AppleInsider Staff
Less than one week after iOS 8 was made available for download, Apple on Tuesday announced the next-generation mobile operating system is now on 46 percent of devices linked to the iOS App Store.
As noted on Apple's developer support portal for iOS App Store metrics, iOS 8 has enjoyed rapid adoption since its launch on Sept. 17, with some 46 percent of devices now running the mobile operating system.
The quick uptake means the number of iPhones, iPads and iPod touch units running the outgoing iOS 7 has dropped to 49 percent of the whole as of Sept. 21. Earlier versions of iOS complete the tally with a 5 percent share.
Apple's iOS 8 is tracking well compared with previous version releases, including last year's iOS 7 launch that managed to garner a 52 percent Web share after one week of availability, according to ad network Chitika. The firm monitored iOS 7 adoption over the past year and reported that distribution hit up to 90 percent for iPhones and 85 percent for iPads in the days leading up to Apple's iOS 8 reveal at WWDC in May.
Helped along by brisk iPhone 6 and 6 Plus sales, it appears Cupertino's latest mobile OS is being welcomed by users eager to take advantage of all-new features like the HealthKit and HomeKit frameworks, access to iCloud Drive, interactive notifications and app extensibility, among others.
Those interested in upgrading their device to iOS 8 can do so by running Software Update under Settings > General or connecting to iTunes via a Mac or Windows PC. To go along with Apple's latest iOS release, AppleInsider compiled a selection of tips and how-to guides covering some of the best new features.
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70 Comments
My experience with IOS 8 on an iPhone 5s and an iPad Air so far has left me looking forward to the bug fixing first and second iterations. Crashes, frozen apps and little annoyances keep appearing. Anyone else found this to be the case? The OS is by no means unusable but buggy enough I suggest to friends and family to hold off for the time being.
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My iPhone 5S works very well with iOS8
It is a bit buggy on my 5c and iPad Air but still usable so I still suggest to update
Any bugs I experience with iOS 8 are solely due to third party app developers not having their crAPP together in time
I'm looking forward to installing iOS8 on my iPhone (it already works very well on my iPad); the only problem is that I have an 8Gb iPhone4S and I'm struggling to release enough storage. OS updates were a major reason I moved to iOS last year so I'll definitely be installing one way or another.