BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 5. The Android
operating system’s market share in Azerbaijan has declined.
According to Trend’s calculations based on data from the Global
Stats analytics platform, as of the end of October 2026, Android’s
share of the Azerbaijani market fell by 1.55 percentage points
compared to the previous month, reaching 54.9%.
Nevertheless, Android retained its leading position among
operating systems in Azerbaijan. Microsoft Windows took second
place, with its market share declining by 0.16 percentage points
over the month to 29.51%.
iOS ranked third with a market share of 11.71%. Compared to
September, this figure increased by 1.23 percentage points.
According to data from Global Stats, as of the end of October
2026, Android also retained its leadership in the global operating
system market. Microsoft Windows took second place, and iOS took
third.
According to information published on Android's official
website, Android 17 is the current major version of the operating
system. Google continues to release updates for this version. On
October 2, 2026, Android 17 QPR 3 Beta 1 was released, marking the
latest quarterly update for supported devices.
"As we continue to build on the initial release of Android 17,
we are updating the platform by addressing identified issues and
implementing improvements that will subsequently become available
on supported devices. These updates are released quarterly as part
of the Quarterly Platform Releases (QPR) program and become
available both in AOSP and on Google Pixel devices as part of
Feature Drops.
Although these updates do not contain API changes that affect
app functionality, we provide images of the latest QPR beta
versions so that developers can test their apps on these builds if
necessary. This is particularly relevant when planning to implement
new features that could impact the user experience," the statement
reads.
