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iOS 15 Now Installed On Nearly 60% Of Devices, Exactly 80 Days After Launch
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I wish I stayed on iOS 14 simply so I could keep the "tap to mute" feature of Maps' voice navigation. They took a simple one-tap feature you could do while driving and turned it into a multi-tap death trap you don't want to attempt while driving. Sometimes you just need to hear one part of the directions and then mute again to retain focus. Plus Apple is violating California state law by doing that:
Very very few. Why do you let that trigger you?
I had two failures with my two MacPros in the mid-2000s. Luckily still under warranty.
Anyone know what’s going on with Maps and navigation? Siri sound HORRIBLE and very quiet when giving directions. Definitely prefer iOS 14. . .
The site that collected the data how did they get the data?? I’d rather wait for Apples official numbers which I’m sure is higher
I'm guessing it's mobile websites that look at the header information from the browser. or some type of analytics embedded in 3rd party apps.
One could poll or spider-crawl websites for user-agent info (from the browser) and like I7guy stated, using app analytical data.
User-agent data can be enabled by you on desktop browsers and it'll contain company, model, browser version/configuration that websites require (preferred) to render their website content accordingly (mobile vs desktop browser views, etc). All browsers submit info of themselves to all sites, incognito other privacy modes / extensions/blockers may withhold this info and the website will render a basic default desktop version.
This seems to be a very lucrative business, these analytics.
@samifathi @arn this is not unilaterally true; a device had to have been on iOS 14.5 as of a certain date to continue to receive updates.
There are many orphaned devices which can not receive iOS 14 updates - for example, a refurbished device which shipped on a lower version only has the option to update to 15. Misleading statements by apple.
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Running 15 on my Pro 13 but sticking with 14.8 on my iPads due to the layout changes in iPadOS 15. I will stick with 14.8 on the iPads as long as I am able. It is the first time I have not updated all my devices tothe most current OS. Apple must know the iPadOS changes are polarizing to some to allow us to stay with 14.8.
60% is more than enough to justify targeting iOS 15 in new and updated apps to reduce the effort I need to spend on device testing. Supporting iOS 14.8 means testing 14.8.1, 15.0 and 15.1. And I don't even have 15.0 anymore. Supporting iOS 15 means testing 15.1.1.
I wish you could specify ranges of compatibility. I would love to have the option to support 14.8.1 and latest 15.1.1 only, briefly, though we're approaching the point I only really care about 15 anyway.
…and I know people think you can support versions of iOS without testing on them, but it's too fragile.
I wish you could specify ranges of compatibility. I would love to have the option to support 14.8.1 and latest 15.1.1 only, briefly, though we're approaching the point I only really care about 15 anyway.
…and I know people think you can support versions of iOS without testing on them, but it's too fragile.
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I got a brand new 9th gen iPad. All seems well with ios15, but unlike the rest of you, I have no consistent frame of reference. My last use of iOS was ios7 and ios8 on my iPod Touch 5 and iPad Air (1st gen, from 2013) respectively, so of course, compared to those, ios15 is going to be better. Another thing is I use my iPad as a glorified gaming device, so I don't really do any productivity nor internet browsing with it. However, I have a long vacation coming up, so that'll give me more quality time to spend with it!
The same people that would never admit being wrong while continuing to misconstrue the tech.
iOS 15 is running like a champ on my iPhone XR and iPadOS 15 running my retail store great on my older iPad. Nothing to complain about beyond a few 3rd-party apps needing an update to be compatible.
Staying on 14.8 for the foreseeable future. I just wish I could update the watch without iOS 15, that’s just criminal, especially the daily nag to update the watch.
I have found this to be an important drawback of the tight ecosystem. At times, for everything to work nice and dandy, ALL of the OSs better be at the intended version else things like iCloud tabs or other continuity features would fail. Or the Notes, Reminders, etc backend updates (we used to get an upgrade prompt for these) that could be rendered incompatible on previous iOS/iPadOS/macOS. Universal desktop is for sure one that will need some time to settle.
Background: in just a bit over 3 years of deciding to go Mac for 99.9% for what I do (Parallels for the rest), I have found myself filled with Apple devices left and right. The ecosystem pull is real, for me at least.
The main Mac being the work computer I have to be very cautious before upgrading, usually holding back the rest of the devices too or being out of OS sync for several months.
It was NEVER pushed. We always had a choice of updating or not. When upgrading to a major release of iOS you either manually cycled through the download process and clicked the acceptance and provided your passcode OR you previously granted permissions for your iphone to automatically download new updates, again cycling through the process and providing your passcode.
It was never pushed. You always had a choice.
40% still in iOS 14. Maybe some are waiting to update till all the initial bugs are ironed out.
Apple isn't violating California law, the driver is by interacting with the device. The last I looked California doesn't tell Apple how to design it's software. Now it's a different story as to why Apple did that, especially being headquartered in CA.
That's exactly what it is. It took me a long time to upgrade to iOS 13 - only a few months before iOS 14 came out. It may be the same way for many with iOS 15. Apple seems to be losing its way these days. The company seems far too concerned with adding features rather than making sure its software works properly. It's losing sight of the basics. Given the price of Apple hardware, this is likely to bite them very badly. In addition to high-quality hardware, the user experience with Apple couldn't be beat in the past. Not so much anymore.
I have not yet updated my 12 Pro Max. Still at iOS 14.4. Had excessive standby battery drain issues from day one which thankfully got resolved with 14.4. Apple should pay attention to quality of the software