iOS 8 Adoption Stagnates Just Two and a Half Weeks After Launch

[MarcelEdward]

This isn't surprising to me at all. I have friends who are still on iOS 7 because they don't have enough free space available to upgrade. When I tell them they can upgrade by connecting their phones to their computers, and thus, doing it through iTunes, they look at me like I'm crazy, or like it's 2008 or something.

I removed half of the apps on my ipad to update it to iOS 8 ... I am not sure it is even possible to update to iOS 8 through itunes. There does not seem to be an iOS interface anymore in itunes.

 

[ArtOfWarfare]

In addition to the large download size, lack of compelling new features, and boatload of bugs that others have mentioned, I think a lot of people aren't bothering because they're planning on getting a 6 or 6+ which will come preloaded with iOS 8. Why bother with the hassle of updating if you're only planning on using the device for a few more days?

The issue is it isn't just a few days. I ordered 10 days ago and still haven't heard a peep about my 6 shipping (supposedly that'll happen any day now). My 6+, meanwhile, won't be shipping until the middle of November.

 

[BayouTiger]

My older device work better on 8 than the last version of 7 which screwed up a lot of things. That said I don't notice anything world beating on 8. I'm thinking a good bit of stuff will make more sense once Yosemite rolls out.

I've bought a Surface to replace my MBP, but I'm holding off on going fully Win8 on my laptop to see what 10.10 brings.

 

[Dontazemebro]

iOS 8 Adoption Stagnates Just Two and a Half Weeks After Launch

Is anyone else experiencing a mobile hotspot bug. Every time I try to use the hotspot feature, it works for so long then my 5s freezes up on me and requires me to long press home/power to boot it back up. The settings screen goes completely blank and even yesterday when it happened, the entire OS became unresponsive except for the physical buttons.

 

[palpatine]

My older device work better on 8 than the last version of 7 which screwed up a lot of things. That said I don't notice anything world beating on 8. I'm thinking a good bit of stuff will make more sense once Yosemite rolls out.

I've bought a Surface to replace my MBP, but I'm holding off on going fully Win8 on my laptop to see what 10.10 brings.

Enjoy your surface! I bought one and tried to replace my MBPr + iPad with it, but was unsuccessful. There is too much I like about iOS and OSX to compromise for the Surface. I think that if the tablet experience on the Surface had been a little better (mainly, I needed better apps for what I do), I could have made the transition back to Windows. Maybe next year.

Anyhow, it is a great piece of hardware. I am really impressed with the Surface. At night, reading my wonderful iPad Air, I have to admit that I don't miss the bulk, though 🙂

 

[timber]

I won't make the same mistake again after moving my iP4 to iOS 7.

7.1.2 is OK but 6 would be better. Even 5 as 6 didn't bring anything relevant for the iP4.

So will keep my iPad Air on 7. iOS 8 doesn't offer any interesting feature (in my personal case).

If somewhere along the way iOS 8 is reviewed with the same speed as iOS 7 I may consider updating.

 

[iPad Air]

Love iOS 8 on my 5s. No complaints.

Yeah, same here. Works like a breeze on my 5s. 🙂

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An over-the-air update is a tough sell on 8GB or 16GB devices – lots of people wouldn't want to delete photos and apps to make way for a software update.

A very valid point. I went through the same annoyance with my 4S 16GB before I previously upgraded to 5S, 32 GB. Wow I like the extra room.

 

[iososx]

I have constant problems with iOS 8mostly crashing apps and apps not rotating in landscape; both on iPad and iPhone 6.

Very frustrating.

What I'm experiencing is the problems are worse on my iPad Air, than my iP6+

Oh sure, the Air is not as new as the phone, but it is the most current model and Apple should insure iOS 8 functionality is the same. I'm concerned that this may be far more problematic than it originally appeared to be.

Apple does seem to be in a downward tailspin. Quality issues, performance issues, you name, it's happening. Why is Apple suddenly looking so ragged? Phones bending, gaps between the display and body of the phone, what a sham.

It's a good thing the gullible's keep buying these just because they're shiny and new.

Blind lust of the faithful keeps Apple fat and happy.

 

[Twimfy]

Same **** different year.

We'll all be sitting here this time next here going "why did I upgrade to iOS 9.0.0, 8.1.2 was the best iOS ever and so much more stable".

 

[Chad-VI]

I'm glad I didn't update my iPad Air. I updated my 5S to iOS 8, and know I need to charge it 3 times a day😡😡 , and it takes the whole day to download a 90mb app from the AppStore. This is the buggiest update ever.😡

 

[Piggie]

Umm... no? 47 % of devices in use are on iOS 8.

I'm amazed Apple are able to track every single iPhone and iPad ever made, and know this.

Genuinly amazing to be able to get this data from all the iOS devices still in use out these across the entire globe.

Impressive.

 

[cocky jeremy]

100% of people I've talked to that haven't updated say it's because they don't have space to do an OTA update.

 

[DudeDad]

I'm glad I didn't update my iPad Air. I updated my 5S to iOS 8, and know I need to charge it 3 times a day😡😡 , and it takes the whole day to download a 90mb app from the AppStore. This is the buggiest update ever.😡

My iPad air is running fine under iOS 8. As is my 5S.

One of the lessons people should learn is that when buying any device, decide what amount of storage you need, then upgrade to the next level. These devices run better with free space on them, and you should get most of it back when you sell the device during your upgrade. If you don't go one step up, you will be penny wise and pound foolish.

 

[jdanilson]

waiting for photos.app

I have too much invested in Aperture and don't want ios 8 mucking with my photos until I can see what the os/x photos.app brings to the table. I'm not upgrading our ios devices until I can play with photos.app on my office mbp and see what the experts have to say. I don't mind Apple making things obsolete but the roll out of the photos.app upgrade and deprecation of iPhoto seems unusually poorly done. They should have released ios 8, then Yosemite, then photos.app for all devices.

Meanwhile I keep looking for my floppy drive and power pc chip.

 

[kemal]

My 5 is still on iOS6. Works great. My 6 came with 8 and now has 8.0.2. It is quite surprising the number of basic things that don't work beyond the widely reported problems. Where is the QC department at Apple?

 

[kodos]

iOS 7 was pretty buggy - and I still had oddities on my iPhone 5s, before ditching iOS (for now, since I have app work I have to do on Windows Phone) and giving it to my wife. I haven't updated to iOS 8, because ... why exactly? Our iMac doesn't support any of the cool continuity features with our iOS devices, and they all seem to be running okay. Why deal with the hassle? Until apps that we use start demanding an upgrade, I don't think we will. Leave well enough alone, is my motto these days with iOS.

I do feel like some focus is missing at Apple ever since Tim started running the show. That infamous laser focus seems to be gone. They may be more profitable than ever, but at some point I wonder if Apple is now the digital equivalent of their Beats headphones. More a fashion accessory to have the gold plated Apple logo, than anything truly ... insanely ... great. Bigger iPhones, and a so..so..watch. We'll have some new iPads with fingerprint sensors this year as well. Some refreshed iMacs. All slow evolutionary changes. I have to admit, even Android which I hate is starting to look pretty good in many ways. I love my Windows Phone, minus the app situation.

I used to admire Apple products ... that "insanely great" thing about them. That sheen seems to be missing.

 

[malexandria]

Why wouldn't you?

Lord knows I'm an Apple basher (I own all their products, so I have a right to be) and normally I get burned by their updates, but I have to say, why not update? I understand waiting until the 2 or 3rd updates, but it's free. With that said, I don't think iOS8 materially changed much.

 

[Tiger8]

honestly i don't see the rush on a 4S.

Keep it on the 7. my iPad 3 won't get iOS 8

 

[samcraig]

Surprisingly, the "millennial" generation loves using technology but knows nothing about actually how it works...

Interesting comment. I have often said that a company like Apple has done an amazing job of putting a piece of technology and making it uber-accessible to the masses. However that DOES come at a price - because in the "dumbing down" and making it "just work" - you also create a situation where people don't have to think/learn as much as they could or should about their devices.

There's an expectancy there. IE - that's likely why people were surprised by in-app purchases being so "easy" prior to them being locked down.

I read a comment here once that said that people don't need to know how or want to know how to change a tire or change their oil. They just want to drive. Fair enough - but if you don't have those skills - if you get "stuck" - you are now completely reliant on someone to bail you out.

I don't expect people to go granular with their knowledge of technology. However, I do think that as technology advances and makes it seamless into our lives, that more people will just "give in to it" versus really learning about it, how it works, how it's evolved, etc.

 

[CaryMacGuy]

Yeah... its not because of bugs.. It is because people do not know anything about their phones, and the vast majority just let that red 1 sit on their setting app, and the people that actually try to update? They don't have 2 free gigs of space available, and they don't know how to update from their computers.

Am I a pessimist? Yes.... because I work at a technology help desk. And no one.... knows anything.

Me too...people that call me are like "I am running Windows 2010 and Office 7" Um no you are not

 

[RickInHouston]

Great!

From this thread, alone, android OEM's (especially Samsung), will have television ads saying, "bummed your apple update slowed you device to a crawl? Try..." Who wouldn't pay attention to that?

 

[zipa]

I'm amazed Apple are able to track every single iPhone and iPad ever made, and know this.

Genuinly amazing to be able to get this data from all the iOS devices still in use out these across the entire globe.

Impressive.

What's impressive about that? They all "phone home" for various reasons (iCloud backups, App Store updates, iCloud email, Find my Phone...) and they all have a unique device id. It couldn't be easier to track that.

 

[valdikor]

I don't know if this has been brought up yet or not, it's a very long thread, sorry, but it's an absolute non-issue. iOS 7 was a huge update, everybody was talking about it, it brought life to the tried old OS and UI. If you saw iOS 7 on a friend's device and then picked up yours with 6 installed, chances are your eyes bled from it, an you rushed home to update. It was a cool new kid on the block. On the other hand, iOS 8 is a more "ordinary" update for most users. Most consumers don't follow tech news and unless they are compelled to, they update when the device (or a techy friend like many of us) nags them long enough to do it. Just like two years ago in the case of iOS 6. Look at this report:
http://www.cnet.com/news/ios-6-adoption-hits-61-percent-just-one-month-after-its-release/
After 4 weeks, iOS 6 adoption rate was at 61%. Now, iOS 8 is at 47% after two and a half weeks. I think that's an adoption rate comparable to, if not better than the last "ordinary" iOS update.

 

[Alisstar]

I removed half of the apps on my ipad to update it to iOS 8 ... I am not sure it is even possible to update to iOS 8 through itunes. There does not seem to be an iOS interface anymore in itunes.

There is a way to update through iTunes, absolutely. I just upgraded my mother-in-law's iPad through iTunes on Sunday, as a matter of fact.

 

[wyarp]

Apple should release numbers on how many people ever connect their phones to iTunes anymore(after a possible first time). I would like to see those stats.

... everyone who wants to listen to music on their iPhones surely? How else would you organise and sync your music library otherwise?