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iOS 14 Poised to Surpass iOS 13 Installations as Adoption Nears 50%

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More than five weeks after release, iOS 14 adoption is set to overtake iOS 13 as the most installed version of iOS, according to data obtained from Mixpanel's iOS 14 adoption tracker.

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Apple hasn't shared iOS 14 installation numbers of its own, but Mixpanel's iOS 14 adoption tracker monitors the number of devices that have each operating system installed. According to Mixpanel's numbers at the time of writing, iOS 14 is installed on more than 46.07 percent of devices, which is just about equal with the 46.57 percent of devices running iOS 13.

Over the course of the last week, data has also shifted on an hourly basis with iOS 14 occasionally overtaking iOS 13 as new devices are activated and counted in Mixpanel's data.

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iOS 14 in the next day or two will surpass iOS 13 as the most installed version of iOS and should steadily rise from there. At the current time, 7.36 percent of devices also continue to run a version of iOS earlier than iOS 13, and those likely represent older devices unable to be upgraded to newer software.

Adoption of iOS 14 is about on pace with adoption of iOS 13, but it's a little bit behind. iOS 13 was installed on 50 percent of all devices on October 16, 2019, with iOS 14 taking longer to hit that exact target.

The slower adoption of iOS 14 is something of a surprise given that the update introduces a new Home screen design and support for Home screen widgets, plus the App Library, compact UI with smaller phone calls, Translate app, and updates to Maps, Siri, HomeKit, Health, Messages, and more. Full details on all of the new features in iOS 14 can be found in our roundup.

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I like iOS 14, but it seems a little buggier for me than iOS 13 did when it was first released. I'm on a XR, and sometimes there's a delay when I start typing in a text. I guess that's the most frustrating bug. There are some others, but there are so many improvement, too. Like, it's way easier to ignore calls and see the person you're facetiming when doing something else, etc

So I could understand if it take a little longer to adopt. Maybe 14.2 will be a good entry for everyone
 
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I think the delay in iPhone shipment timeline is having a measurable impact on the uptake of iOS 14, I'm willing to bet there are tons of folks who won't upgrade their existing device but just get it with their new iPhone 12. While I'm still waiting on the iPhone 12 Pro Max I've gone ahead and done the upgrade and love iOS 14, but I'd bet I may be in the minority of folks who will be updating to the Max/Mini.
 
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applicious84 said:
I like iOS 14, but it seems a little buggier for me than iOS 13 did when it was first released. I'm on a XR, and sometimes there's a delay when I start typing in a text. I guess that's the most frustrating bug. There are some others, but there are so many improvement, too. Like, it's way easier to ignore calls and see the person you're facetiming when doing something else, etc

So I could understand if it take a little longer to adopt. Maybe 14.2 will be a good entry for everyone
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I'm getting the same as you and icanhasmac. Only every once in a while, but I can type out a full sentence in a text before any of it shows up on screen. As icanhazmac said, not the worst problem, but definitely seems out of place with the rest of the iPhone performance. Oh, and I have an X (for about a week longer).
 
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Might be off-topic but since iOS14 (iPad) I've been getting some weird issues with my iPad for the first time that I can remember. Freezes etc....especially with the widgets. Oh well, teething pains....
 
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I haven’t had that many issues with iOS 14 like the others; a rather smooth upgrade. I think the software is growing gracefully while acquiring some very useful features, such as default browsers. I still use Safari but my work requires Chrome, so if I had a work phone that would save me a bunch of time.

Only took 13 years :p
 
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This is why developing for iOS is far better than Android. Apple spends a ton of resources supporting older devices so that the majority of users can be on the same latest iOS version.

Having just 1 one iOS version to worry about, having 1 piece of software to learn, and having 1 store to reach the entire world of customers means a substantially simplified developer experience. Only exception is you might want to support the last 2 versions while people transition to the newest version.

This is what some of your 30% pays for.
 
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I wonder if idle iPads sitting in closed down corporate environments is affecting the lower adoption rate.
 
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dlewis23 said:
Not surprising at all. Very happy with iOS 14.
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iOS 14 finally giving us what we had been asking for since at least 2013. 2020 is the year Apple listened.

I also want to point out how stable iOS 14 has been, iOS 11 and 13 were the buggiest I can remember in a while, even the Betas in 14 behaved better than first official releases of iOS 13.
 
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More than five weeks after release, iOS 14 adoption is set to overtake iOS 13 as the most installed version of iOS, according to data obtained from Mixpanel's iOS 14 adoption tracker.

mixpanelios14adoption.jpg

Apple hasn't shared iOS 14 installation numbers of its own, but Mixpanel's iOS 14 adoption tracker monitors the number of devices that have each operating system installed. According to Mixpanel's numbers at the time of writing, iOS 14 is installed on more than 46.07 percent of devices, which is just about equal with the 46.57 percent of devices running iOS 13.

Over the course of the last week, data has also shifted on an hourly basis with iOS 14 occasionally overtaking iOS 13 as new devices are activated and counted in Mixpanel's data.

ios14mixpaneladoption2.jpg

iOS 14 in the next day or two will surpass iOS 13 as the most installed version of iOS and should steadily rise from there. At the current time, 7.36 percent of devices also continue to run a version of iOS earlier than iOS 13, and those likely represent older devices unable to be upgraded to newer software.

Adoption of iOS 14 is about on pace with adoption of iOS 13, but it's a little bit behind. iOS 13 was installed on 50 percent of all devices on October 16, 2019, with iOS 14 taking longer to hit that exact target.

The slower adoption of iOS 14 is something of a surprise given that the update introduces a new Home screen design and support for Home screen widgets, plus the App Library, compact UI with smaller phone calls, Translate app, and updates to Maps, Siri, HomeKit, Health, Messages, and more. Full details on all of the new features in iOS 14 can be found in our roundup.

Article Link: iOS 14 Poised to Surpass iOS 13 Installations as Adoption Nears 50%
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The real question is when are they going to fix the battery overheating/draining issues for iPhone 11 Pros/iPhone 11. Unreal that I paid that much for a "pro" phone and I can no longer rely on it to hold a charge for a day.
 
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Someone needs to explain to me in simple language I can understand why adoption rate matters. Its not like its an open system and you can stick it on an Android just for fun.
 
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The real question is when are they going to fix the battery overheating/draining issues for iPhone 11 Pros/iPhone 11. Unreal that I paid that much for a "pro" phone and I can no longer rely on it to hold a charge for a day.
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Wondering if this is an A13 issue as my SE 2020 has had similar behavior. I even wiped and reinstalled after 14.1 was released.
 
The most interesting thing to me about that data has nothing to do with iOS 14--it's that people who either use old devices or who don't bother to update them are most active, relatively speaking, between 3am and 5am PDT.

If you look at the hourly graph, there is a peak in "other" between 3am and 5am every day, consistently. Obviously the proportion of devices in the world doesn't do that, so it means whatever they're using to generate their data sees either more old device hits or less newer device hits in the middle of the night Pacific Time.

The exact why of this would be a fun sociological analysis. Kids using old iPads at night? The people who can afford a newer phone went to bed? Heavier new-phone use in the morning on the East coast so that's when those people start waking up? A lot of old devices in use in the middle of the day in some other country?

No idea.

It roughly but not precisely corresponds to a proportionate decrease in iOS 14 users, as well, which kind of points to it being more people who don't update at all than old devices that can't, but the correlation isn't strong enough to say that for sure.
 
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WannaGoMac said:
I'm gonna sit this update out for the foreseeable future. My X is working decently on iOS 13 and after last years sh*t show of bugs in iOS 13 i learned my lesson.

Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me.
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Smart of you. Wish I’d done the same. My 7 is way slower since updating, and I definitely regret it. Sometimes it just makes sense to stick with what’s working.
 
If auto update actually did what it is supposed to do, it would be on all devices by now.

I just can't understand why a phone that is locked, connected to wifi, and charging does not update overnight as soon as a new update is available. It can sometimes take weeks or not happen at all.
 
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applicious84 said:
I like iOS 14, but it seems a little buggier for me than iOS 13 did when it was first released. I'm on a XR, and sometimes there's a delay when I start typing in a text. I guess that's the most frustrating bug. There are some others, but there are so many improvement, too. Like, it's way easier to ignore calls and see the person you're facetiming when doing something else, etc

So I could understand if it take a little longer to adopt. Maybe 14.2 will be a good entry for everyone
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My 12 Pro lags a little when I first start typing a text. I had thought it was an issue with my X previously.
 
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I'm still on iOS 13, waiting for MacRumors to stop posting articles about basic bugs in the latest versions that should have been caught in the iOS 14 betas.

To Apple's credit, they haven't started having popups appear telling people to update to iOS 14. I think that's the biggest reason more people haven't updated to iOS 14, yet, and I assume Apple will wait to start pushing people until MR and others give the go-ahead in the form of not posting weekly articles about bugs in the latest version.
 
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