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There's a big upheaval afoot at Google -- Android lead [Andy Rubin](http://www.engadget.com/tag/AndyRubin/) is stepping down from his position to "start a new chapter" at the company. [Sundar Pichai](http://www.engadget.com/tag/SundarPichai/), who currently oversees the Apps and Chrome projects, will take over the top spot in mobile. Neither the company nor Rubin have explained the reasoning for the management change so far, although it's safe to say that Rubin is going out on a high note when [most smartphones](http://www.engadget.com/2013/02/14/idc-android-surged-to-69-percent-smartphone-share-in-2012/) sold today use the OS he helped create: CEO Larry Page mentions 750 million Android device activations to date, and over 25 billion cumulative Google Play app downloads.
Filed under: [Cellphones](http://www.engadget.com/category/cellphones/), [Tablets](http://www.engadget.com/category/tablets/), [Mobile](http://www.engadget.com/category/mobile/), [Google](http://www.engadget.com/category/google/)
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**Source:** [Google Official Blog](http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2013/03/update-from-ceo.html)
URL: http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/13/andy-rubin-leaves-google-sundar-pichai-to-lead-android/
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