I've said it once and I'll say it again: people with old iOS versions don't tend to use the App Store.
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Apple's App Store Usage Numbers Suggest 85% Adoption Rate for iOS 7
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that is the only reason i updated my ipad 3. But in saying that im glad i did because it didn't make it much slower after all (my worries in updating as apple has screwed me in the past with their updates) in fact i would even say that it's faster now
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I like android but their updates are awful. I have a note 2 which is great and was by no means a budget phone when launched but unless i root and load custom os on kitkat is not available for me yet
My good'ol iPad 1 is part of that 3%
So is mine. And damn, is it a slow device these days (one of the final iOS 6 updates brought it to its knees).
Luckily ours has gotten a second life as a nice little web-TV in one of our bathrooms running almost exclusively the web-TV app from our cable provider.
I never had a problem with iOS 7 performance or battery life.
But I am getting increasingly annoyed at the overall "flatness" of the UI.
One of my apps got "updated" to iOS 7 today and in the release notes they say "NEW! New Icon for iOS 7.x"
I always loved how things looked in previous versions of iOS. The detail in the icons... the craftsmanship... etc.
This just seems lazy now.
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But I am getting increasingly annoyed at the overall "flatness" of the UI.
One of my apps got "updated" to iOS 7 today and in the release notes they say "NEW! New Icon for iOS 7.x"
I always loved how things looked in previous versions of iOS. The detail in the icons... the craftsmanship... etc.
This just seems lazy now.
Ios 7.1 changed how some app features work such as the progress bar. When using it it used to fast decrease / increase to next interval now it just goes right to the next interval. Sucks because I liked how it acted before but just a minor gripe I guess.
Back on topic it's nice to see the adoption rates.
Back on topic it's nice to see the adoption rates.
Compared to Android's in the 30's i would say thats pretty damn good
LOL 30? You must be a generous android fanboy
Try 2.5% for the 6month old OS release.
http://developer.android.com/about/dashboards/index.html?utm_source=ausdroid.net
I am still running iOS 6.x on both of my iDevices and have no plans to upgrade in the foreseeable future. One reason for this is because Apple wants 4.1 GB to upgrade and on a 16GB iPhone 5 this is an issue for me. Another is because apparently iOS 7.x is slower on iPad 3 / iPhone 5 than iOS 6.x is, so if I don't like the interface and it's slower, why should I upgrade?
iOS 7 does not work on iPhones 3GS and earlier or on the original iPad. So one can assume that makes up a large percentage of the 15 percent not on iOS 7. I had a coworker who was refusing to upgrade because she heard that iOS 7 was "ugly" and it took me some time to convince her to upgrade. I also know a few folks that can't be bothered to clean their phones up to make the space available for the install. I also assume that there are those that won't upgrade because they have jail broken phones. It would be interesting to see a breakout of the 15 percent along these lines - those who can't and those who won't.
Yes, it's a sloppy headline, again, like the last time there was a story like this.
85% of devices accessing the app store running iOS 7 suggests that 85% of devices accessing the app store are running iOS 7, not that there is an 85% adoption rate of iOS 7 amongst all iOS devices, which is what the headline implies. It seems reasonable to assume that the 85% figure is higher than the actual figure, as users on older iOS versions will visit the app store less often, partly because of a lower amount of new software they can run.
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Difference being Apple only make a few models of phones so hardly a comparison. Keep trying though....
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Android is an OS, not a brand so be specific. Nexus devices gives you the same experience as Apple with updates as it's a specific known device that they can push out updates.
I don't see the continued fascination with this. In the Android world nobody cares what version of the OS they're on because most people only upgrade when they get a new phone just like most Windows users only upgrade when they buy a new computer. These stats are meaningless.
Whoops, didn't see that! So good point, but I be a fair few people who were holding out were forced to upgrade. I upgraded 3 devices that were on iOS6, and encouraged others to do the same once the SSL flaw was made public.
LOL. The majority of their stories are 100% made-up by self-styled 'analysts' working without a shred of actual intel.
And why is this so important? Seems like Android is doing just fine with a fragmented OS deployment
You mean this great wonderful iOS that is forced upon people. That cannot be removed?
This.
I too haven't noticed any change in performance on my 5s. Too busy enjoying 7.1 I guess??
I have also experienced terrible battery life with 7.1 and discovered that I had two possible culprits: Yahoo! Weather (using location services for extended periods of time) and Dropbox (background processes). I disabled both and the battery problem went away.
Nobody is forcing an Android OEM to make 15 or 20 different phones every year. That's their choice.
What that does, though, is make it very difficult for them to keep up and provide updates for all those older phones.
Question... if you're an Android OEM who's barely making any money from the sale of a particular phone... will you spend MORE time 6 months or a year later making the next version of Android available for that now "old" phone?
Answer... no
Which is precisely why most Android phones don't receive updates. And that is why those Android version charts look the way they do.
I don't think the current version of Android will ever have more than a single digit percentage at any given time.
The OEMs are too busy trying to sell new phones instead of spending time updating older existing phones to the current version of Android.
There are a billion Android devices out in the world right now. If there was an Android 4.4 Kit Kat update available for each and every one... I'm sure Kit Kat would have more than 2.5% after almost 5 months...
It's like convincing that "My World" is cooler and trendier than "The Wall".
Battery life with 7.1 is much better for me than it was with 7.0.x on my 5. I would definitely upgrade if your having battery life issues with 7.0. For anyone still using a 4 or 4s this is a must have upgrade because performance improvements are huge and so is battery life.
LOL 30? You must be a generous android fanboy
Try 2.5% for the 6month old OS release.
http://developer.android.com/about/dashboards/index.html?utm_source=ausdroid.net
Oh i just remembered from the last keynote, it showed androids last 3 updates fragmented into 3 almost equally sized groups between 20-30%
I could be wrong, but thats how i remembered it
The needed space is just for the upgrade, you get it back once you upgraded. If you upgrade through iTunes you don't even need that much space either.
My iPhone 5 was a day one iOS 7 upgrade, but my ipad 2 remains and shall remain on iOS 6. The performance hit isn't worth it to me on an A5 device, especially because a lot of new features (like control center and the new app switcher) aren't as big a deal to me on an ipad. I also like the old look.
I realise that, but it's a fair bit of hassle to remove stuff to free up space, upgrade and then put stuff back. Apple should engineer a modular installation method where an installer is broken down into components which are temporarily downloaded, installed and then removed for minimal required use of space. Or stop offering lower capacity devices, which are more likely to have that issue. The latter comes with a benefit of people buying more expensive products with higher profit margins.