Android 17 is barely making a dent as Android 11 still powers 10% of phones

More than a quarter of Android users have upgraded, but millions are still running outdated software. Android 17 is barely making a dent as Android 11 still powers 10% of phones. Android 17 has reached just 1%, and even Android 8.1 is ahead.

Android 17 has reached just 1% adoption, despite becoming available in June 2026, and even Android 8.1 has a larger share. Android fragmentation remains a problem, with 43.6% of active devices still running Android 13 or older. Android 16 has finally become the most widely used version of Google’s mobile operating system, but the latest Android distribution figures suggest that getting users onto newer software remains a challenge.

Despite Android 17 reaching more devices since its release in June, the latest software accounts for just 1% of active devices. The figures also show that a surprisingly large number of Android users are still running versions that are several years old. According to the latest figures shared by heise.de via Android Studio, Android 16 accounts for 25.4% of active Android devices as of October 2026.