Google now has more than a half dozen versions of its Android operating system out in the mobile ecosystem, but the majority of Android-based devices are at least running one of the more recent versions of the OS—Gingerbread.
As of Dec. 1, 50.6 percent of Android devices are running version 2.3, Gingerbread, the majority of which are on Android 2.3.3 or higher, according to stats posted on Google's developer site.
Android 2.2 Froyo is still on 35.3 percent of phones.
That's a switch from October, however, when 45.3 percent of Android devices were running Froyo and 38.2 percent were running Gingerbread.
About 9.6 percent of Android devices are running Android 2.1 Eclair, 1.3 percent have Android 1.6 Donut, and 0.8 percent have the first iteration of the mobile platform, Android 1.5 Cupcake.
Android 3.0 Honeycomb, which is intended only for tablets, has about 2.4 percent of the Android market, with most (1.2 percent) on Android 3.2.
The most-recent version of the OS, Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, made its debut last month. It will first be available in the U.S. on the Samsung Galaxy Nexus via Verizon Wireless, but the carrier has yet to announce a release date. Google is reportedly testing ICS on its employees' Nexus S smartphones; it released the ICS source code in November.
For more, see PCMag's full review of Ice Cream Sandwich and the slideshow below. Also check out The Best Phones Getting Ice Cream Sandwich and the 10 Coolest Android Ice Cream Sandwich Features.