According to the latest Google Play distribution data, Android 5.0 Lollipop is powering less than 0.1 percent of Android devices. KitKat is now at 39.1% (up by 5.2%). Jelly Bean is installed on 46% of devices. Gingerbread sticks around too with 7.8% of the market (though 1.3% less than before), while Froyo is at 0.4% and clearly on the way out.
The new data revealed by Google shows that Android KitKat-based devices are steadily rising while closing the gap on Jelly Bean-powered devices.
Google’s latest Android build – Android 5.0 Lollipop – that was released in mid-October and is now around for more than two months, is yet to make a cut into the chart. The Android Developers’ web page notes, “Any versions with less than 0.1 percent distribution are not shown,” tipping that the Android 5.0 Lollipop despite of being rolled out to a bunch of devices has not yet reached the minimum mark.
Google also noted, “This data is gathered from the new Google Play Store app, which supports Android 2.2 and above, devices running older versions are not included. However, in August, 2013, versions older than Android 2.2 accounted for about 1 percent of devices that checked into Google servers.”
Notably, Apple’s iOS 8 within three months of its public release is powering the majority (60 percent) of active iOS devices. In contrast, Google’s Android 4.4 KitKat version took 14 months to reach around 40 percent of the worldwide users, according to Google’s figures shared in January.
