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[The Guru]

“Oh, I’d never use an Android phone – those things crash too much!” This mantra is often heard from those cradling their iDevices, basking in the self-satisfied glow of the latest incrementally updated iPhone Designed by Apple in California (and Made by Foxconn in China). But is it true? Recent research from mobile analytics firm Crittercism says no. Based on data collected in November and December of last year, iOS apps crashed at a significantly higher rate than Android apps – more than three times as much for top selling apps. Don’t panic, Apple faithful, just keep repeating this soothing chant to yourself: “It just works.”

The research was normalized for both platforms, taking relative downloads out of the equation. Even in the most extreme example, less than 4% of iOS apps and 3% of Android apps crashed with regularity. The biggest OS version offender by  far was iOS 5, making up more than a quarter of app crashes all by itself. That makes sense, since new operating systems have the most compatibility issues with older apps – at least until you read that Android 4.0 has just 1% of the share of crashed apps. Apple’s combined mobile OS made up more than two thirds of total normalized app crashes. The biggest portion of Android crashes went to Gingerbread 2.3.3, with just under 4%.

Looking at Android specifically, Gingerbread makes up more than half of crashed apps across all versions - which makes since, considering that it’s at roughly 60% penetration across all Android devices at the moment. Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich does show a disproportionate amount of app crashes, with just under 7% of the Android total. When taken across both mobile platforms, iOS still has the majority of crashing apps, even considering its greater share of total app downloads.

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[Michael_Mcr]

I dont expect this thread to have many replies.....

I think i have been fairly lucky with Android with only a couple of occasions where i have had to reboot after a lock up or crash and just a handfull of the "force closes" in 6 months of being an Android user. It certainly seems more stable than WM6.5 was.

My other half hasnt had any app crash notices that i can remember with her 3GS or 4S but has had a few occasions over the (3 ?) years of iphone usage when she has had to power-cycle to get full system functionality back after a slowdown or hang.

[tonybro]

To be honest, most mobile OS are pretty stable and most apps likewise as the environment in which they operate is usually tightly controlled.

[marttin]

Not sure about App but better half's Android phone - Motorola dual system (supports GSM and CDMA), dont remember the model - crashes very often. Never had crashes on (non-jailbroken) iPhone

[The Guru]

I've seen a few crashes on both platforms but not enough to concern me at all.