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Apple Says iOS 9 Installed on More Than 50% of Active Devices, Fastest Adoption Ever
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Is it because of a promise for a better battery life? Apple should take note of it if it's true.
And of course content blockers.
And of course content blockers.
No lag on my iPhone 6.
Maybe he's still stuck on OS X Snow Leopard which iTunes 12 doesn't support... Starting with iOS 9.1, it requires iTunes 12, so instead of being stuck at the buggy 9.0, might as well go back to 8.4.1...
Was there initially and then after a few hours to a day, it then dropped off and fixed itself? I've heard that has happened.
Of course, as always, it's a halfway meaningless stat on older devices which don't get all the cool features.
90% of them did it for adblock
I was excited until I found out that all my original iPad minis didn't get that feature in their iOS9 update. Neither did they get Siri enhancements, transit directions or multi-windows, apparently, among who knows what else.
But... Apple will brag that it's the "faster adopted update ever" anyway. Well, yeah, we were all figuring anythnig would be better than iOS 8. Unfortunately, it didn't even fix the Safari reload problem.
You don't have to update the Notes format. I think if iOS 9, the current shipping version of iOS didn't talk to 10.10.5, the current shipping version of Mac OS X, Apple would have a huge problem on their hands...
Apple sayeth: "When you open Notes in iOS 9 and OS X El Capitan for the first time and select Upgrade Now, both your notes on your device and your notes on iCloud.com will upgrade. And if you sign in to iCloud with the same Apple ID on your other devices with iOS 9 and OS X El Capitan, any changes you make to a note on one device instantly appear on all your other devices.
The notes you created before your upgrade might look different, but you can immediately start using all of the new app features to customize and enhance them.
If you upgrade later, your notes will stay the same, and you can upgrade to the new features at any time. Just open Notes and select Upgrade."
So far no issues on my ipad air and iphone 5s. and adblockers are the best thing since sliced bread. Worth upgrading for that alone. Battery life is better too.
I think the fast pace of adoption is in large part due to Apple learning its lesson about space requirements for upgrading. This one is much easier on people with 16GB devices. This would not fully account for such a fast adoption rate however. I do find it curious that according to Apple the adoption rate hit 50% already on September 19 but various 3rd party tracking sites still show adoption rates in mid 30% in their tracking.
I think the fast pace of adoption is in large part due to Apple learning its lesson about space requirements for upgrading. This one is much easier on people with 16GB devices. This would not fully account for such a fast adoption rate however. I do find it curious that according to Apple the adoption rate hit 50% already on September 19 but various 3rd party tracking sites still show adoption rates in mid 30% in their tracking.
yes, they are. the press release says 50% of deices as measured by the App store.
In not updating, either. I'm getting the 6SPlus in a few days so I may as well get the full new experience then rather than install it on a lame duck phone that never ran all that well to begin with.
I will update my iPad mini2 when I get the new phone.
But I will say that my husband has had no problems on his iPhone 6 Plus 128. His phone was started fresh last year. He did not do a restore from backup and I think that's possibly why he's enjoyed relatively trouble free use compared to me over the past year. I think whether or not you experience trouble with the upgrade will depend on how your device is set up and what you've been running on it and how it's been performing for you overall. Mine started acting a little bit possessed by gremlins a few months into owning it. Stripping off some outdated apps helped a little.
very good! I have been looking for that info but haven't found it. I was a beta tester and of course was using the updated notes app and things didn't carry over. Okay, so I'll back up my stuff and give it a shot. Thanks for taking the time to reply
No lag on the iPhone 6, iPad Air, or iPad Mini 2 in my household. If anything, there is less lag than iOS 8 (and there was rarely any in iOS 8).
There is a bug in Pages on the iPhone when in landscape mode - the magnification circle isn't rotated, which makes it really hard pinpoint where you want to go in text. Other than that, I haven't noticed any issues.
Why? I don't really understand why people don't update.its stable...
Well after iOS 8 it gives back space and seems smoother and faster why wouldn't everyone want it??
Not everyone buys music from Apple... And they certainly need iTunes to sync it in...
Or that often the update cripples an older device forcing an upgrade in hardware by the user.
My iPhone 5 runs noticeably smoother and with markedly enhanced battery life with iOS 9.1 beta installed. It's almost hard to believe that it's a 3 years old phone. Actually in my experience, this is the first update since iOS 6 that seems to be undoubtedly better than the previous one in every terms.
Same here, specifically the bold part (my previous phone is still solid, but new iPhone + new iOS = Rainbows ~n~ Unicorns
)It's running fantastic on our Mini 2, my little G (7 years old) was showing me the floating video feature the other night
I've still never seen any proactive benefits. No suggested apps in the app switcher even though I wake up at the same time every day and read my mail, no automatic music starting when I plug in headphones, and the suggested apps in Spotlight are just the apps I used most recently.
Your constant and baffling need to constantly undermine anyone who dares have issue with anything Apple does is only heightened by your constant desire to minimize obvious and apparent issues. Get out of this distortion field its troubling to see adults behave like this. To say io9 is trouble-free is preposterous. It shows me any lack of credibility for any comments you make.
You can of course use other music players.
I personally also use DS Audio - plays files straight from my NAS, and lets me save files for offline use. All wireless, at home or on mobile data.
My wife won't leave her flip phone. LOL You made progress, your wife on a iPhone at least.