Marshmallow is now on 15.2% of all active Android devices

Android Marshmallow
Android Marshmallow (Image credit: Android Central)

Google has posted the latest Android version distribution numbers, showing yet another small bump up for Marshmallow. Specifically, Google calculates that 15.2% of active Android devices were running Marshmallow during a 7-day period ending on August 2. That compares to 13.3% of active Android devices from the previous month.

Android numbers

Android 5.x Lollipop went up slightly from 35.1% in July to 35.5% this month. Android 4.4 KitKat dropped from 30.1% in July to 29.2% in August. Jelly Bean came in at 16.7% with these new numbers, down from 17.8% in July, and Ice Cream Sandwich went down from 1.7% to 1.6%. Gingerbread also declined from 1.9% to 1.7%. Froyo is still sticking around with its tiny 0.1% share.

John Callaham