Android Distribution Statistics for September 2016. According to the company, Android Marshmallow 6.0 is slowly expanding to more phones and is now at 18.7%. Android Nougat 7.0 has not yet made the list.
Although it's a significant increase, Android Marshmallow is still below Android Lollipop and Kitkat on the list. According to the latest distribution numbers, Android Lollipop 5.0 and v5.1 run together on 35% Android devices, followed by Android Kitkat 4.4 with a 27.7% share.
Android Jelly Bean, on the other hand, powers 15.6% devices, while Android Ice Cream Sandwich, Gingerbread and Froyo are located at 1.4%, 1.5% and 0.1% respectively. These numbers were collected by Google from Android devices that access the Google Play Store within a period of seven days until September 5.
A few days ago, Google started rolling out
Android 7.0 Nougat for Android One devices. The version was released through the OTA channel. Cherry Mobile G1 was the first Android One smartphone to receive the update.
The Android 7.0 Nougat update for Nexus 6P was on hold for some time after reports that it drained the phone's battery faster than expected. The problem, however, was attributed to a technical problem at the end of Huawei. Google recently released factory and OTA images for the Nexus 6P and has resumed rolling out the update.
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