Google's Andy Rubin: Android activations up to 900, 000 a day, I'm staying put thank you

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It's been awhile since we learned how many unique Android devices were switching on every day; the last time was at Mobile World Congress, when Google's senior mobile VP [Andy Rubin][3] confirmed [850,000 activations a day][4] just as we were fruitlessly practicing our Catalan. He's now chiming in with word that the daily rate is up to 900,000 cellular-enabled phones and tablets as of June. That's a ways off from the [breakneck pace][5] of growth in 2011, but it certainly shows that Android is no shrinking violet just yet. Rubin's answer is ostensibly prompted by a need to debunk a rumor that he might be leaving Google -- there's "no plans" for that, he says. All the same, we're sure he doesn't mind ever-so-slightly deflating Apple's balloon before [WWDC 2012 kicks off][6] tomorrow.

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[Google's Andy Rubin: Android activations up to 900,000 a day, I'm staying put thank you][2] originally appeared on [Engadget][8] on Sun, 10 Jun 2012 22:55:00 EDT. Please see our [terms for use of feeds][9].

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