iPhone 6s pushes iOS 9 adoption to 57% after 3 weeks of availability

According to Apple's latest statistics, iOS 9 is now installed on 57 percent of all compatible devices accessing the App Store, a 7 percent uptick over the past two weeks.

The latest numbers from Apple's developer webpage suggest interest in the new operating system remains strong three weeks after launch. Aside from iOS 9, 33 percent of devices visiting the iOS App Store on Oct. 5 were still running iOS 8, while 10 percent had iOS 7 or earlier installed.

Apple announced last month that iOS 9's blockbuster start helped set a new record in adoption rate. By comparison, it took last year's iOS 8 almost six weeks to crack the 50 percent barrier.

While not a massive design overhaul ala iOS 7, iOS 9 brings a number of enhancements for new and existing hardware. For example, iPad owners can take advantage of new multitasking features like Slide Over and picture-in-picture video, while iPhone 6s users get support for 3D Touch. The update also comes with Siri and search upgrades, a News app and behind-the-scenes improvements resulting in better battery life and smaller app downloads.

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14 Comments

retrogusto

said about 8 years ago

For comparison and amusement:

(Marshmallow not shown here because it was just released on the day that these numbers were collected and was below .1% at the time)

source: https://developer.android.com/about/dashboards/index.html

brucemc

said about 8 years ago

I normally don't update until the ".1" release is out, but this seems like the best .0 release of iOS in recent memory. Will have all the family devices updated by end of weekend

emoeller

said about 8 years ago

This may suggest that the upgrade cycle from the iPhone 5 and earlier series is continuing to increase. A lot of folks don't like the crowds and hassle of the initial launch, waiting to make sure the new phones get favorable reviews from friends/family and the internet pundits. They also prefer to wait to upgrade iOS until the kinks are ironed out. I think we are now at that point and between the increased upgraders and then the holiday gift cycle - Apple should do quite well over the next couple of quarters.