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iOS 8 Now Installed on 68 Percent of Active iOS Devices

WannaGoMac said:
I've found iOS far better than 7.1.2 with features and functionality. iOS 8 is really a feature fix for 7, so if you have 7 should just go to 8 there isn't anything but gain. Now ios 6 vs 7/8 is another story, 6 was a lot better than either 7/8
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I was one who beta tested iOS 8 on my 5S when 7.1.2 was still being signed. I found it to hiccup and often crash. Scrolling on safari and through messages just didn't seem as smooth as 7.1.2. Then I played with 8.1.2 and things improved, but still didn't seem as optimized as 7.1.2. Maybe fluidity will return in 8.2?
 
Jsameds said:
Same happens every year. People championing the fact they are on iOS x-1.

Apparently being one behind is cool.
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Ahah, this is so true!
When iOS 6 came out it was almost like an apocalypse. The same with iOS 7. Now they are the best.
iOS 8 will be the best when iOS 9 or 10 come out, and the same year after year.
 
Jardins de Vin said:
How is he "behind"? It's just software. There's more important things in life than iOS 8, like health, social life, etc. and who says you're not the one behind him in all of these?
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Calm down. Sheesh. The guy was just making a point and he made a good one at that. Technology is outdated after the next day it's released and truly even before it's released and Apple is very good about dismissing legacy OS's as they prefer to innovate with the latest one.
 
ThunderSkunk said:
This is a pointless statistic if there ever was one.

It's as if people buying apple devices over the holidays had any choice in the matter of OS, and picked 8, and could change it to a different one if they wanted to but kept it because it's so wonderful.

No, no, and no.

That's a sizable percentage of users who will not install it.
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Actually, since these are almost certainly just new devices that are increasing the iOS 8 install base, I wonder if this information allows one to back into Apple's Holiday gift sales numbers.

That doesn't seem like useless information at all.

The percentage of people willfully not upgrading is probably so miniscule as to be pointless to discuss. There just aren't enough people who (A) care about this stuff and (B) aren't early adopters buying into the latest device.

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brunosh said:
Ahah, this is so true!
When iOS 6 came out it was almost like an apocalypse. The same with iOS 7. Now they are the best.
iOS 8 will be the best when iOS 9 or 10 come out, and the same year after year.
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Exactly. Because each of these OS's was the "best" for at least 1% of the Apple user population. And since that population is in the hundreds of millions, well that gives us millions of passionate people passionate about a particular OS and its color scheme or what have you.

That said. I put 8.1.1 on my iPhone 5 this weekend and it seems a bit slower. I wanted to upgrade it and wipe it for sale. So now it is ready to go to its future owner. Phone is in great shape except the power button doesn't work well at all. So not sure what I'm going to get for it.
 
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Since launching in September alongside the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, iOS 8 has seen its adoption rate grow to 68 percent of compatible iOS devices, according to new numbers posted on the Apple Developer Support page.

With Apple updating data publicly every few weeks, this latest data point represents a four percentage point bump in adoption since the last update on December 23. The significant increase highlights Apple's strong performance in device activation numbers over the holidays to add to the company's iOS 8 user base.

Over the longer term, installation numbers are up 5 percentage points over the past month and up 12 percentage points in the past two months. iOS 7 usage has seen an understandable decline as its successor has gained ground, with the older operating system dropping from 33 percent in December to 29 percent in January. Earlier iOS versions represent just 4 percent of the current App Store user base.

Apple initially faced multiple issues following iOS 8's launch, including what has progressed to a lawsuit over storage space needed to install the OS on smaller GB devices, but the adoption rate has steadily increased as users have decided to upgrade and purchases of devices with iOS 8 preinstalled have increased.

Apple has brought a number of bug fixes and addressed some more significant flaws with recent updates such as iOS 8.1, iOS 8.1.1, and iOS 8.1.2. The company is also continuing to work on iOS 8.2, seeding a third beta to developers in mid-December. In addition to bug fixes and other improvements, iOS 8.2 will include support for integrating with the upcoming Apple Watch.

Article Link: iOS 8 Now Installed on 68 Percent of Active iOS Devices
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I wonder how many of the activations that took place since the last time MacRumors had an article like this on their front page were devices that came with iOS 8 preloaded (and therefore were not intentional upgrades from an older OS).
 
So I got iOS 8 running perfectly well on the iPhone 6 of course. As well as my father's iPad Air 2. But also older devices like the iPhone 5s and 5(C) are performing great with this software. Don't own any of these devices, but recently went into a Apple Premium Reseller trying the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c out, as well as the iPad mini 2 and actually they do perform great.

iPhone 4S, iPad 2, iPad 3, iPad mini 1 and iPod touch (5th generation) are another story. But let's keep in mind that these devices are equipped with older hardware. Some of you might say "That isn't any excuse at all", but the point is that no company can predict how heavy software will be after a few years. iOS 8 is Apple's biggest iOS release ever, no wonder the older devices can't run it well. I can't predict it either, but it could be possible that iOS 11 won't be released on iPhone 6 (Plus) due to it's 'weight', how about that?!

People should be happy they at least CAN get iOS 8. I mean, Android devices are out of their life cycle after two years, maybe three if you got luck. Good thing of that is you won't be getting any new bugs, bad thing is that you won't get new features as well as for security enhancements. And last, you'll be able to install updates for apps that will require iOS 9.

Just saying guys... ;)

Oh, and by the way. iPhone 4S with at least iOS 8.1.1 isn't that bad. It's good. Not great, but good.
 
ls1dreams said:
I'm still on a 5s, and mostly holding out because I've read that iOS8 is more laggy/less responsive than iOS7.
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Laggy for older hardware. IMO, iOS 8.x is fine on the iPhone 6 and 5s.

ls1dreams said:
Seems like iOS just gets more and more bloated every year.
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And the processors get faster. The question is whether you want to refresh your devices frequently enough to keep up.
 
John.B said:
We have an iPad mini that runs great on 7.1... iOS 8 would turn it into a laggy mess.
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I have an iPad 3 that's on iOS 8 and is not a laggy mess so I'm fairly sure your iPad mini wouldn't be either.
 
My wife has 8.1.2 on her 4s with no complaints at all. Maybe it has to do more with older apps that are not updated yet, at least for a lot of people? We have not seen any of the bugs that people are talking about either. My 6 plus is awesome, and I have seen none of these from Razeus:

Music shouldn't skip just because I'm changing apps. Mine never has
The screen should rotate on the dime. Works fine
Overlapping UI issue moving from one screen to the next. Where? I have never seen this happening
Custom keyboard won't pop up because I'm answering a text from the lock screen. Well, OK, I never use a custom kb, so wouldn't have this issue
Phone randomly reboots. Never once

Guess we are just the lucky ones. And I like IOS8, so I guess I'm in the minority here.

I am NOT saying that some people haven't encountered bugs, but I wonder what the real underlying cause is, since not everyone has seen them. If it were a major bug in IOS8, we should ALL be seeing it, not just some.
 
does beta actually works?

Theres a lot of betas, and a lot of developers... soo.. does developers never found all the glitches from pass beta iOS? or they do and apple doesn't care about feedback.
:(

i almost never get problems with my iphone 6, but seems many people do, just curious :D
 
MH01 said:
Naturally the number will go up as new devices come with iOS 8 pre-installed. Be interesting what the number would be if people got the choice to downgrade to 7.
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They'd lose at least one. I'd downgrade my mom's phone. Ever since she installed iOS 8, it's been having both severe and strange problems. Plus it uses more space, so who wants that?

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Glad to be part of the resistance. Running iOS 7 on my iPhone 5 and iOS 6 on my retired iPhone 4. :D
 
thekeyring said:
Not bloated, but Apple keep moving iOS on with the latest processors.

Try running Android 5 on a 2011 Android phone, and compare it to iOS 8 on the 4S.
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That IS bloated. "Yeah, it's fast enough as long as you have a faster processor than before."
 
Still rockin' iOS 7.1.2 on my iPhone 5s and on my iPad Air.
And still rockin' Mavericks on my MBA, Mini, and Mac Pro.

No desire to upgrade to iOS 8 nor Yosemite. Flaky garbage IMHO.
 
If Apple offered better legacy support with graceful fall back on features and custom compiles they could get that up to nearly 100% adoption. This would keep more people in the fold and mean that older devices that are passed down keep buying from iTunes Store which means more bucks for Apple, developers and media producers. It would also be a greener Apple since there would be less eTrash.
 
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