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As you can see by the numbers above, it’s still a sad state of affairs when it comes to Android devices being updated to the latest platform version. The majority of Android devices out there are still stuck on Gingerbread — a version of Android released almost 2 years ago. We, of course, can’t blame Google for this, but the lack of updates by OEMs and carriers is downright disgusting.

Boy has it been a slow road for Android 4.0, and while the numbers are still dismal, Ice Cream Sandwich is now populating the second highest number of devices accessing the Google Play Store. Gingerbread remains the majority leader with 60.6% of Android devices running it — quite sad considering it’s almost two years old.

Yesterday we reported on the Sony Google TV update that gave users the ability to watch Google Play movies, and we also mentioned that an update was on its way to the Logitech Revue. Well guess what? It’s here, and it comes with a long list of bug fixes.

It’s that time again, time to see what kind of progress Ice Cream Sandwich has made in the past month. Well, the good news: it’s up 2.2% points. That brings Android 4.0 up to lucky number 7.1% and rising. With the possibility of Jelly Bean right around the corner, 7.1% is actually quite embarrassing, but I’m guessing carriers don’t really care.

The latest Android distribution numbers are out, reminding us why we prefer Nexus devices. Although the number of Android 4.0 devices nearly doubled since last month, they remain embarrassing low. It’s been six months since Ice Cream Sandwich melted its way into our hearts yet only 4.9% of Android devices accessing the Google Play Store were running it.

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