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Three out of four Pixel users run Pie, which still doesn’t make a difference
August 03, 2025
Last week we reported that over half of the iPhones and iPads released in the last four years were already running thelatest version of iOS. In response to this, Rick Osterloh, Senior Vice President of Hardware at Google, retweeted our article and gave an interesting statistic. As it turns out,Pixelusers are quick to update to the latest version of Android.
In the two months since Google madeAndroid 9 Pieofficial, Osterloh states that roughly 75 percent of Pixel owners have upgraded to the latest operating system version. While a majority of these users most likely jumped onto Pie the moment it was made available, the holdouts appear to be trickling in.
While this statistic stands out, comparing it toSeptember’s distribution numbersshows that Pixel users who have upgraded don’t even account for 0.01 percent of all two billion plus active Android devices. And even though other manufacturers likeEssentialandOnePlushave begun rolling out the firmware upgrade, we likely won’t see much movement on the distribution numbers until OEMs like Samsung release Pie for its flagship smartphones.
What do you think about Osterloh’s statistic? Are you surprised that 25 percent of all Pixel owners haven’t taken the opportunity to install Android Pie? Let us know your thoughts in the comment section below!
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