Apple Says iOS 14 Now Installed on 86% of iPhones Introduced in Last Four Years

[MacRumors]

Apple this week provided updated iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 adoption numbers, indicating that iOS 14 is installed on 80% of all active iPhones and on 86% of iPhones introduced in the last four years, as measured by the App Store on February 24.

By comparison, Apple indicated that iOS 14 was installed on 72% of all active iPhones and on 81% of iPhones introduced in the last four years as of December 15.

The adoption numbers also reveal that iPadOS 14 is installed on 70% of all active iPads and on 84% of iPads introduced in the last four years, as measured by the App Store on February 24.

By comparison, Apple indicated that iPadOS 14 was installed on 61% of all active iPads and on 75% of iPads introduced in the last four years as of December 15.

Apple says 12% of all active iPhones are still running iOS 13, and 2% are running even older iOS versions, as of February 24. 14% of all active iPads are still running iPadOS 13, while 16% remain on an even older software version.

Article Link: Apple Says iOS 14 Now Installed on 86% of iPhones Introduced in Last Four Years

 

[farewelwilliams]

this is why i dev for iOS over Android, among many other reasons.

 

[Corsig]

So I take it 14% of Apple users still hung onto an older Iphone.

 

[NavySilver]

The widget craze when iOS 14 first came out definitely helped. A substantive, visually notable difference will either attract many to update or convince many to avoid updating.

 

[Googlyhead]

Or in other words; one fifth of people with an iPhone capable of running ios14 have avoided installing it for at least 5 ’major’ versions (being that the current is 14.4).

 

[Hastings101]

Yeah I'm not installing it until the version right before iOS 15 ❤️

 

[Mr. Dee]

Still on 13 on all my devices. Will wait until 14.5 is out then start upgrading, using my 6s as the first test bed.

 

[VanNess]

Two takeaways. Either the newest version has irresistible features/must-haves or the previous version was so bad that users can’t wait to update to hopefully get a little relief

 

[Freeangel1]

do we really have a choice?

Not like macOS
I choose to be back on Catalina. Because Big Sur is a slow bloated mess.

 

[mi7chy]

Still lacking basics like selectively placing icons anywhere on home screen for accessibility let alone split screen multitasking, pen input, desktop PC mode with with monitor/keyboard/mouse, etc.

 

[Taz Mangus]

So I take it 14% of Apple users still hung onto an older Iphone.

I am one of those users, I am still using a iPhone 6S Plus. Planning on replacing with the next iPhone Pro Max released in September. Surprising the 6S Plus works well on iOS 14 for the most part.

 

[JosephAW]

For me iOS 14.5 pb 2 (14.5 (18E5154f)) broke compatibility with some of my older 64 bit apps and required updated versions.

 

[Taz Mangus]

desktop PC mode with with monitor/keyboard/mouse, etc.

Apple has zero reason to do that with an iPhone. If you want that use an iPad and a magic keyboard.

 

[Taz Mangus]

Still on 13 on all my devices. Will wait until 14.5 is out then start upgrading, using my 6s as the first test bed.

iOS 14.4 runs well on my iPhone 6S Plus.

 

[Taz Mangus]

do we really have a choice?

Sure you do. I have automatic downloads turned off and I was not forced to update to iOS 14. I waited until iOS 14.3 before I decided to update from iOS 13.

 

[PsykX]

this is why i dev for iOS over Android, among many other reasons.

Same. We can use the latest APIs no problem.

 

[mi7chy]

Apple has zero reason to do that with an iPhone. If you want that use an iPad and a magic keyboard.

On the iPad you just get a blown up home screen and not a proper desktop screen like on laptop when connecting external display. If it wasn't for progressive people pushing for progress we'd still be stuck on 3.5" because Apple would have zero reason to do that.

 

[DeepIn2U]

this is why i dev for iOS over Android, among many other reasons.

BINGO

Psst Samsung ... this is REAL support ... your users are just getting security updates?

 

[now i see it]

Because for once, iOS 14 is actually much better than every previous version. I hope this trend will continue

 

[anthdci]

a good chunk of the rest will go ios14.3 when the jailbreak comes out shortly.

 

[Howard Ellacott]

So I take it 14% of Apple users still hung onto an older Iphone.

Any phone that runs iOS 13 runs iOS 14, so it’s only by choice their phones could upgrade! I’m surprised how small iOS 12 is considering!

 

[LFC2020]

split screen multitasking, pen input, desktop PC mode with with monitor/keyboard/mouse, etc.

Split screen on a smartphone is pointless, 2 tiny windows on a smartphone isn't appealing, pen input also pointless on a small device, no need for pc mode for a mobile phone. people wont even use these features 99% of the time.

 

[Lozza013]

My friend still rocks a 5S. obviously than runs iOS 12 but he does plan to upgrade very soon.

 

[elvineet]

iOS 14 was by far the worst software upgrade I've ever experience with an Apple device, hands down. Ruined my iPhone 7.

Going forward, I'm never going to upgrade an iOS device more than 2 versions from what was pre-installed.

 

[B4U]

Yeah, the activity app was so broken in iOS 13 by the time February 2021 came...