Reports show iOS 17 adoption is slower than iOS 16

Apple revealed in a recent report that adoption of iOS 17 is slower than iOS 16. OS It reached fewer devices than the previous version during the same period.

Right now, Approximately 76% of iPhones released in the last four years use the new systemprevious version is found on 81% of devices. Currently, 66% of all Apple devices are running iOS 17 and 23% are using iOS 16; 11% are on older versions.

It is difficult to determine the exact reason for the lower adoption of the new system. Perhaps users are not aware of the need to update the system as quickly as possible, as in the previous edition.

iOS 17 was released in September 2023 and is currently at version 17.3. It won’t be long before the iOS 17.4 update becomes generally available.

iPadOS numbers

The report also revealed iPadOS numbers. Interestingly, the presence of iPadOS 17 has further diminished in devices released in the last four years: 61% of devices, iPadOS 16 is 29%.

Only 53% of all Apple tablets sold run iPadOS 17; 29% are using iPadOS 16, and 18% are using older versions of the operating system.

iOS 18 will be huge

Bloomberg journalist Mark Gurman points out that Apple’s next operating system update, iOS 18, promises to be one of the biggest updates to date. The analyst points out that this will perhaps be the biggest event in the company’s history.

According to him, the build is called “Crystal” and has flagship features with artificial intelligence built into the company’s virtual assistant, Siri.