iOS 7 now installed on 85 percent of iOS devices

Apple on Monday refreshed its iOS usage numbers, revealing that 85 percent of iPhone, iPad and iPod touch owners are now running iOS 7 or later. These figures cover a 7-day period ending March 23, 2014 and are refreshed regularly. They are available publicly on Apple’s developer portal. iOS 7 was introduced in September 2013, with users installing the new OS on 200 million devices within the first five days of availability. By the time December rolled around, iOS adoption had climbed to 74 percent in early December. The figure has been climbing steadily, reaching 78 percent at the beginning of 2014 and 80 percent in the third month of this year. Driving iOS 7 adoption among iOS owners has been the release of several notable updates, including the most recent iOS 7.1, which added several new features like CarPlay support, improvements to Siri and more. An earlier update, 7.0.6, was a security fix that patched a major flaw in Apple’s SSL system. Running far behind iOS 7 is iOS 6, which is installed on a mere 12 percent of devices. The rest of the OS versions (iOS 5 or earlier) comprise a minuscule 3 percent. These App Store Distribution figures are provided to developers as a tool to help them target the most common platform used by the target audience for their apps. Continue reading →

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