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iOS 17 Adoption is Slower Than iOS 16 Adoption
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Why does that prevent them from being updated individually?
It doesn't
Apple could, of course, figure out how to release updates for their own Apps on their own existing iOS versions
They control it all
17 has been fine for me bug-wise, and I can't tell any difference in battery life, but I would have been fine staying on 16. There isn't a single new iOS 17 feature that I use.
I hate, hate, (despise) contact posters.
If GPT-style AI is the primary focus for iOS 18, I'll probably stay on 17.
I hate, hate, (despise) contact posters.
If GPT-style AI is the primary focus for iOS 18, I'll probably stay on 17.
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Apple doesn't care if you update your phone or not.
a lot of the new "features" have no value for me personally, I updated my 13PM because there were 2 or 3 security features/settings that were new and helpful.
what has been rumored about iOS 18 thus far (gen AI) - I will most likely not update assuming I keep my 13PM.
It would be interesting to see this same statistic for watchOS ...
what has been rumored about iOS 18 thus far (gen AI) - I will most likely not update assuming I keep my 13PM.
It would be interesting to see this same statistic for watchOS ...
I still run iOS16 on my 14Pro. Had a huge hick up when I got my new phone that I am afraid to update iOS now especially since I have no backups.
It'll happen when the new emojis come out... now that's the real feature to get excited for! 🤪
This. But another thing too : the major updates are kinda hidden now...
I come across a surprising number of people thinking they installed it because they installed an update "in the last few days", but in fact it was an iOS 16 update.
But they said the iPad had the opposite happen, and there are years where adoption is faster than the previous OS on iPhone as well.
Because nothing was really new in iOS 17 so most didn’t care about it
It would be an actual advantage of the Apple app store if they had an enforced policy that updates removing functionality have to be marked and don’t auto-install.
me getting a new phone is the only reason im on 17. Watch is still on os 9
I would actually prefer they don’t add features in point updates and instead only fix bugs. Constant change is exhausting and tends to introduce new bugs.
No argument here!
There seems to be no rhyme or reason as to what releases (major or point) get features vs bug fixes.
It's all just an ad-hoc, as they go, as things are ready I guess?, process.
Even Safari doesn’t fit the description, since there are third-party browsers doing basically the same. Maybe you meant the underlying WebKit component.
I did mean that, yes
I use WebKit and Safari interchangeablely when discussing iOS, but perhaps I shouldn't as it does lack precision, you are correct.
What weird reasoning. Why would the percentage of devices updating ‘early’ decrease when devices increase? Truth is that iOS has been boring for years now. Every ‘major’ update is lacklustre and only has a handful of features most of which very minor or of little interest to most people. If Apple wants people to update it has to start again making iOS exciting with major new features.
FastMail also provides push email on iOS, despite Apple not properly documenting it. Aside from that, push email on Apple Mail has become very poor since a couple iOS/iPad versions ago. It takes minutes to update the notification badges, and doesn’t sync moved emails and read/unread status across devices until you manually open and refresh, even with iCloud Mail. It’s not a good experience.
That would result in many more releases; bad customer experience. I guess it’s possible new bugs could be introduced with a new release, but the benefits outweigh the disadvantages.
It's not about size. There are many people that find updates a nuisance and avoid or ignore installing them until there's a flashy new feature that they want. iOS 17 doesn't really have a headline feature like that.
I have older relatives that I actively advise to not install updates, somewhat by their own request, because they get confused and upset about interface changes.
I wish Apple cared more about this.
They change things sometimes for the sake of it and it's confusing and not desirable to many.
What I mean is I would prefer them going back to the old model where new features only come in the yearly x.0 release. This wouldn’t result in more releases. It might even reduce the number of point releases when there are no urgent bugs to fix.
Along with this, I’d love it if app updates were required to include reasonable release notes. It doesn’t have to be nearly as verbose as companies like AgileBits, but “Bug fixes and enhancements” is just a slap in the face to users. Of course, since Apple themselves do this frequently (if any notes are posted at all), I’m not holding my breath.