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TL;DR
- Android 16 is now the most widely used Android version, accounting for 25.4% of active devices, up from 7.5% in December 2025.
- Android 17 has reached just 1% adoption, despite becoming available in June 2026, and even Android 8.1 has a larger share.
- Android fragmentation remains a problem, with 43.6% of active devices still running Android 13 or older.
Android 16 has finally become the most widely used version of Google’s mobile operating system, but the latest Android distribution figures suggest that getting users onto newer software remains a challenge.
