And you had choice and decided to upgrade.....but did you really need to or where you just curious as most others are?
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iOS 8 Adoption Rate Hits 72% As Android Lollipop Distribution Reaches 1.6%
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And you had choice and decided to upgrade.....but did you really need to or where you just curious as most others are?
No, but it's a plus for iPhone people try hard to deny: that you get a ton of new features every year, free.
Narrative building are we? Try a little harder.
Why would someone hating iOS 8 care about Android issues? Is that some form of "misery loves company" or "crabs in a barrel"? It seems the majority of those who have issues with iOS8 aren't looking to leave iOS, they are looking for improvement. There's a difference. Bugs in Android have no relevance for what you're talking about.
You say Lollipop bugs are reported less? Sure, on MacRumors.
A cursory google for "lollipop bugs" will pull down 2.5 million results. Somebody's reporting something.
You can perform the update with iTunes connected to a PC which only requires your device have enough space for the new OS not the downloaded/unpacked and installed space.
Very hard to believe most would take your post seriously because nothing could be further from the truth in regards to iOS8.
It's those combined with the ridiculous amounts of time it takes a new Android OS to make it on any phone that is more than like 3-6 months old. Perhaps it has gotten better since I used an Android, but I remember after Froyo was released it took more than 8 months before it was available on my device that wasn't even a year old yet.
no. it proves that the different vendors take some time to upgrade their OS
it's neither. the updates aren't just there for all the different manufacturers.
Are you trolling your "own" forum? Are you guys really so clueless? Is this the only "news" you guys get about the "tech" world? This is pathetic
Having intelligence on other companies that operate in the same competitive space is essential for anyone who wishes to be well-informed. If a book was written about German tanks of WW2 without mentioning how they compared to and were influenced by the armored vehicles of other countries, it would be a pretty poor book. Context is everything. Thus a Web site that is about Apple products can and should mention competitors and other influential companies and products to provide proper context for your understanding of Apple.
Update your data.
This time last year, iOS 7 was at 80% not 74%. You're comparing early December data (your link) with January data (OP). Regardless, whether 2% or 6% the spread is not that great. It just looks better when you bolster your argument with more timely data.
https://www.macrumors.com/2014/01/27/ios-7-adoption-80/
What adoption rates of earlier releases are you looking at?
iOS 7 was at 74% at this time last year. I don't see the slap mark.
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1681237/
This time last year, iOS 7 was at 80% not 74%. You're comparing early December data (your link) with January data (OP). Regardless, whether 2% or 6% the spread is not that great. It just looks better when you bolster your argument with more timely data.
https://www.macrumors.com/2014/01/27/ios-7-adoption-80/
Haha, well I wouldn't say it's at the top of my list but it certainly is MUCH better than any of Androids naming schemes for sure.
Who said I was?
The only people who might care about those #s are developers. As long as your device does what you need it to - who cares?
The achilles heel of Android has been its dependency on the Manufacturers and Carriers to release updates. Obviously Google has made major changes to Android's architecture to mitigate this issue, but it is not perfect.
I've never had a non-Nexus Android phone and if Google cancels the Nexus program (which is looking for more and more likely) I'll probably switch back to iOS for this reason alone.
I've never had a non-Nexus Android phone and if Google cancels the Nexus program (which is looking for more and more likely) I'll probably switch back to iOS for this reason alone.
I wonder why Google never announces, during each new OS presentation, " Don't worry if you can't get it, this new version isn't really that relevant because of Support Libraries!"
I'm still waiting for Lollipop on my (cellular) Nexus 7! Unbelievable a Nexus device should take this long.
As a guy who used to work on a farm, I don't know which company you've bashed more with that comment.
Why did you just make up random numbers? Kit Kat user and iOS 8 users are probably very similar right now (600-700 million). 1 billion iOS devices sold and probably close to 2 billion Google Android devices activated. 72% adoption for iOS 8 vs 39% for Kit Kat. Considering Android devices are more disposable than iOS devices, that brings the two OS users numbers pretty close.
Lemme guess. Lollipop broke an important app you used a lot, aimrite? It killed a lot of root required apps on my wife's Nexus.
Nothing like that I'm afraid. I don't even root.
Random reboots, slow launching and performing camera and application instability were to much for me to bear with my old Nexus6.
Had zero issues on the Xperia thus far. :
They're letters of the Alphabet... Just with added clever.
Ice cream Sandwich
Jellybean
Kit-Kat
Lollipop
Now I need a sugar fix...