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Top 50 Android Apps Account for 61% of All App Usage
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08-22-2011, 02:43 PM | #2 |
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Well, the top 5 apps are currently:
YouTube Google Maps Angry Birds Skype I woudn't be surprised if those five alone accounted for most of that 43%, and I also expect that a fair slice of time is spent on them on iOS as well. With a lot of apps you dip in and out, but you can spend long chunks of time with YouTube, Facebook and Skype, and I hear Angry Birds is quite popular. Graham |
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according to a research i have gone through. These sites traffic has increased 13% because of mobile internet. So just imagine the significant impact by mobile devices.
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You probably don't use maps because you don't have a data plan, but I use it daily. On the road it had been a real life saver. On my tablet I rarely use maps |
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08-23-2011, 12:39 PM | #7 |
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My thought too was that surely there would be a web browser in there, but there isn't one in the top 10. Checking Dolphin and Opera installs in the Market they are far below the numbers for the top 5 above.
I guess most users are happy with the default browser. I know I've not felt the need to try out an alternative. Graham |
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I don't use maps, because I know how to get to where I need to go. Lack of a data plan has nothing to do with it. IOW, I don't drive to unknown places. |
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I use it mainly for traffic. But there has dozen different reasons why I have used this app. That is interesting. You mean you never drive to a restaurant you've never been to, gone to a social event where the address is provided. Been in an unfamiliar neighborhood where you might be looking for say a Starbucks or Radio shack? There is so much information you can get from maps, I've lived in my neighborhood all my life and there have been places maps has discovered that I never knew existed. It's also great for checking reviews on a place. Heck I even use it to find contact info for business since it's faster than googling it. Man life to short to be confined to places I know first hand, maps really helps me expand the locations I've visit. =X= |
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Traffic is not a problem for me, because I'm going in the opposite direction during morning commute; so it's free sailing for me. That said, I use maps all the time. I love taking day trips to places I haven't been to before. Two of my hobbies involve extensive use of maps - hiking and geocaching. So I'm quite familiar with topo maps, compasses and handheld GPS devices. |
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I use Dolphin based upon recommendations from friends. Since my tablet is used for casual recreational purposes, the stock browser would probably work just as well for me.
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@tubemonkey Ah okay that all's good, for a second there I thought you had some OCD complex. The hiking sounds fun, never heard of geocaching.
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