I-Google, njengoba kwenzeka njalo ngenyanga, inayo kukhishwe izibalo zokusabalalisa ze-Android ngoMashi 2016, futhi ekugcineni singasho ukuthi iMarshmallow, 6.0, iqala ukuvuna ikhanda layo ngokunyusa kancane ifinyelele kumaphesenti ama-2,3 ukusuka kuleyo eyayiyinyanga edlule nge-1,2%. Iphesenti selicishe laphindeka kabili, njengoba abakhiqizi abaningi ngokwengeziwe bebuyekeza iMarshmallow, njengakwisimo sakamuva sakwaSony.
Lowo ekugcineni othatha ukubusa yi-Android Lollipop, cishe eminyakeni emibili ngemuva kokuba kumenyezelwe ku-Google I / O 2014. Ezibalweni ezinikezwe yiGoogle ziveza ukuthi ukutholwa kweLollipop sekufinyelele kumaphesenti angama-36,1. Lesi sibalo sikhombisa ukubambezeleka kokunwetshwa kwezinguqulo ezintsha ze-Android esivele sizijwayele, yize iGoogle iqhubeka nokufuna izindlela ezintsha.
Izinombolo zeLollipop zikhuphuke zisuka ku-34,1% ngenyanga edlule zaya ku-36,1% ngenyanga yamanje futhi kulapho Idlule iKitKat. Futhi ingabe i-KitKat (i-Android 4.4) yehle isuka kuma-35,5% yaya kumaphesenti angama-34,3. Okwamanje, iMarshmallow iyaqhubeka nokukhula kancane ukuze iphindwe kabili lelo phesenti elincane ebelinalo ngoFebhuwari nge-1,2%, ukuya ku-2,3%.
I-Jelly Bean (i-Android 4.1.x- 4.3) lehle laya kumaphesenti angama-22,3 kunamaphesenti angama-23,9 ngenyanga edlule. Ezinye izinhlobo ezindala njenge-Ice Cream Sandwich ne-Gingerbread zisatholakala kumadivayisi we-2,3% no-2,6%. Futhi, uFroyo, njengomuntu ohamba ochungechungeni lwe-Walking Dead, usemi ku-0,1%.
Amaphesenti amahle kakhulu kaMarshmallow kungenxa yokuthi abakhiqizi abaningi ngokwengeziwe labo abakhipha isibuyekezo ku-Android 6.0 kumafoni abo. Kwakungulo msombuluko lapho abakwaSony ekugcineni benelisa abasebenzisi bayo nge ukukhishwa kwe-Android 6.0 ochungechungeni lwe-Xperia Z5, ngakho-ke ngokuqinisekile sizobona izibalo ezingcono ngenyanga ka-Ephreli.