Google’s latest Android distribution numbers are gathered from devices that have the Google Play Store app installed, and covered a seven-day period to August 12. Despite small changes to the market share each OS has, there’s been no movement in their respective ranking. With 54 percent share between them, the three versions of Jelly Bean make up the most widely-used version of Android,
followed by KitKat. While KitKat now commands a respectable share of Android devices, it still means most people with
an Android phone are still stuck on an outdated OS that isn’t receiving maintenance updates. Generally, devices that are older than 18 months at the time a new version of Android is released don’t get the update. Android users are now focused on the new
features that will come with Android L and the devices that will launch alongside it, such as the rumoured Nexus 6.
