Kwinyanga ephelileyo uGoogle utyhile ukuba Android 6.0 Marshmallow yaba kwi-2,3% yazo zonke izixhobo ze-Android ukuba ngaxa lithile ngenyanga ungene Google Play Store. Inguqulelo yeMarshmallow ephucule kakhulu ukusebenza kunye nobomi bebhetri kwiitheminali ezininzi, ezinje iboniswe ngeXperia Z5 kwiiveki ezimbini ezidlulileyo.
Ngoku, uGoogle usizisela enye ingxelo ebonisa ukuba amanani okusasazwa kwe-Android Marshmallow ziphindeke kabini xa kuthelekiswa nenyanga edlulileyo. Yiyo ngokuchanekileyo i-4,6% yazo zonke izixhobo esele inale nguqulo entsha ye-Android eyaqala ukufikelela kwii-terminals zokuqala ezingenayo i-Nexus ekuqaleni konyaka, ubuncinane kubavelisi abaziwayo kakhulu.
I-Samsung, i-Sony kunye nabanye abaninzi banetyala lokuphinda kabini elo nani 4,6% kwaye ukrwele ezinye iinguqulelo isuntswana lesabelo kosasazo olwahlulwahlulwa kakhulu.
Kuzo zonke ezinye iinguqulelo ze-Android uya kuzifumana amanye amanani ayancitshiswa njenge-Android Lollipop, ngoku iya kwi-35,8 yeepesenti ukusuka kwi-36,1%. I-KitKat iye yafikelela kwi-33,4% yezixhobo ezivela kwi-34,3%, kwaye i-Jelly Bean ifikelela kwi-21,3% yezixhobo ezivela kwi-22,3%.
Le ngxelo kaGoogle iyaqhubeka kuquka iinguqulelo ezindala ukuba ilitye lesikhumbuzo kufuneka phantse lakhelwe ukuxhathisa kwabo. I-Android Ice Cream Sandwich, ekhutshwe kwi-2011, ifikelela kwiipesenti ze-2,2 zezixhobo, ngelixa i-Android Gingerbread, ekhutshwe kwi-2010, ngoku i-2,6 yeepesenti yezixhobo. Nokuba le nguqulo yakudala ikwizixhobo ezingaphezulu kune-Ice Cream Sandwich ihlala iyimfihlakalo.
Ngelixa silindele ukufika kwehlobo ukuze sifumane, ubuncinane abo bane-Nexus, uhlaziyo olutsha lwe-Android N, njengoko iinyanga zihamba, i-Marshmallow iya kufumana indawo eninzi okanye i-quota kuloo kuhanjiswa kwe-Android.