KitKat Now Powers About 25 Percent Of Android As 'L' Rumors Heat Up

Android KitKat now powers about one quarter of all Android devices visiting the Google Play Store, according to the latest stats provided by Google (via ZDNet).

The data, which comes from activity tracked during a 7-day period ending on Sept. 9, showed 24.5 percent of devices are running 4.4. Jelly Bean's 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3 updates, meanwhile, accounted for over a half of Android devices, with 4.1 narrowly edging out KitKat by itself with 25.1 percent of the visits during the period.

KitKat made its arrival on Halloween 2013 and it's time near the top is nearly up as Google plans to release its successor, Android L, soon.

A recent leak, meanwhile, has potentially tipped Android L's name: Lemon Meringue Pie.

NDTV reports that the codename "LMP" has been spotted in several Android documents, which many reports have suggested stands for Lemon Meringue Pie.

In the documents, LMP pops up several times, including in the rumored Nexus 8 tablet's firmware description.

However, while Lemon Meringue Pie sounds like a good dessert-themed fit, it should be noted that KitKat was referenced with the codename "KLP" (for Key Lime Pie) in similar documents, but Google changed its mind late in the game to strike a deal with Nestle.

The name "Lollipop" has also been mentioned for the update.

Regardless of what it's called, Android 5.0 is expected to release sometime this fall alongside new Nexus refreshes.

But when exactly can you expect your device to receive the update? Android Origin takes a stab at predicting when some of the market's top smartphones could start enjoying Lemon Meringue Pie:

"The first device we will talk about is the Google Nexus 5. Since it took Google half a month to update the Nexus 4 with KitKat, we feel like it could be the same with the Nexus 5. When Google releases Android L, we expect to see the Nexus 5 receive an OTA update about two weeks later. The same can be said of the Moto X+1 too. We could see Motorola pushing their first Android L update to the Moto X in a little over two weeks.

Going down the list and looking at HTC with the One M8, it's likely we will see the first Android L update pushed to the HTC One M8 about a month after Google releases it. It took Samsung two-and-a-half months to update theGalaxy Note 3 to KitKat, so we think it will take Samsung the same amount of time to update the Galaxy Note 4 with Android L. Then the Galaxy S5 will likely have to wait a little over three-and-a-half months (after Google releases Android L) before it sees the first OTA update for Android L. Last is the LG G2. We could see LG taking over four-and-a-half months (after the Android L release) before the LG G3 sees Android L."