Ngenyanga edlule i-Android 6.0 Marshmallow liphindwe kabili inani lamaphesenti leyo ayithola ngenyanga kaMashi leyo isuka kuma-2,3% yaya ku-4,6%. Amanani asibuyisa njalo ngenyanga ekuqhekekeni ku-Android ngezinhlobo ezahlukahlukene ezisatshalaliswa emhlabeni wonke kuma-smartphones nakumathebulethi amancane noma amadala.
Kule nyanga iMarshmallow ayikwazanga ukusiphinda kabili isibalo sangenyanga edlule, yize ikwazile ukusinyusa kakhulu safinyelela kumaphesenti ayi-7,5, ngenxa yokuthi, ngokwengxenye, ukuthi "sondliwe" yi Ukulahleka kwephesenti kwe-Android Lollipop neKitKat, eyehle isuka kuma-35,8% yaya ku-35,6% yasuka ku-33,4% yaya ku-32,5% ngokulandelana. Izibalo ezibaluleke kakhulu zezinguqulo ezimbili zangaphambilini eziqhubeka nokwengeza inani elikhulu lamatheminali phakathi kwalezi ezimbili.
Uma sengeza kulokhu iJelly Bean iyaqhubeka ukuba ngamaphesenti angama-20,1Bazoba nathi isikhashana kuze kube yilapho bengathola isibalo se-Ice Cream Sandwich ngamaphesenti amabili. Futhi kungukuthi izinhlobo ezifana ne-Gingerbread zisekhona, namaphesenti angu-2 amaphesenti, kanye neFroyo eqhubeka nokulwa ngaphandle kokufuna ukunyamalala kulelo khekhe njengomdwebo onamaphesenti ayi-2,2.
Ezinye izibalo zokusabalalisa okuvela kule OS yedivayisi yeselula esizobona kuyo ngokushesha inguqulo entsha ye-Android N ezongena enguqulweni yokugcina yaleli hlobo elilandelayo lapho ifika kwenye yeNexus entsha ezokwethulwa ngasikhathi sinye. Bekulindelwe ukuthi le nguqulo entsha ingathuthukisa izinsuku, kepha ngenxa yokwehla kweMarshmallow, isibuyekezo esingenazo izici eziningi ezintsha njengeLollipop, singaqhubeka nokulindela lolu hlobo lwamaphesenti eminyakeni emibili ezayo ngaphandle kwezimanga ezinkulu .