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ROUGHLY TWO WEEKS ago, Apple was able to say that almost half of active iOS devices (46% to be exact) had updated to the latest version in the space of a week.
Fast forward to today and well, that figure hasn’t changed a whole lot. Since then, the uptake has seen a one-point increase and is now at 47%. The same number of users running iOS 7 is also at 47% while the rest run older versions.
Compared to previous years, this adoption rate is slower than normal with MacRumours stating that iOS 7′s adoption reached 69.7% in the space of 20 days.
While it’s difficult to say what has exactly caused this, there are a few possibilities.
The obvious reason is that a significant number of iPhone and iPad users would own older models that may not be compatible with iOS 8.
Since Apple’s servers were under pressure from millions of iOS 8 downloads the day it launched, it meant that some people were told it would take a few hours, or even a day, for the download to be completed.
It’s possible that those who decided not to go ahead with it that week have forgotten about updating entirely.
Another major factor would be iOS 8′s first update, which carried a number of bugs such as dropped call reception and issues with Touch ID.
Apple did issue an update that fixed these problems a day later, but the option to revert back to iOS 7, which was made available before iOS 8.0.2 was released, could mean that many people simply reverted back to the older version and are reluctant to update.
It’s also important to remember that the figures given by Apple are measured by those who visit the App Store from their devices. Since it ignores those who never download apps or visit the store, it means they aren’t represented in Apple’s official figures.
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You also have to have a lot of free space available …. About 4gb I think , that means you can’t have to many apps or pictures on your phone .. Pain in the ass having to delete them all
Plug your phone into iTunes and you won’t need to.
That’s if you install it over without iTunes (over WiFi), just install it with iTunes and you don’t have to worry about space.
Cheers
I’d say this is holding a lot of people back in fairness
Ios8.2 still has a few bugs. I’d hold off updating for a while yet
iMessage and E-mail banner notifications like to ‘hang’ ontop of the screen after the timeout delay, it’s a little annoying.
I’m still having wifi connection issues. I’m regretting updating
Facebook keeps crashing for me since even after deleting the app and reinstalling.
That’s actually doing you a favour Conor!
@Conor Both Facebook and Apple are to blame for that. iOS 8 has removed a lot of functionality and replaced it with improved implementations. A lot of the time this results in the code trying to execute something that no longer exists and that causes the crash.
Facebook and all other app developers had advanced beta versions of iOS 8 well in advance of the official launch, so they should have ironed out all of those kinks in good time. But for things like notifications, which have undergone a big rejig, Apple defaults to crashing if they’re not done the modern way, which they didn’t need to do, it was a design choice. I’d say the majority of the apps that are crashing because of iOS 8 are doing so because notifications weren’t updated or tested fully.
On 8.0 I found my keyboards kept forgetting that I had made swift key my default, 8.02 fixed that.
I’m getting far more force closures now – even with the settings app, I used to get them with this party apps and figured that was the developers fault, but now it happens with the in built apps too.
Apparently the most important reason to update is the security updates, it fixed some of the vulnerability issues if you’re using a public WiFi network, which is kinda crucial.
I just realised I’m still on iOS 6
ios 5 here.
Probably wait till all bugs are caught, got stung in the past updating too soon, last time round battery life was shocking due to a wifi issue … Guessing most are thinking the same?
Updated the ipad to 8 and the wifi connectivity is crap. download speeds have dropped siginificantly and the connection keeps dropping/reconnecting every few seconds. Avoid until they patch this.
Updated at the weekend ios 8 is brilliant I would recommend every apple customer who can to update.
I bet you microwaved it to charge it aswell…
Frank is if safe to assume you don’t own an iPhone? Buy one you won’t regret it you’ll never consider any other Apple rip off again.
You had me at hello…
I’d an awful time updating mine, took all day (& half the night) to do. Some error occurred at the end & my phone was stuck on recovery mode … Took about 20 attempts to restore it … Nightmare. Now I’m just like ‘meh’ all that effort for what?!
Kind of a pointless statistic given that it included devices that can not be upgraded to ios8
The differences between 7 & 8 aren’t all that major, on the surface at least. The reason for the large adoption of iOS 7 when it came out was because it was such a radical departure from iOS 6 and everyone rushed to download it.
A better comparison would between the adoption rates going from iOS 5 to 6.
Ah but ios 7 made your phone waterproof so people rushed to download it.
Is a requirement by law to update it or something?
Many like myself will not be updating till ios 8 is jailbroken.
Update completed just as 8.2 arrived glad to report no problem delighted with new look and extras
Updated mine & phone started Over heating. Apple replaced it after 3 weeks of crap & this one keeps crashing out. #neverbuyinganotherappleiphone
Since I updated I’ve had niggly little problems,Apple can piss off,after four years of iPhones I’m getting an android device,a change is as good as a rest and all that,can’t be arsed with all the “syncing” anytime you want to do anything,o can’t wait to just load up an SD card and away I go….
Shame Apple feel the need to compel all their customers to either pay for extra GB’s (32gb or 64gb), or extra I-Cloud GB! IOS8 is a complete waste of time, & GB, absolutely rubbish!
This is unreal.. They only made about 8 phones.. same manufacturer for each one.. same closed system.. youd think they can test them all properly for bugs.. how is it you don’t see these bugs in the same scale with android releases?
I can’t down load it that’s y I have everything off my phone and still can’t get enough space and now my phone is slow has fxxk over it it’s a joke what u have to keep doing to the phones
Why can’t they upgrade without the consequence of killing the battery?
Phone has become slow.
Apple support told me
Settings -general-reset -reset all settings -
It has made it a bit faster
But you loose all your settings etc and by the time you put them back I would imagine it grinds to a halt again
“Hello Hello, my iphones gone really slow, it’s everything I wish I didn’t know…”
Still having problems with reception for phone calls won’t be up dating to anything else in a hurry.
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