iOS 11 Now Installed on 38.5% of Devices Two Weeks After Launch

[NorCalLights]

I didn't upgrade right away because I never saw an update notice (no lock screen notification or red badge on my settings app). Not on my iPhone 6, iPad Pro, my wife's 5SE, or her iPad pro. I've stopped watching the Apple webcasts since the coverage on Macrumors and other websites is generally pretty good and I'm busy . I guess I missed the article that said iOS 11 was released. In fact, the only reason I knew to upgrade was because I happened to come by the first Macrumors article saying that adoption was slow.

 

[DoctorDoctor]

Don't Install! Massively slows your device down!

And which device is this ? I have an iPad Air 2 that is working just fine with 11. And of course my iPhone 7 runs great with it.

 

[macTW]

I'm still on iOS 10.

No need to speculate, I'll tell you why...

1. I'm nervous that iOS 11 will degrade the performance of my phone.
2. It is known to have shipped with QA flaws, issues and oversights.
3. Apple killed the magic, they're just another CE maker now. I'm not as loyal of a follower/user as I used to be because of the price gouging and compromised hardware they keep putting out. They've lost a lot of goodwill on my end. And yeah, I may be just one person that won't affect the scales or volumes of their entire market, but you still can't erase a person out og existence so here I am, still on iOS 10.

tl;dr; - major trust issues

I figure I'll reconsider upgrading my 6S once 11.1 comes out.

We all have trust issues with OS wheher mobile or otherwise.

I can say though iOS 11 isn’t slowing down devices. Most of my coworkers and friends find it as usual or maybe a little faster.

Some forum posters complain about speed but... well... some forum posters also look for “flaws” to imagine up.

 

[Vorkeyjones]

"iOS 10" sounds more exciting than "iOS 11".

 

[melendezest]

That's not "perfectly serviceable". Are you kidding me? Your iPhone is 5 years old, the processor is slow as balls. iOS 11 lags on the iPhone 6, it wouldn't be usable on the iPhone 5. And don't even think about blaming Apple or claiming "planned obsolesce", I challenge you to find a phone that will receive updates for as many years as your iPhone 5 did.

My 2011 Macs run like a champ on new OSes. Why? Because they're not gimped with minimum-to-run-acceptably-only-today specs like low RAM, etc.

ALL iOS devices are setup for planned obsolescence, and newer, sealed Macs are that way too, unless you max them out at POS.

I also still have a Galaxy Note 3 kicking around that while not receiving full OS updates still runs circles around an iPhone, with features and hardware/software capabilities that the iPhone still doesn't have.

The competition builds 'legs' into their devices. Apple wants that annual upgrade.

 

[now i see it]

Those poor people. I pity them.

 

[Glideslope]

The slower adoption (compared to 10) could be due to the fact that 32 bit apps won't work with iOS 11.

I would agree. This is something rarely taken into account when accessing iOS 11. I'm waiting for 11.1. However, this is normal practice for me.

 

[jonnysods]

I'm not upgrading because of control center not turning off Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. That decision is completely bad and I'm waiting for them to fix it. I don't have a watch or anything that needs Bluetooth or Wi-Fi but I do want to turn it off to save battery usage and say check google maps in the car well it still has a very poor connection to the house... Because I'm not upgrading that means that my wife's phone will not get upgraded as well.

It's so stupid that they don't just let it be a toggle on or off

 

[RemE]

I won't be updating since iOS11 dumps all 32 bit apps, I have some great legacy 32bit apps that sadly haven't been updated just to be compatible.

 

[Just Jeff]

Could the difference be because of all the 32 bit devices left behind on this release?

 

[DamoTheBrave]

I've found it very good for performance, features and battery on my iPad. I can't upgrade my iPhone 5 so for me there's been a 50% adoption rate due to the drop of 32bit processors. I imagine this has some impact.

 

[WarHeadz]

My 2011 Macs run like a champ on new OSes. Why? Because they're not gimped with minimum-to-run-acceptably-only-today specs like low RAM, etc.

ALL iOS devices are setup for planned obsolescence, and newer, sealed Macs are that way too, unless you max them out at POS.

I also still have a Galaxy Note 3 kicking around that while not receiving full OS updates still runs circles around an iPhone, with features and hardware/software capabilities that the iPhone still doesn't have.

The competition builds 'legs' into their devices. Apple wants that annual upgrade.

So you think Apple's developers should strip the OS of new features in order to squeeze it into a 5 year old phone? There comes a point when you have to leave old hardware behind. In the case of smartphones, 5 years is INCREDIBLY generous of Apple. To call it planned obsolescence is just plain silly, I'm sorry. Enjoy your Note 3 LMAO

 

[Abazigal]

Have always updated on day one and will continue to do so. Don’t see any reason not to. The pros tend to outweigh any cons.

 

[Naraxus]

If you want to disable the iOS update Reminders, you can do the following listed below:

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*

Problem is though after a few days you'll get that same spam from Apple so this advice is essentially null and void

 

[BFG86]

Oh wow, an OS is installed on many devices after Apple spams the hell out of their users to install it. I wonder why that happens..

I'm still running iOS 10 and have yet to receive a pop up to download iOS 11 or see the number 1 on my setting app for the update, so I think people must be seeking it out.

I'm still part of the 54%

 

[nope7308]

You have got to be kidding me. You do realize progress means leaving the old behind right ? And how come nobody accuses Google of doing this when they support their devices even less time than Apple ? Go away already.

Hmm, sounds like I hit a nerve. I'm not going anywhere btw -- that's not how the internet works, bud.

 

[honam1021]

I recommend this to anyone owning an iOS device: do *not* update past the major version your device came with.

My iPad 2 - great tablet when I bought it! - is now laying useless, and not because it broke physically.

You can downgrade to 6.1.3 or 8.4.1 with a bit of work (Google it), but forget about running up-to-date apps.

 

[amazingrugs]

Why? Battery drains too fast when waching video. There is no noticible new features. Ugly UI. I wish I could go back to iOS10.

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Why? Battery drains too fast when waching video. There is no noticible new features. Ugly UI. I wish I could go back to iOS10.

You can! I reverted back to 10.3.3. Do it before the signing window disappears. Search for 10.3.3 IPSW for your specific model phone, and install through iTunes using the "Restore" option. Lots of guides online on how to do this.

 

[Pirate!]

My biggest issue with iOS 11 has been on the 7+ where my home button just stops working in some apps. Sometimes it won’t work at all and I need to lock/unlock the phone, sometimes it just won’t double click to bring up the app switcher and I can only go to the home screen and then double click works again. I haven’t been able to isolate only one or two apps that cause this, it seems to be across the board about a quarter of the time.

Other than that, the animations cause delays just occasionally (albeit more often than in iOS 10), but not too bad.

I’m loving the update on iPad Pro.

UPDATE: I also strongly dislike the new app layout templates (see App Store).

 

[rs0212]

It's not clear why iOS 11 adoption is lagging so far behind iOS 10 adoption, but it could be due to the fact that key features like peer-to-peer Apple Pay and iCloud storage for iMessages have been delayed until a later update.

I don't know why it's so slow, but believe me, this is a silly reason to believe for slow adoption.

And actually, there's probably two important reasons that do contribute. The first, as others have suggested, is that it doesn't support 32-bit apps. This is personally why I'm not updating yet. But also, even with my phone plugged in and connected to wifi, I haven't gotten the "A new update is available" message on my iPhone SE at all since launch, so if I didn't know of the update from online I wouldn't even know there was an update. My phone simply hasn't phoned home to check for the update yet. No notification, and no download taking up my storage space. I'm guessing it's not just a bug that's affecting my phone.

But the fact that iCloud storage for messages isn't available yet, I can say with certainty, is not a reason people aren't upgrading.

 

[ackmondual]

So is updating to major versions of iOS like the Star Trek movies? Odds are bad, evens are good?

 

[C DM]

Once again, if you back out the 200M devices incapable of updating from iOS 10 to 11 from the calculation, you get... 48.125 % adoption.

Slower uptake by a whopping 0.035%.

Is that really how they are counting it all? Certainly seems like that would make for an apples to oranges type comparison.

 

[amazingrugs]

When users are using a iPhone 6 and wondering why their phones are slow and then they blame iOS when in reality their phone is outdated and should upgrade.

I could see if the OS made radical changes, extremely different UI or features. But the core experience hasn't changed, so opening stock apps like Mail, Messages, etc should be near same speed as the Original OS installed when the device was bought new.

To add to the iOS 11 complaints, I have a 2017 12.9 iPad Pro, that even when the OS is installed completely fresh, stutters when opening Safari, Mail, and pulling down Notification Center, and search results are slow when using Spotlight Search with the Smart Keyboard. Also has visual bugs in Podcasts when deleting from the Library Page, App order getting wonky in App Switcher when force closing two apps at once, etc.

I went back to 10.3.3 and it once again is smooth once again, so it is NOT just older devices suffering.

 

[C DM]

So is updating to major versions of iOS like the Star Trek movies? Odds are bad, evens are good?

You might want to go back and see how people felt about early versions of iOS 10 or 8 (or even 9 or 7), for example.

 

[mrjayviper]

Oh wow, an OS is installed on many devices after Apple spams the hell out of their users to install it. I wonder why that happens..

I wish Samsung would do that with my S8!