iOS 9 has only been out since last Wednesday, but already it’s smashing records — being named the fastest case of iOS adoption in history, with more than 50 percent of devices already using iOS 9.
“iOS 9 is also off to an amazing start, on pace to be downloaded by more users than any other software release in Apple’s history,” said Phil Schiller, senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing, in a statement issued by Apple.
By contrast, Android’s latest mobile OS, Lollipop, sits at barely more than 20 percent, despite being out for almost 11 months. Comparing iOS 9 to Android, the new Apple mobile OS is currently installed on a higher percentage of devices than any Android OS — with the widest Android adoption being 39.2 percent for KitKat, which has been out since September 2013.
The super-speedy adoption for iOS 9 is even more impressive considering the problematic time many users had downloading it. Large numbers reported receiving “Software Update Failed” error messages after Apple’s servers were overwhelmed by demand.
It seems that even analysts who were positive about iOS 9’s chances have been surprised, too. Mobile app intelligence platform Crittercism previously predicted that iOS 9 would only hit 50 percent usage by day 25 — which would still have been 3 days faster than iOS 8 managed.
Good show, Apple!
Luke Dormehl is a U.K.-based journalist and author, with a background working in documentary film for Channel 4 and the BBC. He is the author of The Apple Revolution and The Formula: How Algorithms Solve All Our Problems … and Create More, both published by Penguin/Random House. His tech writing has also appeared in Wired, Fast Company, Techmeme and other publications.
8 responses to “iOS 9 breaks records with 50% adoption in just 5 days”
Just saying that ios 9.2 has not come out yet…..
Gah! Typo. Apologies. Have corrected it.
Damn, I guess I better hurry up and update my apps
I don’t understand why so much attention to a meaningless statistic.
I think its important for developers to know – some apps like content blockers require iOS 9. Other features like being able to Spotlight search within apps also requires iOS9.
I also think it shows Apple that iPhone/iPad users are still interested and excited in what iOS and the iPhone has to offer, despite the fact that the 6S didn’t sell out within a few hours of pre-ordering as did previous models. Most Android users don’t even know what software version their devices are operating on. Nor, do most know that Marshmallow will be released soon.
Because most won’t even get it. 40% of Android users are still on KitKat with the following 37% on Jelly Bean. That’s a staggering 77% of Android users running software that is 2-3 versions behind and 2-3 years old. For a vast majority of users, it’s the platform of yesterday.
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