Android 7.0 Nougat Now Present on 0.3 Percent of All Active Android Devices, Says Google!

For a long time now Google's gotten us used to publish new Android distribution stats each month, but for some reason, the company decided to skip October. Almost two months after last updating its Android distribution chart, Google has now revealed the number of devices that are currently running the various versions of its mobile OS. Google did not reveal the reason it didn't publish its distribution chart in October, though it may be related to the launch  of the Google Pixel smartphones.

The data regarding the distribution of its Android versions is collected by the company on the basis of the devices that check into Google Play via the app, which supports Android 2.2 Froyo and higher devices. The most important milestone to talk about is the fact that Android 7.0 Nougat is now part of the chart for the first time ever. It's making its debut at 0.3% market share, which puts it ahead only of Froyo, also known as Android 2.2, which commands 0.1% of the pie and was released in May of 2010. 

Data collected during a 7-day period ending on November 7, 2016.
Any versions with less than 0.1% distribution are not shown.

Leading the pack are the two Lollipop versions, which when combined take 34.1% of the market, though that number is down from 35% in September. In fact, all past iterations of the OS have lost market share, aside from Marshmallow. Now, the number of active devices running Marshmallow has climbed up to 24%, a 5.3% jump from September, as per Google's latest distribution chart. KitKat is at 25.2% (down from 27.7%), and the three Jelly Bean versions collectively have 13.7% of the pie, down from 15.6%. Ice Cream Sandwich and Gingerbread are now tied at 1.3%, having lost 0.1% and 0.2% market share respectively.

It should be noted that Android 7.1 Nougat, which the Google Pixel phones launched with, is still not mentioned in the distribution chart - implying a share of less than 0.1%.

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