Apple unveiled iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 yesterday, however they’re solely going to be launched to the lots someday this fall (earlier than that you may sit up for a public beta program commencing subsequent month).
Within the meantime, iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 are nonetheless the place it is at, so you’ll have been questioning what number of iPhones and iPads are at present working what are nonetheless the most recent variations of the OSes. Whereas we won’t provide you with actual numbers of gadgets, we are able to now provide you with percentages because of Apple releasing the numbers legitimate as of June 9.
So, 77% of all lively iPhones are working iOS 17, which is lower than the 81% of iPhones that have been working iOS 16 as of Might 30 final yr. 68% of all lively iPads are working iPadOS 17, and that’s additionally decrease than the 71% quantity legitimate for iPadOS 16 in Might of final yr.
In terms of gadgets launched within the final 4 years, 86% of these iPhones and 77% of these iPads have been on iOS 17 / iPadOS 17 as of June 9. So clearly the final era of OS releases hasn’t fairly been as profitable for Apple, adoption-wise, in comparison with the earlier ones. Now it is time for the AI-infused iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 to shine – we’ll let you know how they did round this time subsequent yr.
