iOS 17 adoption price reaches 77% – however nonetheless slower than iOS 16

Apple on Monday introduced iOS 18 at WWDC 2024, however though the brand new software program is already obtainable to builders as a beta, most customers will solely get it this fall. Within the meantime, Apple has up to date its iOS adoption price knowledge, which reveals that iOS 17 is now put in on 77% of all iOS gadgets.

iOS 17 adoption price

As detailed on the Apple Developer web site, nearly 80% of all iOS gadgets are working the most recent model of the working system launched final yr. Whereas the determine is definitely spectacular, it’s decrease than the adoption price that iOS 16 had in the identical interval final yr. For comparability, iOS 16 was already put in on 81% of iOS gadgets in June 2023.

When contemplating solely iPhones launched within the final 4 years, iOS 17 is put in on 86% of gadgets. Across the identical time final yr, iOS 16 reached 90% in the identical class.

Under is all the info shared by Apple based mostly on App Retailer utilization till June 9, 2024:

iPhones launched within the final 4 years

• iOS 17: 86%
• iOS 16: 11%
• Older variations: 3%

All iPhones

• iOS 17: 77%
• iOS 16: 14%
• Older variations: 9%

iPads launched within the final 4 years

• iPadOS 17: 86%
• iPadOS 16: 15%
• Older variations: 8%

All iPads

• iPadOS 17: 68%
• iPadOS 16: 17%
• Older variations: 15%

Apple publishes such knowledge in order that builders have a greater understanding of which variations of the working system they need to help with their apps.

iOS 16 launched the brand new iPhone Lock Display, which definitely made the replace extra interesting to lots of people. We’re but to see if iOS 18 will overtake the adoption price of each iOS 17 and iOS 16 by subsequent yr.