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

[Tiger8]

I didn't update. iPhone 6, and iPad 2017, A8 and A9 processors. From what I read, A10 and A11 are what runs this well

None of the features intrigued me to risk it

Is there a way I can prevent the download? I know I can delete it after it's diwnloaded, but I want to prevent the download

 

[arthurcarrasco]

Ios 11 still needs alot of work

 

[antonis]

It's not clear why iOS 11 adoption is lagging so far behind iOS 10 adoption

Keep the bolded part and you have the answer.

You’re welcome.

 

[jakirk]

I'm sticking with iOS 10 and Watch OS3 for the foreseeable future given all the reported issues with these updates whacking performance so hard. Anecdotally I've had two friends, one on a 5s and one on a 7 report that it's been a very buggy change for them. Lots of slowdown. What's the point of 'updating' to something that makes your device run slower?

I'm on a 6s and Series 2 AW.

 

[macfacts]

The 1 gb of ram was too low from the start

Apple got rid of 32bit libraries, no need to load them into ram anymore. Strange it is slower now.

 

[mrr]

Unfortunately I have a bunch of 32bit legacy apps that work fine that I still use and enjoy that will break if I upgrade. NOT a happy camper.

 

[C DM]

That was about it though.

What else was there in iOS 6 that went bad? Performance issues? Other bugs around the system?

TBH, I don't remember any. I can't think of any.

You can always look through many threads in the iOS 6 forum here.
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Keep the bolded part and you have the answer.

You’re welcome.

For some that kind of thing happens pretty much with any major new version.

 

[MikeSmoke]

My 6s and two iPad mini 2’s are running fine on iOS 11. In fact to my surprise the mini 2’s seem to run better than iOS 10.

 

[MacsRgr8]

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 think it is due to the elimination of 32 bits apps.
Some good ol' games will never be updated but are still fun to play. If you want to keep playing, you cannot update.

 

[pika2000]

The slower update rate probably shows how many people are on iPhone 5/5c. Unlike the 4/4S which were gasping for air on their last supported iOS, the 5/5c runs iOS 10 fine, so I bet most people didn’t think of upgrading right away.

As for the naysayers, of course it is better to wait till .1 or .2 update. No point bragging how you want to stick with iOS 10.

I bit the bullet after the .0.1 update and installed iOS 11 in all my iDevices. Other than some annoyances I have pointed out in this forum like reachability, I am not seeing the major slowdowns nor battery drain that some people seem to be very vocal about here.

 

[ani4ani]

I'd be more inclined to update if it wasn't planned obsolescence; I suspect other consumers have grown wise to Apple's ways as well.

I would hazard a guess my iPad has lost 40% of its battery life as a consequence. It has lost 3-4 hours I’m my opinion. I hope it is just a bug and Apple will fix it with another update, because it has really impacted how I have to use the device (iPad Air 2)


UPDATE I have updated to 11.02 and to be fair, battery has improved somewhat. Hard to tell if back to normal, but certainly an improvement

 

[grundoon]

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

Since they include category "Older", I'd say it's pretty clear they're measuring "of all active devices", so yes, and that is indeed my point. All 5/5c and iPad 4th gen models are orphaned at iOS 10 – they can't update and sold in large enough numbers to drastically skew direct comparison.

Will MacRumors be even more baffled next year, when "Older" accounts for some 20% of the total?

 

[bbuxton]

I don't believe my stupidity I was caught out in the middle of the night and tapped the ok on the Apple Update nag, I thought it was message from my daughter. This morning most of my apps don't work and no way back to ios 10. My phone is unusably slow. If Apple think this is the way to keep a strong loyalty base they are in for a rude surprise. Their arrogance is astonishing - completely out of touch with their customers
20 years using Apple products, time to move on.

 

[User 6502]

Really. Nothing new for iPad on iOS 11, eh?

And how are the numbers and updates for Android devices?

I don’t care about the iPad, and most people don’t care either as the iPhone is by fat the most popular iDevice. Am I saying that they shouldn’t add new features for the iPad? No, but I’m saying that a new release with virtually no features for the iPhone is a huge mistake.

I don’t care about android either. I have an iPhone, I couldn’t install android even if I wanted to. Anyway the fragmentation on that side is due to completely different reasons, not by lack of will of people to upgrade.

 

[C DM]

I don't believe my stupidity I was caught out in the middle of the night and tapped the ok on the Apple Update nag, I thought it was message from my daughter. This morning most of my apps don't work and no way back to ios 10. My phone is unusably slow. If Apple think this is the way to keep a strong loyalty base they are in for a rude surprise. Their arrogance is astonishing - completely out of touch with their customers
20 years using Apple products, time to move on.

You can still go back to iOS 10.3.3

 

[elmaco]

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.

Want to use my 32-bit apps.

At some point I will need to upgrade, but I could live with iOS 10 for another 1-2 year.

 

[oldmacs]

People don't want bugs, they want to keep using 32 bit apps, the iPhone version is a medicore update, and it runs slow on A7,A8,A9 and even A10 devices aren't perfect.

 

[recoil80]

I think it's totally clear. The main difference this year is that any 32-bit apps will stop working. Many people still have 32-bit apps they still use and so are holding off on iOS 11 for now in the hope that these apps get 64-bit updates soon.

I think this is the main reason. The second could be the fear to lose performance after the upgrade, but that is true every year
iOS 11 is a great release for iPad, but the majority of iOS devices is iPhones and there aren't compelling reasons to upgrade on the phone.

 

[C DM]

People don't want bugs, they want to keep using 32 bit apps, the iPhone version is a medicore update, and it runs slow on A7,A8,A9 and even A10 devices aren't perfect.

I think this is the main reason. The second could be the fear to lose performance after the upgrade, but that is true every year
iOS 11 is a great release for iPad, but the majority of iOS devices is iPhones and there aren't compelling reasons to upgrade on the phone.

It seems that more than likely the difference is due there being more devices out there that are still in use that don't support iOS 11.

 

[kironin]

Back that statement up I see no evidence of that

Yes, my 6s+ after installing iOS 11 is just as spiffy and speedy as ever. No issues other some old apps no longer working which I wish Apple handled more gracefully.

I did wait till the first update came out, 11.0.1

 

[recoil80]

It seems that more than likely the difference is due there being more devices out there that are still in use that don't support iOS 11.

That's possible, more iPhone 5 and 5c currently active than iPhone 4s last fall.
I wonder what is the percentage of 32bit devices still active

 

[Tech198]

"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."

... Perhaps.

I wonder what is the percentage of 32bit devices still active

I'm helping to contribute to this one

 

[bbuxton]

You can still go back to iOS 10.3.3

I've tried but it is not possible without jailbreaking the phone.

 

[Villarrealadrian]

Back that statement up I see no evidence of that

man come on don't lie every device slows down with ios 11 and you know it

 

[seenett]

Many corporate devices probably need certification and the release of 11.0.1 to fix the Exchange issue before people could update

Yup. My enterprise, company enabled iPhone and iPad have to wait. Most corporate users (I suspect) aren't tech monded by nature. We do what our companies tell us. And for now that includes the instruction to NOT UPGRADE TO IOS 11 UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. Usually it takes 2-3 months before we are cleared to update, until propriety apps are deemed compatible.