iOS Adoption

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Apple Shares Latest iOS 16 Usage Statistics for iPhone Ahead of WWDC

Thursday June 1, 2023 7:36 am PDT by
Apple today published its latest iOS 16 and iPadOS 16 adoption statistics, as measured by devices that transacted on the App Store on May 30. The numbers come just days ahead of WWDC, where Apple is expected to announce iOS 17. Most importantly, Apple says 81% of all active iPhones are now running iOS 16, up from 72% in February. 13% of active iPhones are still running iOS 15, and 6% are...
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Apple Reveals How Many iPhones and iPads Are Running iOS 16 and iPadOS 16

Thursday February 16, 2023 9:23 am PST by
Apple today provided iOS 16 and iPadOS 16 adoption statistics for the first time since the software updates were released to the public last year. The data reveals how many iPhones and iPads are running iOS 16 and iPadOS 16, as measured by devices that transacted on the App Store on February 14. iOS 16 is compatible with the iPhone 8 and newer, while iPadOS 16 is compatible with all iPad Pro ...
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iOS 14 Adoption Reaches Estimated 90% Less Than Seven Months After Launch

Tuesday April 6, 2021 6:37 am PDT by
Less than seven months after launch, iOS and iPadOS 14 are now installed on an estimated 90% of all compatible iPhones and iPads, according to data collected by Mixpanel's iOS 14 adoption tracker. In February, Apple said that iOS 14 was installed on 86% of all devices introduced in the last four years. Now, a little more than a month later, the installation base seems to have grown by around ...
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Apple Says iOS 14 Now Installed on 86% of iPhones Introduced in Last Four Years

Friday February 26, 2021 8:42 am PST by
Apple this week provided updated iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 adoption numbers, indicating that iOS 14 is installed on 80% of all active iPhones and on 86% of iPhones introduced in the last four years, as measured by the App Store on February 24. By comparison, Apple indicated that iOS 14 was installed on 72% of all active iPhones and on 81% of iPhones introduced in the last four years as of...
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iOS 12 Adoption Hits 88%, Continues to Outpace iOS 11

Thursday August 8, 2019 5:53 am PDT by
Apple this week disclosed that 88 percent of active iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch devices are running iOS 12, as measured by the App Store on August 6, 2019. iOS 12 adoption continues to outpace iOS 11, which was installed on 85 percent of active devices as of September 3, 2018, according to Apple. The updated stats, highlighted by Rene Ritchie, also reveal that seven percent of active...
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iOS 9 Adoption Jumps to 66 Percent After iOS 9.1 Emoji Update

Tuesday November 3, 2015 5:02 pm PST by
Since launching in September alongside the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus, iOS 9 has seen its adoption rate grow to 66 percent of active iOS devices, according to numbers on the Apple Developer Support page. Two weeks ago, iOS 9 adoption sat at 61 percent. After 24 hours, iOS 9 adoption was in line with the adoption rate of iOS 8. However, in late September Apple announced that the newest version of iOS...