iOS 12 is Now Installed on 63% of Active Devices From the Last Four Years

[MacRumors]

A month and a half after release, Apple's iOS 12 operating system is installed on 63 percent of active devices released over the course of the last four years, according to updated iOS 12 installation statistics shared on the App Store support page for developers.

Following the release of iOS 12, Apple has been sharing details on installation rates in a new way, providing information on both newer and older devices.

While 63 percent of devices released in the last four years are running iOS 12, 60 percent of all iOS devices out in the wild have the update installed.

Among all iOS devices, 29 percent continue to run iOS 11 while 11 percent run an earlier version of iOS. As for devices released within the last four years, 30 percent continue to run iOS 11 while 7 percent have an earlier version of iOS installed.

iOS 12 installation has grown 10 percentage points over the course of the last two and a half weeks, as the update was installed on 53 percent of devices released within the last four years back on October 10.

Between October 10 and October 29, the date Apple last collected installation numbers, the new iPhone XR was released, which likely explains the 10 percent jump in active devices using the new operating system. The iPhone XR, like the XS and XS Max, came pre-installed with iOS 12.

We'll probably see another significant jump in installation numbers the next time Apple provides an update as the new iOS 12.1 update is likely spurring people who haven't yet upgraded to iOS 12 to download the update.

iOS 12.1 introduces 70 new emoji characters, which are always a big draw, and it introduces support for Group FaceTime, allowing iOS users to video chat with up to 32 people at once.

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[mellomike]

So far, for me personally... this has been the most stable release in a long time.

 

[cmaier]

This is actually a misunderstanding. 63% of iOS 12 is installed on 100% of devices, it turns out.

 

[motm95]

iOS 12.1 introduces 70 new emoji characters, which are always a big draw...

Really?

I mean, ... really?

 

[OldSchoolMacGuy]

Should see an uptake in adoption rate with iOS 12 as now updates are automatically installed by default. Most will be updated overnight without having to do a thing.

 

[OldSchoolMacGuy]

iOS 12.1 introduces 70 new emoji characters, which are always a big draw

Let's be real, 99.9% of iOS users didn't watch the keynote yesterday and had ZERO clue the update added such, now will they know when they install the update. They won't find out until they go to use their emojis and find some new ones in with the hundreds of others.

To say new emojis is a big draw is a huge stretch.

 

[bbednarz]

Really?

I mean, ... really?

For the average person, yes that is probably true.

 

[MacFather]

Deleted.

 

[mariusignorello]

I'm sticking with iOS 6 for another year.

What?? Why?

 

[now i see it]

I'm still part of the 7% and very glad to be so

 

[Baymowe335]

It's great...no reason not to update.

 

[cmaier]

Let's be real, 99.9% of iOS users didn't watch the keynote yesterday and had ZERO clue the update added such, now will they know when they install the update. They won't find out until they go to use their emojis and find some new ones in with the hundreds of others.

To say new emojis is a big draw is a huge stretch.

My daughter found them within an hour of me updating her phone. Kids are crazy.

 

[Shiro_Simba]

It’s a good update . Seems 1/3 of users have trust issues ?

 

[lec0rsaire]

If ever there was a version of iOS worth upgrading to right away, iOS 12 is it. Just a spectacular release. It rejuvenates older devices crippled a little bit by iOS 11 and adds lots of very useful features like Siri shortcuts.

 

[bbednarz]

It’s a good update . Seems 1/3 of users have trust issues ?

I think it is just that average consumers don't care. If it wasn't for me my parents would never update their devices.

 

[cecil444]

Let's be real, 99.9% of iOS users didn't watch the keynote yesterday and had ZERO clue the update added such, now will they know when they install the update. They won't find out until they go to use their emojis and find some new ones in with the hundreds of others.

To say new emojis is a big draw is a huge stretch.

The release of new emojis does draw a fair amount of news coverage, particularly among outlets targeting millennials, so it's not a safe assumption that 99.9% of iOS users have no clue about them. Also, as people communicate with the new emojis, users who are still on older versions of iOS don't see them, but instead see an ugly glyph which signals they're behind on their updates. There are plenty of small social pressures like this that serve to both educate and nudge users toward installing the latest update. (I suspect this is part of the reason why Apple has been so effective at getting people to upgrade their software so quickly after a new release.)

 

[Jimmy James]

iOS 12 is great.

But Apple, please, please, stop pushing forced update downloads.

 

[djcerla]

I remember being mocked hard here for stating iOS 12 would have the highest adoption ever (due to rapidly spreading word of faster performance on older machines).

 

[djcgeez2189]

Considering the update is available all the way back to the 5s shouldn't that number be higher???Dont see how this is a good thing?

 

[sinsin07]

Considering the update is available all the way back to the 5s shouldn't that number be higher???

In order to answer your question you would need to know how many 5s devices are active.

Dont see how this is a good thing?

You can’t see anything unless you have an answer to your first question.

 

[31 Flavas]

It’s a good update . Seems 1/3 of users have trust issues ?

Right. Remember Apple’s update system is this clandestine operation to sell you new hardware by subtle deliberate and malicious slow downs of your perfectly oprational phone. Unless you’re part of the tech illuminati can’t practically avoid them because you can’t disable the notications and nags and auto-downloads. You can ignore and delete the download, but not stop the notifications or hide the badge. And now unless you disable it they automate the install.

All those sheeple will just end up with crippled 5S phones and will be locked on iOS 12 when Apple stops supporting what will be a 6 year old phone next year. And if Apple continues support with iOS 13 for a 7th year it will only get worse. Just compair an iOS 7 iPhone 5S to one running iOS 12. Apple’s support is the worst. A total charade.

 

[C DM]

Right. Remember Apple’s update system is this clandestine operation to sell you new hardware by subtle deliberate and malicious slow downs of your perfectly oprational phone. Unless you’re part of the tech illuminati can’t practically avoid them because you can’t disable the notications and nags and auto-downloads. You can ignore and delete the download, but not stop the notifications or hide the badge. And now unless you disable it they automate the install.

All those sheeple will just end up with crippled 5S phones and will be locked on iOS 12 when Apple stops supporting what will be a 6 year old phone next year. And if Apple continues support with iOS 13 for a 7th year it will only get worse. Just compair an iOS 7 iPhone 5S to one running iOS 12. Apple’s support is the worst. A total charade.

iPhone 5s devices are crippled on iOS 12?

 

[dlemmon]

It's great...no reason not to update.

Unless you have an older computer that they don't allow the newest version of iTunes. They will not let me back up my iphone to my computer (like I could do a couple months ago) because my phone is on IOS 12. And I can't roll back the software.

 

[sideshowuniqueuser]

It’s a good update . Seems 1/3 of users have trust issues ?

Yep, I got burnt years ago upgrading to I can't remember which version on my old iPhone 4, and suddenly my favourite game was laggy and unplayable. There is no way to undo an upgrade, so yeah, trust was destroyed. My current iPhone 6 is on iOS10, and there was no way I was ever upgrading to iOS11, but am seriously considering going to iOS12 since it seems speed of 12 is on par with 10 from what I can find. I am still a touch nervous about it though.

 

[LordVic]

I know a lot of people overfall feel a little distrust with iOS updates due to a few questionable releases. the 10.3 release that did throttle older devices (lets not rehash the fall out here), and iOS11 overall being quite poor in performance, especially on devices with 1gb of RAM.

But so far iOS12 has been a much much better release. they really needed a release that focused less on ading more, and clearly spent time on making it run smoother.

still not as smooth as early iOS10.x, but much MUCH better than iOS11