Follow AppleInsider, update usage statistics posted on Apple’s website show that 26% of devices introduced since 2018 are running iOS 14, while 72% have iOS 15 installed and 2% use the latest version. older iOS versions.
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The feature set on iOS 15 may hold back the rollout of iOS 15 to users |
Across all devices, excluding those released in the last 4 years, iOS 15 is installed on 63%, while 30% are running iOS 14 and 7% are running an older software update.
For Apple’s iPad, iPadOS 15 adoption is even lower. The numbers indicate that 57% of iPads introduced in the last four years are running iPadOS 15, while 39% are running iOS 14 and 4% are running another iPad-specific update.
Meanwhile, across all the iPad models Apple is tracking, 49% have iPadOS 15 installed, 37% run iPadOS 14, and 14% run an older version.
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Overall, iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 adoption rates are lower than previous iOS 14 and iPadOS 14. As of December 2020, iOS 14 was installed on 81% of compatible devices released in the previous four years, and prior to iOS 14, iOS 13 achieved an install acceptance rate on 77% of devices at the same time. upon release.
It’s likely that the drop in adoption rates is due to a change in Apple’s update stance. The company no longer forces users to install the latest operating system version to receive important security updates.
The iOS 15 feature set, including the controversial (but delayed) CSAM detection system, could also play some role in this stagnation.
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