Because the allocation method determines whether memory fragmentation becomes a problem, the memory allocator plays the central role in ensuring the availability of free resources. Memory allocation ...

The latest data is in, and Android fragmentation is worse than ever ... Take a gander at OpenSignal’s chart. But the situation is not all bad, as OpenSignal points out.

If you were wondering what the face of Android diversity looks like, you won’t do much better than the chart above compiled ... “diversity” is of course fragmentation, and plenty of it ...