Apple reveals the number of iPhones that have been updated to iOS 16

Apple has long had a tradition of keeping its software update data private from the public. Apple is close but never publicize the progress of deploying new software updates to users, as well as the market share of updates.

But iOS 16 seems to be an exception. Apple recently unexpectedly shared information regarding the number of iOS 16 users around the world, and everything seems to be going according to Tim Cook and his associates.

Specifically, according to Apple's statistics, about 81% of all devices launched in the last 4 years have run on iOS 16 version. This means that every 10 iPhones released since In 2019, more than 8 devices were running the latest iOS update, while 15 percent were still on iOS 15. Notably, only about 4% of devices were running iOS versions older than iOS 15, and here we go. These are all products that have been around for a long time.

When it comes to all iPhones globally, 72% of these are currently running on Apple's latest operating system. 20% use iOS 15, while 8% are running an older version of iOS.

The above statistics show that fragmentation between iOS operating system versions is significantly lower than on Android. This is completely understandable because the variety of products and the number of customizations make software update management in the Android world much more difficult than in iOS.

While iOS 16 is still in the phase of mass rollout around the world, Apple has begun developing new versions of iOS, which include not only a number of minor updates to iOS 16, but also iOS 17. .

As planned, iOS 17 will be released this fall, accompanied by a series of significant changes in terms of features and experience. Details are yet to be confirmed, but rumors are circulating that Apple will no longer support the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus updating to iOS 17. Thus, the iPhone X will become the oldest model to receive the full eligibility. event received a major iOS update this year.

Samuel Daniel

Update 20 February 2023