It’s a new month and a new year, and even with CES dominating the news cycle Google has proven that life goes on releasing the Android Distribution numbers for January 2018.
The big news is that Android 8.1 has made it’s first appearance in the list with 0.2% of the user base. Last month it was not included, possibly due to that version registering less than 0.1%. The Android 8.0 release however remained the same at just 0.5% of the total install base.
For the rest of the Android eco-system, the lower versions of Android (Gingerbread/Ice Cream Sandwich) both remained static, while all versions of Jelly Bean, as well as Lollipop and Marshmallow all saw decline in usage, while Nougat saw increases in usage.
For the record, here’s how the number stacked up against last month:
| Android Version | December 2017 | January 2018 |
| Android 2.3.3 – 2.3.7 (Gingerbread) | 0.4% | 0.4% |
| Android 4.0.3 – 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| Android 4.1.x (JellyBean) | 2.0% | 1.9% |
| Android 4.2.x (JellyBean) | 3.0% | 2.9% |
| Android 4.3 (JellyBean) | 0.9% | 0.8% |
| Android 4.4 (KitKat) | 13.4% | 12.8% |
| Android 5.0 (Lollipop) | 6.1% | 5.7% |
| Android 5.1 (Lollipop) | 20.2% | 19.4% |
| Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) | 29.7% | 28.6% |
| Android 7.0 (Nougat) | 19.3% | 21.1% |
| Android 7.1 (Nougat) | 4.0% | 5.2% |
| Android 8.0 (Oreo) | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| Android 8.1 (Oreo) | – | 0.2% |
