AppleInsider Staff
Apple on Wednesday offered its first peek at iOS 13 install rates, noting the current-generation operating system is now installed on 50% of compatible iPhones.
Statistics revealed in a post to an Apple developer support webpage also show iOS 13 adoption at 55% for devices released in the last four years.
Overall usage of Apple's last-generation iOS 12 is down to 41%, a figure that shrinks to 38% for recently introduced devices. Earlier versions of the mobile operating system occupy a 9% share of all compatible devices and 7% of hardware introduced over the past four years.
Apple's numbers were gleaned from App Store visits logged on Oct. 15, 2019.
This year's iOS 13 launch is on a trajectory similar to that of iOS 12, which after a month of availability was running on 50% of all devices and 53% of devices released in the four years prior to 2018. Last year's iOS release enjoyed rapid adoption after initial release, with installs jumping to 70% in three months. By comparison, iOS 11 was installed on only 59% of devices over the same period. It should be noted that Apple now breaks out iPad statistics from iOS adoption rates.
Apple notes iPadOS is now running on 33% of all compatible iPads. The majority of iPads, some 51%, are still operating iOS 12, while another 16% are on older versions of iOS. Those figures see a slight bump for devices released in the last four years, with 41% running iPadOS, 51% on iOS 12 and 8% on earlier versions.
Introduced alongside iPhone 11 and 11 Pro in September, iOS 13 offers users an array of new features including Dark Mode, the "Sign in with Apple" single sign-in tool, revamped first-party apps, new camera features and much more.
Apple has since issued multiple point updates to patch bugs and security holes discovered after launch. The operating system is now up to version iOS 13.13, which saw release on Tuesday.
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This is a bit hard to believe considering how long iOS 13.x.x has been out and all of the ranting about issues with it there have been. I myself have been scared to upgrade since my phone is working fantastic on 12.4.1. Perhaps in the future, they should do more evolutionary changes to iOS instead of what seems to be massive changes. It seems obvious they had to code for the new 3 camera system on the new phones. But instead, could they have focused on the new cameras first and then work on the new changes and release the new changes after much more thorough beta testing? More than any other release, it seems 13 was rushed out the door when it didn't have to be. I wonder if Tim Cook is aware of all the negative posts about it on various forums.
Great operating system, enjoyed it even when I was in the beta testing program. Software design and improvements goes hand-in-hand with ship design and improvements.
I’m curious to hear how Catalina adoption is going
I was running the iPadOS beta, and in the early betas I definitely saw some issues (mostly cosmetic, but a few compatibility issues), but that went away pretty quick and I barely noticed the changeover to the final release. My iPhone was never on a beta but I installed iOS 13 on the first day and have not noticed any issues thus far.
I think M68000 may either be confusing the bug reports with macOS Catalina with iOS 13, or is simply confusing "my un-updated app has problems with Dark Mode/iOS 13" with actual bugs within the OS itself. Not saying their aren't any, but typical iPhone and iPad users should not see any significant issues in normal use, unless they are trying to run obsolete/unsupported apps.