Google’s Android Platform Distribution stats for May 2016 are in, and Android 6.0 Marshmallow has grown once again.
Google reports that during the 7-day period ending on May 2, 7.5 percent of the Android devices that accessed the Play Store were running Marshmallow. That number is up from 4.6 percent in April 2016.
Moving on down the line of Android releases, Lollipop (Android 5.0 and 5.1) appeared on 35.6 percent of devices during Google’s survey period. That number is down 0.2 percent from April.
Android 4.4 KitKat fell, too, going from 33.4 percent in April to 32.5 percent in May. Jelly Bean (Android 4.1, 4.2, and 4.3) dropped from 21.3 percent in April to 20.1 percent in May, and Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0) fell from 2.2 percent in April to 2.0 percent in May.
Rounding out Google’s survey results are Gingerbread (Android 2.3) dropping from 2.6 percent in April to 2.3 percent in May, and Froyo (Android 2.2) holding strong at 0.1 percent.
So according to these numbers, Marshmallow was the only version of Android to grow in use between April and May. That’s not totally a surprise, as we’re seeing more and more devices launch with Android 6.0 in tow — like the LG G5 — and fewer devices hitting the market with Android 5.0 or 5.1. Older devices that are already running Android 5.0 or 5.1 are getting upgraded, too. Expect this trend to continue in the coming months as more phones — like the HTC 10 — hit stores and more upgrades roll out.
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