Google has released a rather disappointing report on the adoption of its Marshmallow mobile operating system whose adoption is just 0.7 percent.
According to Google’s latest monthly update to the Platform Versions page for Android, Android Marshmallow is yet to hit the 1 percent mark.
Android Marshmallow was released on September 29 with the launch of Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P but the devices didn’t start shipping until October, meaning Marshmallow has only been available for three months.
Despite that, a 0.7 percent adoption level after three months is very terrible for Google’s Android. Here are the changes between December and January:
- Android 6.0 Marshmallow (October 2015): Up 0.2 points to 0.7 percent
- Android 5.0/5.1 Lollipop (November 2014, March 2015): Up 3.1 points to 32.6 percent
- Android 4.4 KitKat (October 2013): Down 0.5 points to 36.1 percent
- Android 4.1/4.2/4.3 Jelly Bean (July 2012, November 2012, and July 2013): Down 2.2 points to 24.7 percent
- Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (December 2011): Down 0.2 points to 2.7 percent
- Android 2.3 Gingerbread (February 2011): Down 0.4 points to 3.0 percent
- Android 2.2 Froyo (May 2010): Flat at 0.2 percent
The data is gathered from the Google Play Store app, which requires Android 2.2 and above. This means devices running older versions are not included, nor are devices that don’t have Google Play installed (which includes many Android phones and tablets in China, Amazon’s Fire line, and so on).
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