Look again. The downward trend of Java was arrested and it stayed on a plateau when Android began becoming popular; then come 2015 they both came down together.

Look again. The downward trend of Java was arrested and it stayed on a plateau when Android began becoming popular; then come 2015 they both came down together. If we're using Google Trends as a proxy for what happened, then I'd say there's some truth to Android saving Java from its decline.