Android confirmed for the second quarter of 2013 its monopoly and even grew by 47% since last year. According to Strategy Analytics, the Google operating system gets a market share of 80% against 14% for Apple. It should be noted that two trends are observed, the Mountain View company reported growth from one year to the next with Android , on the other hand , the Cupertino is losing market share. It has decreased from 16.60% in 2012 to 13.60% in 2013. Android meets a real success and Google continues to improve its OS especially by proposing a new service.
At the end of August, the owners of tablets and smartphones running the Android will benefit from this tool. So it is very convenient especially when the device is stolen or lost. You can easily locate it on a map like the one available in the picture above. For several months, professionals have access to this new feature, but it will be available to the general public in a few days and it will be free. It should also be noted that this new service will be available on a very large portion of Android devices as it will be compatible with version 2.2 and above.
Android showed some delay because competition already proposed such a tool. Thus, it is not a real novelty since Microsoft and Apple already had a similar service. Android owners will rejoice and should easily find their device with this tool, you should know that third-party developers also proposed equivalent solutions. For now, the release date is unknown and the service did not have a name. This will require patience, but, according to The Verge, the distribution should begin in a few weeks.
