Apple announced iOS 17 at WWDC last year. The rollout of the latest operating system for iPhones across the world started last October. The software version comes with a host of new features and changes. Now, on Apple’s Developer website, the company has revealed the adoption statistics of the iOS 17 OS on all eligible devices. It is happening slower than the iOS 16.
iOS 17 adoption is slower than iOS 16
The statistics data released by Apple is measured by devices that transacted on the App Store until February 4, 2024. It was first spotted by MacRumors. This is also the first time Apple has provided installation numbers of iOS 17.
As per the data, 76 percent of iPhones released in the last four years run on iOS 17. 20 percent of the same devices are still on iOS 16 while the remaining four percent are on an even earlier operating system. Meanwhile of all active iPhones eligible for iOS 17, only 66 percent are running the latest version. 23 and 11 percent of iPhones are on iOS 16 and older respectively.
The data suggests that iOS 17 is lagging behind iOS 16 in terms of adoption. Around this time last year, 81 percent of all iPhones in the last four years were running on iOS 16. Apple has released three major updates to the iOS 17 so far with another one expected to arrive in March.
Alongside iOS 17, Apple has also shared data on the iPadOS 17’s adoption progress. 61 percent of iPads introduced in the last four years have the latest software version installed. 29 percent are still running iPadOS 16 while the rest 10 percent have an older version.
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