Every month, Google releases Android distribution numbers that give us an idea of which versions of Android are rising and falling. For October, a rise came in Android Lollipop, with versions 5.0 and 5.1 scooping up nearly a quarter of the Android market at 23.5%, up from 21% in September. Android 4.4 KitKat remains as the largest version at 38.9%, though this number is slightly down from September’s number of 39.2%.

Jelly Bean takes second place at 30.2%, down from September. All other version of Android continued to fall, even if only slightly, with the exception of Android 2.2 Froyo, which is hanging steady at 0.2%. It’s good to see that Lollipop covers nearly a quarter of all Android devices and continues to take some of the share from older versions. Stay tuned for November’s Android distribution numbers, which should bring in the first inclusion of Android 6.0 Marshmallow, as it begins rolling out this week.

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Samsung Pay launched not long ago, supported by a few new Samsung phones and AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile here in the United States. Missing, of course was Verizon, which didn’t come as much of a surprise to most people.

But Verizon has finally announced support for Samsung Pay, though it isn’t immediate. The Samsung Galaxy S6, S6 edge, S6 edge+, and Note 5 will support the mobile payment service after a software update that Verizon will launch in the future, though no time was given.

Samsung Pay will be supported on compatible Verizon smartphones (Galaxy S 6, S 6 edge, Note5, S6 edge +) through a future software update.

— Verizon News (@VerizonNews) October 6, 2015

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It’s good to see Verizon supporting the mobile payment service, even if it is a little bit late. How many of you Verizon customers were planning to use Samsung Pay?

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