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iOS 8 Now Installed on 63 Percent of Active iOS Devices
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And again, this poll says nothing about how many people are unhappy with iOS8 now that they have, and would uninstall it if Apple would allow them to.
My iPhone 5 came with 6.1.4 and it is still running 6.1.4. I love iTunes 10.7 so much more than 11/12 and I can't stand the gutted music app in iOS 7/8, so I am and will continue to stay where I am.
Count me in with the 4%!
Count me in with the 4%!
Nor does it say how many are happy with IOS and wouldn't want to go back; like myself.
I know way too many people who haven't upgraded because it will "kill their phone and pictures." 
LOL the very same people who can't understand how I can view the same documents on my computer AND my iPhone.
LOL the very same people who can't understand how I can view the same documents on my computer AND my iPhone. 
Cook needs to chew some you know what and get this App Store policy BS sorted out. The left hand is clearly not talking to the right hand as Federighi's team ads cool features to the OS and then Schiller's team prevents devs from exploiting their potential.
http://www.marco.org/2014/12/09/get-the-word-out
https://cromulentlabs.wordpress.com...-and-thoughts-on-the-app-store-review-system/
http://www.marco.org/2014/12/09/get-the-word-out
https://cromulentlabs.wordpress.com...-and-thoughts-on-the-app-store-review-system/
This statistic was released by Apple so they control the messaging. Of course they have all the stats but they will always pick the ones that make them look best just like everyone else does. Wait for an analysts that breaks down traffic on mobile devices. That's the closest you'll come to the truth.
What I'm missing here is a few gigabytes extra of used space and some iOS 8 bugs... and also that one "Hey Siri!" feature I want. Sticking with iOS 7 for the time being
Also, anyone who doesn't have enough space to do an on-device update has to use a computer to do it. Some people have never connected their iPhones to their computers.
These numbers aren't really there for these types of purposes--the numbers are mainly aimed at developers to show them the current state of the ecosystem and give them an idea of the users who use apps and what they are running so that the developers can perhaps make some decisions as to what they should or might want to support or not support or perhaps focus on working or fixing next.
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It's not really a skewed stat as it is in fact for the purposes of developers to give them more information that they can apply to their development efforts, whatever they might be. So basing it on App Store participation is essentially exactly what they would want for those purposes.
My daughter is among the 4%
My daughter is still using my old, original iPad which is limited to iOS 5 due to hardware compatibility issues.
My daughter is still using my old, original iPad which is limited to iOS 5 due to hardware compatibility issues.
Yep, so 4% of the market is happy and has a solid... responsive... device.
Apple, LISTEN to STEVE JOBS! People don't want unresponsive devices that are confusing and crash. They want EASY and familiar devices!
Sigh. I wish we were still in iOS 6.
Apple, LISTEN to STEVE JOBS! People don't want unresponsive devices that are confusing and crash. They want EASY and familiar devices!
Sigh. I wish we were still in iOS 6.
Mixed emotions
I was thrilled with iOS 7. I thought it was a great update. I am not that impressed with iOS 8. I still have not been able to get Continuity to work between my iPad Air 2, iPhone 5 and 2013 rMBP.
My phone tells me I need to update to a newer rev of iOS 8 but I am going to wait another 2 weeks until I get my iPhone 6+.
I was thrilled with iOS 7. I thought it was a great update. I am not that impressed with iOS 8. I still have not been able to get Continuity to work between my iPad Air 2, iPhone 5 and 2013 rMBP.
My phone tells me I need to update to a newer rev of iOS 8 but I am going to wait another 2 weeks until I get my iPhone 6+.
Wrong. My 6+ works fine, and I love Apple Pay!
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You're the only one. Very irrational.
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With a little better legacy support Apple could have nearly 100% market penetration for Yosemite and iOS8. For features that demand too much from the hardware just gracefully fall back. This is not that hard and a company with so many billions of dollars sitting around like Apple should be doing everything to keep all the older hardware up to par with the OS for both security reasons and to maximize their monetization off of media e.g., iTunes, iBooks, Movie sales, etc.
Wrong. That's what Windoze tried to do, and look how that's turning out. Trying to keep older hardware up to par is a pipe dream.
Awesome. Now I wish Apple would let me downgrade back to iOS 7 because iOS 8 is a complete *****how on my iPad 3. It's made Safari 100% worthless and the five to seven second delay when tying in any text box makes it so that I rarely if ever pick up my iPad to do anything other than watch youtube videos when I take a dump. iOS 8 is by far the worst version they've released and it's full of stupid bugs and horrible performance. After restoring it three times and setting it up as new I've decided that despite everything that Apple says they are hell bent on making sure that their hardware only lasts through one major update. Past that the performance is so terrible that the device is pretty much useless for everyday tasks. My $400+ iPad is now almost entirely useless because it takes literally almost ten seconds to respond to any input and it's all down to how terrible iOS 8 is. I really do not know why Apple refuses to let people downgrade and instead forces a terrible user experience on their customers for any reason other than to make sure that they can makes contextless boasts like this.
ME!!! I will NEVER give up iOS 6. I didn't want to give it up for its look at first, now I don't give it up due to its performance.
I'm still running the best version of iOS7 on my 5s. No way am I going to join the ranks of buggy software that isn't even up to gold standard.
iOS8 upgrade = Downgrade. No thanks. I've been an early iOS upgrade adopter for the last 6 years. So I'm sitting these out for now on.
I want my devices to stay fast even if I don't get the new features which in iOS8 are not many.
iOS8 upgrade = Downgrade. No thanks. I've been an early iOS upgrade adopter for the last 6 years. So I'm sitting these out for now on.
I want my devices to stay fast even if I don't get the new features which in iOS8 are not many.
NO Absolutely do not update past whatever you're on. iOS 8 is the most horrible update Apple has put out. I'm on an iPad 3 and the thing is barely useable. Text input takes five to seven seconds to respond, app switching might as well have a beach ball attached to it and the battery life is much worse than in iOS 7. I've restored it to new three times and it's still the most sluggish device I've ever used. DO NOT UPDATE if you want a useable iPad. Apple for whatever reason is starting to make sure that their devices become borderline unusable after a single large update, probably to get people to buy a device that should work flawlessly for at least 5 years.
Would that explain why the "Others" percentage isn't really dropping? You would expect it to, what with old phones being decommissioned, and additional new iOS8 phone sales.
6.1.6 on 4th gen iPod touch! Release a new touch Apple, I'd like to be apart of that 63% finally!