AppleInsider Staff
Earlier this week, Apple released fresh statistics regarding iOS 8 distribution, showing 77 percent of devices run the latest version of its most recent operating system.
Apple on Monday revealed iOS 8 is now running on 77 percent of iPhones and iPads registered with the App Store, up five percent from early February. Last year's iOS 7 accounts for another 20 percent, while earlier versions make up the remaining 3 percent.
Apple's numbers are in stark comparison to Google's Android operating system. According to Google's developer webpage, 2013's Android 4.4 KitKat accounts for 40.9 percent of installs, while versions 4.1.x, 4.2.x and 4.3 Jelly Bean combine to take up another 42.6 percent. Distribution of Android's latest 5.0 Lollipop, released in 2014 and most recently updated this month, stands at only 3.3 percent.
Judging by this week's statistics, Apple's iOS 8 is steadily gaining ground after a brief period of stagnation in early October following the botched iOS 8.0.1 update that disabled cellular connectivity and Touch ID on then-new iPhone 6 and 6 Plus handsets.
Most recently, Apple released iOS 8.2 on the same day as its "Spring Forward" event earlier this month, adding a new Apple Watch app for managing the upcoming wearable device. The update also addressed an SSL/TSL flaw dubbed"FREAK."
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An iOS 8 breakdown would also be nice to see. I imagine there are more on 8.2 than on Kit Kat.
There is not a lot of difference in latest versions of Android. Maybe less or about the same as iOS.
[quote name="pfisher" url="/t/185304/apple-ios-8-distribution-hits-77-as-googles-android-remains-bifurcated#post_2694588"]There is not a lot of difference in latest versions of Android. Maybe less or about the same as iOS.[/quote] One huge one. Google has dropped support for the older one even though there are still new devices being sold with it.
I bet that the average person does not know what bifurcated means.
I would like to suggest an alternate title that is easier for the common person on the street to comprehend what this topic is about:
Apple iOS 8 distribution hits 77% as Google's Android remains fucked
[quote name="Apple ][" url="/t/185304/apple-ios-8-distribution-hits-77-as-googles-android-remains-bifurcated#post_2694593"]I bet that the average person does not know what bifurcated means. [/quote] Of course we do, it's when you have two cat furs. :lol: