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Unless you really follow the developments closely, upgrading is just asking for trouble too. Gatekeeper messed up a lot of people who didn't know it existed but suddenly couldn't install apps they'd been using for years.

You can tell Gatekeeper to launch apps even if they're not from a registered developer.
 
I assume this percentage is based only on compatible devices? Or are devices like the 3GS part of the remaining 13% of devices not on iOS 8?

It'll be devices that talk to the App Store. So the 3GS stuck on an old version will show up in the stats.
 
Do the results include older devices such as the iPhone 3GS/4?
I bet no. No old devices will be included in this chart. Although, there are still so many users using old and "outdated" iPhone, from iPhone 1 to iPhone 5s.
 
That's what happens when one company makes the OS... other company makes the hardware... and the carriers also have to put their spin on it. Too many parties involved.

Android's most-installed version is currently Android 4.4 KitKat... followed by 4.1-4.3 Jelly Bean.

That's 71% of all Android devices on Earth using operating systems that are 2 and 3 years old.

Are we surprised? Most manufacturers barely make any money on the device when they sell it... so why would they spend extra time and money to provide software updates for an "old" device?

The result? The version your device ships with is the one it will die with.

Unless you buy a Google Nexus device with stock Android that is guaranteed to be viable for the next 3-4 yearly OS updates. It's the cheap, non upgradeable, and non flagship models sold globally that skew these figures.

Having personally used iPhone/iOS since 2009, the latest my iPhone 6 with 8.4.1, in addition to my Google Nexus 6 running Android Lollipop 5.1.1, I can honestly say that both OS's and hardware build quality have reached a level of parity. For a while iOS dominated IMO, but Lollipop 5.1.1 is a pretty close rival. The Nexus 6 is a solid device where only the camera is bested by the iPhone 6's.
 
I bet no. No old devices will be included in this chart. Although, there are still so many users using old and "outdated" iPhone, from iPhone 1 to iPhone 5s.
The chart includes any device that can connect and communicate with the App Store which is how the data is gathered. Therefore, theoretically, any device is captured in the pie chart. They are just located in the 2% older category.
 
ron7624 said:
I can't upgrade till El Capitan releases the GM and can update my computers. I can't loose the ability to sync from iOS to OSX... notes and such will screw up. so on Sept 30th I can have iOS 9 - that should have been planned a little closer together imo.
Can't you just sync over iCloud? I haven't sync with iTunes in about two years and have no regrets. I've been able to do a full restore at least three times.
Hmm, I may give that a shot, although I'm not seeing the update available on any of my devices yet at 6am in Texas.
Thanks for your reply.
 
There's no perfect solution for me. iPhone isn't water/dustproof, which to me is essential. My Xperia Z3 Compact is an amazing piece of hardware... stuck on 5.0.2 because T-Mobile Netherlands can't get their heads out of their collective arses. The 5.1.1 update was announced as ready 3.5 weeks ago... but never got pushed. Now they're saying they got another update and they are "testing" this week. (As in adding bloatware.) Google released 5.1 in February, Sony released their version of 5.1.1 in July, T-Mobile will release thers... Gods know when. Probably in December. iOS 9 will be released today and every compatible Apple device will be able to download it today. Android needs a complete rethink.

My next purchase, once my contract runs out Dec 2016, will be an unlocked Xperia Zwhatevernumbertheygettobythen Compact. At least I will only have to wait five months for software. That is, unless Apple figure out how to waterproof an iPhone and add onscreen widgets.
 
The chart includes any device that can connect and communicate with the App Store which is how the data is gathered. Therefore, theoretically, any device is captured in the pie chart. They are just located in the 2% older category.
Communicated with App Store? iOS 3 and older devices is no longer able to connect to App Store, and some of them are still running, in one piece.
Well. No one can get a full detailed picture of this, by the way.
 



Apple's iOS 8 is installed on 87% of iOS devices a year after its release, according to new numbers shared by Apple on its App Store developer page. The new numbers come on the eve of the launch of Apple's newest mobile operating system, iOS 9.

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iOS 8 adoption has been somewhat slower than iOS 7, with iOS 8 hitting 72% adoption in January 2015. iOS 7 was at 80% adoption at the same point. Additionally, iOS 8 reached 81% adoption in late April, only growing 6 percentage points in a little over four months.

Comparatively, the latest version of Android (5.1, aka Lollipop) sits at a 5.1% adoption rate. However, Android updates often take a long time to propagate to customers, partly because cell phone manufacturers and cellular carriers must bake in their apps and interfaces into the operating system.

According to mobile analytics firm Mixpanel, iOS 9 currently holds a ~1.04% adoption rate, which includes public beta testers and developers. That number will likely increase dramatically as the operating system will push to iOS users tomorrow, September 16.

Article Link: iOS 8 Adoption Hits 87% Ahead of iOS 9 Release
I am still on iOS7, iphone 5
 
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