Apple Says iOS 11 is Installed on 52% of Devices

[dumastudetto]

This is an incredible vote of confidence in Apple and the quality of iOS 11.

While a vocal minority continue to whinge and complain, I truly believe iOS 11 is the best ever version of the worlds most advanced mobile operating system.

 

[SashJ]

I’m curious why it’s starting to becoming a slower process to upgrade.

 

[neutralguy]

While on Android, 52% can't decide which is the latest OS version

I don't think they care because they don't get the nagging screen everyday to upgrade.

 

[anson42]

For those of you holding out who have a iPhone 7 or 7 Plus, I had upgraded by 7 Plus to iOS 11 with zero issues. No battery issues, just new features. Not all OS upgrades yield a potentially negative experience. Now I'm using the iPhone X also on iOS 11 with no issues after upgrading it to 11.1.

 

[Niklas_nick]

What does Apple mean by "As measured by the App Store on November 6, 2017"?

Was this the mix of devices launching the app store app on that given day, like the mix of visitors on a web server? Or is it the base of all active devices with (theoretic) access to the app store per this date?

Depending on the measurement, this might not really tell about the installation base on all iOS devices but just what mix of devices was browsing the app store on that particular/regular day.

 

[neutralguy]

It means 52% are in pain. Everyday I get to hear my daughter and wife complain about how slow the 6plus and the 5s has become.

 

[BWhaler]

Bums me out they ar bragging about this.

Ios11 is so buggy. Shame it’s on half idevices. Maybe Apple should take testing and bug fixing more serious.

 

[calzon65]

I'm one of those in the 38% IOS 10 camp. I figure in about six months, when they get to IOS 11.3.3, most of the bugs should be fixed

 

[jamesjgill]

If it's any help, GoSquared numbers say ~60% tallying up more with Mixpanel than with Apple.

https://www.gosquared.com/global/ios/11/

 

[Cameroncafe10a]

52% of devices forced to update because of constant reminders by Apple to update.

 

[ckhris1613]

52% of apple devices are having issues one way or another, congrats apple

 

[ErikGrim]

52% of devices forced to update because of constant reminders by Apple to update.

Good.

 

[WannaGoMac]

52% of devices forced to update because of constant reminders by Apple to update.

This. They make it incredibly hard to avoid upgrading to iOS 11. You have to be very diligent

 

[ErikGrim]

11.2 won’t have much to entice people outside of the USA however.

 

[oldtime]

11 runs fine on my iPad Pro, but basically made my iPhone 6 useless. Everthing on the iPHone 6 takes 5 or 6 seconds, when with IOS 10 the same things would take less than 1 second.
I’m sure Apple builds this in to force you to upgrade your phone.

I've noticed the same thing happen on my SE. I really hope it's not intentional, but who knows.

 

[Act3]

I'm actually surprised it's that low, considering:

• how annoying Apple has made it to NOT upgrade
• all the new devices that can't run anything lower
• it's [almost] impossible to downgrade once regret sets in
• how far back iOS 11 is supported on older devices (though, as others have wondered, do these figures include all iOS devices, or just those that can run 11?)

and three new versions of iPhone released that don't run anything older than an 11 version

 

[akidd]

I'm sticking where I am as I've got a few v fav apps that will never be upgraded, and I enjoy them too much to upgrade. Previous 5s dug out and gave to gf when her not smart phone tarrif was kaput, had to go to 11 and it's ok. It's slow but maybe it was slow on 10. I'll never know. Auto correct on this is however getting slower and even more inaccurate.
Agree 100% on the constant need not to accidentally upgrade: it's too much.

 

[Jimmy James]

ALWAYS wait for the .3 release- unless you're into bugs.

Meanwhile my phone will download every .1 upgrade that won't get installed.

 

[Neepman]

I can't think of any more meaningless boast. Can someone PLEASE explain to me why it matters? Especially when they twist your arm to update until it breaks.

 

[44267547]

52% of devices forced to update because of constant reminders by Apple to update.

You can actually disable all those update reminders by doing the following:

1. Open the Settings app and go to “General”
2. Choose “Storage & iCloud Usage”
3. Go to “Manage Storage”
4. Locate the iOS software update that is nagging you and tap on it.
5. Tap on “Delete Update” and confirm that you want to delete the update*

 

[Osxguy]

While on the beta I thought it’s gotta get better... it does get better right. I really wish I’d left my iPhone 6s on the do not upgrade. My favorite feature is the two and a half hour battery life.

 

[Tech198]

As Obi Wan from Star Wars would say "Leave it be, and they will come"

(notice the <space>) not to be confused with ....

 

[44267547]

Other smart phone competitors would love to have a 52% adoption rate for their downloads.

 

[Paddle1]

You can actually disable all those update reminders by doing the following:

1. Open the Settings app and go to “General”
2. Choose “Storage & iCloud Usage”
3. Go to “Manage Storage”
4. Locate the iOS software update that is nagging you and tap on it.
5. Tap on “Delete Update” and confirm that you want to delete the update*

It will redownload after a while, bringing back the popups.

 

[stopthenonsense]

600 million people can't type the letter "I"
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While on Android, 52% can't decide which is the latest OS version

They don't have 52% on any single version.