Android 10 was released last month featuring several upgrades such as dark mode smart reply, overhauled permissions, and much more. Apart from features, Android 10 has seen a speedy start in terms of adoption, as verified by a recent Android distribution chart. The performance of the updates is now significantly better than last year, thanks to Project Treble.
While talking about the Android distribution numbers, Google also confirmed 10 OEMs that have committed to upgrading some of its devices to Android 10 by the end of this year. Google seemed happy with the Android update progress across different OEMs.
Many manufacturers such as ASUS, LG, Motorola, OPPO, Realme, Samsung, Sharp, Sony, Transsion, and Vivo have committed to updating some of their devices to Android 10 by the end of the year.
The 10 OEMs who might be updating their devices to Android 10 include ASUS, LG, Motorola, OPPO, Realme, Samsung, Sharp, Sony, Transsion, and Vivo. Do note that these OEMs are apart from Essential and Xiaomi, which have already updated some of their devices. OnePlus even launched the OnePlus 7T series with Android 10 out of the box, making them one of the first to do so. Technically, Huawei Mate 30 Pro was the first phone to launch with Android 10, but it is shadowed by its unknown global release date due to the US ban.
Talking about Android 10 updates on existing phones – the Essential Phone, and Redmi K20 series received it on the same day as Pixels. Moreover, the Redmi K20 have even received MIUI 11 stable update. Also, a considerable number of devices have received Android 10 beta updates like the OnePlus 6 series, Galaxy S10 series, Galaxy Note 10 series, Mi Mix 3, Mi Mix 2S, and many more.
The OEMs were able to update their devices faster than ever because of Project Treble and beta programs introduced with Android Pie. Google expects this to get better year by year in the hope of eliminating stagnation and fragmentation from the Android ecosystem.
