Many may have casually wondered how the speed of the Android 10 rollout compares to those of older versions of the OS. It almost feels like OEMs are sending out the OS update faster this time around. Does hard data agree with that notion? Yes, yes, it does.

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Android 10 was released back in August, which means it's been a touch over three months since Google debuted the current iteration of the Android OS. Since then, several companies have sent out the OS update to their devices. It's starting to look like the adoption rate of Android 10 is higher than those of previous Android versions. Does the reality of the matter actually differ, though?

As of today, these are the companies that have sent out the Android 10 update. Excluding Google, for obvious reasons.

Essential

OnePlus

Asus

Huawei

Sony

Xiaomi

Samsung

HMD Global

Comparing their Android Pie rollout times to the Android 10 one makes it evident that things are actually better this time around, For example, it wasn't until Christmas 2018 that Samsung started pushing out the Android Pie update to Galaxy S9 models in Europe. The Android 10 rollout has been faster, with S10 users in Germany confirming receipt of the update back in late November.

At this point, it's not anecdotal. The Android 10 rollout is actually more efficient than Android Pie's was. Sadly, the monthly Android distribution page has been abandoned for months now, so we can't get official adoption metrics. But all facts point towards the major companies sending out the Android 10 update faster than they did with the Android Pie update last year.

And that's a win.

The OnePlus 6 received the Pie update in late September last year, while the OnePlus 7 got the Android 10 update around the same time this year. Essential also had day one adoption of both versions of the OS.

The great—with software—OEMs are adhering to their already high standards, while the mediocre ones are getting better.