iOS 14 Now Installed on 90% of iPhones Released in Last Four Years

[MacRumors]

iOS 14 is now installed on 90 percent of iPhones that were introduced in the last four years, according to updated iOS 14 adoption rate numbers shared by Apple.

Eight percent of iPhones introduced in the last four years run iOS 13, while two percent continue to run an earlier version of iOS.

85 percent of all iPhones (including those older than four years) are running iOS 14, with eight percent still on iOS 13 and seven percent running an earlier version of iOS. This category includes devices that are not able to run iOS 14.

As for iPadOS, 91 percent of all iPads introduced in the last four years are running iPadOS 14, and 79 percent of all devices have the iOS 14 update installed. As with iPhones, iPads in the "all devices" category may not be able to run iOS 14, and indeed, 12 percent of tablets in this category have iOS 12 or earlier installed while nine percent run iOS 13.

Apple previously shared updated iOS 14 installation numbers in February. At that time, 86 percent of iPhones introduced in the last four years had iOS 14 installed, and 80 percent of all iPhones ran iOS 14, so iOS 14 adoption rates have seen decent growth with the release of iOS 14.5.

The updated iOS 14 adoption numbers come just ahead of the 32nd annual Worldwide Developers Conference, which will see the debut of iOS 15 and iPadOS 15. Apple's focus will shift from iOS 14 to iOS 15 following WWDC, as the company will be refining and updating the new operating system ahead of its fall launch.

Article Link: iOS 14 Now Installed on 90% of iPhones Released in Last Four Years

 

[Adoniram]

This is something Apple has consistently done right. My #1 gripe with Android (from way back in pre-iPhone 7 days) was the lack of software and feature updates. I felt lucky to get a single OS upgrade in 2-3 years, but never expected one (and usually never got one).

 

[m4mario]

Now let’s see Paul Allen’s adoption.

 

[btrach144]

Why measure at 4 years?

 

[Villarrealadrian]

What should I do with this information?

 

[old-school]

I’d like to think that the reason they are publishing this now is because there is so much to announce on Monday that they need to dispense with this sort of routine update.

 

[Labeno]

Out of curiosity, what's the stat for Android?

 

[JosephAW]

Won’t install on my older iOS devices. They need an iOS lite version.

 

[edgonzalez32]

This is something Apple has consistently done right. My #1 gripe with Android (from way back in pre-iPhone 7 days) was the lack of software and feature updates. I felt lucky to get a single OS upgrade in 2-3 years, but never expected one (and usually never got one).

I mean if you're on a pixel, you get updates day one. Google can't control what every manufacturer does.

 

[inkswamp]

Out of curiosity, what's the stat for Android?

Google used to publish version distribution stats for Android but it looks like that's no longer available to the public, just to developers.

Here's a peek at where things were in Feb.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/lkkrn4

 

[frou]

What should I do with this information?

Fearlessly use the latest and greatest APIs when writing your Swift code

 

[elvisimprsntr]

Out of curiosity, what's the stat for Android?

20%

Android 11 apparently boasts fastest adoption rate compared to older versions

Android 11 is reportedly running on over 20% of phones in the US, giving it the fastest adoption rate compared to previous software versions.

www.androidauthority.com

 

[Black Magic]

I mean if you're on a pixel, you get updates day one. Google can't control what every manufacturer does.

Apple does. Why can't Google? Google MFCs should only be allowed to a custom theme and an app package.

 

[mannyvel]

I mean if you're on a pixel, you get updates day one. Google can't control what every manufacturer does.

It's apparently because google f*cked up the way they do hardware drivers. I can't FTA now, but basically the mechanism isn't abstracted, which make it a ridiculous amount of work to handle android updates.

Google could come up with a better way, and could have (it's their software), but they just don't really care.

Edit: oh, might be an android problem haha.

Google outlines plans for mainline Linux kernel support in Android

Google wants less forking, more modularization for Android’s Linux kernel.

arstechnica.com

 

[Apple_Robert]

I think iOS 14 is the best from Apple.

*That is until I see iOS 15 beta

 

[guisimonello]

Why measure at 4 years?

Relevance, I guess.

Actually, TechTimes published a survey back in 2019 about how mostly Americans upgrade their smartphone after 3 years, so I guess might be something related to marketing after all.

 

[BornAgainMac]

Android users seem like non-tech people that just need something to text and make phone calls. For my company, website stats show high iPhone use but low Android use. I wonder if Android users would be happy with just a flip phone and a keyboard.

 

[edgonzalez32]

Apple does. Why can't Google? MFCs should only be allowed to a custom theme and an app package.

What other manufacturer besides Apple makes hardware for iOS?

 

[iamasmith]

Folks take this too much for granted, I remember paying £70 for the ROM based card upgrade for Windows CE on my original HP PDA.. then it was a promise that devices could be flashed to a new version but you would find that most manufacturers wouldn't do the QA for a new version but would instead try to sell you a brand new device.

Android is much better but iOS can't be beaten for the number of upgrades made available to devices sometimes many years old!

 

[edgonzalez32]

It's apparently because google f*cked up the way they do hardware drivers. I can't FTA now, but basically the mechanism isn't abstracted, which make it a ridiculous amount of work to handle android updates.

Google could come up with a better way, and could have (it's their software), but they just don't really care.

Edit: oh, might be an android problem haha.

Google outlines plans for mainline Linux kernel support in Android

Google wants less forking, more modularization for Android’s Linux kernel.

arstechnica.com

Google 100% doesn’t care. I doubt they really even care about the pixel line that much.
I mean idk, out of the android devices I was on (note 20 and pixel 4). I liked the pixel WAY more. But using the note, it felt like Samsung cared about android way more. Just the amount of features (for better or for worse) that were baked in was insane. I honestly think Samsung is doing way better work with android than google does.

 

[Duane Martin]

Why measure at 4 years?

They give numbers for those released in the last four years and those not. Why 4 years specifically? I have not figured out the variable for that.

What should I do with this information?

if you were a developer you would care.

 

[SactoGuy18]

I like iOS 14.6, but I do notice the occasional battery drain issue. Hopefully, Apple will offer a temporary fix before iOS 14.7 ships in a month or so.

 

[techwhiz]

It's kind of easy when you force adoption by not signing older versions of the software.

 

[LFC2020]

Google used to publish version distribution stats for Android but it looks like that's no longer available to the public, just to developers.

Here's a peek at where things were in Feb.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/lkkrn4

Tim Cook after seeing your android installation percentage graph.

 

[now i see it]

Or to put it another way...
105,000,000 iOS devices are running on iOS 12 or lower

(7% of 1.5B)