Apple Reveals How Many iPhones Were Running iOS 17 Before WWDC

[MacRumors]

Apple has shared updated iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 adoption figures, revealing how many iPhones and iPads were running those software versions before WWDC.

These adoption numbers are based on iPhones and iPads that transacted on the App Store on June 9, the day before WWDC began, according to Apple.

The statistics are as follows:

• 77% of all iPhones were updated to iOS 17.
• 68% of all iPads were updated to iPadOS 17.
• 86% of all iPhones introduced in the last four years were updated to iOS 17.
• 77% of all iPads introduced in the last four years were updated to iPadOS 17.

These will be the final iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 adoption figures given that Apple has since made the first betas of iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 available to developers.

Apple revealed that 81% of all iPhones were updated to iOS 16 as of May 30 last year, so iOS 17 adoption peaking at 77% of all iPhones as of a later June 9 date this year means that iOS 17 adoption was not quite as high as iOS 16.

All attention now turns to iOS 18, which will be publicly released in September.

Article Link: Apple Reveals How Many iPhones Were Running iOS 17 Before WWDC

 

[Apple Fan 2008]

Certainly higher than the Windows 11 adoption rate.

 

[jonnyb098]

And 90 percent of them can’t run apples fancy new AI 🤣

 

[sw1tcher]

Apple revealed that 81% of all iPhones were updated to iOS 16 as of May 30 last year, so iOS 17 adoption peaking at 77% of all iPhones as of a later June 9 date this year means that iOS 17 adoption was not quite as high as iOS 16.

Not surprising to me considering iOS 17 is buggier compared to iOS 16

 

[alanvitek]

Since making updating to the most recent OS optional in iOS16, I'm wondering how that will affect adoption rate in the long run. 86% adoption rate for newer devices is still really good imo

 

[shadowboi]

Ha I don't believe that! Looks like purely marketing numbers for making fun of Android again.
How 'bout my OG iPad 1st gen, iPad Air 1 and 2, iPhone 4?
Those still work, I am pretty sure many people also have them lying around somewhere.
I don't believe everyone "shrinked" old devices with a press like in Apple's recent ad.
Also I am not planning to update my SE either, it is still on 16

 

[sunapple]

Certainly higher than the ******* ** adoption rate.

Cursing should be censored IMO.

 

[TheMountainLife]

Expected. If I wanted to continue to use certain apps like banking/authenticators/corporate apps or Apple peripherals you're forced to update. I was on iOS 16 until I purchased the AW U2 and forces you to update.

 

[klasma]

Not surprising to me considering iOS 17 is buggier compared to iOS 16

And here I was holding out on iOS 15 waiting for iOS 17 to be stable because iOS 16 was so buggy.

 

[supergt]

Apple needs to stop with the yearly updates and just provide new features when they are ready. It's beyond stupid that we need to wait a year for tinted apps and so on. Just fix and update things as they are ready and not iOS 21, 32, 45 and so on. This would also cut down on the bugs introduced year over year, some of which are never fixed.

 

[huge_apple_fangirl]

I feel like the numbers used to be higher than that.

 

[sw1tcher]

Certainly higher than the ******* ** adoption rate.

Cursing should be censored IMO.

If ** is cursing, then if someone wanted to talk about the iPhone series that came immediately after the iPhone XR and XS, it'd appear as iPhone **.

Would the current iPhone series be the iPhone *5?

 

[klasma]

Since making updating to the most recent OS optional in iOS16

It was always optional.

 

[shadowboi]

Apple needs to stop with the yearly updates and just provide new features when they are ready. It's beyond stupid that we need to wait a year for tinted apps and so on. Just fix and update things as they are ready and not iOS 21, 32, 45 and so on. This would also cut down on the bugs introduced year over year, some of which are never fixed.

Adding stuff quietly doesn't make so many headlines as one large event that everyone must wait for a whole year.
Seems their marketing team are not as dumb as their ads look like

 

[Dylan33x]

Since making updating to the most recent OS optional in iOS16, I'm wondering how that will affect adoption rate in the long run. 86% adoption rate for newer devices is still really good imo

It was also optional to go to 15, and 16. With 15 apple offered 1 security update for 14 before pulling it and forcing you to update, with 16 (I think 15 as well) they offered 2 security updates before forcing you to update to 17.

 

[jonnysods]

It's interesting they use percentages, and people think that the adoption rates aren't that high. Imagine if they put this into real device numbers to see how many are using it, I believe there are almost 1.5 billion iPhones out there. Probably 50 million old ones in kitchen drawers too!

 

[Bustycat]

Will Apple reveal how many iPhones cannot run Apple Intelligence?

 

[Dylan33x]

It was always optional.

In a sense, but with 15 they began marketing it, and offering a couple security updates for devices staying behind intentionally. Realistically they still only support it for a few months.

 

[now i see it]

Constant upgrading is a symptom of dissatisfaction with what they’ve got. It never ends

 

[backstreetboy]

Will Apple reveal how many iPhones cannot run Apple Intelligence?

More than those that can run Gemini Nano?

 

[waltman]

I won't be surprised if more people buy the iPhone 16 Pro this fall than usual.

 

[Peter_O]

Apple has shared updated iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 adoption figures, revealing how many iPhones and iPads were running those software versions before WWDC.

These adoption numbers are based on iPhones and iPads that transacted on the App Store on June 9, the day before WWDC began, according to Apple.

The statistics are as follows:

• 77% of all iPhones were updated to iOS 17.
• 68% of all iPads were updated to iPadOS 17.
• 86% of all iPhones introduced in the last four years were updated to iOS 17.
• 77% of all iPads introduced in the last four years were updated to iPadOS 17.

These will be the final iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 adoption figures given that Apple has since made the first betas of iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 available to developers.

Apple revealed that 81% of all iPhones were updated to iOS 16 as of May 30 last year, so iOS 17 adoption peaking at 77% of all iPhones as of a later June 9 date this year means that iOS 17 adoption was not quite as high as iOS 16.

All attention now turns to iOS 18, which will be publicly released in September.

Article Link: Apple Reveals How Many iPhones Were Running iOS 17 Before WWDC

First time on this forum.

As one of the 77% who updated to iOS 17 this year, I'm happy to hear iOS 18 is coming, because since updating to iOS 17.5.1 a couple of weeks ago the battery life on my 1TB iPhone 13 Pro (with Battery life showing 100%) has crashed to the point where the device is no longer usable as a 'mobile' phone.

Hopefully, Apple will soon release some kind of interim update (17.5.2?) that fixes the issue, but for now I'm stuck with an expensive landline/paperweight.

I'm coming around to the conclusion that in future I will turn off ‘Automatic Updates' in my settings menu!

 

[ThunderSkunk]

I’ll never surrender iOS 14 and the $10 for 5GB (twice annually) T-mobile plan thats only available on it.

 

[NT1440]

Apple needs to stop with the yearly updates and just provide new features when they are ready. It's beyond stupid that we need to wait a year for tinted apps and so on. Just fix and update things as they are ready and not iOS 21, 32, 45 and so on. This would also cut down on the bugs introduced year over year, some of which are never fixed.

…that’s exactly what they’re doing by releasing features throughout the year in the .X updates. Have you not been paying attention?

 

[kinless]

Still living in iOS/iPadOS 16 land. In my youth I would have been at the forefront of software upgrades (maybe even ambitious enough for betas). But these days I treasure stability and usually don't upgrade to the next version of iOS/iPadOS until just before the latest release, so I'm always one version behind. I'll probably make the jump after 17.6 drops lol.