It is Google’s next phone and tablet operating system update.The company has yet to reveal the full name or version number. Last month, Android Marshmallow was running on just 7.5% of devices across the world, but has seen a decent jump up to 10%.
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Released with Lollipop 5.1, the Sprint version of the Desire 626s is now getting an OTA update that pushes it up to Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
Android Lollipop is the most widely-used version of Android, with the OS running on 35.4% of all devices. Perhaps more shockingly is Android 4.1/4.2/4.3 Jelly Bean which still has 18.9 percent share despite originally launching in 2012.
Overall, adoption rates are down across the board, with Marshmallow’s statistic representing the only increase. Android 4.4 KitKat meanwhile declined by less than one percent to 31.6 percent. This prevents many users from utilizing functions and security updates on the latest Androids.
Android “N” the upcoming release of an Android operating system.
In Kerala, Android N is making waves among all sections of people ever since their favorite disk “Neyyappam” was placed on the first spot on the official Google Android name-voting page.
The numbers come from Google’s Platform Versions data, which are gathered from the Google Play Store app in the seven-day period ending on June 6.
Google gathers figures from active devices visiting the Google Play app, which only supports Android 2.2 and above.
Initially, Android N will have to struggle to retain the market but if Google names it to a famous Indian dessert then we hope it will gather momentum in no time.
As for the fragmentation, Google needs to quickly resolve the issue, where it is unable to roll out Android updates on user devices. Five months in, the mobile OS had found its way to just 2.3 percent of Android devices in the wild.
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In comparison, as per the data shared by Apple in May, iOS 9 runs on 84 percent of devices, whereas iOS 8 runs on 11 percent of devices.
