For the primary time since releasing
iOS 18 this previous September,
Apple has revealed consumer adoption figures exhibiting that
iOS 18 or one other model of
iOS 18 (equivalent to
iOS 18.2) is at the moment put in on 68% of all iPhones. Now, if we restrict this to iPhone items launched over the past 4 years,
iOS 18 will be discovered working on 76% of these units. Breaking down the numbers, we get the next:
All Lively iPhone fashions
Present
iOS 18—68%
2024
iOS 17—66%
iOS 16—23%
iOS 15 and earlier—11%
2023
iOS 16—72%
iOS 15—20%%
iOS 14 and earlier—8%
Gadgets launched over the past 4 years
Present
iOS 18—76%
iOS 17—9%
iOS 16 and earlier—5%
2024
iOS 17—76%
iOS 16—20%
iOS 15 and earlier—4%
2023
iOS 16—81%
iOS 15—15%%
iOS 14 and earlier—4%
So what can we make of those numbers? Absolutely
Apple Intelligence, which was first launched with
iOS 18.1 and closely expanded with
iOS 18.2, comes into play someplace inside the uncooked figures. Nonetheless, the restricted launch of
Apple Intelligence when it comes to nations and units severely restricts the affect that Apple’s AI initiative has on iOS replace adoption. Forgetting
Apple Intelligence for a second, the iPhone fashions that assist
iOS 17 (which date again to 2018’s iPhone XS) are the identical ones that assist
iOS 18.
Apple additionally has made it simpler for individuals who do not need to replace to the subsequent main construct to remain on the previous one and nonetheless get safety safety. For instance, Apple launched
iOS 17.7 for individuals who did not need to replace to
iOS 18 as a result of they had been afraid of potential bugs on the brand new construct ruining their iPhone and thus wished to remain on
iOS 17. The
iOS 17.7 replace gave these customers precisely what they wished whereas maintaining their iPhones safe.
iPadOS 18 adoption
Present
iPadOS 18—53%
iPadOS 17—28%
iPadOS 16 and earlier—19%
2024
iPadOS 17—53%
iPadOS 16—29%
iPadOS 15 and earlier—18%
2023
iPadOS 16—50%
iPadOS 15—37%%
iPadOS 14 and earlier—13%
Gadgets launched over the past 4 years
Present
iPadOS 18—63%
iPadOS 17—27%
iPadOS 16 and earlier—10%
2024
iPadOS 17—61%
iPadOS 16—29%
iPadOS 15 and earlier—10%
2023
iPadOS 16—53%
iPadOS 15—39%%
iPadOS 14 and earlier—8%
What we will see from the iPadOS adoption charges is that not solely are they extra steady (word the minor distinction between the present iPadOS adoption figures and final 12 months’s numbers), however fewer pill proprietor really feel compelled to replace their software program.
All the figures are based mostly on the units that had transactions on the App Retailer on January 21, 2025.
