15 Advanced Android Analysis
Android devices are the most widely used smart devices globally. In fact, on May 17, 2017, the CEO of Google, Sudar Pichai, announced that more than 2 billion active Android devices were in use globally. Some research firms have placed the market share as of August 2017 at almost 90 percent (87.7 percent stated by DMR, a statistical company), though Google VP Dave Burke reported it was around 66 percent in all actuality, after statistical companies put market share considerably higher. Consumers can purchase any of the approximately 18,000 to 25,000 Android devices available, including smart phones and tablets. Luckily for the mobile examiner, these devices all have similar file system structures.
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