Apple on Monday introduced iOS 18 at WWDC 2024, however though the brand new software program is already out there to builders as a beta, most customers will solely get it this fall. Within the meantime, Apple has up to date its iOS adoption charge information, which reveals that iOS 17 is now put in on 77% of all iOS units.
iOS 17 adoption charge
As detailed on the Apple Developer web site, virtually 80% of all iOS units are working the newest model of the working system launched final yr. Whereas the determine is actually spectacular, it’s decrease than the adoption charge that iOS 16 had in the identical interval final yr. For comparability, iOS 16 was already put in on 81% of iOS units in June 2023.
When contemplating solely iPhones launched within the final 4 years, iOS 17 is put in on 86% of units. Across the identical time final yr, iOS 16 reached 90% in the identical class.
Beneath is all the information shared by Apple based mostly on App Retailer utilization till June 9, 2024:
iPhones launched within the final 4 years
- iOS 17: 86%
- iOS 16: 11%
- Older variations: 3%
All iPhones
- iOS 17: 77%
- iOS 16: 14%
- Older variations: 9%
iPads launched within the final 4 years
- iPadOS 17: 86%
- iPadOS 16: 15%
- Older variations: 8%
All iPads
- iPadOS 17: 68%
- iPadOS 16: 17%
- Older variations: 15%
Apple publishes such information in order that builders have a greater understanding of which variations of the working system they need to assist with their apps.
iOS 16 launched the brand new iPhone Lock Display, which actually made the replace extra interesting to lots of people. We’re but to see if iOS 18 will overtake the adoption charge of each iOS 17 and iOS 16 by subsequent yr.
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