In a new report by MWR InfoSecurity, a new exploit was discovered which tricks users into recording their screen without their consent. The exploit is present in Android versions 5.0 to Android 7.1.
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Ten months after its release, Android 7.0 Nougat has reached 10.6% of devices. Marshmallow had reached 15.2% within ten months of its rollout starting, and it's more than doubled since then, to 31.8%.
The newest versions of Android are now installed on just 1.2% of the platform's active devices, while 6.0 Marshmallow continues to grow, pushing past the 30% usage milestone for the first time.
Android 7.0 Nougat is now on just 0.4% of devices, up by a pitiful 0.1% compared with last month - but a year after its release, 6.0 Marshmallow has finally overtaken the three-year-old 4.4 KitKat.
Marshmallow has been available to manufacturers for almost a year now, but hasn't yet reached 20% of devices, while Android 4.4 KitKat - which was released nearly three years ago - is on 27.7%.
Android 7.0 Nougat will be released soon - but ten months after the rollout of version 6.0 Marshmallow began, it's now installed on just 15% of Android devices, and its growth rate has slowed.
Priced from $600, Akyumen's 7-inch tablet dual-boots Windows 10 and Android Lollipop, and its killer feature is a built-in projector that can project 720p images up to a size of 100 inches diagonal.
Marshmallow is now installed on 13.3% of active Android devices, following its largest monthly increase so far - but Android 7.0 Nougat is fast approaching, and is due to arrive this summer.
Eight months after its rollout began, Google's latest figures show that Android 6.0 Marshmallow has finally passed the 10% milestone, but the release of Android 7.0 is fast approaching.
Sixteen months after its rollout began, Android 5.x Lollipop has finally overtaken KitKat as the most-used version of the OS - but after five months of availability, 6.0 Marshmallow is at just 2.3%.
Android 6.0 was released in early October - but the latest version of the OS is now installed on just 1.2% of active devices, indicating an even slower rollout rate than Android 5.0 Lollipop.
Android 6.0 began rolling out on October 5, but still hasn't reached 1% of active devices. 5.x Lollipop grew by 3.1% compared with last month, but the two-year old 4.4 KitKat still leads with 36.1%.
Version 5.x Lollipop now accounts for 29.5% of active Android devices - but two months after 6.0 Marshmallow began its rollout, just 0.5% of devices are running the latest version of the OS.
If you own a device that runs an older version of Android, Google could potentially unlock your device remotely with a court order. This affects roughly 74% of Android devices on the market.
Over four months after its launch on iOS, Apple Music is now available on Android as a beta - but while users will be able to sign up for a free three-month trial, the app isn't yet feature-complete.
A year after its rollout began, Lollipop has finally reached a quarter of active Android devices - but the vast majority of devices are still running much older versions of the OS.
Hours before Google unveils Android 6.0 Marshmallow, T-Mobile has finally upgraded two of its devices that had been stuck on 4.4 KitKat... with an Android version originally compiled in December 2014.
A year after being unveiled as a 'hero' device for Android 5.0 Lollipop - and a week before Android 6.0 is officially announced - the Nexus Player has become even more affordable, with a 50% discount.
Eleven months after it was first announced, 5.x Lollipop builds are now on 21% of active Android devices - but with 6.0 Marshmallow now weeks away, it's Android 4.4 KitKat that continues to dominate.
Google's latest figures show that Android 5.x builds have now been installed on 18.1% of active devices - but while all other versions dropped in usage, Android 4.4 KitKat actually saw an increase.
Samsung UK has said that it won't be rolling out Android 5.x for its Galaxy S III and Galaxy Note II, despite these handsets getting the Lollipop update in other parts of the world.
The K400 Plus is designed for the living room with a range of ten meters from your TV, offering battery life of up to 18 months, and compatibility with Windows 7/8/10, Android 5.0 and Chrome OS.
From Apple's overheating Pill and Google's European problem, to Skype ups and downs, Nintendroids, a PC in a plug, and a $20 phone from Microsoft, it's our regular roundup of the week's top tech news.
Nearly eight months after Android 5.0 was first announced, and almost three months after Sony released the update for the Xperia Z3, Lollipop is finally available for the flagship handset on T-Mobile.
Nearly eight months after Google announced Android 5.0 Lollipop, the percentage of devices running the newest versions is finally in double-digits - but 4.4 KitKat still dominates the platform.
Almost seven months after Google announced the latest version of its Android OS, over 90% of devices are still running versions up to five years old - but the Lollipop rollout is gaining momentum.
Weeks after saying the Z3 was "no longer available", T-Mobile has started selling it again - but it's still being sold with Android 4.4, and the carrier says its Lollipop update may be "months" away.
ZTE's Nubia Z9 has passed through TENAA, China's device certification authority, which listed key specs for the Android 5.0 handset, including a 3.5GHz octa-core processor and an astonishing 8GB RAM.
Sprint has finally caught up with its leading US carrier rivals with the release of its Lollipop update for the LG G2, which also includes new FM radio software for the 2013 Android flagship.
Lollipop is now rolling out to Samsung's Galaxy Note 4 on T-Mobile in the United States - but unfortunately, the update isn't based on the latest Android 5.1 release, but on the older Android 5.0.1.
Sony has released its Android 5.0 update for two more handsets in its range, and promises that it will roll out the Lollipop update to four of its Xperia Z-Series devices "in the next few weeks".
After what has seemed like an eternity, Cyanogen OS 12 for the OnePlus One is finally available. Cyanogen OS 12 will bring the long-awaited Android L / Android 5.0 to the One.
If you have a Windows PC, you can grab Lollipop for your Verizon LG G3 right now, with the OTA rollout expected to begin soon - but it will only bump your device up to Android 5.0.1, rather than 5.1.
Sony has begun rolling out its Lollipop update to even more devices, including the Xperia Z1 and Xperia Z3 Dual, among others - and its global rollout will expand to more phones and tablets next week.
Sony has confirmed that Android 5.0 is now rolling out to its Xperia Z2 and Z2 Tablet, and has also announced when some of its other Xperia devices will get their first lick of the Lollipop update.
Six months after Google announced Android 5.0, just 5.4% of Android devices now have Lollipop - which means it's still on fewer devices than Android 2.3 Gingerbread or 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.
HTC has confirmed that Lollipop will begin rolling out to the One M8 on AT&T today - a week after the older One M7 got the update, and almost six months after Google first announced Android 5.0.
From open Windows and bendy Galaxys, to a serving of Spartan, a bit more Lollipop, lots more Ones, WhatsApp chat and the OS that still won't die, it's our regular round-up of the week's top tech news.
T-Mobile has confirmed that it will roll out its over-the-air Lollipop update for the LG G3 next week, but it will be based on Android 5.0.1, rather than the very latest Android 5.1 release.
OnePlus has racked up quite a list of screw-ups and misjudgements in its short history. Once again, the firm has been forced to apologize, after repeatedly missing its own deadlines for OS updates.
