iOS 17 adoption rate on iPhone slower than iOS 16 a year ago, Apple data shows
Apple just updated its data on the market share of its operating systems and it seems that iOS 17 adoption on iPhone is slo wer than iOS 16 a year ago
It is true that this could be due to several reasons. One of them could be the one devices as popular as iPhone X or iPhone 8 are not compatible with iOS 17, which means many active iPhones cannot update to the new system. Although this could also be due to the few new features and changes made to the system, although in the upcoming iOS 17.4 we will have historic changes to the iPhone.
Apple shared iOS 17 update data
These are the iOS installation data which Apple shared on its developer website:
- iPhones introduced in the last four years:
- iOS 17: 76%
- iOS 16: 20%
- Previous versions: 4%
- All iPhones:
- iOS 17: 66%
- iOS 16: 23%
- Previous versions: 11%
- iPads introduced in the last four years:
- iPadOS 17: 61%
- iPadOS 16: 29%
- Previous versions: 10%
- All iPads:
- iPadOS 17: 53%
- iPadOS 16: 29%
- Previous versions: 18%
Considering that at the beginning of December it was reported that iOS 17 was already installed on 60% of all iPhones, it seems that during these months the quota has increased very little. Although, as we say, this could be due to the large number of old iPhones that are still active around the world and cannot install iOS 17.
If we analyze the iPadOs we see something similar, even the pace of adoption of iPadOS 17 is even slower. Something that can also be attributed to the large number of older iPads that continue to work just fine and cannot be updated to the latest version of Apple’s operating system.
Apple recently admitted that it already has 2.2 billion active devices, and most of them are updated to the latest 2 versions of their operating system, which is not bad at all. We will see the evolution of this data when iOS 18 arrives, which he highlights. yesterday an important update with advanced features.
