Running on 28.5 percent of devices (across both versions 7.0 and 7.1), Android 7.0 Nougat is now the most-used version of the Android operating system, according to an update on Google’s developer portal.
Android, 6.0 Marshmallow (released in 2015) is the second most-used version that still stands at 28.1 percent. Google’s latest 8.0 Oreo update released last fall stands at just 1.1 percent of Android devices, coming at a distant sixth place. It was running only on 0.2 percent of devices till October 2nd, 2017.
Android devices have always suffered from fragmentation when it comes to software updates. For a lot of phones, the version of Android that came installed your phone when you bought it is often the one that it’ll always have. But the fact that Nougat - an update that is now over a year and a half old - is just taking the crown for most users truly highlights the issue.
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