parts, one is the main body of the operating system, including UI and functions; the other part is the Google Play Service, which is responsible for communicating between the app and the underlying operating system, allowing the app to smoothly use the functions of the phone to realize its functions.

Therefore, after installing Google Play Service on Android 2.3, you can use *** apps smoothly.

In other words, if you still have a very old machine at home, it can still use the latest apps and services. However, I would like to remind you that this only shows that Google's "separate" upgrade strategy is correct, but it does not guarantee that the performance of the app on the old machine will be consistent with that of the new machine.