Android extended its lead over iOS as the top smartphone operating sytem in the US during 2016, according to new research from Nielsen.
In third-quarter 2016, a majority of subscribers used Android (53%) and iOS (45%) devices to access their apps. Two percent of U.S. smartphone owners used a handset that operated on a Windows phone, followed by 1% on a BlackBerry.
Smartphone penetration grew to 88% of U.S. mobile subscribers at the end of September 2016 from 86% at the start of the year.
