Android 17 adoption hits a staggering 1% – why you really should update now
Source: ZDNet ·
Only a quarter of Android phones have even made it to Android 16.
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Android 17 adoption hasn’t been speedy. According to the most recent data from heise.de via Android Studio, as reported by Android Authority , Android 17 has reached just 1% of active devices since its release in June 2026. While Android 16 is finally the most used Google OS for Android devices, at 25.4% of active Android devices, these distribution figures indicate that getting users to upgrade to even newer software is an uphill battle. It’s true that Android 17 has had less time to reach devices than Android 16 did when the previous distribution snapshot was published, but the minuscule adoption rate underscores how slowly the latest release is infiltrating the Android ecosystem. Also: How Android 17 stops network snoops and SMS blasters now Plus, the data show that more Android users than not are running versions that are many years old. I’m all for not fixing what’s not broken, but when Android 14 is the second most widely used version (15.% of devices are still running it),…
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